tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post774595125363636185..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Playing with "You"Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47002154736829664132011-11-14T13:19:21.471-08:002011-11-14T13:19:21.471-08:00Beer: Yeah, I never really had a desire to write i...Beer: Yeah, I never really had a desire to write in 2nd, either. At least not until that "discussion" I mentioned. It was interesting doing it, but I haven't gone back to it again since then.<br /><br />3rd person present... hmm... 1st person present seems to be all the rage, right now, but I just can't get into it. I'd certainly be interested in reading something of yours to see what it "feels" like.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-15829283952281584572011-11-14T06:08:09.911-08:002011-11-14T06:08:09.911-08:00I've never had any desire to write in the 2nd ...I've never had any desire to write in the 2nd person, but I love your short story. I think you're right; this is definitely suited for a short story. As for me, I write in 3rd person, but rather than past tense, I write in present tense, which a lot of people find odd until they actually read my work. I think it helps bring the story out into 'the moment.' I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on this in a future blog posting.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-75287043636131487682011-11-13T12:59:27.031-08:002011-11-13T12:59:27.031-08:00I didn't even think about that, but, of course...I didn't even think about that, but, of course, you're right. But, then, RPGs are sort of like Choose Your Own Adventure books. I'm pretty sure CYOA books came out of RPGs, although I'm not going to look that up, right now.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36727324512248719082011-11-12T11:16:41.560-08:002011-11-12T11:16:41.560-08:00Honestly, it reminds me of a dungeon master descri...Honestly, it reminds me of a dungeon master describing to me what is happening to my character lol. Yes...a very nerdy reference...but the second-person is the tense in which most gaming around a table happens.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-51159825016804843012011-11-11T13:15:54.424-08:002011-11-11T13:15:54.424-08:00Rogue: I'll have to look into that. I've n...Rogue: I'll have to look into that. I've never come across any, and we never talked about any in my literature classes.<br /><br />I knew that "Tiberius" would make (some) people think of Star Trek, but I wanted the name "Tib." It all started with his name, so changing it wasn't really an option. I did look at some other options for his full name, but I liked Tiberius best.<br />However, I've never heard of this rap that you're mentioning. I may need to look that up, too.<br /><br />Sorry, I didn't give you any choices in the story...<br /><br />Rusty: Yeah, it is awkward. I'm not a good enough writer to pull the reader in far enough to pull off anything much longer than that in 2nd person. It really sucked in the kids in the class, though, when I read it to them. That was gratifying.<br /><br />And, yeah, teaching the class has been great so far, and my middle kid is getting to be in it, so that's fun, too.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-56015890857954734792011-11-10T18:31:34.796-08:002011-11-10T18:31:34.796-08:00Well done. I think short stories are perfect for e...Well done. I think short stories are perfect for experimenting. I'm not sure I'd enjoy anything much longer than a short story done that way. I read a novel by Nick Sagan several years ago (Carl's son) that had alternating POV's, one of which was second person. I wasn't a huge fan - at least with him doing it. I just don't think it a real natural way to tell a story because every few lines I'm thinking, "No I'm not," or "I did not do that."<br /><br />That's really awesome that you get to teach a creative writing class at your kid's school.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1041972708211503452011-11-10T12:48:36.583-08:002011-11-10T12:48:36.583-08:00That's an interesting story. The "you&qu...That's an interesting story. The "you" perspective is odd because as you say the most common place for it is in Choose Your Own Adventure books, so any second I expect you to offer me choices.<br /><br />I think there have been books written in 2nd Person. I asked about it in one writing group and they basically said, "Look it up on Wikipedia." Which I did and while I can't remember the titles, if you type 2nd Person POV in there I'm sure it'll come up.<br /><br />And Tiberius makes me think of Captain Kirk. Then "The Evil That Men Do" reminds me of the Bill Shatner Julius Caesar rap from "Free Enterprise" where that line was used like the chorus: The evil that men do will live on after you, don't cry Caesar...PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com