tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post6879549564051652634..comments2023-11-02T05:15:45.114-04:00Comments on I am Always Write: Quotes, Yea or Nay?Karen Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15154015690643682525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-45839993521744443592011-11-01T11:42:26.284-04:002011-11-01T11:42:26.284-04:00That's a good way to deal with the quotes, Tam...That's a good way to deal with the quotes, Tamw. I might try that in the future!Karen Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154015690643682525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-31370612769548733512011-10-30T12:50:44.250-04:002011-10-30T12:50:44.250-04:00I don't mind quotes. While I'm reading I&#...I don't mind quotes. While I'm reading I'll skip right over them but, if I REALLY loved the book, when I get done and I'm sad that it's over, I'll go back and read all the quotes and mull over whether they fit or not. lol.tamwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349475371072312946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-55322599693787949512011-10-26T07:57:39.000-04:002011-10-26T07:57:39.000-04:00Hey, Kelley, I've never read a book with quote...Hey, Kelley, I've never read a book with quotes as part of the text, unless it was dialogue. I'm not sure if I'd like that or not. But I think I might look for a quote to start my current wip.Karen Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154015690643682525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-27961732832142450562011-10-25T21:51:08.756-04:002011-10-25T21:51:08.756-04:00I don't care for quotes starting each chapter....I don't care for quotes starting each chapter. I tend to skip them. Some books have included quotes in the text itself as part of the story, and I'm okay with that so long as it's done well. <br /><br />I, personally, only use one quote at the very beginning of the book.Kelley Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852321111294729924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-64394094186217651562011-10-25T20:43:10.970-04:002011-10-25T20:43:10.970-04:00Cherie, that does sound funny. The dating stats wo...Cherie, that does sound funny. The dating stats would probably get me to read them, since I'm in that boat right now-lol. <br /><br />I like them at the beginnings too, Elfarmy. I've read some really good ones that start out a book, and honestly, I can't say that I will NEVER use a quote in my novel, because I never say never-lol. <br /><br />Cynthia, I sometimes find the long winded ones pretentious too--glad to know it's not just me--and sometimes the really short ones make me think they are just looking for something, anything that may remotely have something to do with their novel. I guess it's best to find the happy medium.Karen Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154015690643682525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-52856390225772747442011-10-25T20:09:57.029-04:002011-10-25T20:09:57.029-04:00I like a quote at the beginning of a novel but I g...I like a quote at the beginning of a novel but I get tired of them if they appear before every chapter. <br /><br />Putting so many quotes in a book can make it seem a bit pretentious.Cynthia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595677706434920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-30827386704023416582011-10-25T17:25:10.181-04:002011-10-25T17:25:10.181-04:00Inkheart did it, and I liked it there. I only use ...Inkheart did it, and I liked it there. I only use quotes at the beginnings of novels, though.elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503497006916245273.post-87366672320424412892011-10-25T16:55:09.529-04:002011-10-25T16:55:09.529-04:00I haven't used quotes for a chapter. The only ...I haven't used quotes for a chapter. The only book off-hand I can remember that did that was Talli Roland's THE HATING GAME, and it had a quote about dating or dating statistics, so they were funny and interesting. I do have one novel that's written in parts and each part has a quote that goes with it, but they are quotes I've written to make look like old books from their culture. <br /><br />I do read them or at least glance over them in the few books I've found them in besides Talli's. So I suppose I don't mind them, or haven't yet.<br /><br />I do think you have something, though, on the length of them. They should be short, possibly funny or interesting, and necessary to the book.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.com