tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post811113667898952685..comments2023-11-02T01:28:14.306-07:00Comments on Sioux's Page: All He Wanted Was Some Wheat ToastSioux Roslawskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-10839412170729444272014-10-22T17:19:32.552-07:002014-10-22T17:19:32.552-07:00Pat--I forgot that line, but it's a favorite o...Pat--I forgot that line, but it's a favorite one of mine as well.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-80081074646067586112014-10-22T17:18:53.706-07:002014-10-22T17:18:53.706-07:00Cathy--That's Clint Eastwood at his finest...Cathy--That's Clint Eastwood at his finest...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-81500322039889828752014-10-22T17:18:05.160-07:002014-10-22T17:18:05.160-07:00Val--You Seinfeld me all the time. Now you're ...Val--You Seinfeld me all the time. Now you're True Gritting me as well. I had no idea it was Strother Martin who played that wheeler-dealer. (I was too in love with Glen Campbell at the time to see anyone else.)<br /><br />Actually, one of my favorite dialogue lines from that movie comes when Rooster is facing the bad guys alone but double-handedly. He gives the Duvall and his gang some Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-89737229651421600012014-10-22T17:12:04.991-07:002014-10-22T17:12:04.991-07:00Tammy--You're welcome.Tammy--You're welcome.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-57299955467001951402014-10-22T17:11:45.692-07:002014-10-22T17:11:45.692-07:00Lynn--No, thank YOU. Lynn--No, thank YOU. Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-24899976743973472812014-10-22T17:11:00.092-07:002014-10-22T17:11:00.092-07:00Lisa--Isn't it wonderful when yet another thin...Lisa--Isn't it wonderful when yet another thing is piled on our writerly plate?Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-84966004445460140112014-10-22T17:10:10.646-07:002014-10-22T17:10:10.646-07:00Claudia--Me, too.Claudia--Me, too.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-81387325825950807702014-10-22T17:09:47.771-07:002014-10-22T17:09:47.771-07:00Linda--I'll take your word for it, since I hav...Linda--I'll take your word for it, since I have lousy luck when it comes to poetry and publication... ;)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-37386515101568242142014-10-22T16:01:56.779-07:002014-10-22T16:01:56.779-07:00"You make me want to be a better man." (..."You make me want to be a better man." (Jack Nicholson to Helen Hunt in As Good as it Gets) That line prompts the romantic part of my soul to absolutely melt.<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-83096872402608363442014-10-22T08:01:17.341-07:002014-10-22T08:01:17.341-07:00Dang. What happened to my comment? So, again: I LO...Dang. What happened to my comment? So, again: I LOVE that scene, love that movie. I think about maybe three of those dialogue tips while writing, but I suspect we do a lot of that on a subconscious level.<br /><br />And my favorite scene/dialogue comes from Dirty Harry (there are lots of 'em) but I'll start with "Do you feel lucky, punk?" (I added the Youtube link before; maybe Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-64093834128362374492014-10-21T18:53:54.894-07:002014-10-21T18:53:54.894-07:00Now you've gone and done it. You've render...Now you've gone and done it. You've rendered my fingers virtually speechless. There are so many bits of dialogue that I love. Like the banter in the original True Grit between Strother Martin and Kim Darby over a horse that she sells him for a profit in the morning, but wants to buy back at a bargain in the afternoon.<br /><br />When I toy with fiction, I don't have trouble keeping Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-16288422561018760772014-10-21T15:18:33.154-07:002014-10-21T15:18:33.154-07:00Thanks for sharing those great tips! I too struggl...Thanks for sharing those great tips! I too struggle with creating distinct voices. Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-75361524526266731362014-10-21T14:19:22.016-07:002014-10-21T14:19:22.016-07:00Sioux, you did a great job organizing and presenti...Sioux, you did a great job organizing and presenting these notes. I read your earlier posts, then got interrupted and now I can't remember them. Ha. But what you have to say is always interesting, entertaining, and enriching. So thank you.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-17950481288648767992014-10-21T11:02:17.909-07:002014-10-21T11:02:17.909-07:00Aargh! More stuff to focus on in order to improve ...Aargh! More stuff to focus on in order to improve my writing. (And my friends don't understand why I say writing is hard work.) Great points--thanks for sharing. I think. *sigh* Now I have to edit chapter one again.Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014582949326182166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-51599114492529986282014-10-20T04:19:03.678-07:002014-10-20T04:19:03.678-07:00Very interesting points. End/Beginning of line...s...Very interesting points. End/Beginning of line...something I am weak on.Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-48214599449606960952014-10-20T03:49:05.801-07:002014-10-20T03:49:05.801-07:00Thank you very much for those valuable lessons, Si...Thank you very much for those valuable lessons, Sioux. Editors of poetry look for strong words att he beginning and ends of lines, also. It keeps a writer on her tootsies.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.com