tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post3218305167280860738..comments2024-03-28T14:12:07.313+00:00Comments on A Writer's Life: The Corrections to the CorrectionsKathleen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-61407846303270276762009-12-14T17:55:23.387+00:002009-12-14T17:55:23.387+00:00I think the extract you have chosen flows nicely. ...I think the extract you have chosen flows nicely. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.workfromhomeindia.biz" rel="nofollow"> Work from home India </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-6394075229716755692009-12-09T09:33:17.914+00:002009-12-09T09:33:17.914+00:00Thanks Al. I'm glad you think the same as I d...Thanks Al. I'm glad you think the same as I do - it's the research that should count, not whether it's written in a boring academic-stereotypical style. I want it to be read by people for pleasure, not just students writing essays.<br />Like you - I dream of reaching Mansfield's ideal standard!<br />KathleenKathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-51129263602915805922009-12-09T04:06:26.549+00:002009-12-09T04:06:26.549+00:00You have been busy. And I know from my own experie...You have been busy. And I know from my own experience going cross-eyed is probably the least of your worries when editing. Going round the bend seems as likely to me.<br /><br />I think the extract you have chosen flows nicely. You convey the desperate situation Mansfield must have been facing really well.<br /><br />As to cons of your style I think they are limited. The question, I suppose, is what is your market for the biography. For a general reader I think the experiment will pay off. As to someone with a more specialised interest, what should count is the strength of your research. If you deliver the goods the style of writing shouldn't matter. From my own point of view when I have read anything for an academic reason it has been a bonus when something has been crafted with reading in mind. <br /><br />I dream of being as technically competent as Mansfield. It must have been a pleasure to research her.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.com