Comments on: The Cabinet Makers Chapter 2 http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/2009/05/the-cabinet-makers-2/ Scribes On Merseyside Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:40:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robbe Law http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/2009/05/the-cabinet-makers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Robbe Law Mon, 11 May 2009 20:03:06 +0000 http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/?p=134#comment-76 Ah thanks for that Cyran, that's a lovely comment. Regarding the different style, yes that is part of the novel. I have written it in two , hopefully distinct styles. First style is of the past and is written deliberately with nods to Austen, Blake, Wilkie etc etc and is a little tongue in cheek. Second is of present/future and seeks to find a modern but futuristic way. I thought long about the format and decided to go down this route which in some ways may seem peculiar; But I hope in the context of the whole novel, which is in the SciFi time travel genre, that it comes together to create a good read. It may well be that I change the format in some way to engage a broad section of readers. Ah thanks for that Cyran, that’s a lovely comment.

Regarding the different style, yes that is part of the novel. I have written it in two , hopefully distinct styles.
First style is of the past and is written deliberately with nods to Austen, Blake, Wilkie etc etc and is a little tongue in cheek.
Second is of present/future and seeks to find a modern but futuristic way.

I thought long about the format and decided to go down this route which in some ways may seem peculiar; But I hope in the context of the whole novel, which is in the SciFi time travel genre, that it comes together to create a good read. It may well be that I change the format in some way to engage a broad section of readers.

]]> By: Cyran http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/2009/05/the-cabinet-makers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Cyran Sun, 10 May 2009 23:48:58 +0000 http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/?p=134#comment-75 I much preferred this chapter to the first. There's some good meaty plot here :) If this was the first chapter I'd keep reading, but I'd not sure I'd make it past your chapter one. The two chapters read very differently, obviously given the change of setting, but it's a little too incongruous for me. I read the two seperately and then together and I had to stop and get to grips with the sudden change before I could carry on. I really enjoy your writing style however and you are an easy writer to read. Words flow naturally and a few sentences in chapter two demanded that I read them again to take in their beauty :) I much preferred this chapter to the first. There’s some good meaty plot here :) If this was the first chapter I’d keep reading, but I’d not sure I’d make it past your chapter one.

The two chapters read very differently, obviously given the change of setting, but it’s a little too incongruous for me. I read the two seperately and then together and I had to stop and get to grips with the sudden change before I could carry on.

I really enjoy your writing style however and you are an easy writer to read. Words flow naturally and a few sentences in chapter two demanded that I read them again to take in their beauty :)

]]> By: Cyran http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/2009/05/the-cabinet-makers-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Cyran Sun, 10 May 2009 21:53:44 +0000 http://blog.scribblepool.co.uk/?p=134#comment-70 Is chapter one set in the past and chapter two in the present or am I just being dense? Is chapter one set in the past and chapter two in the present or am I just being dense?

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