<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: The Fierce Impatient Side of Things </title> <atom:link href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:08:52 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: admin </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-1148</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:08:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-1148</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-1144">Don Nutting</a>. I heartily encourage reading more of Lamb. If you liked that volume, there are many more that I am certain you will LOVE.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-1144">Don Nutting</a>.</p> <p>I heartily encourage reading more of Lamb. If you liked that volume, there are many more that I am certain you will LOVE.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Don Nutting </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-1144</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Nutting]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:19:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-1144</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-712">admin</a>. I recently bought a Lamb book. You said it wasn't his best but it is a great read. I'm probably going to shore up my Lamb collection. Howard was influenced by Lamb and it shows in his writing. They were both master storytellers.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-712">admin</a>.</p> <p>I recently bought a Lamb book. You said it wasn’t his best but it is a great read. I’m probably going to shore up my Lamb collection. Howard was influenced by Lamb and it shows in his writing. They were both master storytellers.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: admin </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-712</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:35:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-712</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-711">Don Nutting</a>. Thanks to an undergraduate course I took on writing techniques I've been trying to look behind the scenes for a while. It's usually easy for me to slow down and think about the words, but a few writers, like REH, Brackett, and Lamb, can still sweep me up so thoroughly that I fall between the words and stop paying attention to them. I will be taking another look at Robert E. Howard's writing over at <em>Black Gate </em>on Monday, and I might follow it up with examination of Harold Lamb and some of my other favorite writers. Pretty soon I'll be showing some samples of a great memoir from the 11th century.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-711">Don Nutting</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to an undergraduate course I took on writing techniques I’ve been trying to look behind the scenes for a while. It’s usually easy for me to slow down and think about the words, but a few writers, like REH, Brackett, and Lamb, can still sweep me up so thoroughly that I fall between the words and stop paying attention to them.</p> <p>I will be taking another look at Robert E. Howard’s writing over at <em>Black Gate </em>on Monday, and I might follow it up with examination of Harold Lamb and some of my other favorite writers.</p> <p>Pretty soon I’ll be showing some samples of a great memoir from the 11th century.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Don Nutting </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-711</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Nutting]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:38:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-711</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love these kinds of posts and comments. I harvest a lot of great info. I've read the classic stories of the genre long before I started writing and I am thinking of rereading them again with a writer's eye. My daughter is a movie editor and at first I didn't understand how that makes a movie better. Now I understand that a movie can drag or speed to quickly without good editing. I think you make a good point about how Howard focuses on the best action. Chopping up minions blow by blow is less "cinematic" than for him to chop past and then slow down for the big villain. It makes Gordon look tougher and so when the pace slows when he meets the villain it makes the reader think "oh-oh" this guy is tough. I would never have noticed. What else do you study? I'd like to see more scenes. I think I might reread some Harry Turtledove's Misplaced Legion. I think the army battles were thilling. Robert E. Howard was the master of action with the lone hero. I like Turtledove's army versus army scenes. I agree with Charles Rutledge. REH has yet to be equalled. I know he read Jack London and some of his stories and verb usage have that flavor but Howard is able to put in vivid imagry into his scenes. I can picture it all in my head.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love these kinds of posts and comments. I harvest a lot of great info. I’ve read the classic stories of the genre long before I started writing and I am thinking of rereading them again with a writer’s eye.</p> <p>My daughter is a movie editor and at first I didn’t understand how that makes a movie better. Now I understand that a movie can drag or speed to quickly without good editing. I think you make a good point about how Howard focuses on the best action. Chopping up minions blow by blow is less “cinematic” than for him to chop past and then slow down for the big villain. It makes Gordon look tougher and so when the pace slows when he meets the villain it makes the reader think “oh-oh” this guy is tough. I would never have noticed.</p> <p>What else do you study? I’d like to see more scenes.</p> <p>I think I might reread some Harry Turtledove’s Misplaced Legion. I think the army battles were thilling. Robert E. Howard was the master of action with the lone hero. I like Turtledove’s army versus army scenes. </p> <p>I agree with Charles Rutledge. REH has yet to be equalled. I know he read Jack London and some of his stories and verb usage have that flavor but Howard is able to put in vivid imagry into his scenes. I can picture it all in my head.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Charles R. Rutledge </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-671</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles R. Rutledge]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:25:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-671</guid> <description><![CDATA[I'll chime in as another writer who looks to Howard for pace and for lessons in action scenes. Here we are, more than 70 years after REH's death and he is still taking us to school.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ll chime in as another writer who looks to Howard for pace and for lessons in action scenes. Here we are, more than 70 years after REH’s death and he is still taking us to school.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: admin </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-670</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:39:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-670</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-665">Tom Doolan</a>. Absolutely agree. Forward momentum like nobody's business. Action wise very few of the best can even approach him.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-665">Tom Doolan</a>.</p> <p>Absolutely agree. Forward momentum like nobody’s business. Action wise very few of the best can even approach him.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Tom Doolan </title> <link>http://www.howardandrewjones.com/uncategorized/the-fierce-impatient-side-of-things#comment-665</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Doolan]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.howardandrewjones.com/?p=341#comment-665</guid> <description><![CDATA[I 100% agree about REH. He is who I model my action scene writing on. In fact I really try to model a lot of my writing on his methods. Especially since I am currently focusing almost exclusively on short stories, I like the way he uses actions and forward motion to convey character traits and plot points. It makes for fast reading, without giving the reader time to be bored. So far, I think I do ok. Always room for improvement, though.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I 100% agree about REH. He is who I model my action scene writing on. In fact I really try to model a lot of my writing on his methods. Especially since I am currently focusing almost exclusively on short stories, I like the way he uses actions and forward motion to convey character traits and plot points. It makes for fast reading, without giving the reader time to be bored. So far, I think I do ok. Always room for improvement, though.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>