tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6826771905030835631..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Thinking aloud by Miriam HalahmyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-3997877601921038542016-02-16T18:31:22.677+00:002016-02-16T18:31:22.677+00:00I generally have to have drunk a glass of somethin...I generally have to have drunk a glass of something before I can be persuaded to read my stuff out to friends (even writerly ones!), although I'm quite happy to bounce ideas off an empty room. However when I do read bits out to people, I find it does help, as they often spot something that I've missed. Also reading aloud, even to no-one, helps me see if something sounds right or not.Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61393239555151919612016-02-15T15:01:52.160+00:002016-02-15T15:01:52.160+00:00I think you are very brave talking out loud with a...I think you are very brave talking out loud with a non-receptive audience. I don't find non-writers very helpful. Especially family members.<br />I love talking through problems of plot and character with my crit group, but most of the time I am talking to myself. <br />I have found the note recording function on my phone is excellent for taking down a snatch of dialogue while I'm out walking the dog, but I have yet to have the confidence to record larger passages. My pen is not obsolete yet.Jo Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863749932391225653noreply@blogger.com