Re: Time and place in the breakout novel

In article <751b57a3fe51badc3dfbc8b8efbc8664.8364@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Nicola Browne" <nicky.matthews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"David Friedman" <ddfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ddfr-17FF73.18114221032006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yeah, and I really like everything I've ever read of hers.
After the last discussion I did notice that some of her syntax
was odd, but I only noticed because you'd pointed it out. I've never
found her writing difficult to follow.

Nor have I.


It would be interesting if someone could figure out why different people
have such different reactions to the syntax.


Well, from this large sample of two I think it may be connected to the
fact that we both use quite odd syntax ourselves from time to time!
Nicky

How do you feel about poetry? How does Patricia?

It occurs to me that deliberately playing with syntax is more typical of
poetry than prose.

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Author of _Harald_, a fantasy without magic.
Published by Baen, in bookstores in April 2006.
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