tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post111662862279961903..comments2024-02-22T01:26:02.039-08:00Comments on Nikwalk: Poetry ReadingsNikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15795554401570611521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-1116647648001401732005-05-20T20:54:00.000-07:002005-05-20T20:54:00.000-07:00So sorry I missed your reading. I was somewhere in...So sorry I missed your reading. I was somewhere in Northern Arizona at the time, with a numb butt, stuck in my car.<BR/>I too love reading. I'm always surprised by what people love. And I agree that brevity and wit are, well, the soul of the poetry reading. Always choose funny and always read less than you think you should. Then people will say "I loved it! I wanted more." Then when your book comes out they will buy it and be happy.<BR/>congrats on your reading!!Dr. Writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780082464342367471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-1116643830655106622005-05-20T19:50:00.000-07:002005-05-20T19:50:00.000-07:00Paulk,You're so sweet. Thanks for the kudos. It's ...Paulk,<BR/>You're so sweet. Thanks for the kudos. It's so hard to really know how the reading went. <BR/>And I agree with you that people laugh in the strangest places--I presume it's mob mentality as much as the writing itself.<BR/>And as for the word "intersting." It should be banned.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795554401570611521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-1116635916139605152005-05-20T17:38:00.000-07:002005-05-20T17:38:00.000-07:00I love how you can get a different take on your wo...I love how you can get a different take on your work during a reading. People will laugh at things I hadn't thought of as funny in that way. Audiences also give you the immediate feedback that so rarely comes to writers. <BR/><BR/>Of course, then there's the waiting around to talk to people after a reading. I'm ridiculously aware of what everyone says to me afterwards. <I>Did they really like it? Are they just being nice?</I> I once read a story to some non-writing friends, and their first response afterwards was "interesting." It took the rest of the evening to explain to them why that was a terrible thing to say.<BR/><BR/>Your reading rocked, BTW, Nicole. You have a great, almost (dare I say?) seductive tone to your voice that leaves me hanging on every syllable. As a prose stylist myself, I was drawn into the intricate weaving of your elements in "Formation." How you got all those pieces in there...my God.<BR/><BR/>I know it's a good reading when all I want to do is go home and write.Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831716972388819055noreply@blogger.com