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Who is the best writer fromHawaii today, someone whowould be considered a writerof literary works?
I'm interested in finding out if anyone with any indigenous Hawaiian blood is writing about the islands in a meaningful, literary way. I know publishers are trying to dictate what writers should write to increase sales, but is there anyone out there in Hawaii who really cares about the Hawaiian people and is bringing out their stories? I suppose the writer would have to know Hawaiian fairly well and use it in the text of the book. I can't seem to find anything on the web, so maybe you can help. Mahalo.
Well, the book critic @ the biggest daily newspaper out of Honolulu believes that 'best writer' is KIRBY WRIGHT. And who am I to disagree. Wright peppers his work with authentic Hawaiian words and also the local creole called 'pidgin English.' I was able to access his work online, which included chapters from his latest novel set on the island of Molokai—this is absolutely literary stuff, with pages devoted to the interior world of the narrator and a cool dreamscape. This writer is also a poet and his poem "Aloha, Lili'uokalani" appeared at the Queen's statue during the 10-year anniversary of the overthrow of her monarchy by Dole and Thurston. It's apparent Wright cares about the Hawaiian people.
How can a writer develop astrong likable voice in theirwriting?
What makes a writer stand out when you read, is it their word choice, sentence structure, dialogue? What is good dialogue? Should a writer have a lot of dialogue or more description? Do people like sad endings more the expected happy ones?
Soylent, what the asker means is 'how do you develop a distinctive style that will appeal to a reader'? That is to say, how do you make your voice as an author distinctive? Your writing style should say something about you. Are you the sort of person who's very matter-of-fact? Do you have weird ways of explaining things to people? Do you love poetic prose? Your writing style should link with you. Confidance is actually one of the things that makes me want to pick up the book- a confidant definite style means that the writer is someone you can trust (or at least gives that feeling). A love of words is also another thing I look for- how fluent are they? Can they use and choose words effectively? Books should have dialogue in, to cut up the action (unless you're writing a short story, where you don't have room for much dialogue). Too much dialogue will mean that it just sounds like a play and we don't spend any time with the characters; too much description, and the reader just gets bored. If you have to choose between dialogue and description- choose action. People are made up of actions- someone yawning in class is clearly bored by the class: we know without having to be told, that they are bored, and if they do it often in this class, that they are either bored by the subject or have sleeping trouble. Sad endings are better, generally, as they evoke more emotion. Happy endings are too definite, and sometimes it feels they negate the rest of the book. However, a sad ending wouldn't have worked in Pride and Prejudice, so it depends on the style of your book.
What are the cliches to avoidas a writer with a protagnistwho is a writer?
This question is for any avid readers, aspring writers out there like myself, or any full blown authors out there who may be answering. I read a review which said that it's hard to avoid cliches when writing a story with a protagnist who is a writer, but the review never really went into depth about this. I was wondering if anyone knew what the cliches are. I would really like to know since I am curently composing a story about a writer.
It is very cliche. It has been done a LOT especially lately. Oddly, I haven't really read any that actually made the protagonist really sound like a writer or do the things a writer does. Cliches include - writers who are bipolar or depressed, writers who fall upon real mysteries while researching book mysteries, eccentric writers ... there are just SO many. I just read Death by Chick Lit - which was a satirical play on the stereotypical, cliche story about authors. It was cliche to the max - intentionally. The thing is - if you have done your character study of the person first, there shouldn't be any cliches. Being a writer isn't a character trait - it is just an occupation. Technically, you could write your entire character study for the person, then hang an occupation on them. He could be a butcher and have the same personality traits. Just make him a fleshed out person with a rich past, a full present and dreams for the future. If you have that kind of depth in a character, then give them the writing profession almost as an afterthought, it won't be cliche. If you start by making them an author, THEN trying to make them a fleshed out person, you will have a hard time avoiding cliche. It is all in how you approach the character. Does being a writer define HIM or is it the other way around? Pax - C
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