Comments on: Short Story Review http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/ A Blog by Mark Chadbourn about folklore, mythology, legend and his writing. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lermontov http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Lermontov Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:52:33 +0000 http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/#comment-524 'No, all the context is there - it’s just nuanced. I’m not a writer who does all the work for the reader.' Amen to that, Mark. It is at that level and in that realm at which serious, engaging literature, genre-labelled or not, exists. ‘No, all the context is there – it’s just nuanced. I’m not a writer who does all the work for the reader.’

Amen to that, Mark. It is at that level and in that realm at which serious, engaging literature, genre-labelled or not, exists.

]]> By: Aidan from A Dribble of Ink http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Aidan from A Dribble of Ink Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:30:12 +0000 http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/#comment-516 Hey Mark, Thanks for the link! It's hard to write a well rounded review in such a short amount of time, so I'm glad you could tell how much I enjoyed the story despite the criticism I leveled at it. I'm very interested in seeing more of Swyfte and Colt and will surely take a look at Jack of Ravens in the near future! ~Aidan <a href="http://www.aidanmoher.com/blog" rel="nofollow">A Dribble of Ink</a> Hey Mark,

Thanks for the link!

It’s hard to write a well rounded review in such a short amount of time, so I’m glad you could tell how much I enjoyed the story despite the criticism I leveled at it.

I’m very interested in seeing more of Swyfte and Colt and will surely take a look at Jack of Ravens in the near future!

~Aidan
A Dribble of Ink

]]> By: MarkC http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/comment-page-1/#comment-515 MarkC Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:37:02 +0000 http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/#comment-515 No, all the context is there - it's just nuanced. I'm not a writer who does all the work for the reader. No, all the context is there – it’s just nuanced. I’m not a writer who does all the work for the reader.

]]> By: Julian http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Julian Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:33:30 +0000 http://www.jackofravens.com/2007/11/14/short-story-review/#comment-514 The reviewer (I presume Aidan Moher) writes: ... In many instances, I felt the story lacked context and setup, as though I were supposed to know already why Swyfte was so well known around England, how he was so resourceful and why he wasn’t the least bit surprised by the all magick that occurs over the course of the story. ... Would it be fair to say that the missing context could be gained from reading Jack of Ravens? The reviewer (I presume Aidan Moher) writes:

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In many instances, I felt the story lacked context and setup, as though I were supposed to know already why Swyfte was so well known around England, how he was so resourceful and why he wasn’t the least bit surprised by the all magick that occurs over the course of the story.
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Would it be fair to say that the missing context could be gained from reading Jack of Ravens?

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