tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post1101946822787225078..comments2023-09-04T20:56:33.623+12:00Comments on Island Drafts: Reading and writing locallyJames Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520550562480161207noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-26654057966498533652011-10-10T12:46:56.167+13:002011-10-10T12:46:56.167+13:00I think these issues often get run together when I...I think these issues often get run together when I don't see that they are. Writing with a feel and sound and sense of the landscape you're from shouldn't be construed some sort of statement that a writer doesn't want an international audience. Nor does a writer's wanting an international audience mean they're obliged or forced to not write of the places and with the spirit of the landscape around them. Perhaps a writer's inner landscape reflects and is forged as much by the outer landscape they grow up in as the events of their lives, in as much as the effects and history of those landscapes are both part of a person's psychological 'whole.' <br /><br />I see where you come from as part of who you are, and don't see why that should be downplayed or sacrificed in the search for an audience. Anyway, everyone reading this board has likely read and engaged with works set in landscapes we've never been to, and have come to know only through the works. Our unfamiliarity with those places didn't hinder our engagement.James Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06520550562480161207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-59599654999642194682011-10-04T14:35:51.134+13:002011-10-04T14:35:51.134+13:00Hi Kate
thanks for your comment - and I agree that...Hi Kate<br />thanks for your comment - and I agree that 'readers are open to voices different to theirs'. It's one of the reasons we read (and listen and view) stories of all kinds.Trisha Hanifinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969137174193970098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-65174777346780140852011-10-04T13:36:36.464+13:002011-10-04T13:36:36.464+13:00In our global times, writing from the identity of ...In our global times, writing from the identity of a place and a people becomes intriguing. We learn of each other through such literature. Readers are changing and open to voices different to theirs. Look at the success of African and Indian authors!Kate Barilettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462081953391716906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-20092426840210805982011-09-28T10:53:03.959+13:002011-09-28T10:53:03.959+13:00Thanks for your comment Bonnie - yes, I loved Tim ...Thanks for your comment Bonnie - yes, I loved Tim Winton's Dirt Music too, and he's a fine example of an author steeped in his own environment and community, both of which he obviously cares about. And it was lovely to be reminded about Maurice Gee's work as well, another excellent writer with a fine sense of place,who has produced many memorable books and characters.Trisha Hanifinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969137174193970098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093536802037605978.post-10309108114935430342011-09-27T19:34:17.596+13:002011-09-27T19:34:17.596+13:00Great post Trisha. I just finished reading Tim Win...Great post Trisha. I just finished reading Tim Winton's Dirt Music (yes, I'm behind the times!) and you couldn't get a story more rooted in Australia. It was magical, his connection to and knowledge of the landscape, the natural world of Australia and the language and vernacular - outstanding. Loved every bit of it (yes, even the adverbs James!) just as much as I love stories like Maurice Gee's Plumb, especially the parts settled deeply in the West Coast. I would totally take that reader's comments as a compliment!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367487107339306044noreply@blogger.com