tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post7200732633115785294..comments2023-05-04T03:37:04.200-07:00Comments on The Rouge Wave: Wrylies ReduxJulie Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-34568536047233772862009-04-26T23:28:00.000-07:002009-04-26T23:28:00.000-07:00@Dickie - your usage is fine. xo@Dickie - your usage is fine. xoJulie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-49707932534093245732009-04-26T04:40:00.000-07:002009-04-26T04:40:00.000-07:00Hello,
Quick question...
If you want to add in a...Hello,<br /><br />Quick question...<br /><br />If you want to add in a pause, are wrylies the place to put them...<br /><br />(pause)<br /><br />Or... would you just put an ellipsis?<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-91145152147599770202009-04-21T12:54:00.000-07:002009-04-21T12:54:00.000-07:00Funny, I was just thinking about this ... I genera...Funny, I was just thinking about this ... I generally don't use them, but I reread WHICH LIE DID I TELL by William Goldman who, well, uses wrylies quite a bit in his samples. <br /><br />Generally this gets passed off as, "Well, Bill does it because he has two Oscars and he can get away with it, etc" but this neglects to address the fact that Bill wrote two books specifically to tell other screenwriters how to write screenplays well ... and that in WLDIT he asks other pro writers to evaluate his half script sample ... no one mentions them, that I can recall.<br /><br />I don't mention this as a defense of wrylies, I just think it's one of those things, like "we see" which bothers readers maybe more than it should ...<br /><br />And I think a wryly could have it's use, as Bill uses them ... even though I rarely use them myself (I usually just put "after a moment" which represents a beat). <br /><br />Anyway, not trying to start a fight, just had that thought while reread Goldman's book.Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-77697073298576418602009-04-21T10:57:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:57:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for that post! I was always in 2 mi...Thanks so much for that post! I was always in 2 minds about wrylies. I used to put them to show sarcasm but think to myself "obviously it's sarcasm!"<br /><br />So thanks for the awesome tips - really helps a lot. Hope you don't mind if I link to this in my own blog?Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870545005924820667noreply@blogger.com