tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post116799163965059616..comments2024-03-27T07:25:07.401+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Bruce Holland Rogers: The Keyhole OperaMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1168968294539065142007-01-16T17:24:00.000+00:002007-01-16T17:24:00.000+00:00A friend sent me to your blog and as I was scrolli...A friend sent me to your blog and as I was scrolling I saw this on Bruce Holland Rogers. I reviewed his Word Works a few years ago and have kept in touch off and one. WW is one of my favorite books on writing--one that I return to frequently. Just thought I'd put a good word in for it!<BR/><BR/>Best,Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1168638577530145992007-01-12T21:49:00.000+00:002007-01-12T21:49:00.000+00:00I just thought I'd mention that a construction ver...I just thought I'd mention that a construction very like Bruce Holland Rogers's symmetrina is to be found in one full-length novel I can think of, namely <I>Cloud Atlas</I> by David Mitchell.<BR/><BR/>And if you want to know what the GOB thinks of this author (or at least of his agent), look <A HREF="http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2006/05/midweek-roundup.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Now I don't suppose that David Mitchell (whose work, <I>pace</I> the GOB, deserves all the homage it has received) sticks to the symmetrina word-count, but the construction is essentially the same.<BR/><BR/>So is Bruce Holland Rogers really to be credited with the invention? It may be that he came up with it first, and that Mitchell decided to use it. Or it may be that Holland Rogers decided to adapt Mitchell's technique for the short story. Either way, I'd be intrigued to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1168102421349510792007-01-06T16:53:00.000+00:002007-01-06T16:53:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Blogaulairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373333970371845109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1168072289645654432007-01-06T08:31:00.000+00:002007-01-06T08:31:00.000+00:00The short story Don Ysidro is available in audio f...The short story Don Ysidro is available in <A HREF="http://www.escapepod.org/2005/10/06/ep022-don-ysidro/" REL="nofollow">audio form</A> on-line for free.<BR/><BR/><I>Martin R</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1168013350096234242007-01-05T16:09:00.000+00:002007-01-05T16:09:00.000+00:00"Dead Boy at Your Window" was highly intriguing an..."Dead Boy at Your Window" was highly intriguing and beautifully written. Nice to see truly good writing meet with some deserved success!<BR/><BR/>Rogers' ideas are innovative and I like his subscription site idea. He'll hardly grow wealthy with it, but it's one more creative idea in a quickly changing field. I'm a rather undisciplined cuss who can't sit still to structure a haiku, though, so doubt I'd be able to build a symmetrina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com