Comments on Into the Lowelands: Noise

I must say, this is pretty good Writing.

2008-06-02T14:02:00.000+02:00

I must say, this is pretty good Writing.

damn good writing..

2007-12-13T19:34:00.000+01:00

damn good writing..

This story looks very refreshing to me..I really a...

2007-09-29T11:51:00.000+02:00

This story looks very refreshing to me..I really adore it...The concept is wonderful...Frankly I never go through anything like this before....

YOu write powerfully and it's compelling stuff. I ...

2007-06-08T17:28:00.000+02:00

YOu write powerfully and it's compelling stuff.
I think it's just as "right" for adults..

Bloody good writing.

2007-03-19T18:58:00.000+01:00

Bloody good writing.

I'm not a YA, but I'm glad I read this. Wonderful ...

2006-06-26T14:27:00.000+02:00

I'm not a YA, but I'm glad I read this. Wonderful writing.

I'm dropping by because of Debra's demand. My onl...

2006-06-13T00:28:00.000+02:00

I'm dropping by because of Debra's demand. My only demand is that you keep writing. I'm crying for little Jo-Jo on the inside.

Hi Lee, just letting you know that only people wit...

2006-06-01T22:01:00.000+02:00

Hi Lee, just letting you know that only people with blogger accounts can comment on your YA novel blog, unlike this one

I thought this was great. The writing was very ref...

2006-06-01T20:45:00.000+02:00

I thought this was great. The writing was very refreshing. It's not jut for young adults, it's for everyone.

Sorry that it's taken me so long to read this Lee....

2006-05-30T10:40:00.000+02:00

Sorry that it's taken me so long to read this Lee. I read the first para a couple of times and decided that I needed to put some real focus on this and that required spare time!

I disagree that this would not be suitable for a YA market, I think they are screaming out for relevence. Last year, at 14, my son did the play 'Heroin Lies', a powerful piece that elicited some grunts from the parents.Their understanding of this topic showed in their performance, most of the kids that took part got an A* for their role.
This is an emotive piece Lee, the constant change of perspective only heightened the senses leaving my emotions raw and bleeding.
Echoing a comment from above, have you tried re-writing as a play? I feel that it could work.

I found your story compelling, Lee. I was gripped ...

2006-05-29T22:23:00.000+02:00

I found your story compelling, Lee. I was gripped by it.
Maxine.

Hi Lee,I printed it out and read it last night. Yo...

2006-05-29T15:48:00.000+02:00

Hi Lee,
I printed it out and read it last night. You write really well. Your imagination is farther out there than mine gets. Interesting you made your lead character a female. Almost seems like you should be writing screenplays -- based on the information that you enjoy leaving out. :)

This is stirring powerful stuff, not an easy read ...

2006-05-10T21:14:00.000+02:00

This is stirring powerful stuff, not an easy read (which is good in my opinion) but well worth the effort. I came away with an impression rather than a certainty, which I always like in a short story. I think the change in tenses work well, the dialogue is convincing and the ending appealingly gruesome.

This is the best writing I've come across for ages...

2006-05-04T15:34:00.000+02:00

This is the best writing I've come across for ages.

I really like the story - though the only problem ...

2006-04-29T00:12:00.000+02:00

I really like the story - though the only problem that I have for young readers today is 4 letter words. It's just everywhere. Other than that-I enjoy the style that you write in.
D'Maria Scaglione
Author
A Unique Bunny
Nevaeh and Natas: A Spiritual Fantasy

Very much enjoyed this story - I like the switches...

2006-04-23T15:27:00.000+02:00

Very much enjoyed this story - I like the switches in tense and character standpoints - and it held my attention all the way through. I felt quite sorry for Caroline - her confusion, her mindset resonates off the screen. My only quibble is that it's quite an adult story in the sense that younger readers might find it difficult to comprehend the style (rather than the subject matter)...

I love your writing. Extremely deep, intense, powe...

2006-04-18T23:25:00.000+02:00

I love your writing. Extremely deep, intense, powerful, and it's very unique and different. :]
The switching of tense and 1st-3rd character can be a bit confusing at times, but other than that it's amazing.
Look forward to reading more.

Mona
www.myspace.com/xxxsweetsimplicityxxx

I love this. I think the switch between tense (pas...

2006-04-14T12:18:00.000+02:00

I love this.

I think the switch between tense (past, present) and person (second person, third person) confuses more than it enhances (a bit tricksy maybe? Maybe you need to have more confidence in the story's ability to tell itself?) but the story as a whole is brilliant.

I don't know enough about the YA market to know whether this would be considered too hard-edged for teenagers, but I suspect not these days.

Anyway, great stuff. Powerful. Nicely written. Evocative.

Great dialogue! The only thing I found confusing a...

2006-04-10T18:49:00.000+02:00

Great dialogue! The only thing I found confusing at first were the shifts betwee n different persons. But maybe it's just me. Other than that though, flawless. :)

Having had twins with colic I was able to comprehe...

2006-04-08T10:49:00.000+02:00

Having had twins with colic I was able to comprehend, though not sympathise, lol.

wonderful writing, loved it.leinad moolb

2006-04-03T16:35:00.000+02:00

wonderful writing, loved it.

leinad moolb

Very well written!

2006-04-02T00:04:00.000+02:00

Very well written!

This is an astonishing story. Quite surreal and mi...

2006-04-01T16:48:00.000+02:00

This is an astonishing story. Quite surreal and mind-bending; it's taken me three attempts to read it as I was too tired to get my head around it before...