Comments for Karl's Imposter: fiction- or is it? http://karlsimposter.com Wrecking ignorant bliss, everyday. No apologies. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Publishing by TLC http://karlsimposter.com/writers/publishing/comment-page-1#comment-121 TLC Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:36:21 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?page_id=112#comment-121 Dear website manager, Thank you for referring to our services on your website. Please note that our address has changed. It is now: The Literary Consultancy Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3GA 0207 7324 2563 Best regards, The TLC Team Dear website manager,

Thank you for referring to our services on your website. Please note that our address has changed. It is now:
The Literary Consultancy
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London
EC1R 3GA
0207 7324 2563

Best regards,
The TLC Team

]]> Comment on Fringe theatre sucks by Rufus T. Firefly http://karlsimposter.com/2009/12/the-problem-with-new-writing/comment-page-1#comment-120 Rufus T. Firefly Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:36:05 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?p=86#comment-120 I Googled "fringe theatre sucks" and I was delighted to see your website top the hit list. I live in a major city that jumped on the fringe festival bandwagon a few years ago and every time I hear my fellow actors ask "Are you doing The Fringe this year?" or even mention "The Fringe," I cringe. I am in the extreme minority of my peers who finds most of it to be an opportunity for well-financed self-indulgence, devoid of medium- to high-level quality. Normally, when one tells me they are directing or acting in an avant-garde show, I have a visceral response that I try to mask lest I hurt their feelings. I am immediately suspicious of such productions because there seems to be a prevailing attitude that one doesn't have to work very hard at it because hey: if the audience doesn't like it, it's because they just don't get it. Too often, the attitude is "just to have fun." Well fun is an important element but to me, they just sound like they are proffering an excuse to avoid refining a script or production. I'll give you an example. Several years ago, I was in a very avant-garde production that had strong appeal and decent houses. It was a play by Peter Handke. But the dedication of the director, the actors and the designers made the show so exciting and accessible to the audience that people couldn't stop talking about it. Even people I knew who didn't like avant-garde thoroughly enjoyed or were delightfully horrified by the presentation. (I asked them if they understood or related to it and the response was almost always "Hell yes!") I've seen very few avant-garde shows that were done well, both in my city and others. The common theme between these rare types of shows, as with mainstream, conventional plays, was that dirty little four-letter word, the word that causes so many geniuses so much angst: work. I'm convinced that good, solid rehearsals, rehearsals grounded in an understanding of roles, agreement of style and, of course, good casting, will make virtually any audience appreciate that performance. Professional attitudes don't have to be sacrificed for fringe shows. In fact, such performances probably need more professionalism than a conventional show because of the material and the level of talent needed to play it. I Googled “fringe theatre sucks” and I was delighted to see your website top the hit list. I live in a major city that jumped on the fringe festival bandwagon a few years ago and every time I hear my fellow actors ask “Are you doing The Fringe this year?” or even mention “The Fringe,” I cringe. I am in the extreme minority of my peers who finds most of it to be an opportunity for well-financed self-indulgence, devoid of medium- to high-level quality. Normally, when one tells me they are directing or acting in an avant-garde show, I have a visceral response that I try to mask lest I hurt their feelings. I am immediately suspicious of such productions because there seems to be a prevailing attitude that one doesn’t have to work very hard at it because hey: if the audience doesn’t like it, it’s because they just don’t get it. Too often, the attitude is “just to have fun.” Well fun is an important element but to me, they just sound like they are proffering an excuse to avoid refining a script or production. I’ll give you an example.

Several years ago, I was in a very avant-garde production that had strong appeal and decent houses. It was a play by Peter Handke. But the dedication of the director, the actors and the designers made the show so exciting and accessible to the audience that people couldn’t stop talking about it. Even people I knew who didn’t like avant-garde thoroughly enjoyed or were delightfully horrified by the presentation. (I asked them if they understood or related to it and the response was almost always “Hell yes!”) I’ve seen very few avant-garde shows that were done well, both in my city and others. The common theme between these rare types of shows, as with mainstream, conventional plays, was that dirty little four-letter word, the word that causes so many geniuses so much angst: work. I’m convinced that good, solid rehearsals, rehearsals grounded in an understanding of roles, agreement of style and, of course, good casting, will make virtually any audience appreciate that performance. Professional attitudes don’t have to be sacrificed for fringe shows. In fact, such performances probably need more professionalism than a conventional show because of the material and the level of talent needed to play it.

]]> Comment on Literary Agents by Mrs K Doherty http://karlsimposter.com/writers/literary-agents/comment-page-1#comment-112 Mrs K Doherty Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:14:26 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?page_id=106#comment-112 Inspira charge a £350 fee. (see: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article605481.ece) You might want to update your records. Inspira charge a £350 fee. (see: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article605481.ece) You might want to update your records.

]]> Comment on Literary Agents by Karl http://karlsimposter.com/writers/literary-agents/comment-page-1#comment-106 Karl Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:37:11 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?page_id=106#comment-106 thanks for this... nothing like a bit of drama! thanks for this… nothing like a bit of drama!

]]> Comment on Literary Agents by Duncan http://karlsimposter.com/writers/literary-agents/comment-page-1#comment-105 Duncan Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:00:27 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?page_id=106#comment-105 You can take off Christopher Hill. The guy is an incompetent fool who ran a small scale scam to keep himself busy between dole cheques. AW and a host of other sites catalogue his epic fail at criminality You can take off Christopher Hill. The guy is an incompetent fool who ran a small scale scam to keep himself busy between dole cheques. AW and a host of other sites catalogue his epic fail at criminality

]]> Comment on Tesco wine review: Rawnsley cabernet merlot 2009 by karl http://karlsimposter.com/2010/09/tesco-wine-review-rawnsley-cabernet-merlot-2009/comment-page-1#comment-82 karl Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:25:39 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/2010/09/tesco-wine-review-rawnsley-cabernet-merlot-2009#comment-82 For some reason, this tasted much better the day after, probably something to do with the red meat as opposed to the chocolate company For some reason, this tasted much better the day after, probably something to do with the red meat as opposed to the chocolate company

]]> Comment on Bad Breath by Taniah http://karlsimposter.com/2010/03/bad-breath/comment-page-1#comment-60 Taniah Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:17:11 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?p=157#comment-60 lol very, funny!! lol very, funny!!

]]> Comment on Dover to Calais by Taniah http://karlsimposter.com/2010/08/dover-to-calais/comment-page-1#comment-59 Taniah Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:14:31 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/2010/08/dover-to-calais#comment-59 intresting poem, witty, i like.. intresting poem, witty, i like..

]]> Comment on 33 by tv shows http://karlsimposter.com/2010/03/thirtythree/comment-page-1#comment-49 tv shows Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:03:31 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?p=161#comment-49 A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. Sent from my iPhone 4G A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.

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]]> Comment on Hating Wednesdays by lost http://karlsimposter.com/2009/12/hating-wednesdays/comment-page-1#comment-48 lost Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:03:25 +0000 http://karlsimposter.com/?p=131#comment-48 Excellent post thank you! Excellent post thank you!

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