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Bill Catellier
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We start early when Big K's got the talking stick.

TODAY'S TOSS-UP (3/25):

Thought Ballons or Sans Thought Balloons? Explain your answer; show your work.

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John Peter Britton
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Thought Balloons.

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Thought balloons because it's one of the things comics can do....why deny use of one of your tools?

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Thought balloons. I always thought it gave the reader more insight of the character. I also agree with what Joe said.

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Thought Balloons, only when they are required without abuse of them.

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Well said, Joe.

I'm all for thought balloons. Pretty much for the same reasons.

Great question, Kevin!

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Though Balloons - because they are concrete explorations into character, characters can SAY anything, and have just been lying - what they THINK pretty much stands as true. just another writing tool which SHOULD be used properly.

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Posted: 25 March 2008 at 5:59am \| IP Logged \| 12

Thought balloons.

As long as they are used when needed and not overwhelmingly, they can be a very useful tool. They work better than thought captions in many situations because they can allow narrative captions and the character's thoughts to be used simultaneously. I was writing a scene like that last night and used a thought balloon.

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