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In article <1992Dec13.212651.22944@lclark.edu> larryw@sun.lclark.edu (Larry Westdahl) writes:
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>I already have my own ideas on this, but I wanted to know what others thought
>about this technique.  Do you think that stream of consciousness can be 
>a valuable tool in a story, or do you think that the form, because it is
>so rarely used, may only a distraction?  Joyce and Faulkner were able to 


Rarely used?  It seems to me that stream of consciousness is
a favored technique among neophyte writers and, in my 
estimation, is a lot harder than it looks. (Read any bad
poetry lately?)

Anyway, I think that S of C can be a great device in a story
in the way that it can change the rhythm of language, as well
as break down descriptions of emotion to its basic element, well
recognizing that there is a fine line between tense writing and
boring introspection.

Tracy