tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post3962924783531140866..comments2023-10-23T12:40:22.672-07:00Comments on The Writers Alley: A Writer's Twinkling PersonalitiesSherrinda Ketchersidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-70583206264114168642010-12-13T19:30:31.594-08:002010-12-13T19:30:31.594-08:00Glad I am not the only one! Hope you all have a ve...Glad I am not the only one! Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas...with lots of twinkles!Angie Dickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794268733490363528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-19370689301611276282010-12-13T09:02:49.194-08:002010-12-13T09:02:49.194-08:00Angie, This is a great post. Great way of putting...Angie, This is a great post. Great way of putting our struggle in a new way. <br /><br />I love these thoughts about analyzing our thoughts and motives and using our writing time accordingly. I think at times doing this would be a major frustration buster.Julia M. Reffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979214959063965164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-85208995929493813552010-12-13T08:29:05.435-08:002010-12-13T08:29:05.435-08:00Great post, Ang
And YES - I feel this way a lot of...Great post, Ang<br />And YES - I feel this way a lot of times. Especialy on those days when I know I"m not going to get much writing time - or it will be dispersed among a very busy schedule, so I sprinkle lights in all directions hoping some will end up in a nice spot - and others...well, I'll have to go back and fix those gaudy things later.<br /><br />Oh - to make it all meaningful. But that's really our heart-goal in the end.Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-22194737244004474462010-12-13T08:22:23.812-08:002010-12-13T08:22:23.812-08:00Angie, I love how you broke these down into catego...Angie, I love how you broke these down into categories. There are so many times I feel like a different writer. And all those times I still try to write something, chronologically, on the same manuscript. This post has made me consider what else I could do with those different moods but still be productive toward my writing.Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-64950958968116492162010-12-13T08:09:07.710-08:002010-12-13T08:09:07.710-08:00What a great way of saying this Angie. I too often...What a great way of saying this Angie. I too often sit and wonder if what I am doing is really worth it. Is this story worth my time to sit and mess with? And I like what you said, should I be really analyzing my own motives instead of that of the characters? But what I think it comes down to most of all is that we are learning. With every word we put on the screen, we learn something new, even if we don't necessarily "feel" the knowledge, it is still seeping in, especially because we all want to make this a career. We will do what it takes to keep learning.<br /><br />Okay, I'll go away now. Great post. :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-30228069938080798692010-12-13T06:53:21.247-08:002010-12-13T06:53:21.247-08:00Angie, what a great analogy. Like you, I experienc...Angie, what a great analogy. Like you, I experience aspects of each of the personalities listed above.<br /><br />When I slavishly adhere to the <i>rules</i>, my writing tends to be like the first house. When I don't follow a plan and let my characters take over, I have a mess that resembles the second house. When I edit, I notice the trite and overused words and phrases that bloat my writing like the inflatables in the third picture. When I seek the excellent counsel of my critique partners and agent and act on it, I'm able to shape the story into a cohesive whole that flows and is actually fun to read.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-15457806645170140242010-12-13T06:01:08.476-08:002010-12-13T06:01:08.476-08:00Writing is intrinsically an a act of ego. But as a...Writing is intrinsically an a act of ego. But as a reader, I am turned off by written works that come across that way. Ditto holiday displays. If it's overdone and gaudy and it looks like they are in a competition over who can use the most lights (your third picture), I'm not impressed. And while my ego drives the writing process, I strive to make it absent, or at least balanced, in the finished product. <br /><br />I'm also uninspired by yards decorated with mismatched lights, some multicolored lights on the bush, some blue on the tree (your 4th pic). A limited amount of thought went into it. Leftover lights, like leftover thoughts, these are the blog posts of holiday lighting. (If that seems offensive, consider that blog comments are far worse including this one, and I blog my leftovers too.)<br /><br />A small house I pass regularly has a pretty, understated and orderly display of blue lights and a decorated tree visible through the front window. It is small, but well done, and makes me smile. It's a satisfying short story.<br /><br />My favorite display is on a large house and it has a lot of lights, but it is tasteful, elaborate, and classy. It's on a corner lot and from the side street, the back yard is even more inspiring. It looks professionally done, and clearly a lot of effort, and a very tall ladder, were involved. I picture the owners being justifiably proud. It is the novel I love to read, and the novel I hope to publish.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882136594758070700noreply@blogger.com