tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post4712544516823900765..comments2023-09-28T02:07:32.436-07:00Comments on Through the Looking Glass: Writerly skills and Writerly chills.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-7805825728765023272010-11-12T16:15:10.272-08:002010-11-12T16:15:10.272-08:00Hi Melissa,
Thank you so much for stopping by my ...Hi Melissa,<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I love meeting new HP people. I'm so excited about going to the Wizarding World next week. <br /><br />I leave on Sat. Morning and I'm driving. I live in Chicago so I'll get there in a few days. When I stop off at the hotel I definitely will join your HP party.<br /><br />I don't know how to do the linky, I'd appreciate it if you can send it to me and direction how to. It is great to have it. I'm hoping to have at least 50 participating, If you could post the contest in your side blog, I'd really appreciate it. I'm taking you banner for my site.<br /><br />I'm really happy to meet you!<br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-79723919651216415392010-11-10T23:55:25.889-08:002010-11-10T23:55:25.889-08:00Some things I've written are definitely horrif...Some things I've written are definitely horrifying. I'm also an emotional human being, so it's not a good mix! Then again, realize how much your emotions impact your reader through your writing. As they say, "If the author doesn't cry, neither does the reader."lettuceheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338776419077765978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-81824411458878059042010-11-10T22:27:25.868-08:002010-11-10T22:27:25.868-08:00I'm in the middle of a few scenes like that ri...I'm in the middle of a few scenes like that right now. My husband keeps looking over at me asking, "what's wrong?"<br />How on earth do you answer? I'm living the nightmare of my character??<br />I have no idea.<br />But yes, I'm there.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-47737071254474947732010-11-10T19:07:28.944-08:002010-11-10T19:07:28.944-08:00I've had war scenes that I ick out on, but not...I've had war scenes that I ick out on, but nothing too terrible . . yet. :)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-69816326022542699042010-11-10T19:02:31.703-08:002010-11-10T19:02:31.703-08:00I haven't horrified myself yet, but there are ...I haven't horrified myself yet, but there are a few gruesome things in my novel, more so as I get towards the end. But I have made myself bawl over killing off a character. No so much the fact that I killed him, but the reaction of his sister is what made me cry. <br /><br />Sounds like you are doing great- if your characters can make you stay up all night, cry, worry and agonize over them, then I think you are doing something good!Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-11838608257314376522010-11-10T18:20:09.633-08:002010-11-10T18:20:09.633-08:00Congrats on being close to finishing your novel! A...Congrats on being close to finishing your novel! Awesome!Jennifer L. Armentrouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913648987251002847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-10436057420433682852010-11-10T15:44:24.042-08:002010-11-10T15:44:24.042-08:00Yes! I'm often surprised by what my brain come...Yes! I'm often surprised by what my brain comes up with ... but I've learned from other writers to go with it ... that's when you're on to something. Who knew?! :)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-51078898695632767952010-11-10T14:51:19.896-08:002010-11-10T14:51:19.896-08:00Yes I write things that make me sick sometimes... ...Yes I write things that make me sick sometimes... I basically have nightmares about some scenes I write.<br /><br />I often wonder if it is right to write about such things, yet i never can control the material i write, so I just go with the flow.'<br /><br />My wip is in the third stage of revision and I’m heading towards a fourth.<br /><br />Good luckJeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-70066597248709577772010-11-10T12:21:35.407-08:002010-11-10T12:21:35.407-08:00I am sometimes horrified by what my muse comes up ...I am sometimes horrified by what my muse comes up with. Sometimes think "where the hell did that come from?". But then I understand that I am just being creative and that I am just writing fiction not premeditating anything to happen in my life.<br /><br />Not that I know of yet...:/ Anyway, sometimes it comes out like word vomit and doesn't stop. A volcano of atrociousness. I love it.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-47328083525580015782010-11-10T07:29:12.206-08:002010-11-10T07:29:12.206-08:00I think we all do - to one point or another. I fi...I think we all do - to one point or another. I find I need to balance it at times... if I sink into it for too long I need a breather or feel, uhm, wrong. Like my skin doesn't quite fit anymore. But it makes for some good scenes. (Though sometimes I feel the need to explain to non-writer friends or family that just because I wrote about it doesn't mean I have personal experience!)<br />congrats on winning nano and soon to be finishing your novel! I'll keep plugging away on mine and maybe get to join you on the winners podium! ;)DL Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386303187160819147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-46168512503633788152010-11-10T06:49:25.244-08:002010-11-10T06:49:25.244-08:00You're not alone! For one of my novels, I had ...You're not alone! For one of my novels, I had to do research into cyclist deaths in London - how they die, etc. Horrible, horrible stuff. I still dream about it!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-76871846606158758172010-11-10T05:15:38.607-08:002010-11-10T05:15:38.607-08:00haha-- YEP it kind of worries the people around me...haha-- YEP it kind of worries the people around me (My FIL told me I had a scary mind)!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-86549784401539493182010-11-09T22:36:00.558-08:002010-11-09T22:36:00.558-08:00Congrats! in advance for finishing your book. Its ...Congrats! in advance for finishing your book. Its a milestone that deserves celebrating. I'm doing Nano and if I do 25,000 words I'll be very happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-9091178072842123432010-11-09T21:36:27.533-08:002010-11-09T21:36:27.533-08:00Congrats on NaNo! That is super amazing. I'v...Congrats on NaNo! That is super amazing. I've only finished one novel, the one I'm trying to get an agent for, and it's not that dark. However, our books and characters speak to us, and tell us which path to go down. It's just part of the creative process. I might well have a story take me somewhere very dark in the future. You're definitely not the only one!alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-42632887600560151292010-11-09T20:42:31.609-08:002010-11-09T20:42:31.609-08:00I was thinking about this exact same thing yesterd...I was thinking about this exact same thing yesterday! I was wondering to myself what my mom would be thinking about my mental state when she one day reads all the horrific things my one MC has done...<br /><br />But, you know, horrible things happen in the world, and if we can write about them perhaps that makes us braver than others who are too scared to face writing something like that... I don't know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-23204820123795582082010-11-09T17:57:54.399-08:002010-11-09T17:57:54.399-08:00Sometimes getting my characters through some awful...Sometimes getting my characters through some awful stuff is a way to get them to the good stuff . . . I hope. <br />Glad to hear that NaNo and your novel are coming along nicely.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-48208934906689385442010-11-09T14:17:53.611-08:002010-11-09T14:17:53.611-08:00I’ve had some pretty horrific things go through my...I’ve had some pretty horrific things go through my head too. I tell myself they’re not <i>my</i> thoughts. It’s either years of therapy for me, or writing it down and pretending I’m creative. <br /><i><b><a href="http://pillowofthecommunity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The enigmatic, masked blogger</a></b></i>The Blogger Formerly Known Ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310345690134317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-68084841046221034072010-11-09T14:07:39.385-08:002010-11-09T14:07:39.385-08:00It kills me to write the death of one of my charac...It kills me to write the death of one of my characters. I cry, I procrastinate, and I dwell on it forever. <br /><br />But good for you for going to that level, I think you have to get there if you want to write something that's really important.Melissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-62084023385638225582010-11-09T13:35:03.091-08:002010-11-09T13:35:03.091-08:00Grats on completing NaNo. Impressive. Yep, I influ...Grats on completing NaNo. Impressive. Yep, I influence my characters and my characters influence me. Often when I write an intense scene I have to stop for a while and take a breather.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-28778408197652672442010-11-09T13:25:32.788-08:002010-11-09T13:25:32.788-08:00Sometimes that happens to me, too; I'll look a...Sometimes that happens to me, too; I'll look at a phrase or a character and I'll say, "<i>I</i> wrote that?!" since it just doesn't seem like me.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-13431680288569329642010-11-09T12:06:16.836-08:002010-11-09T12:06:16.836-08:00I think it's good for your writing if you sort...I think it's good for your writing if you sort of freak yourself out. It means there's real emotion in there, and your readers will feel it too.<br /><br />Congrats on "winning" Nano already! That was really fast!!!Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-25024813446313831092010-11-09T11:58:43.326-08:002010-11-09T11:58:43.326-08:00I do sometimes shiver at the thought of what I'...I do sometimes shiver at the thought of what I'm doing to my MC, but I know it works out(sort of), so I get through it.Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-73058946450370330782010-11-09T11:50:47.087-08:002010-11-09T11:50:47.087-08:00Haven't made myself sick yet because of events...Haven't made myself sick yet because of events in my book, but I have made myself sad...Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-66986259723477315662010-11-09T10:59:38.746-08:002010-11-09T10:59:38.746-08:00My novella Consecrated was intensely emotional and...My novella Consecrated was intensely emotional and personal for me. It was often hard to write.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-88597680131620527792010-11-09T10:40:51.523-08:002010-11-09T10:40:51.523-08:00I like that you felt the need to explain that Roge...I like that you felt the need to explain that Rogers is also a phone company. Hahah!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634165798690983224noreply@blogger.com