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Interesting, might have to start posting in three&...

2012-04-05T15:13:14.835-06:00

Interesting, might have to start posting in three's instead of 10's on my blog. See if it keeps attention better :P.

unrelated You have been nominated for the Liebst...

2012-03-23T21:23:11.977-06:00

*unrelated* You have been nominated for the Liebster Award! Details here.

I never saw Inception, but I do take your analogy....

2012-03-22T10:56:00.619-06:00

I never saw Inception, but I do take your analogy. And I do, because you're right... The "fake" inspiration that a writer forges is as real and valuable to our minds.

Wonderful post. Thanks

Such a beautiful analogy to Inception. Never thou...

2012-03-21T00:28:14.227-06:00

Such a beautiful analogy to Inception. Never thought of it that way before, but it is true. So many good things going on in that movie.

Great post!

2012-03-20T14:08:04.712-06:00

Great post!

"Now if only bullets would fly and gravity wo...

2012-03-19T14:41:45.617-06:00

"Now if only bullets would fly and gravity would fluctuate while I write my own stories."

Agreed!

You've been tagged to join the Great Star Wars...

2012-03-14T20:46:58.101-06:00

You've been tagged to join the Great Star Wars Blogathon! Details here: http://www.troublewithroy.com/2012/03/so-you-say-youve-got-this-idea-on-how.html

This is a great post and very informative! Thanks

2012-03-05T20:33:34.351-07:00

This is a great post and very informative! Thanks

Carl, this is also known as a Try Fail Cycle. You...

2012-03-05T20:27:26.727-07:00

Carl, this is also known as a Try Fail Cycle. You have your character do something, and fail at the objective. Pretty much your characters do this all the time in stories. And we have them frequently in real life too. They are what make stories have significance and also why they are realistic. Great post man!
Oh I nominated you for a Kreativ Blogger Award. Just thought you might like to know.

Heh, heh, eh heh... I plan on sitting down with y...

2012-03-01T05:30:37.543-07:00

Heh, heh, eh heh...

I plan on sitting down with your stories on Friday or Saturday, so probably around then or Monday.

So how long does this process take you? If, say, a...

2012-02-29T12:38:49.732-07:00

So how long does this process take you? If, say, a certain hypothetical friend sent you, say, a couple of short stories totaling, oh, something less than 20 pages, when might such a friend hypothetically expect to receive some quality feedback?

Oh. And while we're on the subject--have you had a chance to read those stories I sent you? :)

Thanks Carl. I don't think we can hear this a...

2012-02-29T00:09:31.133-07:00

Thanks Carl. I don't think we can hear this advice enough. Cause we so often forget that we need to be not only kind and supportive, but give meaningful feedback to build each others worlds of fiction.

I really like your thoughts here. Great suggestion...

2012-02-28T14:29:38.955-07:00

I really like your thoughts here. Great suggestions in each area.

My thoughts exactly, in fact I wrote post stating ...

2012-02-28T14:12:23.225-07:00

My thoughts exactly, in fact I wrote post stating basically the same thing in fewer words. I like problem solvers -- great post!

Good feedback is important for growth. Nice post.

2012-02-28T12:45:44.345-07:00

Good feedback is important for growth. Nice post.

This is an excellent point the more natural it sou...

2012-02-25T10:00:05.075-07:00

This is an excellent point the more natural it sounds the better off it is. I think that we need to follow some rules, but those rules should not make the story only refine it. Great points!

The: Far be it from me to discourage you from link...

2012-02-24T05:43:01.918-07:00

The: Far be it from me to discourage you from linking to my blog every time you blog about writing advice.

MaryAnn: I've been thinking about this the past couple days, and I think I was too absolute in my argument. I still think it's valuable to study story with a toolbox of soft rules and suggestions, and always interesting to examine different story structures.

However, the opinion I think I'm beginning to approximate is that these tools don't help us create--they help us study creation.

Too often I expect that writing advice will excite me to write, when in actuality it can be creatively paralyzing. I think your suggestion of using it as a "what went wrong" response tool is on the right track.

I agree with you that to some extent we all intuit...

2012-02-23T21:51:41.467-07:00

I agree with you that to some extent we all intuitively know how stories should be told. We've seen hundreds of movies, read hundreds of books, told hundreds of stories about ourselves to others. On some level we know how these things need to be constructed.

I only deconstruct my writing when I intuitively know that something is wrong and I can't see how to fix it. That is the only time "the rules" of writing helps me.

Great post!

That moment when you click on a picture and it doe...

2012-02-23T15:20:06.396-07:00

That moment when you click on a picture and it doesn't get any bigger...

Anyway, I like this post. I'm kind of tempted to just link to it whenever I feel like writing a post on "this is how to do this" and use that in place of a post. :D

From my design background I'll always go for s...

2012-02-23T13:30:03.238-07:00

From my design background I'll always go for simple, striking and unique. Online swag seems to be all about contests - is there a big difference in success rate between no prizes, some prizes and huge ones? I wonder....

That quote is a great statement - I think that the...

2012-02-22T19:53:47.959-07:00

That quote is a great statement - I think that the so called "chances" of being published are really varying degrees of determination. If someone really wants to get published, they probably will, because they'll keep writing and improving their writing until they do (and past that). The problem is that many people let their determination fizzle out before they get to that point.

Great Post! I never knew there was an online game...

2012-02-22T08:54:59.631-07:00

Great Post!

I never knew there was an online game of Mafia or that you could learn so much about lying there.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

"Those of us who want it will get published. ...

2012-02-21T09:25:34.324-07:00

"Those of us who want it will get published. And the others we can't worry about."

I think that puts it better than my whole post does.

Because you look so innocent and trustworthy! G...

2012-02-21T09:24:32.533-07:00

Because you look so innocent and trustworthy!

Glad you got some good ideas.

At my university the teachers universally all tell...

2012-02-20T18:24:22.847-07:00

At my university the teachers universally all tell you that you better get something to support your writing because the likelihood of you making it is small. And they are right. Because most people give up too early.

All of the folks who make it do it because they work on their craft constantly, they keep submitting until they find the right editor or agent. At LTUE L.E. Modesitt himself said there were only three editors in the field who like what he writes. And he has an audience of over 2 million. Those of us who want it will get published. And the others we can't worry about.

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Interesting, might have to start posting in three&...

*unrelated* You have been nominated for the Liebst...

I never saw Inception, but I do take your analogy....

Such a beautiful analogy to Inception. Never thou...

Great post!

"Now if only bullets would fly and gravity wo...

You've been tagged to join the Great Star Wars...

This is a great post and very informative! Thanks

Carl, this is also known as a Try Fail Cycle. You...

Heh, heh, eh heh... I plan on sitting down with y...

So how long does this process take you? If, say, a...

Thanks Carl. I don't think we can hear this a...

I really like your thoughts here. Great suggestion...

My thoughts exactly, in fact I wrote post stating ...

Good feedback is important for growth. Nice post.

This is an excellent point the more natural it sou...

The: Far be it from me to discourage you from link...

I agree with you that to some extent we all intuit...

That moment when you click on a picture and it doe...

From my design background I'll always go for s...

That quote is a great statement - I think that the...

Great Post! I never knew there was an online game...

"Those of us who want it will get published. ...

Because you look so innocent and trustworthy! G...

At my university the teachers universally all tell...

unrelated You have been nominated for the Liebst...