tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post4377885740126858798..comments2024-03-28T23:31:06.181-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: HOW TO GET TO A GREAT STORY_USE A CAR!Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-90724450919075516352012-02-29T16:26:17.344-06:002012-02-29T16:26:17.344-06:00You have received the VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD.
Y...You have received the VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD. <br /><br />Your award can be picked up at http://www.pirateknitting.com/2012/02/versatile-blogger-award-for-some-z.html<br /><br />I found you on A-Z Challenge.<br />Pam <br /><a href="http://www,pirateknitting.com/" rel="nofollow">Pirate Knitting</a>, <a href="http://apiratelookspastsixty.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A Pirate Looks Past Sixty</a>, <a href="http://www.quigland.com/" rel="nofollow">Quig Land</a>pbquighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299353357683410509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55303500075752349822012-02-25T17:50:01.626-06:002012-02-25T17:50:01.626-06:00Not wanting to sound like I'm repeating myself...Not wanting to sound like I'm repeating myself from the other comment I left, but this is a great principal I should soon never forget for a long time to come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42522361660758610772012-02-24T10:08:10.191-06:002012-02-24T10:08:10.191-06:00Hi Roland - great analogy .. and again that succin...Hi Roland - great analogy .. and again that succinct one liner - we all need ..for our work.<br /><br />I'm glad Stephen King thinks JFK was killed and that was it .. as such - though the world would have been very different .. <br /><br />Cheers - have a good weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-27438986661493669932012-02-23T21:16:45.251-06:002012-02-23T21:16:45.251-06:00Thank you, Cynthia :
Writing well is no easy feat,...Thank you, Cynthia :<br />Writing well is no easy feat, right? It's like packing the one suitcase allowed you on a company trip -- what to leave out, what to leave it!<br /><br />Alex :<br />Orges and Orgies, too! Thanks for visiting and staying to chat. Having read your prose, I think your C.A.R. runs just fine!<br /><br />Mark :<br />C.A.R. is just an easy way to remember some writing essentials. I'm happy you liked my post!<br /><br />Wendy :<br />Good advise is easy to give, oh so hard to follow! It's great seeing you here again!!<br /><br />Vicki :<br />Your words made my evening. Great success with your publication dreams!<br /><br />Stephen :<br />I wish you great success with your stories on Cowbird! Thank you for visiting and enjoying your stay enough to talk awhile.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-66961259133306116452012-02-23T16:42:50.905-06:002012-02-23T16:42:50.905-06:00Really good tips. I think all writing should inclu...Really good tips. I think all writing should include CAR - including business letters and serious reports. Life would be so much more interesting!<br /><br />Just started writing short photo-inspired stories on Cowbird recently. This will really help. Thanks.Stephen Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107991784509298891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43188172456636404932012-02-23T15:28:14.935-06:002012-02-23T15:28:14.935-06:00I am writing CAR on the whiteboard in my office. :...I am writing CAR on the whiteboard in my office. :) Thanks for the fun acronym!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973242728265092842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72433519970372476972012-02-23T13:21:10.349-06:002012-02-23T13:21:10.349-06:00Always good advice when I come here. Today is no d...Always good advice when I come here. Today is no different.<br /><br />Good stuff :)Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69522698414618383302012-02-23T13:19:47.278-06:002012-02-23T13:19:47.278-06:00Great comment about cars. I never really though ab...Great comment about cars. I never really though about it that way before...but I will now:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-84157391824785265382012-02-23T12:49:50.865-06:002012-02-23T12:49:50.865-06:00Excellent tips, Roland! Now I have to wonder if my...Excellent tips, Roland! Now I have to wonder if my car isn't missing a few parts.<br />I'd also like to point out that ogres are like onions as well.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30139382171533955602012-02-23T12:42:04.309-06:002012-02-23T12:42:04.309-06:00Wonderful post with such great advice. What to inc...Wonderful post with such great advice. What to include and what to exclude can be equally important, I think. CAR sums it up.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2097980182477302892012-02-23T11:55:17.951-06:002012-02-23T11:55:17.951-06:00Morgan :
Thank you for such a comment. I hope it h...Morgan :<br />Thank you for such a comment. I hope it helps in some small way!<br /><br />Brenna :<br />Good to meet you. Don't be a stranger, hear? That's the thing about advice : easy to give, so hard to follow!<br /><br />Kyra :<br />Your words make my morning!<br /><br />Jen :<br />Like you, I love making pretty prose, too! But those pesky readers want a hot story to go with them! LOL.<br /><br />Margo :<br />I hope your writing goes smashingly! And thanks for taking my words along with you on the journey!!<br /><br />Heather :<br />I was thinking of the hot lady on the hood. It's a guy thing! And good seeing you here again!! RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42113121011758840502012-02-23T10:43:12.715-06:002012-02-23T10:43:12.715-06:00You can't go wrong with a fast car driven by a...You can't go wrong with a fast car driven by a hot guy. LOL! Love the analogy though, it works perfectly.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54763810446845200252012-02-23T04:51:03.954-06:002012-02-23T04:51:03.954-06:00Hi Roland!
Thanks so much for stopping by yesterda...Hi Roland!<br />Thanks so much for stopping by yesterday and for the follow (following back!!)<br /><br />This is a wonderful post. Thanks for the acronym. It's a great and simple reminder to keep the story moving forward, no matter how much I enjoy creating pretty prose :)<br /><br />Happy Thursday,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-52013775857950523062012-02-23T03:55:09.794-06:002012-02-23T03:55:09.794-06:00Great post and great advice. Today is totally give...Great post and great advice. Today is totally given over to writing and I shall be thinking CAR all the way through!Margo Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759845391358543223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-27356465638140827102012-02-23T02:29:24.782-06:002012-02-23T02:29:24.782-06:00I agree with Morgan, I will always be thinking abo...I agree with Morgan, I will always be thinking about CAR now! Thanks!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67177051599731269472012-02-23T02:27:50.722-06:002012-02-23T02:27:50.722-06:00Hey there! I'm finally making the rounds and g...Hey there! I'm finally making the rounds and getting to other campaigners' blogs.<br /> <br />Wow. That is fantastic advice! You make it so simple! If only it were that easy. But, the idea is so simple that it's hard to forget. Thanks so much for sharing!Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852146274411023781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-3123217318754453582012-02-23T00:12:21.185-06:002012-02-23T00:12:21.185-06:00Looooove this... And what a fun way to remember th...Looooove this... And what a fun way to remember these principals... CAR is going to be stuck in my head for awhile--how clever! :DMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.com