tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post5104930155830500535..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WILLIAM FAULKNER'S GHOST_WHERE WE RUN INTO TROUBLE_GHOST OF A CHANCE InterludeRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-3691152320826710242010-08-23T22:07:53.159-05:002010-08-23T22:07:53.159-05:00"How often have I lain beneath rain on a stra..."How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home until I realized that home to a writer is where his mind, his heart is."<br /><br />Your words or William's? Either way, it struck a chord.<br /><br />I loved this post, it felt like Mr. Faulkner was speaking to me. Please tell him I said thanks.<br /><br />~ <a href="http://thatrebelwithablog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">that rebel, Olivia</a>Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70616920696575739432010-08-22T10:16:53.621-05:002010-08-22T10:16:53.621-05:00You would think the rules he speaks of would be co...You would think the rules he speaks of would be common knowledge to anyone who writes long enough. I have no one statement I agree with, but all here.<br /><br />Myself, I treat my characters as if they are my clients, not as friends. Friends judge even when they try not to and a therapist isn't afraid to terminate a case.Nicole Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605448429334684845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-20118714523408129002010-08-22T00:07:47.683-05:002010-08-22T00:07:47.683-05:00Hi Roland - Thanks for the inspiration. So smart a...Hi Roland - Thanks for the inspiration. So smart and right on. I appreciate it. Your words and his were excellent. =DRaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-71224004277632929852010-08-21T18:47:11.910-05:002010-08-21T18:47:11.910-05:00Hi Roland, you impressed me again. Very witty.Hi Roland, you impressed me again. Very witty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-19178765150949706252010-08-21T17:03:41.798-05:002010-08-21T17:03:41.798-05:00Thanks, Letters. And this is my day to rest and ju...Thanks, Letters. And this is my day to rest and just heal from all that blood running. You have a great weekend, too.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67264345017752051382010-08-21T16:12:28.775-05:002010-08-21T16:12:28.775-05:00you are disciplined and well organized to maneuver...you are disciplined and well organized to maneuver between several characters, I must say one thing though, you do have a gift, a special one indeed. And as for Brad Pitt, you are far better than he, all the best and take care.imagery imaginedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291852147832887334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54688033747746880872010-08-21T15:51:46.865-05:002010-08-21T15:51:46.865-05:00Word Crafter : Weren't those blurbs in the vid...Word Crafter : Weren't those blurbs in the video fun? I tried to blend William Faulkner's actual teaching on writing with what I've learned. I'm glad you liked this post well enough to want to pin it up.<br /><br />Summer : You're right, and psychologists would agree with you, that the act of doing can spark the mood you don't presently feel. As in forcing a smile and a spring to your step will actually make you feel in a somewhat lighter mood than if you did not do those things.<br /><br />Letters : Oh, if it were only true that I have a lot of free time at my blood center. I just use my two 15 minute breaks per day to some good use.<br /><br />Besides daily posting, like daily exercise, is mainly a matter of discipline. <br /><br />And statistically, there are more female bloggers (as well as female readers of books) than male -- so that's why you see so many ladies as my friends. So Brad Pitt need have no worries. LOL.<br /><br />And you are perceptive : I started out my working career as a teacher, became a counselor, so part of me will always be a teacher and a counselor -- not unlike one of my writing heroes -- Robert B. Parker, who was a university professor, his dissertation was on the work of Raymond Chandler, by the way.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-6623581058984491642010-08-21T10:46:18.867-05:002010-08-21T10:46:18.867-05:00you must have a lot of time on your hands at the &...you must have a lot of time on your hands at the "blood bank" to post every day and reply to all your female fans... lol.<br />i have read your posts and you sound like a preacher/writer in disguise and you show this same "movement" in the way you jump between characters in your posts.imagery imaginedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291852147832887334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-20932205475461906882010-08-21T10:42:37.759-05:002010-08-21T10:42:37.759-05:00This was a good post. The act of doing can sometim...This was a good post. The act of doing can sometimes provoke the muse to react, this was inspiring. thanks for postingSummer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36493337830870749402010-08-21T07:24:11.435-05:002010-08-21T07:24:11.435-05:00I loved the blurbs in the video-ouch! This post wa...I loved the blurbs in the video-ouch! This post was so full of wisdom that I'm going to print it and stick it in my bulletin board.<br /><br />You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. <br /><br /> until I realized that home to a writer is where his mind, his heart is.<br /><br />A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired, but then time is its own misfortune as well.<br /><br />Just these three will keep me busy for a while. Hope you're having a great weekend....The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.com