tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post7607021191799789820..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: THE MOST IMPORTANT POST YOU WILL EVER READRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88395546771718515642010-11-02T08:38:17.111-05:002010-11-02T08:38:17.111-05:00Sia : Have fun with NaNo. It is only a personal go...Sia : Have fun with NaNo. It is only a personal goal after all. Laugh at it all. Life is too short not to have fun along the way. I wish you inspiration and fluid words.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-71933086563184286502010-11-01T22:49:38.227-05:002010-11-01T22:49:38.227-05:00You always have such simple yet thought provoking ...You always have such simple yet thought provoking ideas. Core plot. Yep, it's pretty universal but like you say, when you look books they all break down to these sort of points.<br /><br />Hope your week is great. Me? I'm in NaNo. I think I'm the one with too many balls in the air and strumming my lips going beada beada, beada...and writing. God only knows what I'll be like in a couple of weeks. I'm a basket in my future or a phych ward, lolol!~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12057117827699627962010-11-01T21:04:57.026-05:002010-11-01T21:04:57.026-05:00Words Crafter : Visiting me is never cheating.
El...Words Crafter : Visiting me is never cheating.<br /><br />Elliot : From your lips to Neil's lips. Isn't that all our dreams? To have a great agent or great writer visit our site and be wowed by it?<br /><br />Erin : Yes, belief in what we read is so important, yet so hard to achieve.<br /><br />Wendy : Good to see you again. And thanks for enjoying it.<br /><br />Jennifer : Don't all of us want to believe we can be the hero in our lives?<br /><br />Holly : I was concerned that some might take my title seriously. I'm glad you got a laugh out of it.<br /><br />Ann : I'm happy you realized I was writing the title tongue in cheek.<br /><br />Ann Best : I hate what Blogger did to your site. Sigh. You're taking it in the best possible way. Bravo to you.<br /><br />Madeleine : Happy to have given some laughter.<br /><br />LTM : I was hoping to give some light to those of you out there participating in November's write a lot.<br /><br />Wendy Tyler : Good to see you survived that assault of horror movies your son hit you with. Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Walter : Yes, I'm proud of you for sticking to your guns. Thanks for the praise of my writing.<br /><br />Sondrae : Yes, revenge turns me off many books.<br /><br />Jules : Thanks for bookmarking this post. I tried to make it and the few that will follow helpful to those participating in the NaMo event.<br /><br />February Grace : Yes, if we do not give up on ourselves and on life, somehow, we get where we need to go. Thanks for writing and sharing your heart.<br /><br />Matthew : I'm glad you got something positive out of my post. Don't be a stranger, hear?<br /><br />Lisa : I think you'll really enjoy the video.<br /><br />PK : I'd be honored if you copied them into a personal folder for future reference. You made my evening with that.<br /><br />Summer : Don't be shy during NaNo, hear? I'm truly pleased you got a bit of help and laughter with my post.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54946538277874445462010-11-01T19:10:42.818-05:002010-11-01T19:10:42.818-05:00Good advice to store in my brain-pan at the beginn...Good advice to store in my brain-pan at the beginning of nano. I'm cheating! Not a good sign....<br /><br />Thanks for the wisdom!The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36054612180886958632010-11-01T18:22:29.105-05:002010-11-01T18:22:29.105-05:00...wonderful post Roland:) If there's any just......wonderful post Roland:) If there's any justice left on this rock, Neil will snoop out this post and give it a read. The 7th and final point is the most important. As writers we possess the means of taking readers upon fantastic journey's across vast landscapes...but the trick is in keeping it real...allowing the reader to taste the chill in the breeze, to reach out and touch a fallen tear, smell the accompanying salt on their fingertips...to believe. For only then, as writers, will success find us at last.<br /><br />Take care my friend:)<br />ELElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-11663181982761969582010-11-01T17:23:20.128-05:002010-11-01T17:23:20.128-05:00Loved this post, and what I found interesting abou...Loved this post, and what I found interesting about all the facets you brought up was that teetering edge of belief - we can't be curious or in love if it is thrown upon our seesaw. It will crash hard; it's putting the thoughts/feelings on a point of the board where the seesaw begins to change momentum, bringing the reader along.<br />Great stuff, Roland! Thanks for the valuable reminders and advice.EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359075647077590741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-69560375695330584272010-11-01T16:24:27.979-05:002010-11-01T16:24:27.979-05:00Some terrific reminders here and many good points....Some terrific reminders here and many good points. Thanks for this post!LARCHMONThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484862915577134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-28519486490842046742010-11-01T16:00:25.771-05:002010-11-01T16:00:25.771-05:00Well put, Roland.
It was indeed, a most valuable ...Well put, Roland.<br /><br />It was indeed, a most valuable post.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34566087820842788592010-11-01T15:51:39.081-05:002010-11-01T15:51:39.081-05:00"We want to believe... that when the moment c..."We want to believe... that when the moment comes, we can reach within ourselves and find the hero hiding there." No truer words spoken. Great post, Roland.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16392506630365947182010-11-01T15:46:45.663-05:002010-11-01T15:46:45.663-05:00Good points. I loved the post title too.Good points. I loved the post title too.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-22587660660375106192010-11-01T14:56:24.915-05:002010-11-01T14:56:24.915-05:00Is that all you need to write a bestseller!?! Of ...Is that all you need to write a bestseller!?! Of course I am being a bit caustic. A great post full of sound advice. Thank you!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-77809363783660618562010-11-01T14:32:32.053-05:002010-11-01T14:32:32.053-05:00Roland: The video is absolutely wonderful! What an...Roland: The video is absolutely wonderful! What an astounding metaphor for our journey through earth life. I want to come back to this again. Also to YOUR post. Your observations are so very accurate, and beautifully written.<br /><br />I'm glad you found me! Again!! While my aide was with my daughter I worked on a second memoir that I'm writing with a friend. Now I'll probably spend the rest of the day going into blogs and getting my followers back! It was a very strange glitch on Blogger that forced me to start all over. In a way, this may be good. Beginning again can help us see things in a fresh way. I've been blogging for over seven months, and can now see more clearly what I think is important and what isn't in regards to blogging. I think the foremost thing is to support my followers, in whatever way I can; by buying, reading, and reviewing their books, if they're published, as much as I can. I think our main goal in this journey through life is to do all we can to help each other.<br /><br />Thanks for your most helpful observations. I am determined to come into your blog more often!<br /><a href="http://annbest-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58375159766781053682010-11-01T12:19:23.346-05:002010-11-01T12:19:23.346-05:00Your opening made me laugh lots! Great post :O)Your opening made me laugh lots! Great post :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24068700797368661902010-11-01T10:15:35.039-05:002010-11-01T10:15:35.039-05:00great post, R--and well-timed for my ReviseMo! :o)...great post, R--and well-timed for my ReviseMo! :o) I esp. liked the last three... find the hero, love can survive, and humor/wit conquer all. ;p Thanks~LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-54679588275160268702010-11-01T09:39:16.630-05:002010-11-01T09:39:16.630-05:00Words to live and write by.Words to live and write by.Wendy Tyler Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841984342368861282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-66860531079269728692010-11-01T09:26:37.153-05:002010-11-01T09:26:37.153-05:00The odds against a new author's novel being a ...The odds against a new author's novel being a success, or even published, are so great that compromise is not worth it. If you have a dream, write it your way. Do not pander to what you think the public wants.<br /><br />When I first wrote my books, people said they had not read anything quite like that. Now, they are saying that in a good way. And, I can now say with pride, "I did it my way."<br /><br />Your writing is different. But, that is a good thing, too.Walter Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221874622830527655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-13674616596913673332010-11-01T09:00:41.010-05:002010-11-01T09:00:41.010-05:00I just finished a book where the hero's reveng...I just finished a book where the hero's revenge was so consuming it made me not like him as much. Very nice post and good rules to remember.Sondrae Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990517502363224333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75587471839876022052010-11-01T08:46:43.754-05:002010-11-01T08:46:43.754-05:00Wow, I'm book marking this post! :) Thank you ...Wow, I'm book marking this post! :) Thank you and YES Abigail Adams was :)<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-11430768522464022452010-11-01T08:43:43.124-05:002010-11-01T08:43:43.124-05:00I've been the woman on the bus, Roland. In fa...I've been the woman on the bus, Roland. In fact, I still am and always will be. <br /><br />Sometimes, you have to get off a bus and wait for the next one if you're too weak to stand. On my last trip, that happened to me four times, actually. <br /><br />Somehow, you get where you need to go. <br /><br />The world is not as kind as people would like to think most of the time- and if you want to ring true, you can't ignore that. You can't ignore the nature of people and expect to have characters that are believable, or even lovable for their flaws, just as we all hope somehow at the end of the day we are still at least a little lovable despite our own.<br /><br />You are dead on with your observations of the world and writing.<br /><br />Thanks for this.<br /><br />~bruFebruary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12364182740336769882010-11-01T08:16:39.684-05:002010-11-01T08:16:39.684-05:00The suspension of disbelief. So many little things...The suspension of disbelief. So many little things can get in the way, you're right Roland. This was very well said, thanks!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-60133174328556335802010-11-01T05:58:13.517-05:002010-11-01T05:58:13.517-05:00Excellent post, Roland. You make valid points. You...Excellent post, Roland. You make valid points. Your statement, "Even if you're writing about women in the 1700's, you are not writing FOR them," is especially true and pertinent advice. I don't have time to review the video now, but I'll be back!<br /><br />P.S. Abigail Adams was amazing. A strong woman well ahead of her time.Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-80489216258114895472010-11-01T03:30:55.474-05:002010-11-01T03:30:55.474-05:00Thanks for that! The video is awesome. Love him.
...Thanks for that! The video is awesome. Love him.<br /><br />Your words of wisdom are so well taken. May I copy them into a personal file for future encouragement??? I think I may need to read them again. ;)Happy November!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35470297411387169372010-10-31T23:41:11.933-05:002010-10-31T23:41:11.933-05:00I really like this post Roland. You give some grea...I really like this post Roland. You give some great examples and already i want to read about the woman on the bus,, or the letters from the beginning. Thanks for posting. I'll try not to be shy during NaNo. :)Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.com