tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post9196000906415490777..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: DARE TO BE BADRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-60495471268374279252010-12-09T23:26:35.774-06:002010-12-09T23:26:35.774-06:00Christine : Each of us has our own compass to find...Christine : Each of us has our own compass to find our way through our novels. I'm glad to have found another "dare to be bad" compatriot!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65252160219846398132010-12-09T18:41:04.035-06:002010-12-09T18:41:04.035-06:00I just did the "dare to be bad" for my o...I just did the "dare to be bad" for my overview of four books in a series. I can fix the holes and prose problems after I lay the stories down. And, as much as I love the whole screenwriting method to writing, I have to do it this messy way first before I get my plot poles in place.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder that it is good to be bad!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-41170969225829100152010-12-09T09:54:38.058-06:002010-12-09T09:54:38.058-06:00Wendy : After I wrote those words, it hit me that ...Wendy : After I wrote those words, it hit me that they are basically the core themes of most of my novels. I'm glad you enjoy my posts. It means a lot to me.<br /><br />L.Diane : All of us have garnered some awareness of how the world and the people around work. Tapping into that knowledge will go a long way in solving most klitches in our work. Thanks liking my post.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88079453277571097112010-12-09T06:51:35.350-06:002010-12-09T06:51:35.350-06:00"Bad prose is just a problem to be solved.&qu..."Bad prose is just a problem to be solved." I like the optimism in that one!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65763669270980565522010-12-09T03:00:13.465-06:002010-12-09T03:00:13.465-06:00'Love makes lust seem pale and unsatisfying. L...'Love makes lust seem pale and unsatisfying. Life is more than success. True friends are your real wealth. Family is the yin and yang of life, both pain and healing'.<br /><br />There is always a passage that takes my breath away. That was 'it' in this post.<br /><br />Excellent advice. As always, Roland.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30606114803775784682010-12-09T00:02:30.370-06:002010-12-09T00:02:30.370-06:00Heather : I'm glad you liked my post. And than...Heather : I'm glad you liked my post. And thanks for the praise.<br /><br />Michael : I wish you luck and smooth sailing with that new book of yours!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5440491437611100692010-12-08T23:35:05.696-06:002010-12-08T23:35:05.696-06:00Thanks Roland,
Such great advise, especially at t...Thanks Roland,<br /><br />Such great advise, especially at this time ... at the beginning of a new novel.<br /><br />This helps a great deal.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7288562503356128982010-12-08T23:20:55.879-06:002010-12-08T23:20:55.879-06:00This is so true! We must give ourselves permission...This is so true! We must give ourselves permission to write that rough first draft. I mean it isn't called 'rough' for nothing! Excellent insight, eloquently put!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-32200459520605202952010-12-08T23:10:54.803-06:002010-12-08T23:10:54.803-06:00Amanda : Me or Hemingway? LOL. Thanks for reading ...Amanda : Me or Hemingway? LOL. Thanks for reading and commenting. It means a lot.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7778666586088555942010-12-08T22:48:39.713-06:002010-12-08T22:48:39.713-06:00Ha, my first THREE drafts were crap. And I'ms ...Ha, my first THREE drafts were crap. And I'ms till at it. Oy...<br /><br />Lovely words and inspiration from a lovely writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com