tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post1725251497654645112..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: YOUR C.A.R.: WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-66137264735982844062014-03-25T20:58:33.442-05:002014-03-25T20:58:33.442-05:00Well, thank goodness for that. Delighted to learn ...Well, thank goodness for that. Delighted to learn that some of my grey matter is still in tact :)<br /><br />Phew!Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43401566499615508262014-03-25T16:58:52.678-05:002014-03-25T16:58:52.678-05:00D.G.:
The magic essence is heart -- life. We must ...D.G.:<br />The magic essence is heart -- life. We must care about life, about the people in it and around us. If we do not, we can crank out a harsh novel like Hemingway did -- but it will not be one that people are warmed by.<br /><br />Glad I could continue the argument to keep things lively.<br /><br />Wendy:<br />Thanks to the surgeries and my job, I often fly on vapors and sometimes re-work previous posts, knowing that some of my visitors are new and haven't seen all of my posts -- but I try to add something new for my old friends. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81274537868824086242014-03-25T15:29:04.044-05:002014-03-25T15:29:04.044-05:00I'm sure I've read this post before. Have ...I'm sure I've read this post before. Have I just lost my mind or is this a re-post?<br /><br />Excellent advice per usual nevertheless, Roland!Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-27484131209573721042014-03-25T10:16:37.532-05:002014-03-25T10:16:37.532-05:00All the components can be right, but without that ...All the components can be right, but without that magic essence, it still won't fly. We have to breathe life into it, and that's where the skills or lack of them will show. <br /><br />Seems like the term of 'author' is still under dispute, by those more lofty trad published authors who want to label the majority of 'those who write books and self pub' as writers. Another class system. (I'm referring to a Jessica Bell post)<br /><br />It's the results that count. And that argument has been simmering for four or more years. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39235672252300942452014-03-25T10:14:47.168-05:002014-03-25T10:14:47.168-05:00Helena:
Yes, Dostoevsky always managed to depress ...Helena:<br />Yes, Dostoevsky always managed to depress me. His skill as a writer is to be admired but I can get depressed all on my own, thank you very much! :-)<br /><br />David:<br />Sadly, some of those novels are bestsellers. Maddening! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44083391091880811452014-03-25T07:04:38.525-05:002014-03-25T07:04:38.525-05:00Sadly not all stories have all the components to m...Sadly not all stories have all the components to make it an enjoyable , or in some cases coherent, read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46681066829525397032014-03-25T00:16:03.144-05:002014-03-25T00:16:03.144-05:00I really enjoyed your outline for a good story, Ro...I really enjoyed your outline for a good story, Roland. Katrina will always be a horror, and it's true we don't want to read depressing novels, which for me means NOT to reread Russian literature! Parts of Dostoevsky depressed me so much I understood why some Russians drink too much.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.com