tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post7635638357650906687..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHY DO WE GO ON?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67690688240361458632012-02-12T12:14:45.513-06:002012-02-12T12:14:45.513-06:00My spouse and i ended up being so delighted when C...<b>My spouse and i ended up being so delighted when Chris managed to deal with his homework because of the ideas he acquired from your own blog. It is now and again perplexing to simply find yourself handing out things which usually many people might have been selling. And we all figure out we've got the writer to appreciate because of that. The entire explanations you have made, the simple blog menu, the relationships you will help to create - it is everything great, and it is making our son and the family imagine that this issue is amusing, and that's especially important. Many thanks for all!</b><br><a name="ucomment" href="http://sorelwomenshelentundrabothecheapest.blogspot.com/2012/02/bogs-women-classic-mid-tuscany-rain.html" rel="nofollow">Bogs Women's Classic Mid Tuscany Rain Boot</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-9528583464235741512012-01-26T18:01:27.511-06:002012-01-26T18:01:27.511-06:00Siv :
Thanks. We writers and our muses, even ghost...Siv :<br />Thanks. We writers and our muses, even ghostly ones!<br /><br />Sabini :<br />I am grieved about your aunt. Her pain, at least, is over. I hope Ernest Hemingway's ghost helped in some small way, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-47492688937476212992012-01-26T14:16:37.342-06:002012-01-26T14:16:37.342-06:00Thank you for such a wonderful post, Roland. Afte...Thank you for such a wonderful post, Roland. After being absent for a year in writing and cyberspace, it is the missing gear I've been looking for. Time to tinker.Sabini Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389770451786320478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75800798892255063042012-01-23T12:13:22.062-06:002012-01-23T12:13:22.062-06:00Thank you, Theresa :
We all need to funnel our dre...Thank you, Theresa :<br />We all need to funnel our dream into activity to fulfil it. Thank you so much for visiting and staying to chat, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-53118060705954369382012-01-22T20:05:53.623-06:002012-01-22T20:05:53.623-06:00Great picture!
Love the last quote.Great picture!<br /><br />Love the last quote.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-80763262407501636302012-01-22T05:59:07.727-06:002012-01-22T05:59:07.727-06:00Great ghost you have to keep you company and inspi...Great ghost you have to keep you company and inspire you, thanks for sharing that inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-68675492000159394322012-01-22T00:22:11.378-06:002012-01-22T00:22:11.378-06:00Melissa :
That was the grumpy ghost of Ernest Hemi...Melissa :<br />That was the grumpy ghost of Ernest Hemingway talking, not bashful me! LOL. Every great writer urged others to write something every day -- if only one sentence that rang true to them.<br /><br />Most times that one sentence will at least lead to a paragraph. Hemingway suggested to stop writing when you knew what the next line would be -- that way your unconscious mind would work on it in your sleep! RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-14478122984317265252012-01-22T00:10:10.399-06:002012-01-22T00:10:10.399-06:00No, I don't want you to lead me to my computer...No, I don't want you to lead me to my computer and type for me (okay well maybe)LOL. I agree with you pointers for the backbone. I am trying to force myself to concentrate right now. I am having trouble focusing and getting back to a regular writing schedule.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-21729835522433275352012-01-21T23:36:36.217-06:002012-01-21T23:36:36.217-06:00Michael :
You changed your Avatar! You have lost w...Michael :<br />You changed your Avatar! You have lost weight. I know you are proud of the accomplishment. I am just beginning my new novel about Victor and Alice. It is slow going. So many more miles to go. Whew! Thanks for the kind words, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7576608876127752802012-01-21T23:30:02.715-06:002012-01-21T23:30:02.715-06:00Hi, Roland,
Great points on how to judge your nov...Hi, Roland,<br /><br />Great points on how to judge your novel. Thankfully my novels have all those elements. At least I hope so. Lol.<br /><br />I have to agree with Donna... YOUR DO!<br /><br />Gypsy and Ernest certainly want us to get do work, don't they?<br /><br />I guess I should then,Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46095630274830435032012-01-21T22:41:41.406-06:002012-01-21T22:41:41.406-06:00Lydia :
You snuck by me just as I was answering Al...Lydia :<br />You snuck by me just as I was answering Alex, you sly doctor! I hope you find some help and some entertainment in my posts. Thanks for visiting and commenting, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81320622669868038252012-01-21T22:40:21.245-06:002012-01-21T22:40:21.245-06:00Alex :
I hope you enjoy it. I wrote it to entertai...Alex :<br />I hope you enjoy it. I wrote it to entertain and hopefully give all of us hints on how to write better in the voice of the great masters who have gone on before us, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55811651095198924872012-01-21T22:40:09.535-06:002012-01-21T22:40:09.535-06:00Great things to think about, as always. Thanks Rol...Great things to think about, as always. Thanks Roland. :)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-90699757479389294612012-01-21T19:24:28.827-06:002012-01-21T19:24:28.827-06:00Roland, thank you for sending the gift of Ghost Wr...Roland, thank you for sending the gift of Ghost Writers in the Sky! I just downloaded it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46991210622667862972012-01-21T15:37:52.938-06:002012-01-21T15:37:52.938-06:00Helena :
Sometimes it is hiding, healing from life...Helena :<br />Sometimes it is hiding, healing from life's punching! At least mine gets that way. :-) Thanks for visiting and caring enough to stay and talk awhile, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46004761061424740632012-01-21T15:21:13.415-06:002012-01-21T15:21:13.415-06:00Okay, twist my arm! I'm off to find my backbon...Okay, twist my arm! I'm off to find my backbone. :) Thanks!Helena Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857055504285215017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24518921770854685212012-01-21T15:11:34.250-06:002012-01-21T15:11:34.250-06:00Jasmine :
Thank you so much for purchasing Victor&...Jasmine :<br />Thank you so much for purchasing Victor's book. Post a review and you win a Charles Schultz autograph when three more post one! 1 out of 15 odds!<br /><br />I live the dialogue out loud to try to get it spot-on. Your praise made my afternoon. I hope you enjoy Victor's & Alice's adventures.<br /><br />Thank you, Donna :<br />To teach a lesson is one thing, but to live it quite harder! Your encouragement helps me to keep on. I'm glad you got your leaving comments problems solved. Have a beautiful weekend, Roland<br /><br />Alex :<br />I think Hemingway would say getting our personal backbone right is our primary task, then focus on the literary one!<br /><br />You have likened to Robert Heinlein. How cool is that?<br /><br />Candy :<br />Gypsy's spirit is still with me, nagging me to be smarter! LOL.<br /><br />I think that movie will be a modern classic. And I love the last line as well. Do please come back, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-91139255983987184372012-01-21T11:32:05.528-06:002012-01-21T11:32:05.528-06:00I love the last line of that clip. If things were ...I love the last line of that clip. If things were easy to find, they wouldn't be worth finding.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing a bit of Gypsy with us, Roland.<br /><br />Off to find my backbone...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16502730253373958052012-01-21T10:43:39.754-06:002012-01-21T10:43:39.754-06:00And I believe I got the backbone right, even more ...And I believe I got the backbone right, even more so than I'd intended. <br />The backbone within us is just as important. Sticking to our beliefs and holding our ground, not lowering our standards, no matter how others might view us.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-11262411877097498292012-01-21T02:06:57.887-06:002012-01-21T02:06:57.887-06:00Your novels certainly embody all these points Rola...Your novels certainly embody all these points Roland. Your characters have clear, measurable growth paths, with vivid goals to achieve.<br /><br />Good advice.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-33357065903723209622012-01-21T00:25:41.487-06:002012-01-21T00:25:41.487-06:00The first one, to clarify, since you have two. :)The first one, to clarify, since you have two. :)Jasmine Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802723505443235517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58885865282384712312012-01-21T00:21:59.183-06:002012-01-21T00:21:59.183-06:00That's great dialogue, and of course you'r...That's great dialogue, and of course you're right. Time to get writing!<br /><br />Oh. And I thought you should know that I bought your book today. Looking forward to reading it! :DJasmine Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802723505443235517noreply@blogger.com