tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post5743178188258165754..comments2023-07-06T11:50:15.086+01:00Comments on Just Keep Writing and Other Thoughts...: So Close I Can Taste ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-22072999263786969872008-07-30T06:07:00.000+01:002008-07-30T06:07:00.000+01:00Yes, and it's really hard. Thanks for the links, ...Yes, and it's really hard. Thanks for the links, the HPRW blog looks really interesting (hate mail? how horrible - sending sympathy for that).Zinnia Cyclamenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841314997513292477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-61638785650833221932008-07-29T12:42:00.000+01:002008-07-29T12:42:00.000+01:00Oh yes, I know exactly what you mean ~ some sectio...Oh yes, I know exactly what you mean ~ some sections of my WIP draw on things that have happened to me or others close to me, and i KNOW there's some stuff that needs writing that I haven't had the nerve to tackle yet. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like the revisions are cracking along though ~ well done!!Kate.Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382512850730256227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-29606308049086473522008-07-28T14:49:00.000+01:002008-07-28T14:49:00.000+01:00Hi LizJust finding my way around blogland and came...Hi Liz<BR/><BR/>Just finding my way around blogland and came across your blog. I think we have the same dream : -) So, just wanted to say good luck. :-))<BR/><BR/>AnnieAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-46892500458186954982008-07-28T06:14:00.000+01:002008-07-28T06:14:00.000+01:00Lisa, the workbook is like gold. I have used twic...Lisa, the workbook is like gold. I have used twice now and each time I gain something else.<BR/><BR/>Jess, I remember that scene!<BR/><BR/>Michelle, as always, you hit me with the right advice at the right time. I am making sure there is some light around all the emotional<BR/>scenes.<BR/><BR/>Flowerpot, I don't know whether Maass will help me break out but I am sure my story is better for apply some of the exercises :-)<BR/><BR/>How - love the image of it going stale :-) A pleasure to give a plug to a good blog.<BR/><BR/>Steve you are right. I have worked myself slowly into each new scene by expanding the scene before (which I amy cut out when I revise through) but it made the plunge into the intense emotion easy to build up to. Also with what Michelle said above above making sure there is enough light around so that the full effect of the emotion is felt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-12205153719574083582008-07-26T22:56:00.000+01:002008-07-26T22:56:00.000+01:00Getting uncomfortable is usually a good sign. Writ...Getting uncomfortable is usually a good sign. Write your way in to those scary places. You'll be glad you did.Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-15486034279938040932008-07-25T19:51:00.000+01:002008-07-25T19:51:00.000+01:00I know all about writing those difficult scenes: i...I know all about writing those difficult scenes: it's torture to do it, but if I'm dreading writing something and put it off, it hangs around me like smoke and the writing gets harder with each day that passes--almost as if it's got stale while I waited. Sometimes I don't know why I do it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice words about my blog, by the way! It's good to know that I'm appreciated. Sometimes I wonder (especially when I get hate-mail about the things that I've written). <BR/><BR/>JaneJane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-27537293140145649892008-07-25T17:45:00.000+01:002008-07-25T17:45:00.000+01:00I'm reading the Maas book too! It's incredibly hel...I'm reading the Maas book too! It's incredibly helpful I find.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-49204863610456441552008-07-25T15:48:00.000+01:002008-07-25T15:48:00.000+01:001. I hate bleeding on the page and have an anoyin...1. I hate bleeding on the page and have an anoying tenendency to leave the full horror until the revisions. I must get better.<BR/><BR/>2. Make sure you use the full emotional colour wheel.Shadows are darkest at mid-day, so make sure there are so light moments.<BR/><BR/>3. Maass is brilliant.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-15273288921676828242008-07-25T08:49:00.000+01:002008-07-25T08:49:00.000+01:00((Hugs)) Liz -- you're doing so well :)The only pa...((Hugs)) Liz -- you're doing so well :)<BR/><BR/>The only part of writing I can think of that wrung it out of me was the scene where Sam and Beth get trapped in the attic in HAUNTED HEARTS. I wrote it all in one long sitting after dinner one night, all the way past midnight, and when I went back to re-read it (with my fingers and shoulders aching from hunching over the laptop), I cried because all the emotion I'd felt while writing it had poured into the words so completely. That's definitely one of my favourite bits :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to the publishing blog; I had a quick skim over the posts (not much time this morning) and it looks very informative.Jessica Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640355725990451745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-4549041047415186072008-07-25T06:56:00.000+01:002008-07-25T06:56:00.000+01:00Yes! I've delayed writing certain scenes to make s...Yes! I've delayed writing certain scenes to make sure I'm up to it. Dragging my character into the abyss means I have to go there with her and it's draining! <BR/><BR/>I've got the Maass workbook -- I'm saving it until I can get to the end of a first draft. I keep hearing very good things about it. Sounds like you're really having some breakthroughs. Congratulations!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.com