tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post7156412795623271730..comments2023-12-24T17:46:11.447-06:00Comments on Plotters & Manipulators United: Write What You ------Sherry Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313921077346721887noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-46796681757786957842009-02-09T07:37:00.000-06:002009-02-09T07:37:00.000-06:00Evangeline,Don't worry. Zen happens over time. Y...Evangeline,<BR/><BR/>Don't worry. Zen happens over time. You'll get there. :-)Sherry Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313921077346721887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-86972991135722813792009-02-06T02:16:00.000-06:002009-02-06T02:16:00.000-06:00Ha! I'm working on it Sherry. But it's v. difficul...Ha! I'm working on it Sherry. But it's v. difficult. -.^Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-75345297947610160352009-02-05T17:38:00.000-06:002009-02-05T17:38:00.000-06:00HelenW,Thank you.Jordan,You said it. And remember...HelenW,<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Jordan,<BR/><BR/>You said it. And remember, Shakespeare was a purveyor of popular entertainment in his day.<BR/><BR/>Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Courtney,<BR/><BR/>You are right. And I think when you push those boundaries, you not only understand your characters better, but understand yourself better too.<BR/><BR/>Evangeline,<BR/><BR/>I think as you develop as a professional writer, you have to let go of perfectionism at some point and settle for a limited perfectionist. Because perfectionism just takes too long.<BR/><BR/>And letting go is good for you. ;-) I know, I know, easy for me to say. I live like Pig Pen from Peanuts. <BR/><BR/>M,<BR/><BR/>Feel free to bestow something similar on your hubby. I think my secretly likes it. :-)<BR/><BR/>Janine,<BR/><BR/>Yes that too. You have to read your story--again and again through the editing process as it so happens. So it's really crucial that you write something you want to read.Sherry Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313921077346721887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-2532165609200536322009-02-02T16:37:00.000-06:002009-02-02T16:37:00.000-06:00I've always believed in "Write what you want to re...I've always believed in "Write what you want to read." If you write anything else, you won't entertain yourself, and then, how can you hope to entertain other people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-34650711440231801592009-01-31T15:36:00.000-06:002009-01-31T15:36:00.000-06:00Yes! Yes! If 'write what you know' were tr...Yes! Yes! If 'write what you know' were true then e.g. only people who should write about other worlds would be Buzz Aldrin & Co.! <BR/>Me, I go for 'write what I think would be fun to read/do myself if I were free as a bird and not a timid IRL person'. Which, for the record, is fun for me but so far hasn't resulted in any editorial interest. *g*<BR/><BR/>And, ref: previous post: <BR/>'writing at the pace of stoned snails' Hahaha! And I'm not telling my DH of the title bestowed upon yours since then he'll expect something similar.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-6347142034129684572009-01-31T04:53:00.000-06:002009-01-31T04:53:00.000-06:00That's very perceptive. I don't struggle with the ...That's very perceptive. I don't struggle with the "write what you know" concept because I'm greedy for sensation: I want to know everything. As a result, I end up tossing everything and the kitchen sink into my novels. Ultimately, the more I learn, the more I realize what I don't know, and that is humbling. <BR/><BR/>I've also come to realize that knowing everything doesn't help me keep control of my life, or dodge the curve balls it throws my way. So when I write what I don't know--which, as a historical romance author is a lot--I'm relinquishing the manic grip I've tried to have over my life (and good grief is writing the best way to realize you have no control over anything, and it's best to accept it than to agonize over it!!).Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-89873794681300119002009-01-30T16:42:00.000-06:002009-01-30T16:42:00.000-06:00I've found that writing is a good way to expand un...I've found that writing is a good way to expand understanding and imagination. It's when you push the boundaries that you really start thinking about who and why and what kind of person would do this and why. It's malleable. In some sense, you know and understand by writing, and if you don't understand what you've written, it's probably a good sign that you need to keep working.Courtney Milanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585322886111438759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-27161319777885075792009-01-30T14:46:00.000-06:002009-01-30T14:46:00.000-06:00Yes, write what you understand and imagine. Perfec...Yes, write what you understand and imagine. Perfectly put.Sarah Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385403676603047861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-33713131192254073602009-01-30T11:02:00.000-06:002009-01-30T11:02:00.000-06:00If we had to write what we "knew," there would be ...If we had to write what we "knew," there would be no such thing as fiction. Libraries and bookstores would have only autobiography.<BR/><BR/>Shakespeare (probably) didn't know 12th century Verona or teen love suicide or cross dressing love affairs (unless Shakespeare in Love is, in fact, true), or magic or murder or, or, or. And yet 400 years later we're still reading what he wrote about them.<BR/><BR/>I think to write what you really have to "know" (or understand as you've said here) is people. How they act, how they react, and especially how they feel. (Not "Human Nature" because abstractions generally make poor stories--<EM>people</EM>.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32397002.post-83093616793714685772009-01-30T10:59:00.000-06:002009-01-30T10:59:00.000-06:00This was great.This was great.HelenWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041661418521694090noreply@blogger.com