tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post8588164337957472620..comments2024-02-28T01:05:26.422-08:00Comments on Sowing the Seeds: CW BLOG CHAIN — GIFTS FROM THE HEARTE. G. Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652592168682986762noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-37622036071517755122011-12-28T20:18:06.478-08:002011-12-28T20:18:06.478-08:00I do think "any story worth its salt [is] tru...I do think "any story worth its salt [is] truly a gift from the heart." Thank you for an excellent post and a belated Merry Christmas from this writer's heart to yours!Cindee Snider Rehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997207017359343963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-13835360890187486922011-12-26T14:31:55.418-08:002011-12-26T14:31:55.418-08:00What? The drunken writer is out now? (Hemingway wo...What? The drunken writer is <i>out</i> now? (Hemingway would've shaken his head in sad disapproval.)<br /><br />Write what you know . . . write from the heart . . . write what is true. Three of the best advisory phrases a writer could hope to carry around in their back pocket when they're plying their craft. Great post, Edward.dr_writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835040684425797610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-26577143112713288952011-12-22T11:50:30.040-08:002011-12-22T11:50:30.040-08:00good thoughts E.G. - write what you know... excell...good thoughts E.G. - write what you know... excellent advice. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you :)chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706030381872535268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-53203329323268379902011-12-22T07:11:22.780-08:002011-12-22T07:11:22.780-08:00What? No meandering dialog? Oh, alright!
Thank yo...What? No meandering dialog? Oh, alright!<br /><br />Thank you for this delightful and encouraging post. The "net" I work with is to pray before (and during) my writing time. Best net ever!From Carols Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352913133598003358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-24821410725513801312011-12-21T20:31:32.528-08:002011-12-21T20:31:32.528-08:00Thank you Edward for refocusing our attention back...Thank you Edward for refocusing our attention back to the craft. We are so inundated with eye-candy (t.v. movies, etc.) we forget how to focus on the story telling which plays out in the mind. "Write what you know" is the essential truth for any writer, which early on plagued me because of my limited experiences. I truly began to build full stories after more education in the school of hard knocks- although I am not as versed in many of life's tragedies,as others, I can relate, thus write a heart known story.<br /><br />Merry ChristmasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571892159506683588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-49630315708276220752011-12-21T17:58:20.547-08:002011-12-21T17:58:20.547-08:00Excellent post. Confirms what I've felt all al...Excellent post. Confirms what I've felt all along.Deborah K. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696939901849412299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-33547805925919683262011-12-21T17:37:46.944-08:002011-12-21T17:37:46.944-08:00Thanks for sharing these wordsThanks for sharing these wordsDebra Gray-Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836657468924341727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-58255302159003010032011-12-21T08:51:05.147-08:002011-12-21T08:51:05.147-08:00Terrific post, Edward. Writing my first novel and...Terrific post, Edward. Writing my first novel and its sequel hasn't been easy because I've been tapping into some very personal experiences, even though I'm heavily fictionalizing them. Your words here reassure me I'm on the right track with that.<br /><br />-Traci BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-36935122997515082142011-12-21T08:10:17.873-08:002011-12-21T08:10:17.873-08:00Thanks Edward for such a thought provoking post. Y...Thanks Edward for such a thought provoking post. You hit the nail squarely on the head. Writers must write from the heart. Have a blessed Christmas season, too.Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-59944561854187892752011-12-20T13:33:46.609-08:002011-12-20T13:33:46.609-08:00The courage test for me is being willing to have o...The courage test for me is being willing to have others look at my writing without feeling defensive.Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265111694025560205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-23583913260393645982011-12-20T08:28:15.958-08:002011-12-20T08:28:15.958-08:00Chris:
Don't we all. I love James Michener'...Chris:<br />Don't we all. I love James Michener's quote, "I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter."E. G. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652592168682986762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-45734926028752439832011-12-20T08:14:31.135-08:002011-12-20T08:14:31.135-08:00I love to write but I tend to get caught up in bei...I love to write but I tend to get caught up in being concerned with the mechanics. Am I using too many of the same words? Are there too many "that" or "it" uses or "are" verbs? How do I tell instead of only showing?<br /><br />Still I write and then re-write.Christine L.Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351506882885055776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426804954466643179.post-38999366787947221602011-12-20T06:11:58.581-08:002011-12-20T06:11:58.581-08:00Wow, that was a really thought provoking entry. My...Wow, that was a really thought provoking entry. My book has so many different characters from so many different places, I was a little scared to make them because I didn't really know how a person from that area behaved or spoke. But I agree with the sentiment that we have to believe in ourselves when we write. I was so discouraged writing the sequel, the story was coming out bland. When I realized that I had to believe in myself, the words just flowed and my three month writers block was gone for good. I enjoyed reading this post, thanks for sharing!Suzette Emiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987228796402173630noreply@blogger.com