tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post193850283548925861..comments2024-03-28T09:15:30.443-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: 3 Ways to Put Creative Processes for Writing Into Practice Edie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-11541607689922817002018-02-02T11:42:23.237-05:002018-02-02T11:42:23.237-05:00I'm hooked, Jackie! All three leave me wanting...I'm hooked, Jackie! All three leave me wanting more. Thank you for taking the time to share your favorites. :) Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-62147521957558485812018-02-02T11:19:30.064-05:002018-02-02T11:19:30.064-05:00I love memorizing Psalms, so this one is easy. Psa...I love memorizing Psalms, so this one is easy. Psalm 100<br />I've checked several first lines of my favorite mysteries and they are:<br />1. "When I look back now, these long years later, when age has taught me that the word family is much more complex than I ever imagined, what happened to me all seems so magnified, dramatic in that way things can only be when you're young and your blood flows hot and fast, and tears seem to coat the world, blurring it like dime-store eyeglasses." from Earlene Fowler's MARINER'S COMPASS<br /><br />2."So still and silent was the fog-wreathed form that it might have been an angular, black boulder, but there are no boulders, angular or otherwise, to mar the immense flat tidal plane that is Mont St. Michel Bay." Aaron Elkins' OLD BONES<br /><br />3. "Bloodhounds can make you laugh and cuss in the same breath; they are endearing, faithful, and can sling drool ten feet in any direction." from Virginia Lanier's DEATH IN BLOODHOUND RED.Jackie Houchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753758587434594531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-54486256446301062862018-02-02T10:35:48.007-05:002018-02-02T10:35:48.007-05:00You're a wise man, Ingmar. Not only do you che...You're a wise man, Ingmar. Not only do you check first lines but you also memorize poetry. Kudos to you! God bless...Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-6048895379421613682018-02-02T10:34:32.978-05:002018-02-02T10:34:32.978-05:00Thanks, Cynthia! Thanks, Cynthia! Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-38174026743334889792018-02-02T10:34:14.303-05:002018-02-02T10:34:14.303-05:00Thanks, Jim. Blessings to you as well! Thanks, Jim. Blessings to you as well! Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-76544324701235830612018-02-02T09:41:48.570-05:002018-02-02T09:41:48.570-05:00Love these tips!
I am constantly checking first l...Love these tips! <br />I am constantly checking first lines of books since I learned most agents reject manuscripts after reading the first lines. <br />Thanks to my grandpa, I am use to memorize poetry (in Spanish, of course). <br />Thanks, Cathy. Ingmar Albizuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329625581962664673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-79996996064570777262018-02-02T09:07:51.927-05:002018-02-02T09:07:51.927-05:00Great tips! Thanks for these ideas, Cathy.Great tips! Thanks for these ideas, Cathy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545515358370308037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-46596271670980726582018-02-02T07:50:25.246-05:002018-02-02T07:50:25.246-05:00Wonderful suggestions Ms. Cathy. What great ways t...Wonderful suggestions Ms. Cathy. What great ways to put action to theory. God's blessings ma'am.Jimhttp://www.winningthroughwords.comnoreply@blogger.com