tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post5444057088008558536..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Know What You WriteEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-38858967139756736682015-05-29T07:55:55.800-04:002015-05-29T07:55:55.800-04:00Thank you, Ruth. When I started writing seriously,...Thank you, Ruth. When I started writing seriously, I rediscovered the joys of researching and learning.Henry McLaughlinhttp://www.henrymclaughlin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-4635580850349796302015-05-28T18:36:25.439-04:002015-05-28T18:36:25.439-04:00Terrific post! Yes, I agree that there are parts o...Terrific post! Yes, I agree that there are parts of life I don't want to write about. But as I venture into writing contemporary romance set in the Iraq war, I know I need to learn much about weaponry, military jargon, etc. It will be a challenge yet fun! That's why I love writing.Ruth Douthitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210433378863401466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-2893082183280688602015-05-28T13:22:51.971-04:002015-05-28T13:22:51.971-04:00Thanks, Carrie Lynn. I'm grateful you enjoyed ...Thanks, Carrie Lynn. I'm grateful you enjoyed the post.Henry McLaughlinhttp://www.henrymclaughlin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-20197604014679550292015-05-28T12:58:51.320-04:002015-05-28T12:58:51.320-04:00What an excellent post!
I, too, have always been ...What an excellent post!<br /><br />I, too, have always been intimidated by the "write what you know" maxim. What do I know that would possibly interest anyone outside those fields? How could it possibly be turned into fiction.<br /><br />As far as my own life, boring, boring, boring. Who'd be interested in that?<br /><br />But know what you write.... I can sink my literary teeth into that!<br /><br />Thanks for the tip!Carrie Lynn Lewishttp://www.carrielynnlewis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-12151750662047119172015-05-28T08:14:25.841-04:002015-05-28T08:14:25.841-04:00Thank you, Cherrilynn. I've found my past memo...Thank you, Cherrilynn. I've found my past memoirs help flesh out my fiction. In that sense, I write what I know. Learning how to express those memories through my characters is where I learned to know what I write.Henry McLaughlinhttp://www.henrymclaughlin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-88650709128279686462015-05-28T08:07:30.779-04:002015-05-28T08:07:30.779-04:00Thank you, Ane.Thank you, Ane.Henry McLaughlinhttp://www.henrymclaughlin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-68163314653405428662015-05-28T07:46:28.665-04:002015-05-28T07:46:28.665-04:00I'm enough of a rebel to have ignored that. lo...I'm enough of a rebel to have ignored that. lol I figured what I didn't know, I could learn. And that's half the fun! Great post, Henry!Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-840409430832392762015-05-28T07:04:11.320-04:002015-05-28T07:04:11.320-04:00Great post. I also had a sick feeling in my gut w...Great post. I also had a sick feeling in my gut when I first heard, "Write what you know". I mainly write non fiction, Christian living. After studying the Bible for 25 years I feel like I have only scratched the surface of understanding it, I often say to myself, "How dare you write about Scripture if you don't have a complete grasp of all the treasures it holds?" The Lord reminds me that no one has a complete grasp of it. I know how the scriptures have changed my life; that is what I write about. The Flash Fiction that I write draws from past memories. The real, raw, gut wrenching feelings. It is not easy but I have found healing in writing.truthtoshine.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911184699045569514noreply@blogger.com