tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post7390033780184723038..comments2024-03-18T09:25:56.836-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Good or Maybe Not So Good Writing IdeasEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-32113000720024449112013-04-29T11:50:52.010-04:002013-04-29T11:50:52.010-04:00Hi Eileen, this is so true. Sometimes we are so co...Hi Eileen, this is so true. Sometimes we are so connected to our work that we feel like it's not just words on a page, but instead an apparition of our inner selves. PLEASE. We might want to get over our ego's.<br />Blessings,<br />Laurie1writerlaurieepps@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257614630313547483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-9825118499207153192013-04-29T11:46:55.376-04:002013-04-29T11:46:55.376-04:00Wow, Patricia, maybe they can share cubby space wi...Wow, Patricia, maybe they can share cubby space with my Grand Canyon essay along with that book I wrote in middle school! All kidding aside, thanks for stopping by.<br />Blessings,<br />Laurie1writerlaurieepps@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257614630313547483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-89867113135602292912013-04-29T11:45:34.509-04:002013-04-29T11:45:34.509-04:00Thank you Judythe. It is so true. What makes you a...Thank you Judythe. It is so true. What makes you a writer is that you write. So mental block or no, just write. Like the Nike slogan, just do it. I am becoming a firm believer in this ideal. What makes you a writer isn't the product, but instead, it's the process.<br />Blessings,<br />Laurie1writerlaurieepps@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257614630313547483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-51349127088678235152013-04-24T01:05:45.208-04:002013-04-24T01:05:45.208-04:00I feel like this happens every single day as I wor...I feel like this happens every single day as I work on my blog, liveloveleave.com. Each piece of writing is so much smaller than the piece of writing it was when it started. Lines I fall in love with, like "This morning the field where the cranes stood all winter is starting to go green" get cut, because they have absolutely nothing to do with the essay I'm writing about riding my bike in the wind. Sometimes they find a new home, but most of the time, I just need to get over myself and hit the delete key. Thanks for the reminder that I'm not alone!eileenmccann@liveloveleave.comhttp://liveloveleave.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-58956264857490326852013-04-23T11:27:57.719-04:002013-04-23T11:27:57.719-04:00Oh, goodness, I have two manuscripts that will nev...Oh, goodness, I have two manuscripts that will never, ever see the light of day. And I thought they were brilliant when I wrote them. I have taken bits and pieces and put in other books. Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-32700304044218906742013-04-23T10:44:05.512-04:002013-04-23T10:44:05.512-04:00Entering fiction contests provided my moment of re...Entering fiction contests provided my moment of reckoning. After wining several contests, I became over confident and it didn't take long for severe judges to cut me down to size. I've quickly realized that reader preference is subjective. I've quit entering contests now, but I didn't quit writing. Writing is a calling, and like Hemingway says, you have use your inner voice to guide you. Ideas come and go. You never know when an idea, even with bad writing, will stick with a reader. I say Write On.Judythe Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411167727916983734noreply@blogger.com