tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post5007448958422965058..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: 3 More Secrets Writers Won't Tell You About ThemselvesEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-21813555098055629132015-01-06T15:05:15.947-05:002015-01-06T15:05:15.947-05:00Amen! I can tell if my husband is writing a parti...Amen! I can tell if my husband is writing a particularly meaningful scene because I look at him and can see tears in his eyes. :)Kathleen Brunerhttp://www.rogerbruner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-18169367883524024112015-01-04T20:45:12.815-05:002015-01-04T20:45:12.815-05:00Number 3 resonates with me. (How's that for an...Number 3 resonates with me. (How's that for an impromptu rhyme?) Once I was thinking about my characters while on a 30-minute drive to Bible study. I stopped at a rural intersection, my eyes filled with tears, and looked around. My next thought: Where am I going, and how do I get there? <br /><br />Oh, yes, I was totally lost in another world.Johnnie Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579456085122829964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-83944503234473475442014-12-29T14:33:06.313-05:002014-12-29T14:33:06.313-05:00I have heard writers say they love to sit at Starb...I have heard writers say they love to sit at Starbuck's, B&N, library or other public venue with their laptop and write. I can't. Small children would be pointing and asking mom why a grown person is sitting there crying their eyes out. When I am writing "I'm not happy if I ain't crying".lol (not necessarily from sadness, the joy, elation, triumph in my stories are just cause for weeping) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-10635867157630559822014-12-29T01:33:18.123-05:002014-12-29T01:33:18.123-05:00This blog is true. Happy to be in the company of o...This blog is true. Happy to be in the company of other secretive writers. Love the title of your book "Hungry for God, Starving for Time." Clever and makes me want to purchase a copy ... sounds like I should make time for it. S. Kim Hensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628604717256094833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-69199052940080466982014-12-27T13:03:55.372-05:002014-12-27T13:03:55.372-05:00Mistakes in meeting minutes drive me nuts! If it&#...Mistakes in meeting minutes drive me nuts! If it's a blatant misrepresentation of what actually happened, of course I bring it to light. However, if it's just a typo or a grammatical infraction, I usually just grin and bear it to avoid, as Lori said, losing friends!<br /><br />Excellent article. Like Delia, I need to go back and check out the rest of the list.Patti Shenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981428870062569142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-1762114894454600472014-12-27T09:41:45.653-05:002014-12-27T09:41:45.653-05:00Lori, I've edited my emails, other people'...Lori, I've edited my emails, other people's emails, newspaper articles, and even parts of books by best-selling authors. You nailed it. Thanks for sharing.Richard Mabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993592219849830777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-89711103648532757972014-12-26T19:20:03.527-05:002014-12-26T19:20:03.527-05:00'Tis true, I think editors are born. Education...'Tis true, I think editors are born. Education only enhances what's already there. Thanks for chiming in.Lori Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675180460653949981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-66704408048057344492014-12-26T19:16:40.082-05:002014-12-26T19:16:40.082-05:00Andrea,
I wish someone would have told me that on...Andrea, <br />I wish someone would have told me that once the internal editor is awakened, she never sleeps. Of course, would I have run the other way? Hm. . . maybe!Lori Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675180460653949981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-66709793968504322992014-12-26T19:15:04.868-05:002014-12-26T19:15:04.868-05:00That's an excellent one, Delia. Perhaps I shou...That's an excellent one, Delia. Perhaps I should try my hand at writing romance so if my husband catches me, he'll think I'm winking at HIM. Thanks for sharing.<br />Lori Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675180460653949981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-12423012290831360682014-12-26T19:13:52.433-05:002014-12-26T19:13:52.433-05:00Oh, Ane, I feel so much better knowing I'm not...Oh, Ane, I feel so much better knowing I'm not alone! :)Lori Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675180460653949981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-54572168758830980062014-12-26T16:49:08.451-05:002014-12-26T16:49:08.451-05:00Lori: I have edited articles in our local newspape...Lori: I have edited articles in our local newspaper. I also have edited, for myself, our church newsletter. I just can't keep from doing it.When I was a part of a writing group, we had a saying,"No one understands a writer like another writer". quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-72491506119752363572014-12-26T15:57:51.658-05:002014-12-26T15:57:51.658-05:00Another excellent post, Lori. I can definitely rel...Another excellent post, Lori. I can definitely relate to all three points. Sometimes when my mental red pen flies into action, it feels like I need to ask God's forgiveness for a critical spirit. :) Guess it comes with the writer/editor's proverbial territory. Blessings and Happy New Year to you and Edie!Andrea Merrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886398056031430593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-60033784911175806082014-12-26T15:44:22.777-05:002014-12-26T15:44:22.777-05:00TOO true! Now I must go find last month's list...TOO true! Now I must go find last month's list. Completely missed that.<br /><br />Surely I'm not the only writer who has to act out the expressions I put on my characters' faces? It feels ridiculous to do it, and I'm always embarrassed when hubby walks in and catches me at it, but come on...how else am I supposed to know if my hero can actually raise one eyebrow while turning his lips upside down in an exaggerated frown? Delia Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946544790382023164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-89435680898354703452014-12-26T12:18:44.323-05:002014-12-26T12:18:44.323-05:00Lori, you sure nailed those. LOL And YES, I've...Lori, you sure nailed those. LOL And YES, I've' noticed all those "that"s in the Bible! Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-43673588327780212922014-12-26T10:50:13.040-05:002014-12-26T10:50:13.040-05:00And thanks for stopping by, Marjorie. It's fun...And thanks for stopping by, Marjorie. It's fun to smile at ourselves, isn't it? Thanks for stopping by!Lori Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675180460653949981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-71062945965860450572014-12-26T09:24:18.641-05:002014-12-26T09:24:18.641-05:00Thank you, Lori, for your truthful and delightful ...Thank you, Lori, for your truthful and delightful insights. Happy New Year.Marjorie Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921305674139662221noreply@blogger.com