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Comment on How to Screw Everything and Just Write by Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:54:31 +0000

@Olivia – My pleasure! So many writers spend time looking for the “approval” to write. Far more productive to actually be writing instead.

@Karen – Glad I could help you recognize that.

Comment on When the Hero is Wrong the Story is Right by sjmw

sjmw — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:48:37 +0000

Great advice! Thanks for this. I’m sure this is critical for any fiction writer to keepin mind while their plot and main character(s) develop.

I particularly like what you say about what makes things predictable; it’s why I can’t stand so many Hollywood blockbusters.

Comment on How to Screw Everything and Just Write by Shawna

Shawna — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:49:11 +0000

Great post. Had to do post and link to it. Hope you don’t mind.

Comment on How to Screw Everything and Just Write by Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:11:56 +0000

Jamie, thank you as always for being so transparent about your own challenges as a writer. So much of this struck a chord for me but oddly it was one phrase that really got me “my least productive writing years.” I don’t know why but it flipped a light for me. I am living those years now but had beaten myself up by thinking of them as “non-writing” and other self-flagellating terms which I will not recount here. However, I am still a writer and when it comes to personal writing some years are more productive than others. Somehow your statement freed me from the self loathing and allowed me to embrace that while not ideal to be less productive it does not revoke my lifetime membership to the club. Thanks Jamie for the insight and honesty.
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Comment on How to Screw Everything and Just Write by Olivia Paige

Olivia Paige — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This is just what I needed to hear today. Thank you for the excellent post!

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Comment on The List of Big Huge Book Reviews by Ruth Rifka

Ruth Rifka — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:42:49 +0000

I thank you for your generosity. Being an artist/writer with a complicated enough life, I suppose I am doubly cursed/blessed–whatever.

Good luck.

Comment on The List of Big Huge Book Reviews by Ruth Rifka

Ruth Rifka — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:41:48 +0000

I thank you for your generosity. Being an artist/writer with a complicated enough life, I suppose I am doubly cursed/blessed–whatever.

Good luck.