tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post411897255266170909..comments2024-02-22T03:26:34.604+10:30Comments on Monster-Blood Tattoo: Going back to go forward...D.M. Cornishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-47931744420664019492008-10-21T02:11:00.000+10:302008-10-21T02:11:00.000+10:30it is a thing I know from personal experience.it is a thing I know from personal experience.Sam Hranachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497847902463757400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-4243675573771447322008-10-20T12:36:00.000+10:302008-10-20T12:36:00.000+10:30Ahh, mr hranac you slay me every time!Ahh, <B>mr hranac</B> you slay me every time!D.M. Cornishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-1239546423748159232008-10-20T04:50:00.000+10:302008-10-20T04:50:00.000+10:30I'm not sure, but it is possible to be a half-wit ...I'm not sure, but it is possible to be a half-wit and vulgar.Sam Hranachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497847902463757400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-42875011258233254852008-10-19T13:54:00.000+10:302008-10-19T13:54:00.000+10:30Is it possible to be both a wit and fulgar? This j...Is it possible to be both a wit and fulgar? This just occurred to me and it's going to bother me.noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-47950295620992610852008-10-19T07:52:00.000+10:302008-10-19T07:52:00.000+10:30heheh. me 2heheh. me 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-72086265119088171712008-10-19T06:44:00.000+10:302008-10-19T06:44:00.000+10:30I tend to pound out words like a crazy person unti...I tend to pound out words like a crazy person until I run out of steam, then I go back and read what I've written. Sometimes I say "this is crap" and delete the whole thing, and sometimes it just takes a few minor adjustments. My problem is when I go farther back and change something I wrote chapters ago but forget to revise the rest of the story, so I end up with some inconsistencies with the noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-86126652728550879302008-10-19T05:40:00.000+10:302008-10-19T05:40:00.000+10:30I´m envyous of you all. I can´t write at all if I ...I´m envyous of you all. I can´t write at all if I don´t count the articles I write sometimes for a genealogical "newspaper" and then it´s more stories from the real life.<BR/><BR/>By the way Mr Cornish, how is the culture-life in H-C? Authors, painters, genealogy ..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-42266432055002947812008-10-19T03:58:00.000+10:302008-10-19T03:58:00.000+10:30I can't sympathize at all. When I write, I'm like...I can't sympathize at all. When I write, I'm like a monkey - climbing up one vine at a time. At the end of the vine I look back down and I ask myself, 'Was that a good time?' and if the answer is anything other than a blaring 'yes', then I cut down the vine and climb a different one instead. But I'm a joker compared to you. My stuff tastes like candy, while yours tastes more like meat. I Stephanie Van Ormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554947660127516832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-80066833171931159702008-10-19T02:09:00.000+10:302008-10-19T02:09:00.000+10:30aren't we?i also sympathize. :( my problem is gett...aren't we?<BR/><BR/>i also sympathize. :( my problem is getting *ahem* carried away when i go back and fix or alter something, or tying everything together in such a crazy knotty that if one thing changes, ten other things have to change, too, which takes a long time to sort out<BR/><BR/>also, Mr Cornish, i have been reading HP Lovecraft [can you believe my lirbrary only has 1 book of his, which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-62224123791230366172008-10-17T07:46:00.000+10:302008-10-17T07:46:00.000+10:30My characterization problems revolve around the fa...My characterization problems revolve around the fact I started my planned epic series...without any real knowledge of how to write anything. Consequently, instead of forging ahead with the rest of the story I've devoted an enormous amount of time to proof reading, re-writing, adding additional scenes, and revamping just about every character. I'm having a terrible time trying to motivate my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-24625425208767233122008-10-17T06:28:00.000+10:302008-10-17T06:28:00.000+10:30Amen, brother. I have a novel about two drafts fro...Amen, brother. I have a novel about two drafts from complete, but I need to cut some serious blood with this next edit. Strategic characters must change. The MC evolved through the story, but in some ways, not as I wanted. I have to go back and reset his initial position. This has stopped my writing for a freaking MONTH!Sam Hranachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497847902463757400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-72185051434431845252008-10-17T06:24:00.000+10:302008-10-17T06:24:00.000+10:30Whenever I get stuck, I call my friend and ask her...Whenever I get stuck, I call my friend and ask her for advice. It's always the same: "Water buffaloes."<BR/><BR/>This has never proved helpful, but it might someday :)noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-88989222946352105552008-10-16T23:06:00.000+10:302008-10-16T23:06:00.000+10:30Writer's angst. I've seen it before. I've had it b...Writer's angst. I've seen it before. I've had it before. It's that insideous need to write for the sake of putting words on the page, and getting on to the next. I heard it was a big killer for JK Rowling, but every writer gets it and every writer can get rid of it.Jack Dixon Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436691242080790556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-30645495118405471992008-10-16T21:38:00.000+10:302008-10-16T21:38:00.000+10:30I sympathize greatly as I find myself backing &...I sympathize greatly as I find myself backing & forthing when I write, which perhaps might just be my natural rhythm. It is a bit hard on inching forth the <I>progress-o-meter</I> though and is indeed frustrating.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, your characters are superb and the situations you place them in have a very natural feel in how well they go together. I applaud your back & forth for Jeffrey L Riffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821203514781514493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-67556674594051817852008-10-16T18:18:00.000+10:302008-10-16T18:18:00.000+10:30I think Rossamund has quite a consistent character...I think Rossamund has quite a consistent character but he always seems to have a problem with conviction.portalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317746948225748655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-38021820907894803342008-10-16T16:58:00.000+10:302008-10-16T16:58:00.000+10:30I think you're progressing pretty well for a Book ...I think you're progressing pretty well for a Book such as this, though I do sympathize when I picture tall Grogans leering over your shoulder with the word 'Deadline' printed upon their chests.<BR/><BR/>Note how I say Sympathize, not Empathize, :D as a teenager it's easier to procrastinate. (that or I'm just ignorant to consequences)<BR/><BR/>Tell you what, I vote there be a 'David's Pat On the RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.com