tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.comments2023-05-05T02:19:21.766-07:00A Writer Writes . . . SometimesDonita K. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09652376147614891898noreply@blogger.comBlogger394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-69106614278966768712014-04-24T13:42:10.886-07:002014-04-24T13:42:10.886-07:00pretty nice blog, following :)pretty nice blog, following :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-37500314283301479422012-07-05T20:05:02.632-07:002012-07-05T20:05:02.632-07:00For the longest time I wanted to own all my favori...For the longest time I wanted to own all my favorite books. Now I try to stick to libraries, and own my "most favorite" books and writing/art references as well as using e-books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594723837161402338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-66866774196410698762012-04-16T20:34:18.651-07:002012-04-16T20:34:18.651-07:00I fear these days I buy more books than I read. My...I fear these days I buy more books than I read. My stack of to-read is much higher than the stack of read. That mostly has to do with how much time I have for pleasure reading these days, but also with my obsession with buying books and building my library.heidileannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240525883134226344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-25520345273799296542012-04-16T14:46:26.366-07:002012-04-16T14:46:26.366-07:00I read far more books than I buy. Blame it on a no...I read far more books than I buy. Blame it on a nonexistant budget.Galadrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993204559713347090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-82764444559723979342012-04-03T09:57:25.251-07:002012-04-03T09:57:25.251-07:00I edit as I go, sort of. I often notice when I'...I edit as I go, sort of. I often notice when I'm rewriting that the sentences are either too long or too clunky. So I usually end up adding or taking away just as often as actually pushing the story forward...tyler_henkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507866439446714271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-67525626101548689622012-03-08T13:34:26.191-08:002012-03-08T13:34:26.191-08:00@jenna
Great question! It is perfectly fine to k...@jenna <br /><br />Great question! It is perfectly fine to know what will happen in a future scene. <br /><br />I got stuck several times while writing my books. I knew where I wanted my story to end up, but I was not sure how to get there. Something that helped me was to ask advice from my critique partners.<br /><br />Creating an outline might help your plot flow smoothly. You could also carry around a notebook, recorder, or smartphone to record ideas when you come up with them. This will allow you to come back to them later without having to worry about forgetting them.Donita K. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652376147614891898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-22760238068189290452012-02-29T08:31:59.656-08:002012-02-29T08:31:59.656-08:00what happens when other things get in the way like...what happens when other things get in the way like school i try to stay on track but i seem to have no time because of school and in bed and even at school my mind floats to the book i should be writting and starts thinking of a part of the book and its a really good idea but it s far from the part of the book ime at like at the end when ime at the begining what should i do?jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-68693728543318251912012-02-27T16:46:05.597-08:002012-02-27T16:46:05.597-08:00Thank you so much for this post! THIS is exactly w...Thank you so much for this post! THIS is exactly what I needed to see. I've written eight books (all as yet unpublished), and you've actually read a chapter of my work. I'm Caitlin Schesser, the girl with the dragon story. Well, that story needs A LOT of work, but alas.<br /><br />Anyway, God's moved me onto other series, and I'm in the middle of the beginning of the third book in a series I'm writing, and I had wondered why the whole "fuzzy warm writing feeling" was elusive. It's work now! Raised standards! Thank you SO MUCH for reminding me. :DS. F. Foxfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816147331021472001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-50393368708674283662012-02-23T06:45:06.140-08:002012-02-23T06:45:06.140-08:00I like that list. I have three book ideas in my h...I like that list. I have three book ideas in my head... I suppose I should just start writing about it rather than thinking about it.Browniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965778402255268108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-2848333725469337502012-02-19T10:48:01.683-08:002012-02-19T10:48:01.683-08:00Thanks for the encouragement :) God Bless!Thanks for the encouragement :) God Bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-80129752202721491632012-01-31T08:34:08.295-08:002012-01-31T08:34:08.295-08:00Beautiful quote!
http://tillthestarsgoblue.blogsp...Beautiful quote!<br /><br />http://tillthestarsgoblue.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-88539575483810963562012-01-31T08:30:30.212-08:002012-01-31T08:30:30.212-08:00Thank you very much for sharing this quote! I abso...Thank you very much for sharing this quote! I absolutely adore it. I myself love to be the listener and the reader as much as the in-the-works storyteller that I am striving to be.She Will Move Mountainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080281310264864266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-30552639079721293592012-01-28T07:02:34.071-08:002012-01-28T07:02:34.071-08:00"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as ..."Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." <br /><br />I need to stick that over my bed or something. How I miss just being amazed, being filled with wonderment and possibility! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606857660947384949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-83992529351628551082012-01-27T08:46:18.180-08:002012-01-27T08:46:18.180-08:00So true!
tillthestarsgoblue.blogspot.com/So true!<br />tillthestarsgoblue.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-61514459863843321852012-01-23T23:20:42.015-08:002012-01-23T23:20:42.015-08:00I love that last sentence. It's so true. We ha...I love that last sentence. It's so true. We have to be in tune with Jesus. After all, HE is the best story teller. We should learn from HIM first then others. Thank you for this post. I think I have Kristen Lamb's voice in my head lol and I'm pretty sure I'm going to start having your voice there as well ;). God Bless!Amber Doverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804990334642758171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-45686089925546231972012-01-22T16:07:58.680-08:002012-01-22T16:07:58.680-08:00Thank you for that advice. As a girl who has been ...Thank you for that advice. As a girl who has been an aspiring author for eleven years, I oftentimes forget Who I'm writing for. Thank you for the reminder that came just when I needed it.<br />Also, thank you for starting to post again. Even though I've never commented before, I've been reading your posts and I missed them greatly when you stopped posting. Welcome back to the blogging world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-6212097194712255432012-01-20T09:38:15.796-08:002012-01-20T09:38:15.796-08:00#1 is so true! I can't concentrate with music!...#1 is so true! I can't concentrate with music!(Unless I am writeing a war scene and listening to Lord of the Rings soundtrack)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-79793319624022471532012-01-20T08:06:56.690-08:002012-01-20T08:06:56.690-08:00i love the verse you quoted thank you agen i keep ...i love the verse you quoted thank you agen i keep trying to get on on a monday but it is hard to find time i mainly forget to come on here<br /><br />ps ime the one making the book with her cousinJennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-76207918316448714482012-01-19T15:00:51.077-08:002012-01-19T15:00:51.077-08:00Amen and amen :)Amen and amen :)Amber Doverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804990334642758171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-54525295637437630892012-01-19T11:24:13.300-08:002012-01-19T11:24:13.300-08:00I don't know what I think about "Sad is h...I don't know what I think about "Sad is happy for deep people." I'm still turning it over in my head. I think the quote are words that sounds good but when you really examine the concept, something is missing. In this case it might be the touch of Christ. You can be an ordinary "Joe" and still be blessed, counting all things good, dwelling on the positive, being joyful or content under stressful situations. Thanks for making me think, Galadriel.Donita K. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652376147614891898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-66030047169908889322012-01-19T11:19:52.300-08:002012-01-19T11:19:52.300-08:00This was posted by Galadriel several days ago, but...This was posted by Galadriel several days ago, but somehow got deleted. So, I am reposting it. <br /><br />"Sad is happy for deep people"--Sally Sparrow, Doctor Who. I actually did a blog post on this topic recently. There are two different types of sad stories in my mind. If sadness is rain, some stories are like beautiful spring rains, and others are nasty, unclassifible preceptation that stings the face.Donita K. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652376147614891898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-71597323274734144072012-01-19T11:09:58.859-08:002012-01-19T11:09:58.859-08:00'A brooding hero doesn't get much sympathy...'A brooding hero doesn't get much sympathy from me." <br /><br />So...true... O__O <br />I could never figure out what it was about some main characters that I just don't like, now I get it! I agree with everything you said in your post too, of course... But that one sentence stood out. Thank you for posting!Heathy-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805528333970481375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-62092764873927909152012-01-18T08:22:45.904-08:002012-01-18T08:22:45.904-08:00i love your ideas that is soooooooooo true i just ...i love your ideas that is soooooooooo true i just need to write like ime reading of coarse i already do that some times i love youer advise me and my cosin are starting to wright a great book i think thank you soooooooooooo muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-76726725560278636782012-01-17T10:52:09.453-08:002012-01-17T10:52:09.453-08:00I was having some problems with #4 recently, but i...I was having some problems with #4 recently, but it all worked out.Galadrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993204559713347090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437027364305759283.post-38150676842740753792012-01-17T09:30:07.319-08:002012-01-17T09:30:07.319-08:00I didn't realize you had started posting to th...I didn't realize you had started posting to this blog again! Welcome back!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256609816116022592noreply@blogger.com