Comments on: Writing Fiction http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/ To create, to engage, to inspire Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: amypalko http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1994 amypalko Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:06:07 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1994 Thank you so much for the encouragement, Cynthia. I think one of the many things that I learned through participating in the Fling was that I need to nurture myself and my need to create in a far more proactive way than I had previously. I hope that your new flingers can learn this lesson from one of the flung ;-) Thank you so much for the encouragement, Cynthia. I think one of the many things that I learned through participating in the Fling was that I need to nurture myself and my need to create in a far more proactive way than I had previously.
I hope that your new flingers can learn this lesson from one of the flung ;-)

]]> By: Cynthia http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1988 Cynthia Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:53:34 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1988 Amy, Your writing is lovely! Good for you for posting it. Your entry today so clearly illustrates how that voice inside us stops us from writing. When we get some distance and go back to read it, we can see more clearly, hey, this isn't bad! (It's actually good!) We have to learn how to be kind to ourselves. I often tell people to treat their writing efforts like they would treat the efforts of their child to do something: completely encouraging, kind, and patient. Keep going with your writing! And thanks for posting this. Amy,
Your writing is lovely! Good for you for posting it. Your entry today so clearly illustrates how that voice inside us stops us from writing. When we get some distance and go back to read it, we can see more clearly, hey, this isn’t bad! (It’s actually good!)
We have to learn how to be kind to ourselves. I often tell people to treat their writing efforts like they would treat the efforts of their child to do something: completely encouraging, kind, and patient.
Keep going with your writing! And thanks for posting this.

]]> By: amypalko http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1832 amypalko Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:07:59 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1832 You're right, Penelope, fiction is very hard, especially if the writing you are used to is formal and academic. Thank you so much, Tobeme, for your encouraging words. It really is very appreciated! I'm glad you liked it, Kelly. Creative writing can be extremely liberating, can't it :-) That's great, Claudia! I'll check it out. Thanks for letting me know. You’re right, Penelope, fiction is very hard, especially if the writing you are used to is formal and academic.

Thank you so much, Tobeme, for your encouraging words. It really is very appreciated!

I’m glad you liked it, Kelly. Creative writing can be extremely liberating, can’t it :-)

That’s great, Claudia! I’ll check it out. Thanks for letting me know.

]]> By: On a Limb w/ Claudia http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1830 On a Limb w/ Claudia Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:19:06 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1830 Hey, just a drive by... I'll be back to read - promise! The link is fixed. Thanks for letting me know! :) Hey, just a drive by… I’ll be back to read – promise! The link is fixed. Thanks for letting me know! :)

]]> By: Kelly http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1829 Kelly Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:23:52 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1829 You must definitely keep it up. That was a picture in words, truly. Fiction is challenging, but so freeing when you give into its pull. Keep pushing! You must definitely keep it up. That was a picture in words, truly. Fiction is challenging, but so freeing when you give into its pull.

Keep pushing!

]]> By: tobeme http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1828 tobeme Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:42:07 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1828 This is excellent Amy! You should keep on writing! You have the talent. This is excellent Amy! You should keep on writing! You have the talent.

]]> By: Penelope Anne http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1826 Penelope Anne Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:10:25 +0000 http://liveslessordinary.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/writing-fiction/#comment-1826 Very worth pursuing this avenue. I loved the second paragraph...the emotion within it came through loud and clear. Fiction is hard, I know I am currently working on that front. Most of my college years was research or reactionary papers. Then poetry. My freelance years were all nonfiction. 2007 brought me back to fiction and it seems I am doing something right. Never sell yourself short!!!! Very worth pursuing this avenue. I loved the second paragraph…the emotion within it came through loud and clear. Fiction is hard, I know I am currently working on that front. Most of my college years was research or reactionary papers. Then poetry. My freelance years were all nonfiction. 2007 brought me back to fiction and it seems I am doing something right.
Never sell yourself short!!!!

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