tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post4568137979452272955..comments2024-03-11T22:54:06.514+00:00Comments on Wordsmithing: WRITE-IT'S-WEDNESDAYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-91515015744905781482010-07-29T04:02:00.896+01:002010-07-29T04:02:00.896+01:00Olivia
Your muse likes to make your life complicat...Olivia<br />Your muse likes to make your life complicated. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-20375968189663583672010-07-29T02:42:46.964+01:002010-07-29T02:42:46.964+01:00I didn't get a say in genre for either of my n...I didn't get a say in genre for either of my novels. The idea for each came to me, then fleshed itself out as I watched. The story I was given dictated the genre. Both times. And they're both different. I have one crazy muse!<br /><br />Thanks for the post!<br /><br />~<a href="http://thatrebelwithablog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">that rebel, Olivia</a>Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-80409073815994978072010-07-28T23:26:36.395+01:002010-07-28T23:26:36.395+01:00Excellent advice! Almost everything I read is in m...Excellent advice! Almost everything I read is in my genre because I just love it so much. I don't think about it benefitting my writing, but you're absolutely right, of course it does.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-65238349584242523432010-07-28T21:44:56.519+01:002010-07-28T21:44:56.519+01:00Great post! Reading in the genre is SO important!Great post! Reading in the genre is SO important!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-50387574489405545352010-07-28T18:39:32.294+01:002010-07-28T18:39:32.294+01:00Definitely read everything you can, in all genres....Definitely read everything you can, in all genres. "Travel" broadens one's horizons. Thanks for all of this good advice.Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-47135670842262285362010-07-28T17:13:01.496+01:002010-07-28T17:13:01.496+01:00This is great advice, thanks Elaine! I especially ...This is great advice, thanks Elaine! I especially agree with the idea of recording things you didn't like. Nothing inspires like the thought "I can do better than this drivel!"Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-64393642637614440692010-07-28T16:09:22.166+01:002010-07-28T16:09:22.166+01:00Yeah, I read a lot of what's in my genre but i...Yeah, I read a lot of what's in my genre but i also like to keep up with reading what's hot or in now too--just to keep me fresh. :)Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-71975528107476640282010-07-28T15:21:33.983+01:002010-07-28T15:21:33.983+01:00The three books I'm currently reading are:
Wol...The three books I'm currently reading are:<br />Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel<br />Embers - Sándor Márai<br />A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole<br />enough said!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-71415958111078759932010-07-28T15:06:06.372+01:002010-07-28T15:06:06.372+01:00Agreed! Epecially with the graph about reading lot...Agreed! Epecially with the graph about reading lots and lots in the genre you're interested in writing in, but also, read across genres too because it can help your writing, technique speaking. My writing started to improve when I stopped reading only thrillers and commercial fiction and opened myself up to literary pieces.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.com