Comments for *Insert Literary Blog Name Here* http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com geek yourself. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Are You a Hand-Writer or a Type-Lover? by Beth Brown http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2010/05/are-you-a-hand-writer-or-a-type-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-72883 Beth Brown Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:20:49 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=2159#comment-72883 I always write my first drafts by hand. There is something about the process that forces my brain to slow down a bit before committing to the words. This is especially helpful to my creative process because in the time it takes for the message to travel from my brain to the page, my mental gears are turning and filling that downtime by devising options for the next step in the story. I type those finished drafts and edit as I do so. This method has saved me much fretting over modifications and corrections because the "original" thought is still captured on the hand-written page, not obliterated by the DELETE key.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72883','Beth Brown'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72883','Beth Brown','I always write my first drafts by hand. There is something about the process that forces my brain to slow down a bit before committing to the words. This is especially helpful to my creative process because in the time it takes for the message to travel from my brain to the page, my mental gears are turning and filling that downtime by devising options for the next step in the story. \r\n\r\nI type those finished drafts and edit as I do so. This method has saved me much fretting over modifications and corrections because the \"original\" thought is still captured on the hand-written page, not obliterated by the DELETE key.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I always write my first drafts by hand. There is something about the process that forces my brain to slow down a bit before committing to the words. This is especially helpful to my creative process because in the time it takes for the message to travel from my brain to the page, my mental gears are turning and filling that downtime by devising options for the next step in the story.

I type those finished drafts and edit as I do so. This method has saved me much fretting over modifications and corrections because the “original” thought is still captured on the hand-written page, not obliterated by the DELETE key.

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]]> Comment on B&N Doesn’t Carry Catcher in the Rye? Not All The Time by Peta Andersen http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2011/09/bn-doesnt-carry-catcher-in-the-rye/comment-page-1/#comment-72106 Peta Andersen Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:47:25 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=3842#comment-72106 B&N Doesn’t Carry Catcher in the Rye? At Least, Not All The Time: While pulling covers for another post on Friday… http://t.co/0NSM1gQ
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]]> Comment on Mummy, Interrupted (7.2.11) by Mummy, Interrupted (9.10.11) | *Insert Literary Blog Name Here* http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2011/07/mummy-interrupted-7-2-11/comment-page-1/#comment-72005 Mummy, Interrupted (9.10.11) | *Insert Literary Blog Name Here* Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:43:08 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=3790#comment-72005 [...] pretty sure his even temperament and propensity toward sharing are less Peta and more dumb luck. And I still have neurotic days, though, in some ways, having a broken hand is a blessing. After all, it’s hard to be [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('72005','Mummy, Interrupted (9.10.11) | *Insert Literary Blog Name Here*'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('72005','Mummy, Interrupted (9.10.11) | *Insert Literary Blog Name Here*','[...] pretty sure his even temperament and propensity toward sharing are less Peta and more dumb luck. And I still have neurotic days, though, in some ways, having a broken hand is a blessing. After all, it’s hard to be [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] pretty sure his even temperament and propensity toward sharing are less Peta and more dumb luck. And I still have neurotic days, though, in some ways, having a broken hand is a blessing. After all, it’s hard to be [...]
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]]> Comment on New Adult Fiction – Beyond the Limits of YA, or Just New Packaging? by Rebecca Odum http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2010/01/new-adult-fiction-beyond-the-limits-of-ya-or-just-some-pretty-new-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-71319 Rebecca Odum Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:23:58 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=1664#comment-71319 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Interesting blog on New Adult fiction: http://t.co/OAlTTBI</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('71319','Rebecca Odum'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('71319','Rebecca Odum','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">Interesting blog on New Adult fiction: http:\/\/t.co\/OAlTTBI<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Interesting blog on New Adult fiction: http://t.co/OAlTTBI
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]]> Comment on Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I by Lorraine Dey http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2010/06/reading-kidlit-in-defense-of-animal-fiction-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-70962 Lorraine Dey Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:53:19 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=2380#comment-70962 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @PetaAndersen: Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I http://t.co/bMpoJ3t</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('70962','Lorraine Dey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('70962','Lorraine Dey','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">RT @PetaAndersen: Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I http:\/\/t.co\/bMpoJ3t<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> RT @PetaAndersen: Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I http://t.co/bMpoJ3t
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]]> Comment on Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I by E-boo http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2010/06/reading-kidlit-in-defense-of-animal-fiction-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-70610 E-boo Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:05:08 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=2380#comment-70610 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @PetaAndersen: Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I http://t.co/bMpoJ3t</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('70610','E-boo'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('70610','E-boo','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">RT @PetaAndersen: Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I http:\/\/t.co\/bMpoJ3t<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> RT @PetaAndersen: Reading Kidlit: In Defense of Animal Fiction, part I http://t.co/bMpoJ3t
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]]> Comment on Reading: What Makes a Book Unsatisfying? by Barnaby Haszard M. http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2011/08/reading-what-makes-a-book-unsatisfying/comment-page-1/#comment-70033 Barnaby Haszard M. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:50:51 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=2036#comment-70033 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">What makes a book unsatisfying? asks @PetaAndersen: http://t.co/YLHGPw6</span></span><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('70033','Barnaby Haszard M.'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('70033','Barnaby Haszard M.','<span class=\"topsy_trackback_comment\"><span class=\"topsy_twitter_username\"><span class=\"topsy_trackback_content\">What makes a book unsatisfying? asks @PetaAndersen: http:\/\/t.co\/YLHGPw6<\/span><\/span>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> What makes a book unsatisfying? asks @PetaAndersen: http://t.co/YLHGPw6
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]]> Comment on Reading: What Makes a Book Unsatisfying? by Peta Andersen http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2011/08/reading-what-makes-a-book-unsatisfying/comment-page-1/#comment-70031 Peta Andersen Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:31:10 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=2036#comment-70031 Reading: What Makes a Book Unsatisfying?: This post was first published in March 2010, but I’ve been thinking about… http://t.co/ZxU5e7B
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]]> Comment on Reading: What Makes a Book Unsatisfying? by Barns http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2011/08/reading-what-makes-a-book-unsatisfying/comment-page-1/#comment-70034 Barns Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:53:06 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=2036#comment-70034 I think we've discussed Rushdie & <em>Midnight's Children</em> before - it's the only one of his I've read, and while I had the exact same problem with it as you - he seems so deeply in love with his own prose, which makes it hard to feel welcomed into the story rather than lectured down to - the ending is among the very best I've read, a perfect, devastating conclusion to an incredible story. For me, the book succeeds brilliantly in spite of a very irritating writing style. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any endings that really disappointed me. Others have, in their final few pages, spun my opinion right round and cast the entire book in a whole new light, like Kazuo Ishiguro's 'When We Were Orphans'. I was like, "oh, so THAT'S what he was doing! Excellent!"<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('70034','Barns'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('70034','Barns','I think we\'ve discussed Rushdie & <em>Midnight\'s Children<\/em> before - it\'s the only one of his I\'ve read, and while I had the exact same problem with it as you - he seems so deeply in love with his own prose, which makes it hard to feel welcomed into the story rather than lectured down to - the ending is among the very best I\'ve read, a perfect, devastating conclusion to an incredible story. For me, the book succeeds brilliantly in spite of a very irritating writing style.\r\n\r\nOff the top of my head, I can\'t think of any endings that really disappointed me. Others have, in their final few pages, spun my opinion right round and cast the entire book in a whole new light, like Kazuo Ishiguro\'s \'When We Were Orphans\'. I was like, \"oh, so THAT\'S what he was doing! Excellent!\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I think we’ve discussed Rushdie & Midnight’s Children before – it’s the only one of his I’ve read, and while I had the exact same problem with it as you – he seems so deeply in love with his own prose, which makes it hard to feel welcomed into the story rather than lectured down to – the ending is among the very best I’ve read, a perfect, devastating conclusion to an incredible story. For me, the book succeeds brilliantly in spite of a very irritating writing style.

Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any endings that really disappointed me. Others have, in their final few pages, spun my opinion right round and cast the entire book in a whole new light, like Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘When We Were Orphans’. I was like, “oh, so THAT’S what he was doing! Excellent!”

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]]> Comment on Mummy, Interrupted (6.25.11) by Barns http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/2011/06/mummy-interrupted-6-25-11/comment-page-1/#comment-69629 Barns Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:34:16 +0000 http://www.insertliteraryblognamehere.com/?p=3767#comment-69629 Was wondering what you're up to now, and found you're definitely still writing - that's a relief. I love the words Amitha quoted as well. My life bears no comparison to that of a dutiful mother, of course, but now that I write most days in one form or another, I struggle to recall how I ever lived without it. And somehow, the growth it's offered me is as real as that which I've derived from eating, drinking, sleeping, breathing.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('69629','Barns'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('69629','Barns','Was wondering what you\'re up to now, and found you\'re definitely still writing - that\'s a relief. I love the words Amitha quoted as well. My life bears no comparison to that of a dutiful mother, of course, but now that I write most days in one form or another, I struggle to recall how I ever lived without it. And somehow, the growth it\'s offered me is as real as that which I\'ve derived from eating, drinking, sleeping, breathing.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Was wondering what you’re up to now, and found you’re definitely still writing – that’s a relief. I love the words Amitha quoted as well. My life bears no comparison to that of a dutiful mother, of course, but now that I write most days in one form or another, I struggle to recall how I ever lived without it. And somehow, the growth it’s offered me is as real as that which I’ve derived from eating, drinking, sleeping, breathing.
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