tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post6642335428341925672..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: Shoulda, Coulda, WouldaHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-13746004168896219482016-08-18T20:18:06.372-05:002016-08-18T20:18:06.372-05:00Valerie, good for you! Sounds like you got the exp...Valerie, good for you! Sounds like you got the experience you needed.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-6943301566962303222016-08-17T20:45:15.624-05:002016-08-17T20:45:15.624-05:00For personal reasons I gave up writing under my ow...For personal reasons I gave up writing under my own name many years ago, but soon discovered I couldn't NOT write. I started ghostwriting and wrote several articles, short stories, and eBooks over the years for people who then put their name on my work. I won't say I should never have done that, it gave me a lot of experience in different genres and helped me learn what I like and what I don't like to write. I will say I should have stopped limiting myself to ghostwriting a long time ago and ventured out of the sweatshop and into the real world. For better or worse, here I am. Writing and taking responsibility for what I write. So I guess you could say I've finally faced my biggest "should have." Valerie Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-33218112488148845752016-08-16T12:42:21.726-05:002016-08-16T12:42:21.726-05:00Theresa, we all do need breaks. It's good to r...Theresa, we all do need breaks. It's good to remember that.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-68515902864659569262016-08-16T11:49:13.106-05:002016-08-16T11:49:13.106-05:00Should is tricky. I worry when I know a fellow wri...Should is tricky. I worry when I know a fellow writer is having a drought. They go months without writing, and I fear they won't get back. The biggest mistake if living the writing life and pretending it's writing. But we need breaks. And we need life experience with which to write about. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-52465825111048876442016-08-15T22:31:34.948-05:002016-08-15T22:31:34.948-05:00Yes, Magic Love Crow, that is so true.
mshatch, p...Yes, Magic Love Crow, that is so true.<br /><br />mshatch, passive sentences sometimes are necessary. And a quick tell is good when it's something that is just a passing bit. But don't tell any newbie writers that ;)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-20163787592843886922016-08-15T22:21:23.851-05:002016-08-15T22:21:23.851-05:00I gave up on either being a total pantser, or tota...I gave up on either being a total pantser, or total plotter. I prefer the combo method. I also don't write every day, and I sometimes use passive sentences, cliches, and tell instead of show. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-76262768681518289492016-08-15T19:04:07.506-05:002016-08-15T19:04:07.506-05:00You have to have fun and it has to come from your ...You have to have fun and it has to come from your soul! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-56406243722249981672016-08-15T15:39:48.653-05:002016-08-15T15:39:48.653-05:00Huntress, it sounds like writing every day isn'...Huntress, it sounds like writing every day isn't you thing. (That's why I gave up on dieting.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-75796889132589643072016-08-15T11:48:28.213-05:002016-08-15T11:48:28.213-05:00Forcing myself to write every day is like beginnin...Forcing myself to write every day is like beginning a new diet, I succeed for a while, trip and fall on my face. The Guilt Train arrives and I climb aboard. Tell myself that I'll do better next time, rinse and repeat. <br />I am more productive (with less angst) when I let the muse appear on its own. Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-26201522044820566592016-08-15T11:18:37.677-05:002016-08-15T11:18:37.677-05:00Bish, I think that's a good "should"...Bish, I think that's a good "should" to have. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-1622212623454474272016-08-15T08:11:30.650-05:002016-08-15T08:11:30.650-05:00My biggest "should" is to have fun. If I...My biggest "should" is to have fun. If I don't enjoy writing, if it becomes a chore, then what's the point? :DBish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com