tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post1425065598923648066..comments2023-08-01T07:08:17.745-02:30Comments on Conversations From Land's Edge: The Mind of a WriterAlan W. Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-78554869327635951452009-08-13T03:50:26.005-02:302009-08-13T03:50:26.005-02:30I love posts like this. Thanks for sharing.I love posts like this. Thanks for sharing.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-17298564454383452282009-08-11T22:49:02.977-02:302009-08-11T22:49:02.977-02:30Natalie- Bet you use any excuse to watch those spa...Natalie- Bet you use any excuse to watch those spandex boys on Youtube.<br /><br />Cate-Guess that there's some trash that should never be thrown out.<br /><br />Aaron-I still have a lot to work on in those areas (as evident by today's rejection from Every Day Fiction.<br /><br />Rebecca-Yeah, I liked the advise...I should try to apply it more.<br /><br />KC - Looking at the bad events that way sounds like a great idea.<br /><br />Katey-Man, I haven't read The Turn of the Screw since university.Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-3063013793662550192009-08-11T13:03:46.155-02:302009-08-11T13:03:46.155-02:30I agree with Rebecca, it's exhausting... but I...I agree with Rebecca, it's exhausting... but I love it. Really awesome advice.<br /><br />(And hey, I'm re-reading <i>The Turn of the Screw</i>! Sorry, got excited when I saw the James quote...)Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-84466611625895599552009-08-11T11:14:07.701-02:302009-08-11T11:14:07.701-02:30Excellent advice. I remember reading a YA book yea...Excellent advice. I remember reading a YA book years ago with a main character who wanted to be a writer. She weathered a lot of bad events by looking at them from a writer's perspective--for instance, she got through a family member's funeral by reminding herself she'd never been to a funeral and could use the experience.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-43154852302621012009-08-11T10:52:44.509-02:302009-08-11T10:52:44.509-02:30Selects, contemplates, renders--good verbs, astute...Selects, contemplates, renders--good verbs, astute advice. I try my best to do all these things; it's exhausting sometimes.Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-5191797533743915122009-08-11T09:17:26.848-02:302009-08-11T09:17:26.848-02:30I can see improvement in my own writing in terms o...I can see improvement in my own writing in terms of selecting and manipulating detail. That advice is spot on.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-17932817587356711602009-08-11T02:16:48.439-02:302009-08-11T02:16:48.439-02:30My mind is most definitely a garbage pit most of t...My mind is most definitely a garbage pit most of the time. :)Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-13338114317207363502009-08-11T01:09:30.960-02:302009-08-11T01:09:30.960-02:30That's what I tell Ying after I spend all nigh...That's what I tell Ying after I spend all night on Youtube ; )Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.com