tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post2850990395109751743..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: Rolling over and playing dead1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-45280412941997453142012-02-10T12:34:38.686-08:002012-02-10T12:34:38.686-08:00You are so right ;) The problem is when I don'...You are so right ;) The problem is when I don't know something is wrong, hence my appreciation for those who point out the wonky lines :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-1003224113665844282012-02-10T12:33:47.639-08:002012-02-10T12:33:47.639-08:00Thanks for the book suggestion!
Yup, I'm not ...Thanks for the book suggestion!<br /><br />Yup, I'm not really down about it or anything, I know it's just a matter of not giving up and hammering out the problems when my brain is fully awake/alert.1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-62488089329814460722012-02-10T12:32:55.662-08:002012-02-10T12:32:55.662-08:00Thanks for the cookie ;) Yes, no raisins, please ;...Thanks for the cookie ;) Yes, no raisins, please ;)<br /><br />Well, that line was only... a small example of how convoluted my descriptions can be. Sometimes they look like a random list of words, the sentence isn't complete, and it's the length of a paragraph :p<br /><br />How about back up on the couch? I do a lot of writing there with the dog cuddled against my leg and the cat trying 1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-58596378849510174672012-02-10T12:30:08.086-08:002012-02-10T12:30:08.086-08:00High-five on the hate-math thing?
I tend to under...High-five on the hate-math thing?<br /><br />I tend to under describe in first-drafts... and over-describe on my second-pass. So a little of both :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-48827576713683891782012-02-10T12:29:09.103-08:002012-02-10T12:29:09.103-08:00Heh, well, it is a first-draft, but I totally get ...Heh, well, it is a first-draft, but I totally get what you mean. Good CP's are priceless :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-12021220210989712152012-02-10T07:28:40.733-08:002012-02-10T07:28:40.733-08:00Even if something isn't right, knowing it isn&...Even if something isn't right, knowing it isn't right is half the battle.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-86092941104615668352012-02-09T06:06:40.816-08:002012-02-09T06:06:40.816-08:00Have a cookie! Also, there's a GREAT book that...Have a cookie! Also, there's a GREAT book that a very good writer friend recommended to me a while ago, that seriously changed the way that I write - at that mechanical, lego-block-building level. It's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Style-Lessons-Clarity-Grace-10th/dp/0205747469/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328796357&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace</a> and I Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-17116045428995463802012-02-08T16:31:40.722-08:002012-02-08T16:31:40.722-08:00Here is your cookie (don't know what kind you ...Here is your cookie (don't know what kind you like though - no raisons I assume...)and scratching your head - good writer good writer<br />For whatever reason you are fantastic with description whereas for me it's a constant struggle. I can recognize good description in books I read, but when it comes to me writing - pah - too lazy. Everyone needs others' eyes (and ears) So no need tosuehttp://sassyspeaks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-48959044015299779012012-02-08T10:28:06.681-08:002012-02-08T10:28:06.681-08:00it's nice to have extra pairs of eyes to point...it's nice to have extra pairs of eyes to point those things out to us. With description, I think I'm okay at it, but was recently told I'm 'good' but I tend to over describe. And I suck at math.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-79366864750801605102012-02-08T09:04:09.208-08:002012-02-08T09:04:09.208-08:00I can't even count how many things I've wr...I can't even count how many things I've written that I thought were brilliant but didn't quite measure up when read by someone else. Thank god for my crit partners!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com