tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post5139713314587261098..comments2024-03-22T06:00:11.313-07:00Comments on Pen & Pro$per : 5 Easy Steps to Great Story Writing!Jennifer Brown Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-86586889764264182782012-07-03T19:30:42.619-07:002012-07-03T19:30:42.619-07:00I like the idea of random writing, just writing st...I like the idea of random writing, just writing stuff "just because." I love writing and sometimes I don't want to add that period or comma; I just want to "do me." These random lines tend to turn into great content at a later date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-73127817325945869362012-07-03T09:38:57.526-07:002012-07-03T09:38:57.526-07:00Tara, hi there,
Sounds like you have the "wr...Tara, hi there,<br /><br />Sounds like you have the "write" idea--your willingness to try new things to improve your writing will take you far. Thanks so much for adding to the discussion here.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-70064402458559500492012-07-03T09:33:01.697-07:002012-07-03T09:33:01.697-07:00Roland,
Welcome! Thanks for "following"...Roland,<br /><br />Welcome! Thanks for "following". You bring up an interesting comparison with Hemingway.<br />I appreciate your time and feedback.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-91133814310149595302012-07-03T09:07:32.252-07:002012-07-03T09:07:32.252-07:00Marly,
Ah, people watching...it does have its mer...Marly,<br /><br />Ah, people watching...it does have its merits. Thanks for your input. Much appreciated. :-)Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-7405736606041124902012-07-03T08:46:35.678-07:002012-07-03T08:46:35.678-07:00Thanks, folks, for all your nice comments. I think...Thanks, folks, for all your nice comments. I think it all comes down to: 'make life easy on yourself. Stop beating yourself around the head. Give yourself permission to be lazy, fallible, and downright bad. On occasion.'<br /><br />That's something we can all do without effort. And in the process, lo, we find we've written a story!John Yeomanhttp://www.writers-village.org/writing-award-incomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-54670527014440293412012-07-02T16:50:05.262-07:002012-07-02T16:50:05.262-07:00some surprising tips, but well founded! i'll t...some surprising tips, but well founded! i'll try anything to improve my writing! a bit of meditation is something i could use in life, too.Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-50774110448504948682012-07-02T16:44:55.644-07:002012-07-02T16:44:55.644-07:00I had to read what a fellow writer and teacher wit...I had to read what a fellow writer and teacher with the last name of Yeomans had to say! His tips reminded me a great deal of tips Ernest Hemingway suggested to young writers ... except for the TV ones!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-51404366480970506782012-06-30T16:57:57.640-07:002012-06-30T16:57:57.640-07:00In her book "Bird by Bird," Anne LaMott ...In her book "Bird by Bird," Anne LaMott had a neat suggestion to keep from getting overwhelmed by the complexity of writing a whole book. I think she called it her "One inch window," and this is my take on it. If you're stuck, try describing one aspect of a character or a place, such as her hair, or just the chair where she sits. Or perhaps record the conversation she has with her mom.<br /><br />I bet another good way to do this would be to combine it with your third suggestion about listening to others conversations, (I would add people watching also) and try describing what you saw and heard.Marlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-73589164677014916102012-06-28T12:33:03.771-07:002012-06-28T12:33:03.771-07:00Yasmin,
So happy to hear this! I appreciate the f...Yasmin,<br /><br />So happy to hear this! I appreciate the feedback.Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-47700338999945247292012-06-28T12:19:28.399-07:002012-06-28T12:19:28.399-07:00These are some of the most practical and refreshin...These are some of the most practical and refreshing tips I have read in a long while. Thanks for sharing them, Dr. Yeoman; and thanks Jennifer, for hosting Dr. Yeoman. I loved "give yourself permission to draft nonsense", and being the "fly on the wall". I often overhear some very funny and interesting conversations that would definitely make for great dialogue.Yasminhttp://www.poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-29775612971286700642012-06-28T10:45:55.649-07:002012-06-28T10:45:55.649-07:00Thanks, H.P.,
Give it some time. Things could tur...Thanks, H.P.,<br /><br />Give it some time. Things could turn around. Thanks so much for adding to the discussion.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-30873143019208696022012-06-28T09:29:33.662-07:002012-06-28T09:29:33.662-07:00Mmmm, yes I like step nr. 1,
Just writing in draf...Mmmm, yes I like step nr. 1, <br />Just writing in draft mode, because that is something that I experience as somewhat enjoyable. Also step nr. 2 is something that I find interesting, I also actually once 'Back Wards' wrote a tv Sitcom episiode into a Script format just as a practice, (Btw. I also done a Scriptwriting Course) I also actually wrote a <i>Short Story</i> about using tv as a tool to help writing in a Short Story titled:<br /><br /> <i>'The Short Story Factory'</i> <br /><br />You can find it on a special page on my blog with <i>Short Stories in developement.</i> The idea behind it was to get <i>Readers Feedback</i> that I could use as input for possible future redrafts. Only since I didn't get any readers feedback on them yet, might be an indication that my Short Story writing just isn't interesting enough to actually attrackt any readers. Lately I also haven't really been that inclined to write any new ones. Maybe it will come again or possibly it just isn't really my thing, <br />I don't know.HP van Duurenhttp://hpshappywriting2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-74091980800332459142012-06-27T10:53:04.186-07:002012-06-27T10:53:04.186-07:00Sporty,
How lovely for you to drop by. :-) Many a...Sporty,<br /><br />How lovely for you to drop by. :-) Many artists "dance to a different drummer," so I'm not surprised that you would champion the "unconventional". LOL<br /><br />Much appreciation for your time and thoughts.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-69710649819688010992012-06-27T10:25:21.131-07:002012-06-27T10:25:21.131-07:00Really good tips. I love it when someone gives unc...Really good tips. I love it when someone gives unconventional advice. These really allow the writer to focus on their creativity, not mirror someone else's.Sporty Kinghttp://www.sportyking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-24290188057624693372012-06-27T09:59:41.794-07:002012-06-27T09:59:41.794-07:00Dr. John's post very enlightening--Great tips!...Dr. John's post very enlightening--Great tips!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-21966719396743840012012-06-27T05:48:42.412-07:002012-06-27T05:48:42.412-07:00Rebecca,
...A blast from the past! :-) How have y...Rebecca,<br /><br />...A blast from the past! :-) How have you been?<br />Thanks so much for stopping by and weighing in.<br />Hope all is well.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-77524035608596885922012-06-27T05:26:22.282-07:002012-06-27T05:26:22.282-07:00Great post! I love the tip to just stop and pay a...Great post! I love the tip to just stop and pay attention at random points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-73983387164110301512012-06-26T16:35:55.378-07:002012-06-26T16:35:55.378-07:00Thanks, Karen and Janette. Yes, part of the secret...Thanks, Karen and Janette. Yes, part of the secret is to give ourselves 'space'. Don't be afraid to be bad, the first time round! (Nobody else will ever see it.) It's the lust to be perfect, first time, that creates writers' block! <br /><br />Please, everyone, keep adding your comments. I love to read them and I promise to respond.John Yeomanhttp://www.writers-village.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-90183523858089425192012-06-26T15:06:02.389-07:002012-06-26T15:06:02.389-07:00Karen,
Good feedback here. Thanks for sharing.Karen,<br /><br />Good feedback here. Thanks for sharing.Jennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-62606982792436998262012-06-26T14:25:46.997-07:002012-06-26T14:25:46.997-07:00Oh my yes, these all resonate with me. My mind is ...Oh my yes, these all resonate with me. My mind is already going with ideas for this and that, and for the WIP. I particularly like Step 1. Too often I want to get it right the first time, knowing full well that's not the way it happens. I like the idea of giving yourself permission to write sloppily; it takes the pressure off. <br /><br />Thank you, Dr. Yeoman, for sharing this. Thanks as well to you, Jen, for hosting.Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-89683491127601557802012-06-26T13:44:07.838-07:002012-06-26T13:44:07.838-07:00Thanks, Janette. Always a pleasure to hear from yo...Thanks, Janette. Always a pleasure to hear from you...no matter how infrequent. LOLJennifer Brown Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-45532928361167705512012-06-26T13:16:22.469-07:002012-06-26T13:16:22.469-07:00Jen,
Thank you for hosting Dr. John. These tips ...Jen, <br /><br />Thank you for hosting Dr. John. These tips resonated with me. I was already gleaning ideas from T.V. and, well, I'm a bit of a people-watcher so I was already doing the fly on a wall thing. However, I love his tip about doing "meditations" every hour. It's true that details come alive when we act as if we're seeing something for the first time. I think of it as examining an everyday setting as if through the eyes of a child.<br /><br />I appreciate, as well, the practical advice that all stories go through rewrites. (Or at least the good ones do!) <br /><br />Thanks for these smart, easy tips toward greater writing success!<br /><br />Be well...JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234966786590125696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632640970016916029.post-56748581255681249382012-06-26T07:14:05.667-07:002012-06-26T07:14:05.667-07:00A special thanks to Dr. John for his enlightening,...A special thanks to Dr. John for his enlightening, engaging guest post.Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.com