tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post1615667981329723402..comments2023-10-26T06:33:50.775-05:00Comments on E.J. Wesley, Author: Losing the Story - Just Part of the JobAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-12300378562716186212012-01-31T13:51:00.092-06:002012-01-31T13:51:00.092-06:00Great advice. I think no writing is ever wasted. ...Great advice. I think no writing is ever wasted. Even if you get terribly lost you are still learning something about your character and your story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-22761472311658709202012-01-31T10:11:03.037-06:002012-01-31T10:11:03.037-06:00Nice! I love the description you give writers.Nice! I love the description you give writers.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-75344935726774730292012-01-30T20:02:07.915-06:002012-01-30T20:02:07.915-06:00This is exactly right! It's just what writing...This is exactly right! It's just what writing is. I need to learn to keep on pushing through, though, instead of getting panicky and going home when I'm lost :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-85678171338746098702012-01-29T08:35:20.538-06:002012-01-29T08:35:20.538-06:00You described it so perfectly! There have been tim...You described it so perfectly! There have been times when I've thought, but how will I get from here to there? How will I wrap this up? And I feel a bit panicky. But I step away and sometimes meditate and it is only after this great fear has set in and I've worried it a bit, that really FUN inspiration strikes. Thanks for putting it all so well.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-73413803639037293342012-01-28T19:47:14.082-06:002012-01-28T19:47:14.082-06:00Boy, you've got writers pegged. I loved this ...Boy, you've got writers pegged. I loved this post. You did a great job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-15602549052596218252012-01-27T12:23:10.007-06:002012-01-27T12:23:10.007-06:00I absolutely loved the "crap - I've only ...I absolutely loved the "crap - I've only got one leg - crap now I've got seven shaky legs - crap now I have none." Have you been at my house lately? That's exactly what I've been thinking about my story in my head. But you're right, the only way out is to keep writing. Great post and song!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-44768009995211142112012-01-26T21:54:07.532-06:002012-01-26T21:54:07.532-06:00Hey, I'm stopping by from Lynda's blog. Ni...Hey, I'm stopping by from Lynda's blog. Nice to meet you!!<br /><br />Love the song. The lyrics totally go with writing. We writers are the top adventurers of them all!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000569858548717605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-72567935393177711892012-01-26T19:45:18.971-06:002012-01-26T19:45:18.971-06:00I think I need to borrow some wire cutters to get ...I think I need to borrow some wire cutters to get out of the jam I'm in.... Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-13296984993858901412012-01-26T14:59:50.908-06:002012-01-26T14:59:50.908-06:00Hey there - I'm visiting you back from the bbq...Hey there - I'm visiting you back from the bbq. *waves* Very encouraging post here! I don't usually get too lost because I'm a neurotic plotter, but with my latest wip I'm trying to be more of a pantster, and there's definitely been some wrong turns along the way.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-40673455348752612342012-01-26T14:09:27.710-06:002012-01-26T14:09:27.710-06:00AMAZING picture. I love everything about it. Rea...AMAZING picture. I love everything about it. Really good post too! I followed you over from another blog (W.I.P. it) Nice to meet you.Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-37700519889858385542012-01-26T04:37:32.804-06:002012-01-26T04:37:32.804-06:00Good points! I think it's why writers bond wit...Good points! I think it's why writers bond with each other so emphatically .... how can anyone understand what we go thru?? My hubby tries, and is great at it, but it's hard for him to get how I could sequester myself away in my office for days at a time. Cuz I'm in the middle of a story!!!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-43549577622108186422012-01-25T22:38:30.671-06:002012-01-25T22:38:30.671-06:00I found your blog through Lynda Young's Aussie...I found your blog through Lynda Young's Aussie BBQ, so I thought I'd pop over and check it out. Great post, and great advice, especially the part about continuing to write even when it gets difficult. I think that a lot of people give up because they want immediate results; that's the tough part about writing, is that it can take a long time before you get the results you want. But it's worth it in the end, especially if you enjoy writing.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-15529447405385040682012-01-25T19:15:15.415-06:002012-01-25T19:15:15.415-06:00I had a giggle at the pajama pants (I'm wearin...I had a giggle at the pajama pants (I'm wearing pajama pants right now, lol). <br /><br />You are so right. I have to keep reminding myself that no writing is wasted writing and anything can be fixed.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-67882219075399385652012-01-25T19:15:14.983-06:002012-01-25T19:15:14.983-06:00lost, or a journey. Sometimes, in the midst of thi...lost, or a journey. Sometimes, in the midst of things, I lose track which.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047752864965280859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-44598224882164448272012-01-25T16:14:56.395-06:002012-01-25T16:14:56.395-06:00I wonder if J.J. Abrams had this kind of post in m...I wonder if J.J. Abrams had this kind of post in mind when he created the show "LOST".<br /><br />See what I did there?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-69591958215142657642012-01-24T11:51:59.974-06:002012-01-24T11:51:59.974-06:00So true. I believe that the biggest difference bet...So true. I believe that the biggest difference between writers who finish and those who gave up is this: Writers who finish acknowledge that their lost, but know that they'll find their way any moment now. Those who give up are those who sit down and mourn that they got lost at all. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-71924099640826128332012-01-24T11:19:01.556-06:002012-01-24T11:19:01.556-06:00You said it well. We read because of the journey a...You said it well. We read because of the journey and not for the ending. When a book is good, I usually don't want it to end. Being lost and unraveling mysteries is the fun part. That's what makes our mind active and fueled to keep trekking. <br /><br />If as the writer, we get lost and then successfully figure out the way to our destination, we are writing for our readers.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://afarawayview.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> A Faraway View</a><br />#atozchallengeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-69919984950787954372012-01-24T09:29:23.161-06:002012-01-24T09:29:23.161-06:00I echo L.G.s sentiments. I'm all over the plac...I echo L.G.s sentiments. I'm all over the place, getting lost, finding my way back half-starving. But in the end I have a story written and that's all that matter! Followed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-52472519223253386292012-01-24T08:02:26.003-06:002012-01-24T08:02:26.003-06:00I definitely think pantsers will relate the most t...I definitely think pantsers will relate the most to this, but those rigid outliners have probably been there as well. No matter how much I think I know what a story is going to be about or where it's going, it always seems to change.<br /><br />EJAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-79144758213962005512012-01-24T07:40:47.181-06:002012-01-24T07:40:47.181-06:00Love this post~ I agree with LG Smith, above :)Love this post~ I agree with LG Smith, above :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-90998856124756523172012-01-23T21:16:51.789-06:002012-01-23T21:16:51.789-06:00Still, laughing out loud. What a pointed descripti...Still, laughing out loud. What a pointed description of the writing process!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-67685440908705562042012-01-23T18:36:17.493-06:002012-01-23T18:36:17.493-06:00Being a pantser, I spend half my writing time back...Being a pantser, I spend half my writing time backtracking to where I stepped off the trail, but I see a lot of interesting things in the bushes sometimes. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-88252830604553949742012-01-23T17:22:25.498-06:002012-01-23T17:22:25.498-06:00Had to laugh at the seven shaky legs!Had to laugh at the seven shaky legs!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-9600651433401082812012-01-23T17:08:57.456-06:002012-01-23T17:08:57.456-06:00Writers are definitely explorers! We're simila...Writers are definitely explorers! We're similarly blessed with a curiousity about the world that most other people never have.<br /><br />And yes, from time to time that calls for a wee bit of a backtrack...William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com