tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post8796716574338698237..comments2023-10-26T06:33:50.775-05:00Comments on E.J. Wesley, Author: How I Found The Write PathAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-36649615274704107352014-05-31T01:02:35.756-05:002014-05-31T01:02:35.756-05:00"When you start coming up with things you cou...<i>"When you start coming up with things you couldn't even imagine, you're onto something."</i><br /><br />^ This one is my favorite! :) Thank you so much for participating, EJ!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-80940722550039710502014-05-27T16:35:53.987-05:002014-05-27T16:35:53.987-05:00SUCH great advice!
Ugh. I find myself saying over...SUCH great advice! <br />Ugh. I find myself saying over and over ... if we only knew then.<br /><br />Great post.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-31752483446782599492014-05-26T11:03:09.932-05:002014-05-26T11:03:09.932-05:00P.S. I nominated you for the Liebster Award, E.J. ...P.S. I nominated you for the Liebster Award, E.J. I don't know how many blog followers you actually have, but I don't care because you're worthy of this award. :) If you want to accept it, you can find more info here: http://writewithfey.blogspot.com/2014/05/liebster-award.html <br /><br />Happy Memorial Day! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-48822539524034490892014-05-25T19:34:04.766-05:002014-05-25T19:34:04.766-05:00This post raised a chuckle or two. In fact, you ha...This post raised a chuckle or two. In fact, you had me at the singing goat! Lots of great points, and all so very true, when I stop laughing enough to think about them!Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-55370597680745037702014-05-23T17:35:30.195-05:002014-05-23T17:35:30.195-05:00Haha! I love the humor in your letter. All of your...Haha! I love the humor in your letter. All of your advice is perfect, especially "write". We all just have to keep writing no matter what. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-11766344717522799312014-05-23T14:13:52.458-05:002014-05-23T14:13:52.458-05:00Maybe, in an alternate lifetime, our world really ...Maybe, in an alternate lifetime, our world really did end. O_O<br /><br />I loved the humor you added to your points, and I nodded a lot to the tone of "keep writing." Excellent advice, all of it!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-86075931874439160282014-05-23T02:23:37.445-05:002014-05-23T02:23:37.445-05:00So much great advice! And that's so true about...So much great advice! And that's so true about not trusting people who say there's only one way to do something. Nothing good comes from restricting ourselves like that!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-66769972397889797872014-05-23T02:12:17.276-05:002014-05-23T02:12:17.276-05:00Excellent words of wisdom, EJ! Excellent words of wisdom, EJ! Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-22455766744993057172014-05-22T21:39:35.234-05:002014-05-22T21:39:35.234-05:00"CC: All of writerdom"
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"Slow, ..."CC: All of writerdom"<br />LOL<br /><br />"Slow, fast, pantser, plotter--who cares, tell the story."<br />Amen.<br /><br />"Throw away word counts and tell the story."<br />Amen!<br /><br />Great post, EJ.<br />If anyone could pull of a story with a singing goat, it'd be you. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-41115143861887831422014-05-22T19:42:58.174-05:002014-05-22T19:42:58.174-05:00I've been seeing this theme playing around in ...I've been seeing this theme playing around in several blogs, EJ! You give it a whole different angle! Very funny!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-73432788290837837902014-05-22T19:01:01.966-05:002014-05-22T19:01:01.966-05:00Great advice, EJ. Stop messing around and just wri...Great advice, EJ. Stop messing around and just write. I know I tend get bogged down with 'should''s and lose sight of the need to simply put words on the page.<br /><a href="http://scribblinginthestorageroom.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Elizabeth Hein - Scribbling in the Storage Room</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697412264806977992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-54127517099588432632014-05-22T18:37:25.133-05:002014-05-22T18:37:25.133-05:00I've met some folks who can work on multiple s...I've met some folks who can work on multiple stories at a time, Roger. I'm not one of them. But I think the lesson here is: Know your limitations. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-30170794884769278052014-05-22T16:59:20.447-05:002014-05-22T16:59:20.447-05:00I'd tell myself not to be such a fool as to wr...I'd tell myself not to be such a fool as to write more than one novel at a time. Even the pathetic excuse that as they're all different genres and thus no conflict, should have been enough to make me slap myself sharply about the ears with my enormous dot matrix printer for my pretentiousness. Three Hoodies Save the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284152429583290408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-46097379948461378802014-05-22T16:57:17.124-05:002014-05-22T16:57:17.124-05:00Such a great point, Julie! I definitely tell mysel...Such a great point, Julie! I definitely tell myself these types of things every day. Probably worth saying that repetition and persistence are maybe the two most valuable tools on a writer's workbench. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-62522631322585092992014-05-22T16:54:21.825-05:002014-05-22T16:54:21.825-05:00Love this hop-- it's all advice I STILL need t...Love this hop-- it's all advice I STILL need to tell myself. Great wisdom, especially the get down to biz and WRITE part!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-8781059171602117092014-05-22T16:45:49.016-05:002014-05-22T16:45:49.016-05:00Definitely, Alex! It really is about mastering you...Definitely, Alex! It really is about mastering your own style, not someone else's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-68947771238536962892014-05-22T16:44:24.643-05:002014-05-22T16:44:24.643-05:00Completely agree, Patricia! We all go about it in ...Completely agree, Patricia! We all go about it in such different ways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-70539263145289134562014-05-22T16:43:26.895-05:002014-05-22T16:43:26.895-05:00Wise words! Keep writing.
Accentuating what you do...Wise words! Keep writing.<br />Accentuating what you do well. That one really spoke to me. There are ways to tells stories that I will never master. I'll never be the one with the poetic prose - but that's all right. I'll focus on my own style and do that well.<br />And you're right - beef will kill you, man!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000518581959626200.post-8913115376075331452014-05-22T16:40:43.886-05:002014-05-22T16:40:43.886-05:00I like best what you said about never trusting any...I like best what you said about never trusting anyone who says their way is the only way. Truth is, there's only our own private way that works for us, and it takes us a long time and a lot of writing to figure out what that is.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.com