tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782015940236144069.post8239362910100269208..comments2024-03-27T05:30:04.161-05:00Comments on Phoenix Writing: 16390--Flies Gotta Fly, Bees Gotta Be and Writers Gotta WritePhoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06321573725442513288noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782015940236144069.post-80738401238433030682013-01-09T21:25:28.526-06:002013-01-09T21:25:28.526-06:00Writing is work. True.
Building stories word by wo...Writing is work. True.<br />Building stories word by word, molding those sentences, stirring emotions with squiggles on a light background, stretching a meaning until it snaps. Writing.<br />Louise Sorensen<br />louise3anne twitter<br />louisesor.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782015940236144069.post-81115046452327216992011-10-14T18:55:15.526-05:002011-10-14T18:55:15.526-05:00Thanks for reading and appreciating this. I'm...Thanks for reading and appreciating this. I'm always glad to share. I still feel great stringing those words together whether they flow like breathing or require the complex thought that goes into a plot structure that blows your socks off. As I've taken the plunge to really give my writing every chance to thrive, I've gone back through all the fiction I've ever written or made notes about, including those small press publishings that were such fun to churn out.<br /><br />Orson Scott Card told me, "If you write, you're a writer." That was because I introduced myself to him as one rather than saying "I want to be a writer" and that impressed him. I hadn't sold anything yet, but I was writing and that was what mattered. I considered the first real testament to my credibility to be my first rejection letter. Now I think the real test is just being willing to show your work to the world to read and it has now become easier than ever to literally do that. So...do that.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321573725442513288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782015940236144069.post-54812049117102568212011-10-13T13:17:37.812-05:002011-10-13T13:17:37.812-05:00Very true, Phoenix. Like you (I think), I've ...Very true, Phoenix. Like you (I think), I've been writing most of my life, and it always seemed simple. Just... string the words along, tell the story. During all my schooling my writing was praised right and left; I think my teachers weren't as conscientious as yours, hahahaha. I even published some short stories in a litmag in my hometown in my early twenties. But... There's more than meets the eye. Now that, after a bout of income-oriented hiatus, I've decided to take writing seriously, I find I've become much more discerning. And yes, the hole-digging analogy is absolutely perfect. Thanks for sharing this!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.com