tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post5483340106204261671..comments2024-03-26T19:19:35.144+00:00Comments on Eolake Stobblehouse thoughts: For writersEolake Stobblehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-87648177671635661032011-11-05T01:27:40.291+00:002011-11-05T01:27:40.291+00:00I can't really feel for the trees, as they'...<i>I can't really feel for the trees, as they're not exactly cutting down oaks to make them.</i><br /><br />What an ass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-16481897050134537832011-11-03T02:59:36.674+00:002011-11-03T02:59:36.674+00:00I can't really feel for the trees, as they'...I can't really feel for the trees, as they're not exactly cutting down oaks to make them. I do encourage more people to write just because the more people you have doing something the more chance that you'll get another Shakespeare or Goethe. For that you have to wade thigh deep through miles of shit.Dave Nielsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-76404464161780643482011-11-03T00:05:39.954+00:002011-11-03T00:05:39.954+00:00Personally I think that the way to improve our wri...Personally I think that the way to improve our writing collectively is not to write *less*.Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-7707358059259835442011-11-02T21:43:34.042+00:002011-11-02T21:43:34.042+00:00Thanks for sharing! :)
If I had the time... It i...Thanks for sharing! :) <br /><br />If I had the time... It is probably great to start and finish a writing in a month. Just for the experience. I am usually sooo slow. <br /><br />But I also agree that<br /><br />"This activity shouldn't be encouraged. The world has enough bad novels."<br /><br />Yeah. When I sometimes see TV shows presenting new books... Hey... poor trees...Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-83490386048383220842011-11-01T23:53:59.906+00:002011-11-01T23:53:59.906+00:00So Fahrenheit 451 was the blending of three short ...So Fahrenheit 451 was the blending of three short stories. If it works for Bradbury, then why not you?<br /><br />I thought about it for this year, but think I'll pass on it. Not enough hours in the day as it is.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434318898333768620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-86096829785838264712011-10-31T21:49:49.509+00:002011-10-31T21:49:49.509+00:00I haven't succeeded in going very far with lon...<i>I haven't succeeded in going <b>very far</b> with long form writing in recent years.</i><br /><br />Why not try writing nonlinearly. I.e. write short form first, then expand. Like a hologram. This way you are already <i>very far</i> before the real work even begins!Timo Lehtinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689481666881650781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-58456623930939863882011-10-31T21:41:25.469+00:002011-10-31T21:41:25.469+00:00This activity shouldn't be encouraged. The wo...This activity shouldn't be encouraged. The world has enough bad novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-30145459665729672362011-10-31T20:31:18.466+00:002011-10-31T20:31:18.466+00:00I've tried, but I haven't succeeded in goi...I've tried, but I haven't succeeded in going very far with long form writing in recent years.Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-42934288833243399832011-10-31T20:18:37.230+00:002011-10-31T20:18:37.230+00:00Are you gonna go for it?Are you gonna go for it?Timo Lehtinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689481666881650781noreply@blogger.com