tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post6016151917281991481..comments2024-03-24T14:58:10.815-07:00Comments on Two Old Farts Talking Romance: In Defense of WritersLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-63895737193643596052012-01-13T21:02:30.067-08:002012-01-13T21:02:30.067-08:00Sever all ties once you've released it?
As yo...Sever all ties once you've released it?<br /><br />As you say - umm, no! I equate that to giving birth and then just walking away. Well, they're not the same but you get where I'm coming from, right? <br /><br />How ridiculous - you pour your heart, soul, time etc in to something just so you can let it go and not care what happens next, well, that's just very wrong. IMO.<br /><br />I consider my first ever fully completed and first ever shown to other real human beans story 'part of me'. I even felt a sense of loss, so to speak, when it was finished.<br /><br />I had invested so much of myself in to the story, the characters and the situations etc, I came to care about them. Does that sound woosy - I don't care.<br /><br />That's why when I was posting it, I loved the feedback. 9.9 times out of ten it was always short and positive (Great, more please or I really enjoyed this, etc) but on occasion a comment between the readers - sometimes funnier and more interesting than the story they were commenting on lol - would spark an idea for a plot twist, help to get over a block, or helped me pick up an error or three. <br /><br />I don't mind admitting I'm a hussy for feedback and comments. Sure, I'm not overly fond of the criticism or someone hating it but I am learning to suck it up and take it like a woman. I may not have posted anything in over 18 months but I"m still writing bits and pieces and I'd like to think that I'm retaining those less than positive thigns and using them to help me get better.<br /><br />So, in essence, I'm trying to say I agree with you Lori. If some people are fine with delivering and dashing, then more power to them. Me, I'm gonna continue putting my stuff out, even if it's just to a couple of friends via email, just to see if I am improving or if it's all in my mind.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />PS - Umm, Lori? I don't point out the 6' - 6'7" height difference because in my Hobbitness, everyone looks tall to me and I can't tell the difference.<br /><br />:DLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745608296468827669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-59590883090632878002012-01-13T13:57:24.436-08:002012-01-13T13:57:24.436-08:00I just wrote a big, long post and clicked the wron...I just wrote a big, long post and clicked the wrong button and it's goooooooooooone.<br /><br />I must compose myself. I shall return.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151587271439513617noreply@blogger.com