tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post1063109449746861792..comments2023-10-31T10:12:37.109-06:00Comments on Working My Muse: Thursday Thoughts - Passing, Parrish, and ProcessErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-7685378088925861182009-09-11T10:09:31.669-06:002009-09-11T10:09:31.669-06:00Man, advanced congratulations on your degree. It ...Man, advanced congratulations on your degree. It feels great, I know. Took me 21 years to get mine from start to finish…no joke. But, it did feel good when it was over. Nice job, Eric.<br /><br />Sounds like your stories are character driven. I like good, quirky characters who lead interesting lives and do oddball stuff…just like real life. The plot vs. character driven story argument ragesjoe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-14965366191414632272009-09-10T21:19:59.733-06:002009-09-10T21:19:59.733-06:00You are SO close! That's wonderful. I minored ...You are SO close! That's wonderful. I minored in technical writing. I love technical writing, and I think it can be creative in myriad ways.<br /><br />As far as process goes, I love the way you described yours. That's pretty much how I start with a story. I just begin with a nugget of gold and move on from there. It's all very organic. Then when I have the first draft, I start Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-70248573354901520302009-09-10T15:48:04.573-06:002009-09-10T15:48:04.573-06:00My degree is in history...I work in IT, and that w...My degree is in history...I work in IT, and that will support my writing, since making money in publishing isn't anywhere near a "sure thing". Finishing up your degree is a very smart move, and will give you a much more steady source of income than I assume you're making from your writing now (if you're making plenty from writing, that's great!). It's never a bad Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-28595427774134915342009-09-10T15:30:12.686-06:002009-09-10T15:30:12.686-06:00My Blogman is finally up
http://lostwanderer5.blo...My Blogman is finally up <br />http://lostwanderer5.blogspot.com/2009/09/blogman.htmlDollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-3788826909449524012009-09-10T14:43:08.530-06:002009-09-10T14:43:08.530-06:00Good luck with the degree. I don't think havin...Good luck with the degree. I don't think having English-lit degree makes anyone a better writer. I think it all depends on the person, and if you are determined to make it as a writer, you will do so regardless of your educational background. My degree is in Finance and Economics - far sight from creative writing.<br /><br />As for my writing method, still figuring out. But I usually start Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-48458968173120551492009-09-10T14:21:42.104-06:002009-09-10T14:21:42.104-06:00Hey, congrats on making it this far! I can sympat...Hey, congrats on making it this far! I can sympathize with the way you're feeling. <br /><br />As for me, stories definitely come to me in nuggets-- a hint of a character here, a plot idea there. When I get enough of these nuggets, I melt them all together into a molten slurry of plot via my trusty notebook. You know I love to abuse a metaphor to within an inch of it's life, so once ITere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.com