tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post5678437899033020474..comments2024-03-29T09:06:41.513-04:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Author Technique of the WeekSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-42571859368881548062008-04-27T07:07:00.000-04:002008-04-27T07:07:00.000-04:00Jacqui said, "I remember holding a mirror right un...Jacqui said, "I remember holding a mirror right under my nose and trying to only look at it, so that I could walk around the house on the ceiling."<BR/><BR/>Hey, I did that ... walked on the ceiling, I mean. Only I was on the sofa with my head hanging down toward the floor and my feet up the wall. I thought about how it would be to live on the ceiling, having to step over the foot-high obstacle at every doorway and stepping carefully around light fixtures in the middle of my new ceiling-floor.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-43391203221598506242008-04-25T00:03:00.000-04:002008-04-25T00:03:00.000-04:00Yep, I just restarted my novel in diary-format. So...Yep, I just restarted my novel in diary-format. So far I think it's going to be a better fit.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192628745431017199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-45162196773058355312008-04-24T20:06:00.000-04:002008-04-24T20:06:00.000-04:00:) You guys are making me happy.:) You guys are making me happy.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-87234929447337990192008-04-24T19:51:00.000-04:002008-04-24T19:51:00.000-04:00Writing wise, my strangest thing is practicing pir...Writing wise, my strangest thing is practicing pirate phrases aloud in public to see how they sound.<BR/><BR/>But foot/hand/tying wise, I remember holding a mirror right under my nose and trying to only look at it, so that I could walk around the house on the ceiling...Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-1102043356958614212008-04-24T09:31:00.000-04:002008-04-24T09:31:00.000-04:00I have a caffeine-addicted character and to flesh ...I have a caffeine-addicted character and to flesh out his eating habits I tried consuming coffee in different ways -- in cold cereal and then in hot oatmeal, using the coffee instead of the water. It tasted awful but I'm still convinced HE liked it.madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108935887504839529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-61199524538073932222008-04-24T09:29:00.000-04:002008-04-24T09:29:00.000-04:00I wish I had known you as a girl. We would have so...I wish I had known you as a girl. We would have so much fun together! I used to do stuff like that in the pool too. I can totally see us spending the afternoon in such silly challenges. We used to pretend the living room was full of alligators and you had to travel by jumping from sofa to chair all around the house. If you touch the ground you die.<BR/><BR/>I think making up handicaps and figuring out how to get around them is one of those intrinsic creative processes that should be encouraged at all costs. Plus it's one of the most fun things ever!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-39730845483598615652008-04-24T07:44:00.000-04:002008-04-24T07:44:00.000-04:00What's interesting is that even if I decide not to...What's interesting is that even if I decide not to write this as a novel in verse, the experiment is VASTLY improving my writing of the story. <BR/><BR/>For the record, I don't think this technique is strange---it's the part where I pretended to have one foot tied to one hand and flop across the pool that was strange. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-72089843685888565512008-04-24T07:39:00.000-04:002008-04-24T07:39:00.000-04:00I did what you're doing (change novel to one in ve...I did what you're doing (change novel to one in verse) and I didn't think it was strange. I didn't think it worked, but I didn't think it was strange. :)AMPacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094776629604741770noreply@blogger.com