tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post3775146825712110003..comments2023-05-30T04:55:18.889-05:00Comments on A Writer's Blog: StifleScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-35003409878235027632010-06-20T07:18:30.677-05:002010-06-20T07:18:30.677-05:00Michelle - Isn't it freeing when we dare to br...Michelle - Isn't it freeing when we dare to break the rules and just do what we want to do? I think we take the rules far too seriously, giving them much more importance than they should have, and not realizing they are only loose guidelines. I also loved the other Scott's post.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-64505465591104903352010-06-19T18:24:20.911-05:002010-06-19T18:24:20.911-05:00Oh, Scott, you have no idea how much I know what y...Oh, Scott, you have no idea how much I know what you're talking about with this post. It go SO bad that I decided I was just going to write something without intending to publish it traditionally - my novella. And guess what? It was like a door opened and I walked into another world. All of the sudden rules didn't matter. This whole self-publishing thing is teaching me A LOT about writing, and it has been priceless experience. All those stifling rules make me quite angry. I loved Scott's post on the Lit Lab a little while ago about stupid rules.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-39543439794684607662010-06-19T08:55:53.322-05:002010-06-19T08:55:53.322-05:00Tess - you're so right: no right or wrong. We&...Tess - you're so right: no right or wrong. We're not clones, but individuals, so we each do things in the way that works best for us.<br /><br />Alleged - ditto! I think when we lose the fun of what we're doing, the point of doing it no longer exists. <br /><br />Jemi - you're right. It was Archie Bunker. Geesh, how could I forget that one? All in the Family was a standard in our house growing up. That was the one show, outside of sports or news, that my Dad watched.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-20797111391525985002010-06-18T20:10:09.565-05:002010-06-18T20:10:09.565-05:00When I hear stifle I think of Archie Bunker :)
I ...When I hear stifle I think of Archie Bunker :)<br /><br />I agree - first draft writing for me is all about the joy and the freedom. Forget the rules - get the story!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-14189556053366519082010-06-18T16:44:08.697-05:002010-06-18T16:44:08.697-05:00I agree with you 100%! Sometimes I'm so busy m...I agree with you 100%! Sometimes I'm so busy making sure to not include certain words that it takes all the fun out of writing. I started writing what I could on rough drafts THEN going back and editing words out of the ms. Works much better for me, and I don't feel like banging my head against the wall every time I use an -ly adverb.Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-79899150177637745452010-06-18T12:21:37.658-05:002010-06-18T12:21:37.658-05:00Nah, Barney never said stifle. I would know. We w...Nah, Barney never said stifle. I would know. We were tight back in the day. <br /><br />And, I am a bit slow and cautious on my first drafts. Mostly because I don't trust myself to see everything when I go back for edits. I'm amazed at how blind I can get to a story. So, if I'm a little more careful about what I put in, I figure that I have a better chance of not missing that error later. Does that make any sense?<br /><br />But, the beauty of art in all its forms is the fact that there is no right or wrong.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.com