tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post571459630114165837..comments2023-10-16T07:40:08.055-05:00Comments on Jan Morrill's Thoughts Over Coffee: My Writerly Achilles HeelJan Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600019541133998696noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-28794817865522637152012-03-22T12:04:58.069-05:002012-03-22T12:04:58.069-05:00I think, like you, my voice is my strongest writer...I think, like you, my voice is my strongest writerly asset. My weakness is giving either too much or too little information in a scene. I'm either infodumping or being stingy with backstory and I'd like to find a good place in the middle. <br /><br />Russel, those little stories are a good place to store your ideas until you have time to develop them into more ;) That's what I do with mine.Madison Woodshttp://madisonwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-87631013557031176692012-03-21T16:45:30.099-05:002012-03-21T16:45:30.099-05:00I can create absurd situations from everyday life ...I can create absurd situations from everyday life and make people laugh.<br /><br />Like Claire, I have trouble dedicating time to write, especially right now when I have a construction project going.<br /><br />I really enjoy the Friday Flash Fiction. They are short, compact stories that you can knock out without investing a lot of time.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951989303915273807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-3247864060793118292012-03-21T13:11:33.957-05:002012-03-21T13:11:33.957-05:00You sure do a better job than I do, Claire. I mean...You sure do a better job than I do, Claire. I mean, three books in the last six months?? Or is it four? See, I lost count.Jan Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600019541133998696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-3024340340469570632012-03-21T13:10:52.872-05:002012-03-21T13:10:52.872-05:00Linda, I sometimes have time, but seem to have a h...Linda, I sometimes have time, but seem to have a hard time focusing. I'm like you, it takes me awhile to get into the story again, and if I get distracted, my characters all run away and hide!Jan Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600019541133998696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-77288736140307657512012-03-21T12:54:50.969-05:002012-03-21T12:54:50.969-05:00My biggest weakness when it comes to writing is ac...My biggest weakness when it comes to writing is actually taking the time to write. I keep letting life get in the way--how stupid is that?Clairehttp://www.clairecroxton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-14422204963010684752012-03-21T11:18:26.012-05:002012-03-21T11:18:26.012-05:00I'm with you, Jan. I edit everything the minut...I'm with you, Jan. I edit everything the minute I type it. My biggest strength would be editing! My second biggest problem is making myself sit down to write (I do have a busy life). Other people will grab 15 or 30 minutes of writing time as they can, but for me that feels like you just get back into where you left off and have to quit, so why bother. And this is why I like haiku!Linda Austinhttp://moonbridgebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-47725494354666191152012-03-21T10:04:45.408-05:002012-03-21T10:04:45.408-05:00Yes, Uva! Editing is another weakness. I edit endl...Yes, Uva! Editing is another weakness. I edit endlessly. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!Jan Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600019541133998696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214358078220293316.post-6040872093410205882012-03-21T09:50:03.816-05:002012-03-21T09:50:03.816-05:00Strengths: I'm never bored, always have plenty...Strengths: I'm never bored, always have plenty of interesting to me stories to write. Weakness, I can enjoy the complex twists and turns too much, so I get the description piled up ahead of the idea, ( in a cart ahead of the horse way). So I get told that I don't write easy reading. But, I write scifi & mythical type fantasy, so to me an interesting tale is more important than an easy read. Oh, then there's editing, can edit endlessly and still never get it perfect.Uva Be Dolezalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543692954567472200noreply@blogger.com