tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421295.post115783392055911376..comments2023-10-31T05:07:24.826-07:00Comments on Fishing In A Dry Wash: If You're Gonna Write...Kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13207427729752082984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421295.post-1159302944242678592006-09-26T13:35:00.000-07:002006-09-26T13:35:00.000-07:00Yes, agreeing with Jazz Bird (I love that name) I'...Yes, agreeing with Jazz Bird (I love that name) I'm glad you have given me something to read today. I enjoyed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421295.post-1159114572853552402006-09-24T09:16:00.000-07:002006-09-24T09:16:00.000-07:00Uh oh (scrambling to take notes).Must. Not. Ramble...Uh oh (scrambling to take notes).<BR/><BR/>Must. Not. Ramble.rennratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258514296905380163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421295.post-1159016360699411632006-09-23T05:59:00.000-07:002006-09-23T05:59:00.000-07:00The most telling line in all of this is the very i...The most telling line in all of this is the very insightful "the work is for the reader, not the writer."<BR/><BR/>So true, and something I'd never really thought about. it's so much easier to edit when that precept is kept first and foremost.tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421295.post-1158984372879899972006-09-22T21:06:00.000-07:002006-09-22T21:06:00.000-07:00This is why I write my journal (partially public, ...This is why I write my journal (partially public, partially private, neither directed to any particular audience beyond myself) and technical manuals/training documentation/etc. There's not much of an audience for either, I just have to get a point across should someone go looking. And I only really take that to heart on the stuff I'm paid to do, so the blog is very much what it is. <BR/><BR/>If I decided to write for any sort of audience, not a paragraph would ever be complete. I'm an over-editor in that mode (Yes, I've dabbled, including my abandoned novel sitting completely outlined through 20+ chapters.). If only I could treat it like improv acting or jazz and allow the creative process to happen, uncensored and uninhibited. I envy you and others for being able to get past that first initial spark AND get to the point where you want to share it. I know it doesn't feel enviable at times as I imagine it's also maddening, but it is for someone like me. <BR/><BR/>As long as it's a passion for you, keep sharing. I, for one, am glad when you do.jazz birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964450194410450725noreply@blogger.com