Comments on: 3 Steps to Improving Your Writing

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:15:50 +0000

Sean, I think some people assume there's some magic combination or trick program that makes a good writer.

I watched that movie with Meryl Streep the other night. Can't remember the name, but she teaches violin to inner-city kids. I don't watch tv often, but I was glad I stayed up to watch it. Makes me want to learn to play the violin.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:06:04 +0000

I couldn’t bring myself to do it either, Lance.

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:23:21 +0000

Jamie, I need to be beat up every once in a while...you did good.... The racy story...well...I'm not going there anytime soon!! Lance´s last spectacular blog post..Don’t Worry, Be Happy

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:28:24 +0000

Sean, I think some people assume there’s some magic combination or trick program that makes a good writer.

I watched that movie with Meryl Streep the other night. Can’t remember the name, but she teaches violin to inner-city kids. I don’t watch tv often, but I was glad I stayed up to watch it. Makes me want to learn to play the violin.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:24:23 +0000

Lance, dude, I would never beat up on you intentionally, unless you needed it.

And no, I still not recommend reading smut, but at least I now have an appreciation for it. At least the well-written kind. Maybe you should write a racy story for your wife, eh?

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:18:49 +0000

So, Jamie – you didn’t convince me to go out and buy any “smut” – as I tell my wife when she bring home one of those books (to her credit she’s well-rounded, and really reads from many genres – way more than I do!).

But I get your point…don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Is that your point? Maybe? Maybe I get your point. Well, now as I re-read it, I think your saying we should be well-rounded. I’ll take that. I’m probably not…(well-rounded, that is).

And…I should write more – even if it’s stuff I don’t put “out there”.

And…I should really look at how other writers “write”.

You’re beating me up today Jamie!! I have loads of stuff I can (should) work on.

Arghh! (and … thank you.)

Lance´s last spectacular blog post..Don’t Worry, Be Happy

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:01:42 +0000

In the last month, I've had about a dozen emails asking what software I use to write. The questions are always various versions of "What application can I use to help me write like that?" None. Your tips are great. Good writers write constantly, paying attention to everything, including the tossed off emails they send. I love the advice of rewriting a favorite author. I think I might try that. Writing like life, or anything else worth mastering, is never finished. You must always improve or the skill may as well lie on its deathbed. My daughter has studied the violin since she was three. She uses the Suzuki method. Dr. Suzuki says, "Until you can do something ten-thousand times, it is not yet a skill. When you can, it is a beginning." Writer Dad´s last spectacular blog post..Redbook… An Excerpt