tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post314006647075965291..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: Writers are the craziest peoples!Marie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-77380831783964080542014-06-03T05:45:05.675-07:002014-06-03T05:45:05.675-07:00Path 2 sounds better because we get to keep doing ...Path 2 sounds better because we get to keep doing what we love--writing. Once you've gotten that degree finished, what else is there to do?Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-79737414288837168562014-06-02T05:06:29.014-07:002014-06-02T05:06:29.014-07:00My take on this article. Great article, by the way...My take on this article. Great article, by the way.<br />My take as a person who's been through both, graduate school in engineering and fiction "school" in sci-fi romance, is that the thing that looks screwy is our creativity. My journal article referenced around the world at first was looked upon as "out there," having nothing to do with reality. The same can be said for my nonformulaic sci-fi romances. Today, I'm told, it takes years for the general reading public to catch on. I think it's that creative thing that no matter what we do, we just can't stop dreaming.<br /><br />Wonderful that anyone has the patience to set their words down.<br /><br />Hurray, us!<br />Susan Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702244690723617799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-6442814683015406082014-05-28T18:56:57.032-07:002014-05-28T18:56:57.032-07:00I think I agree, Lori. We write because we're...I think I agree, Lori. We write because we're crazy, but I know I'd be a lot more worse off if I didn't write! Besides, our heads can only hold so much ;).<br /><br />Thanks for coming by and commenting!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-71216144196468847022014-05-28T18:50:15.152-07:002014-05-28T18:50:15.152-07:00Both. Actually, I would be crazy if I didn't w...Both. Actually, I would be crazy if I didn't write. I have to do something with the characters in my head. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-21009184789962186542014-05-28T13:33:47.808-07:002014-05-28T13:33:47.808-07:00Very true, Shoshana! We do have to be a bit crazy ...Very true, Shoshana! We do have to be a bit crazy to keep doing what we do. And it does say alot about your colleague going into therapy! I've often thought there should be a sub-set of psychology for writers ;).<br /><br /> <br />Thanks for coming by and commenting- I'm trapped at evil day job, so can't get on blogger- MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-15823475190768701242014-05-28T13:31:01.072-07:002014-05-28T13:31:01.072-07:00LOL- I think you are crazy, Sharon, but it's a...LOL- I think you are crazy, Sharon, but it's a GOOD crazy! I agree on the hope- the biggest of all is that we'll be able to share our worlds and characters with others and they'll like them!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by and commenting- I'm trapped at evil day job, so can't get on blogger- MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-76528629554586160772014-05-28T09:21:08.258-07:002014-05-28T09:21:08.258-07:00Hahaha. Funny thing about the crazy--when I first ...Hahaha. Funny thing about the crazy--when I first started writing, I was talking to a colleague at the day job about it, and he said something along this lines of "Yeah, I was really into writing for a while. Then I got writer's block and would sit in front of the computer staring at the blank screen for hours. I finally had to quit writing and go into therapy." I nodded and made sympathetic noises, as I thought smugly that nothing like that would happen to me. And, okay, the writer's block thing hasn't happened. But I do feel like you have to be a bit crazy to keep going in this crazy industry. Shoshananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-46961291596859650182014-05-28T08:04:34.562-07:002014-05-28T08:04:34.562-07:00I'm not crazy. I'm eccentric with goals wh...I'm not crazy. I'm eccentric with goals which fall outside the norm. The voices in my head are under my control. Mostly. I've never been to graduate school other than the one of hard knocks. Cuts, bruises, and scars to prove it because you don't get a diploma there. Sometimes I feel I'm floundering in a sea of conflicting rules. Perhaps if I found Britannia, I could rule the waves.<br />I believe that hope is the reason that we write. Hope that we'll find the right plot for our unique but likeable protagonist that will have a kick butt ending that no one saw coming but that is perfectly logical. Hope that when we send it out agents will beat down our doors to get us to sign with them. Publishing houses will wage bidding wars the likes of which have never been seen before. Robert Redford, or Ron Howard, or JJ Abrams will fight to get the movie rights and directing jobs. Theatres will be circled by lines waiting to see our story on the silver screen. <br /><br />I can dream, can't I? I think writing is dreaming with words. Everyone should have a dream.Sharon Rivesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973226291032550889noreply@blogger.com