tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8413290771289939145..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: This Writing Stuff Ain't As Easy As It Looks...Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68939938928325559922007-04-09T09:12:00.000-04:002007-04-09T09:12:00.000-04:00Confronting the blank page has always been one of ...Confronting the blank page has always been one of the top "problems" for writers. <BR/><BR/>Your description of how you use alphasmart to limit the blank page to one line is great re-framing. <BR/><BR/>I know several people who I know will benefit from this advice. <BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-39838455216906373602007-04-07T14:41:00.000-04:002007-04-07T14:41:00.000-04:00Wahahah, good comments Sandy, PLEASE do blog about...Wahahah, good comments Sandy, PLEASE do blog about this.<BR/><BR/>For me, the middle is like walking on one of those wood/rope bridges where I worry if I'll reach the other side, OR walking on rocks in a quickly flowing stream and hoping none of the rocks shift and toss me into the water. Rocky and scary!Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-50899193224711236232007-04-06T20:43:00.000-04:002007-04-06T20:43:00.000-04:00Lonnie, I actually enjoy writing the middle of a b...Lonnie, I actually enjoy writing the middle of a book. That's where everything expands, we learn more about the characters (all, or most, of their secrets), the hero and heroine start admitting their interest in one another if it's that kind of book, and with any luck the story takes a sharp turn in a new and unexpected direction. The end -- the last fourth to third -- is what drives me bonkers. Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.com