tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post762384874875501096..comments2024-03-28T11:18:32.811-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: My Rules of Writing by J.Q. Rose, Back to SchoolJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-78638195101096406982016-09-08T12:55:30.945-04:002016-09-08T12:55:30.945-04:00Thanks, Marsha. Glad you found the post inspiring....Thanks, Marsha. Glad you found the post inspiring. Your comment made me feel warm and fuzzy. Mr. Michener has it right. Wouldn't it be fun to share your very first draft with readers? Or probably not. They'd be surprised at all the changes to the ms. I tried to give up being perfect at 12 years old, but I'm afraid it creeps up on me when editing my work. I hate it when I fall short ofJ.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-35890588422461868802016-09-08T10:48:32.673-04:002016-09-08T10:48:32.673-04:00Loved this post, JQ, especially the first quote. I...Loved this post, JQ, especially the first quote. I feel that pressure all the time. Do you have a real job? Jeeeze. My favorite quote is from James Michener: "I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent re-writer." Now I'm not excellent, but this helps get me past my expectation that the first words on the screen will be just perfect. Sometimes it takes twenty redos andMarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010048187355215576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-6366110312404605982016-09-02T16:55:48.294-04:002016-09-02T16:55:48.294-04:00Great minds think alike, Anna! :-)Great minds think alike, Anna! :-)J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-56095266116701622692016-09-02T12:57:06.604-04:002016-09-02T12:57:06.604-04:00Thanks for the rules we share a few. :-)
Anna fr...Thanks for the rules we share a few. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-67172973348686057812016-08-31T20:18:10.386-04:002016-08-31T20:18:10.386-04:00Excellent quotes. I have talked with people who wa...Excellent quotes. I have talked with people who want to be writers, but they don't read. Say what? Odd. Thanks for stopping in!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-40853697973307145012016-08-31T19:16:03.429-04:002016-08-31T19:16:03.429-04:00These are two of my favorite writing quotes.
“Y...These are two of my favorite writing quotes. <br /><br /><br />“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury<br /><br />“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” ― Annie Proulx<br /><br /><a href="http://Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.com