tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post955891242954779735..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: Indie Life/Writing WibblesLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-88097555430658536612013-03-19T07:58:33.740-04:002013-03-19T07:58:33.740-04:00Thanks, Boran!
Kevin, fortunately I don't get...Thanks, Boran!<br /><br />Kevin, fortunately I don't get into THAT great a detail when I'm writing! I think I'd have to just write forward like "everyone else" if that were the case. Thanks for the well-wishes, and best of luck to you as well!<br /><br />Katherine, I've enjoyed your stories as well. It won't be long before you're launching your own books and watching them try to catch that updraft…Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-26861409959025474822013-03-18T21:33:09.233-04:002013-03-18T21:33:09.233-04:00Friday Flash and Tuesday Serial are the sort of wr...Friday Flash and Tuesday Serial are the sort of writer's communities I've been looking for a very long time. I am so very grateful I came across them.<br /><br />This is a great summary -- it's been really impressive both reading your work here and seeing the books come out.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-18673053767501827042013-03-16T18:48:09.724-04:002013-03-16T18:48:09.724-04:00I can't edit as I go along (or I work quite ha...I can't edit as I go along (or I work quite hard to stop myself.) Else I'd never finish because I'd be looking at the words, each of them, deciding if they were the right shape (let alone the right word itself.)<br /><br />I do that with the sentences too - balance, rhythm, flow. I can't let that happen when I write the first draft. I only wish the results of all the examination on passes 2...n actually matched the images/sounds in my head.<br /><br />But that's a story for another day...<br /><br />'Twas interesting to read how your writing developed, Larry. As with you, #FridayFlash has had a big impact on my work.<br /><br />Serializing a story as it's developing has history behind it, and some of the greatest writers. I wish you well with yours.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-47976931619512378082013-03-16T11:23:51.854-04:002013-03-16T11:23:51.854-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-6975080604550137012013-03-15T22:01:52.024-04:002013-03-15T22:01:52.024-04:00May the writing continue to go well, Larry. And f...May the writing continue to go well, Larry. And for all that write.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-14721745505282457242013-03-14T22:50:09.043-04:002013-03-14T22:50:09.043-04:00Sounds like fun, Susan!
Heidi, I hope it helps. L...Sounds like fun, Susan!<br /><br />Heidi, I hope it helps. Like I said, this is what worked for me.<br /><br />And all of you should follow Helen here — she's had some success herself with her serials!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-32688691640101109382013-03-14T21:34:53.461-04:002013-03-14T21:34:53.461-04:00Great post Larry, like you Friday Flash helped me ...Great post Larry, like you Friday Flash helped me develop as a writer and Tuesday Serial is a great way to not only write a novel but get feed back as to whether it is working or not. Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-11708421686048939052013-03-14T00:01:29.786-04:002013-03-14T00:01:29.786-04:00Larry, your writing path sounds kind of fun and am...Larry, your writing path sounds kind of fun and amazing! Thanks for sharing it with us, for someone like me, who has always thought novels and settled into short novels (50-65K) you've given me another way to look at things! Thanks, Heidiheidigarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684405482442123534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-6363348187734678252013-03-13T22:23:52.196-04:002013-03-13T22:23:52.196-04:00YA fantasy novellas sound like fun! My serial is c...YA fantasy novellas sound like fun! My serial is called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debtcollectorseries?ref=hl" rel="nofollow">The Debt Collector</a> - it's a future-noir about a world where you life worth is calculated on the open market and going into debt risks a lot more than your credit rating. :) I launch next week! Should be an adventure.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-57521051699841950752013-03-13T22:18:28.506-04:002013-03-13T22:18:28.506-04:00Hi all!
Susan, I thought I'd settle in as a s...Hi all!<br /><br />Susan, I thought I'd settle in as a short story writer. Then something bigger wanted out! I'm working on a series of YA fantasy novellas now; they seem like a good fit for a rainy afternoon. What's your serial going to be about?<br /><br />Thanks, Patricia. That's what I decided to do. Sometimes I have crazy-productive kind of days, others I seem to piddle around but still end up with 1000 words or thereabouts.<br /><br />Hi Shelly, welcome to the free-range insane asylum! I'm borrowing your dogs' names for the next dog we end up with ;-)<br /><br />Cherie, that's really interesting. But you imply you're not going to write more FridayFlash? I always enjoy reading your stuff when I see it.<br /><br />Nick, that's a good way of putting it. "Safe" formulaic stories might sell, but the formulae now are far different than from 80 years ago. Somewhere along the line, things changed. And they'll continue to change.<br /><br />Ansha, it'll be good to see you there! Just let me know if you have any questions.<br /><br />J.L., that's a good point. One of my goals this year is to join (or start if necessary) a local writing group. You need clean copy for that, too!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-55199368675908246532013-03-13T19:30:48.006-04:002013-03-13T19:30:48.006-04:00Hi, Larry,
Like you, I tend to edit as I go, in t...Hi, Larry, <br />Like you, I tend to edit as I go, in that I don't leave a chapter until I'm satisfied with what I've written. When you post to a writing network, as I used to do, it pays to get each chapter as clean as possible before posting. J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-68450374205309083862013-03-13T18:36:58.757-04:002013-03-13T18:36:58.757-04:00When I first put my toe into the writing water it ...When I first put my toe into the writing water it was to write flash and short fiction. TuesdaySerial sounds very cool. I'll have to check it out! Thanks!Ansha Kotykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-17527688613373581462013-03-13T17:47:51.143-04:002013-03-13T17:47:51.143-04:00With writing advice, the best thing is to take it,...With writing advice, the best thing is to take it, adapt it, maybe bend it to suit you, because everyone's different... and everyone's advice is a product of advice they themselves received. I love that there are really no rules in writing!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-91244694931723342532013-03-13T14:54:02.538-04:002013-03-13T14:54:02.538-04:00So true about the saying, "It works for me.&q...So true about the saying, "It works for me." People try to say you have to do it this way or that way, but what works for one person might not work for another.<br /><br />And that's interesting about the serials. I've found that my stories got shorter and shorter when I was doing flash fiction and then suddenly they were getting longer and longer. I guess we learn what works for us and expand upon it. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-7700801964038398912013-03-13T14:02:37.060-04:002013-03-13T14:02:37.060-04:00Right now, at one blog my dogs, Sir Poops and Hair...Right now, at one blog my dogs, Sir Poops and Hair Ball do What's Your Nosh, in support of the new and Indie Author. And at my other blog, I just started writing about psychics and intuitives with some of my own personal stories. <br /><br />I'll have to figure out my twitter handle. I forget what it is all the time.<br /><br />Hugs and chocolate,<br />Shelly<br /><br />Found you thru Indie Lifeshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-31730610657015011852013-03-13T11:40:09.728-04:002013-03-13T11:40:09.728-04:00Sometimes, advice on one site conflicts with anoth...Sometimes, advice on one site conflicts with another’s—but they all agree I’m doin’ it w0rNg because I edit as I go and often revise previous passages while I write new ones. <<<< Pssh! That's the great thing about writing. There is no wrong way. Everyone has to find their own. If editing as you go works for you then DO IT!!!! =DPatricia JLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582005500429122486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-48917954783937179812013-03-13T11:37:04.798-04:002013-03-13T11:37:04.798-04:00So interesting that you went from short-short to l...So interesting that you went from short-short to longer to serialization! I've done the opposite - going from long novels to novellas and now to serialization! In fact, I'm launching my first serial next week, and doing exactly what you say - taking the brave/risky/crazy? step of writing and releasing at the same time. (Actually I've pre-written about half of the season, but I'll be writing the second half as readers have the first). I'm actually publishing on Amazon (not my blog), so there's that too... eeps! But it should be a grand adventure.<br /><br />Thanks for joining us on Indie Life!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com