tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post1239074938562995718..comments2023-08-28T03:11:38.347-07:00Comments on The Scribblers Cove: Battlefield Casualties, Hair, and Books Rebecca J. Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-64441055588031561092012-10-22T12:46:26.766-07:002012-10-22T12:46:26.766-07:00Oh, sentence envy! Yup, had that, too. Sigh, so mu...Oh, sentence envy! Yup, had that, too. Sigh, so much to inspire us, isn't there? Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-21526587360044982872012-10-22T11:26:44.029-07:002012-10-22T11:26:44.029-07:00Funny and provocative read. Yes, I've had hair...Funny and provocative read. Yes, I've had hair envy (even though at past times in my life people envied my hair). I've certainly had book-envy. I even have phrase or sentence-envy when I'm reading and think "DAMN, that was good, wish I'd written that!" HOpefully it just inspires me to write something nearly as good, as opposed to turning me into a bitter old crab. Time will tell. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128802549435853330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-75716761064353285162012-10-11T20:04:42.898-07:002012-10-11T20:04:42.898-07:00Awww, you are the best! Thanks so much. :)Awww, you are the best! Thanks so much. :)Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-19770919067322326502012-10-11T16:51:52.071-07:002012-10-11T16:51:52.071-07:00I do love this post Leisha - very well said! Your ...I do love this post Leisha - very well said! Your hair is pretty dang great as it is my friend...and your book(s) too! The Huffieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286692290580409681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-17616656766584753432012-10-10T15:39:30.116-07:002012-10-10T15:39:30.116-07:00I LOVE the term prose-i-cide. I'm still grinni...I LOVE the term prose-i-cide. I'm still grinning. And good point that admiring something can inspire too. :)Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-10297469894059242552012-10-10T15:37:32.016-07:002012-10-10T15:37:32.016-07:00It's so hard to not compare. Sigh. But I know ...It's so hard to not compare. Sigh. But I know awesome books live in each of us. :)Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-79063719706105795512012-10-10T15:16:47.495-07:002012-10-10T15:16:47.495-07:00I haven't had full-on book envy, but I have ha...I haven't had full-on book envy, but I have had style envy. I like flowery English prose like Rowling, Gaiman and Wynne-Jones, but my natural style is more sparse like Scott Card. I've even tried to change my style, but I realize you can only change so much before you kill it. So instead of committing prose-i-cide I've just tried to be more honest in how I write. To let the best me fall onto the page.<br /><br />I think envy can inspire you to improve, to a point, but it is dangerous to play with. O_o<br /> <br />Amber Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594761566165984938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-55735532736752568452012-10-10T12:30:01.307-07:002012-10-10T12:30:01.307-07:00Ah yes, guilty. Both for hair and book envy. Harry...Ah yes, guilty. Both for hair and book envy. Harry Potter sent me reeling (and it doesn't hurt that J.K. Rowling has wonderful straight hair that always behaves). Then Hunger Games came out and after being completely impressed, the green-eyed monster came out. Yup, I wish I could write books like that. And yes, you are right - I need to be stop being envious (doubt it will work) and just write the best book I'm capable of. Wise words. Great post!Jonene Ficklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414949303542133724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-30423410641336538002012-10-09T14:18:51.997-07:002012-10-09T14:18:51.997-07:00Rebecca, I've done that, too. I am, and always...Rebecca, I've done that, too. I am, and always will be, ashamed as well. I was younger(ish) and jealous and stupid. How I wish I could take back my words. I hate hindsight.<br /><br />But, like you said, it is up to each of us to write the book that is right for us. Here's to freedom!Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962109490336177665.post-29969276990762632492012-10-09T12:05:59.251-07:002012-10-09T12:05:59.251-07:00That was great Leisha! Thanks. Now I have blog pos...That was great Leisha! Thanks. Now I have blog post envy...<br />Seriously, I have a serious problem with this. I'm still deeply ashamed of the negative review I posted on one of Shannon Hale's books on Amazon. I'M SOOOO SORRY! I LOVE YOU, SHANNON! I WAS ONLY JEALOUS! Don't bother going to look for this review, people, I took it down once I came to my senses.<br />We're all a bunch of book critics at my house. We read stuff and sit around and talk about what's wrong with it, as if the authors could have written a perfect book if they really tried. That makes me wonder, if I'm so smart, then how come I haven't sold a manuscript yet?<br />Lately I've been doing a lot of wondering why I thought I knew how to do this. What made me think I could write a book? A really great book? The kind of book I've hunted for all my life? If no one else can seem to do it, then what's so special about me to make me think I can?<br />But I can write the right book for me. No other author has my storytelling priorities. It is up to me to craft the book that has all the traits I love best. Now as to whether those are the traits the population at large will love best, or even the literary agents I'm submitting to... that remains to be seen. Maybe I'll write a book specially just for them later. First, I got to write this one for me.Rebecca J. 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