tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post2719753389055942185..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: How do they write like that?Sarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-32379155732951223362011-12-13T10:34:40.087-08:002011-12-13T10:34:40.087-08:00Thanks for the thoughts you guys. I think you'...Thanks for the thoughts you guys. I think you're all right...prayer, luck, practice, it all plays a part.<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-29509526431210774642011-12-09T20:54:01.907-08:002011-12-09T20:54:01.907-08:00In my minds, it's a perfect blend of passion (...In my minds, it's a perfect blend of passion (for writing), desire (to produce great works), practice, persistence and luck.<br><br /><br />Weird that luck plays a role, but really it does. To put a finer point on it, it's our interpretive stance at any given point that allows writing to be great. These passages stand the test of time because over and over again, people interpret the writing as great. But as true as an author can be in any construction of words, there's a certain element of luck that goes into how that writing is received.<br><br /><br />For every great passage, there are millions littered upon the ground.<br><br /><br />~M*A~<br />cosmicculturalconsciousness.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116716404917521481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-32860441396365022642011-12-08T19:42:21.508-08:002011-12-08T19:42:21.508-08:00Prayer is very underrated, more people should util...Prayer is very underrated, more people should utilize it.anthony stemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666462157746049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-22399146020930615062011-12-07T20:35:09.043-08:002011-12-07T20:35:09.043-08:00Enjoyed the quotes. Inspiring. I believe the more ...Enjoyed the quotes. Inspiring. I believe the more we write the better the odds one day something profound will make an appearance.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-23764383035051781202011-12-07T16:33:26.563-08:002011-12-07T16:33:26.563-08:00I think you will blow people away in your own way....I think you will blow people away in your own way. All of these passages are so different from one another. I have faith that someday, your work will be quoted and admired, too...Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-24820743887505775862011-12-07T15:58:14.975-08:002011-12-07T15:58:14.975-08:00I think your conclusions are correct. The more yo...I think your conclusions are correct. The more you write, the more chance you're going to start coming up with brilliant passages of writing. It's kind of like the million monkeys with a million typewriters--actually that's a pretty bad comparison. It's nothing like that at all, but I just like the concept of a million monkeys with a million typewriters.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-23966114084554886062011-12-07T15:15:28.268-08:002011-12-07T15:15:28.268-08:00Neat quotes! Thanks for them. That one about the r...Neat quotes! Thanks for them. That one about the river....my, that is good. And the toast. I liked the toast. But mostly the river, with the droplets. A refreshing and edifying web moment!Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806372860467057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-33717821627143002562011-12-07T13:46:35.854-08:002011-12-07T13:46:35.854-08:00It has to do with your environment, your education...It has to do with your environment, your education, your personality, and your upbringing. All of these things contribute to the way you write. OH and lets not forget other books that you read.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-80183417229768911782011-12-07T11:30:19.294-08:002011-12-07T11:30:19.294-08:00Hi Sarah!
Great post!
Congratulations! You won t...Hi Sarah!<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />Congratulations! You won the Talli Roland giveaway at my blog!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-73926488496248358532011-12-07T11:17:43.910-08:002011-12-07T11:17:43.910-08:00I would say talent and practice is where it comes ...I would say talent and practice is where it comes from. Anyone with practice can learn to throw a 3 pointer.<br /><br />I look back to my first novel and it makes me shudder sometimes compared to the second. Yet no one has complained, and I have been told by more than one person that there are some "really good passages,". <br /><br />I just need practice to make them all like this.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-82920488728629080982011-12-07T11:02:22.808-08:002011-12-07T11:02:22.808-08:00I hope to be a good writer. When I read things li...I hope to be a good writer. When I read things like that, I know I'll never be a great one.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-6985918123496568192011-12-07T07:14:03.064-08:002011-12-07T07:14:03.064-08:00I knoow! Sometimes I get overwhelmed and think &q...I knoow! Sometimes I get overwhelmed and think "I'll never be able to write like these [insert amazing authors' names]" but you're right that you can only write like yourself. I totes agree with the more practice, studying, honesty and maybe a little hope! (I think the hope is what makes me continue).Steph Sessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418055704131162412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-75804381671430931812011-12-07T07:00:58.875-08:002011-12-07T07:00:58.875-08:00I feel that way too. Sometimes I read a particular...I feel that way too. Sometimes I read a particular line, stop and think, HOW ON EARTH CAN SOMEONE WRITE SOMETHING SO PERFECT? My hope is that one day someone will maybe read a line I've written, stop, and think the same thing. A girl can dream!<br /><br /><a href="http://the-creationofbeauty.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">the-creationofbeauty.blogspot.com</a>the creation of beauty is art.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00631784690728820368noreply@blogger.com