tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post1666574732870455136..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: Friday! Random!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-85147521372487278332010-06-27T18:27:29.810-07:002010-06-27T18:27:29.810-07:00I'm on my first draft now which is a good way ...I'm on my first draft now which is a good way for me to accept poor writing. I really just want to get the story down. I have my weak days even thru this process.Chris Catledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521317507087800400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-108107318585429982010-06-25T13:44:06.314-07:002010-06-25T13:44:06.314-07:00Andrew: I don't know, but we need to figure th...Andrew: I don't know, but we need to figure that out! Pints make for better writing. It's true. Science says so.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-5629466385462049382010-06-25T12:44:36.315-07:002010-06-25T12:44:36.315-07:00I need more writerly drinking buddies. I shall sta...I need more writerly drinking buddies. I shall start trolling local writers' groups immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-49147911356421657672010-06-25T12:38:59.364-07:002010-06-25T12:38:59.364-07:00I can't imagine being objective about my own w...I can't imagine being objective about my own writing. I'd like to be, but I don't expect it'll ever happen. That's why it is so important to have writerly friends who are honest with me about my work.<br /><br />It seems as though you have a lot of good support for your writing also Scott.<br /><br />Davin: your post at Secret Archives was deeply moving. Thank you for sharing your writing experience on such an intimate level.<br /><br />Good luck with the Rooster request. I'm sure its a beautiful book.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-30199081524689536882010-06-25T12:21:57.953-07:002010-06-25T12:21:57.953-07:00So when are we going to grab some beers?So when are we going to grab some beers?Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-61395240578904309772010-06-25T11:16:03.686-07:002010-06-25T11:16:03.686-07:00Hmm, that was an interesting typo of mine up there...Hmm, that was an interesting typo of mine up there. Not sure how you "each" some nachos. I'd like to eat them, though.<br /><br />I guess it isn't depressing about quality. It's nice to know there's not some supreme power deciding these things.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-62891892782689292112010-06-25T10:43:46.463-07:002010-06-25T10:43:46.463-07:00Rick: Our server kept pushing pints at us. It wasn...Rick: Our server kept pushing pints at us. It wasn't our fault. Honest.<br /><br />Loren: That's where I spend far too much of my time. I want to finish the draft I'm on so that I don't have to be writing for a while.<br /><br />Big D: I've written scenes that other people found funny but were meant to be serious, and it baffles me. The reverse has also happened. My advice is to just write the scene. Maybe, deep down, you believe it's absurd and that's coming out, which wouldn't be a bad thing. I mean really.<br /><br />Dominique: Thanks for the award! We don't post them but we surely appreciate them!<br /><br />I am trying to train myself to hold off qualitative judgements until revisions. Still working on it.<br /><br />Ivana: Nachos are good! I don't know why this is depressing to you. No, there are apparently no objective standards. Which means that I don't have to be ashamed of the trashy mystery novel I'll be reading next week.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-21636201482565268402010-06-25T10:37:30.750-07:002010-06-25T10:37:30.750-07:00Oh, if anyone is interested, I have a guest post o...Oh, if anyone is interested, I have a guest post over at The Secret Archives of the Alliterati: <br /><br />http://alliteratiarchives.blogspot.com/2010/06/guest-post-davin-malasarn.htmlDavin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-81661397827603342262010-06-25T10:30:18.861-07:002010-06-25T10:30:18.861-07:00Mmm, nachos sound really good right now. I can nev...Mmm, nachos sound really good right now. I can never tell if my writing is good or bad, and usually, the more people tell me it's good the less I believe that it is. I think it's something that constantly shifts in a writer's head, and who knows who actually determines quality. No one, really. This is depressing. I need to go each some nachos.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-52790040847934877532010-06-25T09:06:08.664-07:002010-06-25T09:06:08.664-07:00This post feels surprisingly timely to my life. I...This post feels surprisingly timely to my life. I'm currently drafting a piece and worrying about whether or not the writing is working. This is a first for me, because usually I more like what you described and can't tell until the revisions.<br /><br />By the by, there's an award for the staff of the Literary Lab on my blog.<br />http://mavieenviolet.blogspot.com/2010/06/thanks.htmlKelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-23044910557743194942010-06-25T07:39:04.819-07:002010-06-25T07:39:04.819-07:00Last night I was writing a death scene and it was ...Last night I was writing a death scene and it was such a strange situation. The victim volunteers to be killed, but when the time comes he's surprised by how much it hurts. I intended it to be high drama, but as I was writing I really couldn't tell if it was serious or just ridiculously funny.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-71175236380546523092010-06-25T07:11:52.061-07:002010-06-25T07:11:52.061-07:00You are weak, exhausted and see no end to your mis...<i>You are weak, exhausted and see no end to your misery, but you have no choice but to stagger along, day after day into the future.</i><br /><br />This is exactly where I am right now.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-82135895708299041792010-06-25T06:01:56.115-07:002010-06-25T06:01:56.115-07:00Now I am hungry and thirsty.Now I am hungry and thirsty.Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.com