tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post7144904827135758949..comments2012-05-03T17:14:15.603-04:00Comments on Catherine Trizzino's Blog: Advice for the Budding NovelistCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17855774802992759787noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-62176155790188759162010-07-30T16:26:02.142-04:002010-07-30T16:26:02.142-04:00Momma-
Thanks for asking all your friends for advi...Momma-<br />Thanks for asking all your friends for advice! I just now got a chance to look over it all and take it in. Slightly overwhelming, but all good to know. Still have lots to learn but the pages of my book are multiplying by the day :)Control Freakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200884530598630698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-11746634327784395982010-07-01T14:40:25.650-04:002010-07-01T14:40:25.650-04:00Great advice. Interestingly, someone asked me toda...Great advice. Interestingly, someone asked me today, the question you asked at the end. My one piece of advice to a new writer would be to take time to learn the craft of writing. No matter how good we may think we are, there's nothing that substitutes for learning how to write. It's not something we can learn overnight. I don't believe writing is something that anyone ever masters, but learning how to write to a certain standard takes time, patience and persistence. <br /><br />BTW, love the look of your blog.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-9619968001338003652010-06-28T09:52:19.909-04:002010-06-28T09:52:19.909-04:00Cat
Even your blog sings beautifully with your pro...Cat<br />Even your blog sings beautifully with your prose!<br />It is impressive.<br />The write write write and read read read is advise from your experience - everything you write now is a delightful read.<br />keep it up so more can benefit from your writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562499302335435560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-50337501404298032982010-06-28T09:40:14.429-04:002010-06-28T09:40:14.429-04:00You're so right, Don. Once I got going I could...You're so right, Don. Once I got going I couldn't stop - nor would I want to. ; ). Guess another good piece of advice would be to not let anything stop you if you're really passionate about it. Not your own self-doubt or external voices. Thanks for reading, Don! (And, yes, you are a writer and a very good one ; )).Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855774802992759787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-68741495827095566302010-06-27T22:57:27.369-04:002010-06-27T22:57:27.369-04:00Dump your brain!!! Dump Dump Dump!!! Make sense of...Dump your brain!!! Dump Dump Dump!!! Make sense of it later. We all have amazing stories inside. But there's a log jam preventing it from pouring forth. What is the dynamite that will break up the jam for you? It took a layoff from work for me. Once the story started to flow I found myself typing from before sunrise till long after the sun set. I looked in the mirror and said, "You are a writer. Now go write some more."<br /><br />Great blog, Cat!Donald V. Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443003817904665717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-1036599895794865162010-06-27T21:05:42.491-04:002010-06-27T21:05:42.491-04:00Corra: Thanks! I was getting bored with the old b...Corra: Thanks! I was getting bored with the old background ; ). And, you’re FAR better looking than Simon LOL. Seriously, when it comes to a helpful critique you’re a star.<br /><br />Clarissa: Good point about shorts – they can be more difficult, but for me it helped with my need for instant gratification. ; ). As you know all to well, writing a novel can be a long and arduous process and it really helped me stay focused by having some stories I could call ‘complete’. Even if they were only 500 words. Thanks for the read!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855774802992759787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-67318785035993317322010-06-27T08:59:28.820-04:002010-06-27T08:59:28.820-04:00I think maybe at first she should write in her com...I think maybe at first she should write in her comfort level until she gets her sea legs but don't wait too long before taking risks and venturing out. I like your idea of writing short stories. For me, they're harder but maybe for other they're easier.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206946883142896132.post-60178480139071054962010-06-27T06:06:49.989-04:002010-06-27T06:06:49.989-04:00You blog looks beautiful!
The 'Cowell Scowl&#...You blog looks beautiful!<br /><br />The 'Cowell Scowl' made me laugh. I have that scowl - sorry!!<br /><br />I can't agree loud enough: read, read, read; write, write, write. Don't stay in your genre, and don't stay in your comfort level - in either.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Corra x<br /><br /><em><a href="http://corramcfeydon.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">The Victorian Heroine</a></em>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com