tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6137355373876001810..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: If it ain't brokeLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-2103670116759308792007-07-04T10:29:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:29:00.000-04:00Tim, your posting was excellent. So many roads and...Tim, your posting was excellent. So many roads and conveyances lead to the same place ... a finished manuscript ... but, unfortunately, I find many budding authors get so caught up in the mechanics of getting there, they either lose their story or can't seem to finish it. I know many personally who have stalled because they can't grasp the "Git-R-Done" mentality. (GREAT comment, Joe!).<BR/><BR/>In fact, maybe "Git-R-Done" should be a panel topic at some of these writers conferences.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-69715681258374361702007-07-04T10:19:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for the advice, Tim. It's very Ralph Waldo...Thanks for the advice, Tim. It's very Ralph Waldo Emerson. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-17197496734542046652007-07-04T09:35:00.000-04:002007-07-04T09:35:00.000-04:00I agree with Joe and Tim and Mark (I'm an agreeabl...I agree with Joe and Tim and Mark (I'm an agreeable kind of guy today, I guess). I'm pretty much a sit-and-write kind of writer, no outlines, but sometimes, particularly in the middle, I might need to outline through to the end. Sometimes I need to rewrite as I go and sometimes I can tell (it's a momentum thing) that I just need to get that story down on paper. Sometimes...<BR/><BR/>I think you get the point. Stephen King commented once that if he's stuck he might try writing it as a screenplay--basic description tags and dialogue. I haven't tried that yet, but I can really see how that might work. The point, of course is, git-r-done.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14874277589796683272007-07-04T07:00:00.000-04:002007-07-04T07:00:00.000-04:00Good points, Tim. There's a comedian named Larry T...Good points, Tim. There's a comedian named Larry The Cable Guy who has a hokey signature line: "Git-R-Done". That's how we should all write. Just do what it takes to <I>git-r-done.</I> At the end of the day, our readers don't care how we did it as long as they are entertained and satisfied.Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-15037960174962762752007-07-03T22:10:00.000-04:002007-07-03T22:10:00.000-04:00One of my all time favorite novels is "Far Tortuga...One of my all time favorite novels is "Far Tortuga" by Peter Mattheissen. At first blush, you'd hardly recognize it as a novel - it looks more like a poem than a work of prose. <BR/><BR/>There are so many shapes and sizes out there. That's why fiction is so great.Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.com