tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3681813537239355534..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Expose YourselfLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-16879424689426103722011-11-20T09:06:03.134-05:002011-11-20T09:06:03.134-05:00Love this post, Shannon ... and welcome to the blo...Love this post, Shannon ... and welcome to the blog. I, too, grew up with lots of cream-of-mushroom added dishes, mainly casseroles. Just like w/eating, it's hard to break out of a writing rut. No clever metaphors for you (I can't top Vicki's Electric Slide!), but I do know that getting to decide the endings as a fiction writer is a lot more fun than it was reporting real (often tragic) life in my former career as a journalist.Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42479650907346520832011-11-18T22:07:56.399-05:002011-11-18T22:07:56.399-05:00Killing them softly? KarenKilling them softly? KarenSisters of the Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14746888382099622102011-11-18T18:12:56.727-05:002011-11-18T18:12:56.727-05:00Here's my metaphor: a solitary writer banging ...Here's my metaphor: a solitary writer banging his head against the wall until the words come leaking out from the cracks in his skull. (Wait? What does "metaphor" mean again?)<br /><br />Welcome to the blog!Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-89805683807702215422011-11-18T16:42:19.042-05:002011-11-18T16:42:19.042-05:00Yay Shannon! I look forward to tasting your first...Yay Shannon! I look forward to tasting your first serving.Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28866737763478679722011-11-18T16:37:27.462-05:002011-11-18T16:37:27.462-05:00Fun post, Shannon...hmmm..I'll use dancing. As...Fun post, Shannon...hmmm..I'll use dancing. As a nonfiction writer for 15 years, I was doing a line dance -- The Electric Slide, if you will. Repetitive, fun for a while, but not very creative. But fiction writing is like interpretive dance, and with every recital I'm becoming more fluid. <br /><br />Ugh! Can I really post this? You asked for it!Vicki Douderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683468231378487388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-58332824659198904042011-11-18T15:55:06.903-05:002011-11-18T15:55:06.903-05:00Good point, Lois, you know how disappointing it is...Good point, Lois, you know how disappointing it is when you get too much salt in the soup. Thanks for the welcome.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-20282062879067796492011-11-18T09:56:18.632-05:002011-11-18T09:56:18.632-05:00Welcome to the blog, Shannon! As for food metaphor...Welcome to the blog, Shannon! As for food metaphors, I think my first attempt at writing would best be described as filled with "everything, including the kitchen sink." Sometimes, along with learning what ingredients go into writing a book, you also have to learn which ones to leave out.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-1449756536159807132011-11-18T09:53:27.340-05:002011-11-18T09:53:27.340-05:00Yes, but Robin, you're a real cook. Sadly, I&#...Yes, but Robin, you're a real cook. Sadly, I'm a hack in the kitchen.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25174670206761517252011-11-18T08:27:59.741-05:002011-11-18T08:27:59.741-05:00Now I'm hungry! Your writing experience aligns...Now I'm hungry! Your writing experience aligns with mine, Shannon. I had lots of kitchen mishaps with my first one, but kept mixing and tasting and baking until it came out just right.Robin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373722202559066388noreply@blogger.com