tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8344264315563251143..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On starting out...meet Pam NovotnyJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70472121841598568742012-04-10T07:19:26.267-04:002012-04-10T07:19:26.267-04:00She's a former freelance journalist for the pa...She's a former freelance journalist for the papers like the Denver Post and Chicago Tribune and the author of numerous nonfiction books, including the classic, “Joy of Twins,” which was based on her own experiences. <br />Really nice post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.affordablewriting.net/" rel="nofollow">Essay Writing</a>Karen Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787281926473266739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9031978636545334802012-03-15T11:35:27.921-04:002012-03-15T11:35:27.921-04:00Quality Essay Writing is an art, That need lots of...Quality <a href="http://www.essaywritingmasters.net" rel="nofollow">Essay Writing</a> is an art, That need lots of research in different topics after a good research writer shows his thoughts by clear words. Good Vocabulary and phrases show the existence of writer in his work that is what a writer ever dream for.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671650727201605867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51627120824959859612010-07-21T13:20:56.443-04:002010-07-21T13:20:56.443-04:00Speaking of Joni Mitchell...check back tomorrow fo...Speaking of Joni Mitchell...check back tomorrow for some very cool news about Sheila Weller who joined us a few months ago to talk about her book "Girls Like Us."Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10680682971078824492010-07-21T13:10:38.434-04:002010-07-21T13:10:38.434-04:00And Jan -- That Joni Mitchell song was my anthem f...And Jan -- That Joni Mitchell song was my anthem for a long time! It's the source of my love for silver bracelets...Pam Novotnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819296503307693121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79649129262056874512010-07-21T13:08:01.154-04:002010-07-21T13:08:01.154-04:00Thanks for the warm welcome! My non-fiction exper...Thanks for the warm welcome! My non-fiction experience did help a lot. I knew how to gather the information and make it into a coherent story without fussing too much. (Yes -- deadlines!) Non-fiction taught me how to just get on with it. You don't have time to be too afraid of the blank screen/page. But yes, Hallie, adding point of view and making things up -- that was a tough switch! But very fun once you start.Pam Novotnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819296503307693121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61662918043356209592010-07-21T12:44:42.933-04:002010-07-21T12:44:42.933-04:00LOTS of us come out of nonfiction - I came out of ...LOTS of us come out of nonfiction - I came out of writing training and documentation and BOY did I have a lot to unlearn. Adverbs, for instance -- great in a technical document because it encapsulates so much in a single word. Terrible in fiction because it's the essence of telling instead of showing. And point of view - there isn't one in most technical documents and yet it's the most basic thing to what people speak of as the fiction writer's 'voice.'Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76492484046450064252010-07-21T12:06:55.083-04:002010-07-21T12:06:55.083-04:00Welcome Pam,
Your novel sounds terrific. I love Cr...Welcome Pam,<br />Your novel sounds terrific. I love Crete. Found myself in Matala years ago with beach tar on my feet and will realized that's where Joni Mitchell wrote "Carry." <br /><br />A really great setting for a novel even before you add the interesting burial culture and bones. <br /><br />Like you and Hank I came to fiction through journalism, and found that while you have to unlearn some things, some things are second nature.<br /><br />Best of luck with your novel.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89547829573519329852010-07-21T12:02:37.537-04:002010-07-21T12:02:37.537-04:00Hey PAm! SOUnds terrific..and get ready for an ama...Hey PAm! SOUnds terrific..and get ready for an amazing journey.<br /><br />I agree with Roberta--as a journalist, I think there's something about story-telling that we're already familiar with. And deadlines, you know? Nothing new about that for us!<br /><br />It's just being able--of having to--make things up that's unusual!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26414414088985165982010-07-21T08:06:08.873-04:002010-07-21T08:06:08.873-04:00Welcome Pam--that looks like it's going to be ...Welcome Pam--that looks like it's going to be a terrific book! Hopefully Hallie will keep us posted when it's coming out:).<br /><br />I'm curious about how your nonfiction writing has been helpful as you tackled fiction. I have a sense that journalists have a huge leg up over other aspiring novelists, both in terms of how to write and discipline. Have you found that to be true?Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.com