tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post149279846710744615..comments2024-03-28T06:20:48.661-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Whose Idea Was THIS?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46399446307891916592012-07-27T19:31:40.539-04:002012-07-27T19:31:40.539-04:00They call it "monkey mind." I have it.
...They call it "monkey mind." I have it.<br /><br />Don't forget to come back tomorrow for more of John Curran! He promises to tell us more of Agatha Christie's secrets..and says he has special info just for us..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40161425120162228872012-07-27T18:06:15.494-04:002012-07-27T18:06:15.494-04:00Linda, I think that "best vs. being" thi...Linda, I think that "best vs. being" thing is common to creative people. I know I suffer (ed) the same syndrome. I had a friend in college who asked if I could just "be" and I truly didn't know (until much later) what she meant. I have always tried to do my best, much to my nervous system's detriment. :) <br /><br />DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31239095036760009692012-07-27T16:19:54.416-04:002012-07-27T16:19:54.416-04:00Hank: I will be happy to take those 20,000 words. ...Hank: I will be happy to take those 20,000 words. that's just about what I need. Now.Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58940506994121424072012-07-27T15:28:17.268-04:002012-07-27T15:28:17.268-04:00Oh, Hank, you just made me snort water through my ...Oh, Hank, you just made me snort water through my nose! I think a lot of us are like that. I know I am. <br /><br />A therapist friend who tried to teach me meditation once told me I had the common problem of the gifted child. I always wanted to be the best one in the class/room, and no matter what I did, I always thought there was a way to be the best. "Sometimes there's no best, Linda. Sometimes there's just being." And in my head I'm finishing her sentence "... the best."Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70205737655153881142012-07-27T15:24:59.640-04:002012-07-27T15:24:59.640-04:00Hank, I'm rolling on the floor laughing. We ar...Hank, I'm rolling on the floor laughing. We are SO alike!!!! <br />~DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73690516850519818152012-07-27T15:21:39.496-04:002012-07-27T15:21:39.496-04:00Linda, Amen!!
~DarylLinda, Amen!!<br />~DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42283180615201760782012-07-27T14:51:01.792-04:002012-07-27T14:51:01.792-04:00Oh, Hank, too funny. I think we have the same teac...Oh, Hank, too funny. I think we have the same teacher. :)Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24323257036681789742012-07-27T13:58:37.401-04:002012-07-27T13:58:37.401-04:00Ah, Karen, I think one key to positivity is that y...Ah, Karen, I think one key to positivity is that you never know what's really "good" until later. So we just---see.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14467436780502230212012-07-27T13:56:38.892-04:002012-07-27T13:56:38.892-04:00Edith, I think you're onto something, vis a vi...Edith, I think you're onto something, vis a vis the positivity gene. Some of us have it, and some are cursed with its polar opposite, it seems. <br /><br />Luckily, I must have the positivity one, and have always expected the best possible outcome from every action. Maybe it is as much a self-fulfilling prophecy deal as anything else, but it works for me. <br /><br />Daryl, I've seen you at a couple of author/reader events, and you always, always have a gigantic smile. It's hard to imagine you ever not feeling positive, with such a sunny outlook. Look forward to reading this next book!Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10490254605788094332012-07-27T13:47:56.459-04:002012-07-27T13:47:56.459-04:00Hank to meditation teacher: Am I doing it? Is this...Hank to meditation teacher: Am I doing it? Is this right? Am I good? How good am I? Am I the BEST?<br /><br />MT: It's all fine. No matter how you do it, just do it, its fine.<br /><br />Hank: But I mean, there must be a RIGHT way, the best way. How do I do that?<br /><br />MT: You'll find your way. Just listen to me, take it in, let it out. It's not a contest to see who can be best.<br /><br />Hank: Huh? I've been doing this for TWO WHOLE DAYS and I don't feel any different.<br /><br />MT: Just wait and see.<br /><br />Hank: HOW LONG??Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80266369409662065312012-07-27T13:46:51.078-04:002012-07-27T13:46:51.078-04:00I think if we felt our stuff was great "from ...I think if we felt our stuff was great "from the get-go," as my grandmother would say, we'd be some of those sad folks who are publishing their first drafts and getting in public, online fights when reviewers don't like their books.<br /><br />Part of what makes us good writers is that we know it can always be better--and it's never as good as it was in our minds when we first conceived it.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53220922192094888142012-07-27T13:46:41.662-04:002012-07-27T13:46:41.662-04:00Lisa, that is great!! Always when someone wants to...Lisa, that is great!! Always when someone wants to continue reading makes an author feel great. Love it. Go, girl! <br />~DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49710879245571130992012-07-27T13:44:44.018-04:002012-07-27T13:44:44.018-04:00Leslie, you bet!! Hugs
DarylLeslie, you bet!! Hugs<br />DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9224984151234573202012-07-27T13:43:54.790-04:002012-07-27T13:43:54.790-04:00Deb, you can go to my website and find all sorts o...Deb, you can go to my website and find all sorts of places to get my books on the "books" page. And, yes, you might not FEEL the results of meditation, but others will notice. Keep at it. Life is a process. <br />Hugs <br />DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88726495613173674862012-07-27T13:41:25.581-04:002012-07-27T13:41:25.581-04:00Hank, great question. Don't you think that thi...Hank, great question. Don't you think that this is a result of bad programming over the years? If we were too confident, we would be egotists. ;)<br />~DarylDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33166653851801063222012-07-27T13:39:21.740-04:002012-07-27T13:39:21.740-04:00Julia, sometimes giving yourself permission simply...Julia, sometimes giving yourself permission simply to write can be a challenge, don't you think? Thanks for chiming in!<br />~Daryl aka AveryDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90787888541343881842012-07-27T13:25:19.313-04:002012-07-27T13:25:19.313-04:00Hi Daryl,
Thank you for your words of wisdom! I ...Hi Daryl, <br /><br />Thank you for your words of wisdom! I also love the line about being our best cheerleaders. That's key, it seems to me.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I wouldn't saying I'm naturally optimistic...I get really down sometimes. But I have a quote from a workshop teacher (Elizabeth George) hanging on my bulletin board in which she told me I had talent...<br /><br />Also, I revel in the little compliments that come my way. I don't take them for granted. The latest example: a writer friend who read my first three chapters to provide feedback and afterwards asked if she could read the entire manuscript as a reader--just cuz she'd like what she'd read so much. Now that was compliment!Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58154378935333869412012-07-27T12:47:14.715-04:002012-07-27T12:47:14.715-04:00"Because you are your own worst enemy, you mu..."Because you are your own worst enemy, you must be your own best cheerleader."<br /><br />LOVE THIS, Daryl! Many thanks!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11295895959120192852012-07-27T12:32:49.254-04:002012-07-27T12:32:49.254-04:00Julia,
The book I won arrived. Thank you! I can...Julia,<br />The book I won arrived. Thank you! I can't wait to get into it. Vacation starts a week from today and I will force myself to save it for then! I have no plans other than to work on my TBR pile!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29495412269190896292012-07-27T12:28:07.910-04:002012-07-27T12:28:07.910-04:00Daryl/Avery:
Various sources have been recommendi...Daryl/Avery:<br /><br />Various sources have been recommending your books for a long time now. I have been unsuccessful in finding them!I will try again and if necessary will ask the store to order for me. I definitely feel as though I have been missing something good!<br /><br />EVERYBODY can use your advice about positive thinking! I have been meditating for a long time now but often feel as though I haven't gotten anything out of it. Then someone will tell me "you are so much calmer than you used to be!" So I guess there are long term benefits to whatever methods we use for trying to become - or remain - positive. (I still feel like I need to work on it:-)Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35144301404096100562012-07-27T12:19:42.988-04:002012-07-27T12:19:42.988-04:00I've never seen it fail, Julia--you are so rig...I've never seen it fail, Julia--you are so right! It's NEVER as bad as we think it is.<br /><br />But since we clearly know that, why don't we simply believe it AS we write?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53415471360263869372012-07-27T12:17:14.668-04:002012-07-27T12:17:14.668-04:00Great advice, Daryl. When I teach, I always tell m...Great advice, Daryl. When I teach, I always tell my students, "Give yourself permission to write crap." Because a) if it really is terrible writing, you can always edit it into shape and b) the next day, you often discover it wasn't so bad after all!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42278599492644522352012-07-27T11:05:37.128-04:002012-07-27T11:05:37.128-04:00Deb, yes, I get confused sometimes. But my husband...Deb, yes, I get confused sometimes. But my husband seems to like being married to two women, except when I'm talking out loud to Avery...or Daryl...and he's not sure if I'm talking to him. Verrrrrry confusing.<br /><br />Hank, isn't it funny the list of words we KNOW we shouldn't use and yet they make it into a first and so on draft? Good luck. 20K That's a lot!<br /><br />Linda, writing poetry...I never could do that. But looking at your finished MS like a poem, that's a fascinating study in discipline. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />~Daryl aka AveryDaryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82561412156882920392012-07-27T10:59:30.509-04:002012-07-27T10:59:30.509-04:00Linda, so wise. Yes, I say to myself: Why is this ...Linda, so wise. Yes, I say to myself: Why is this here? What does it do? <br /><br />Does it advance the story?<br /><br />And if no--then it goes. And I never regret it. The shorter version is ALWAYS better.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30874679079541820602012-07-27T10:57:01.715-04:002012-07-27T10:57:01.715-04:00Hank, I routinely leave all cutting for the end of...Hank, I routinely leave all cutting for the end of mine and usually have to cut about 20,000 words. I treat the book as if it were a giant poem, going over it line-by-line. when you're revising poetry, every line, every image, every word has to earn its own way. It's a slow way to work, but I think it gives me a chance to make the language sing. Good luck! xoxoLinda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.com