tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4470038145559696071..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: ON AUDIENCEJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83608241004574024802007-06-05T14:53:00.000-04:002007-06-05T14:53:00.000-04:00I like to share along the way, mostly because it h...I like to share along the way, mostly because it helps me catch things sooner rather than later. I have a very flaky, i.e. horrid memory, and will often forget things that happened earlier in the story that get changed or forgotten about later on, or hell, sometimes I get something just plain wrong. Also I generally like the little kudos I get along the way for something that works particularly well. It helps to keep me motivated to keep on writing the story.<BR/><BR/>JDuncan<BR/>www.jimnduncan.comJDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487305836910594252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40033563630933986722007-05-31T09:57:00.000-04:002007-05-31T09:57:00.000-04:00There are always people who want to read what I've...There are always people who want to read what I've written. Let me see it, they say. I know it's not finished. It'll be fun.<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy for their interest, but at that point in the process, the "along the away," if someone says something like "You know, I'm not sure about her motivations" I say to myself--argh. I know. Me either.<BR/><BR/>So I don't let them read it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm just not good at taking constructive criticism--early on at least. <BR/><BR/>Later? I love it. Got good ideas or thoughts? Bring 'em on. But early in the process, it's still all mine. Over on Writers' Group today, Lynne mentions the lunches and beach trips she's missed to be in her book world. And haven't we all done that? With great joy?<BR/><BR/>There's a time to be alone, and a time to share. And both can be wonderful.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46415128722067906802007-05-29T14:42:00.000-04:002007-05-29T14:42:00.000-04:00I read a quote once from Bruce Springstein and he ...I read a quote once from Bruce Springstein and he said something about always being aware that he had to "find his audience." It was the first time I heard it phrased that way. I think Lisa has a good point. I think all of you are saying the same thing. You write for a "select" audience, even when only imagining that audience. Discerning writers, all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12455832559608055252007-05-29T13:54:00.000-04:002007-05-29T13:54:00.000-04:00I have a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's short stori...I have a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's short stories(Bagombo Snuff Box) and he wrote a pretty comprehensive introduction with 8 Creative Writing 101 Tips. I love #7:<BR/>"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the whole world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia." It is said that KV wrote for his sister (who was deceased). My husband and I don't read the same books, so he rarely reads anything I write. I tend to write more for my father, because he and I always loved all the same books. One of these days I'll have to find a more accessible reader to share my work with, but knowing that what I write isn't going to be for everyone helps me to patiently wait until I find the right audience.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25939521878591696082007-05-29T10:22:00.000-04:002007-05-29T10:22:00.000-04:00Initially, when I write, I write for my ears. The...Initially, when I write, I write for my ears. Then, I read to my husband every night--he's got a great sense of words and phrasing (he was a journalism major) and he catches me when I start telling too much or over-writing. I also have a stash of 4 friends (all English teachers I used to teach with) who I'll send 50 or so pages to and they are brutally honest with me. I do this from the very beginning--I feel like it helps me stay in tune.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28311705747367448062007-05-29T08:26:00.000-04:002007-05-29T08:26:00.000-04:00When I write, I hear the voices of my writers' gro...When I write, I hear the voices of my writers' group guiding me, I see Hallie's lips purse (I took a workshop with her & she saved my manuscript in a number of places) when I write something too obvious, and (I know this sounds bizarre)I imagine Alice Sebold looking up from my pages, her eyes penetrating, her expression sanguine. What will she say? Nothing, of course, she'll probably never read it. But those are the people I think about when writing. I bet you didn't know that, Hallie.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.com