tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post7382599946380655150..comments2023-10-09T07:40:18.991-04:00Comments on Having Fun with Writing: The countdown begins!Claudia Zurchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-5146718024706699302011-12-22T20:43:54.976-05:002011-12-22T20:43:54.976-05:00Hi Chris,
Thanks! I'll go back and visit the m...Hi Chris,<br />Thanks! I'll go back and visit the magazine to read your poem ;)<br />Merry Christmas to you and your family!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-28679297279625705022011-12-22T18:38:18.892-05:002011-12-22T18:38:18.892-05:00Excellent tips, Claudia!
Thanks for your comment ...Excellent tips, Claudia! <br />Thanks for your comment on my poem, "Eretorua". The rest of the poem is underneath the image, aligned to the left. You should be able to see it.<br />May your Christmas be writerly. :)Chrishttp://chrisgalvinwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-18970455812164501532011-12-19T14:23:27.923-05:002011-12-19T14:23:27.923-05:00Nice articles. I'm just blogwalking and very h...Nice articles. I'm just blogwalking and very happy to stop here. And also give you some comment and following your blog here.<br /><br />Dont forget to give us some your comment into my blog and following me back too.Ade Susantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166856971992427268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-22223420344046421302011-12-19T10:21:41.059-05:002011-12-19T10:21:41.059-05:00Hi Doris,
Glad you liked the tips ;)
And Merry Chr...Hi Doris,<br />Glad you liked the tips ;)<br />And Merry Christmas to you, too!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-28268974806255861642011-12-18T16:17:10.540-05:002011-12-18T16:17:10.540-05:00Claudia,
Thanks for the great tips. I really like ...Claudia,<br />Thanks for the great tips. I really like the list. <br /><br />Merry Christmas!<br /><br />DorisHold my hand: a social worker's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283197748791227012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-18274107595592339042011-12-17T10:26:06.320-05:002011-12-17T10:26:06.320-05:00Hi Amy,
You must be visual like me. Glad you liked...Hi Amy,<br />You must be visual like me. Glad you liked my list and you had a chuckle with my reference to exclamation points.<br /><br />Hi Mike,<br />Aawww, thank you for your kind words. I try. ;)<br /><br />Hi Carol,<br />Merry Christmas to you, too!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-49822297159221164662011-12-17T09:28:52.634-05:002011-12-17T09:28:52.634-05:00Great list. Hope you have a Happy Christmas!Great list. Hope you have a Happy Christmas!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-63246613064643172822011-12-17T07:52:18.559-05:002011-12-17T07:52:18.559-05:00Claudia, great post. You illustrate again why I ca...Claudia, great post. You illustrate again why I can't write a blog <i>about</i> writing. It takes a special talent.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-87183166464266866222011-12-17T00:26:31.358-05:002011-12-17T00:26:31.358-05:00LOL! I love that you said exclamation points aren&...LOL! I love that you said exclamation points aren't Christmas tree ornaments. That one's going to stick with me for awhile.<br /><br />Great list. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-44824178566146706072011-12-16T20:44:09.638-05:002011-12-16T20:44:09.638-05:00Hi Heather,
Welcome to my blog! Thank you for join...Hi Heather,<br />Welcome to my blog! Thank you for joining. Glad you liked my latest Christmas themed article ;)<br />Even if that's your Achilles heel, you have the will to find time alone, and that's what really counts.<br />I'll hop over your place now!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-33721311538491281052011-12-16T18:18:59.050-05:002011-12-16T18:18:59.050-05:00Enjoyed this post--just bopped over here from the ...Enjoyed this post--just bopped over here from the Deja Vu blogfest. Yes, reading the story aloud is my Achilles heel, w/kiddos around most of the time! I have to schedule time alone to do it. Somehow, what sounds perfect in my head doesn't always come out written that way! Nice to find you!Heather Day Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353914883176152555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-70516157211265653962011-12-16T10:42:39.678-05:002011-12-16T10:42:39.678-05:00@ Jay,
Oh, yes! I think the Fine Arts are all rela...@ Jay,<br />Oh, yes! I think the Fine Arts are all related. We can all learn from each other. Playwrights and screenwriters have to know the techniques of writing. Fiction writers can also become involved in film when their books turn into movies. So yes, we're all a big writing network.<br /><br />@ Cathy,<br />Great minds think alike, Cathy! LOL! ;)Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-77549011573263167092011-12-16T09:01:59.119-05:002011-12-16T09:01:59.119-05:00Claudia, I had to laugh when I read your response!...Claudia, I had to laugh when I read your response! I swear I almost referenced that Seinfeld episode when I wrote my comment! lol :)Cathy Buetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176782992604138092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-47344953481909974152011-12-16T01:28:34.226-05:002011-12-16T01:28:34.226-05:00It's incredible how many things in common writ...It's incredible how many things in common writers and actors have! "Read your story aloud", "polish your dialogue", "check the tone"... this is common vocabulary to directors and fellow actors! Not to mention your acting analogy in point 4 about "being an actor and playing the main character"!<br />But when the countdown's over, back for a while to our comfort zone!!Jay Paolonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647807643476130105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-79774858243950287822011-12-15T11:19:56.392-05:002011-12-15T11:19:56.392-05:00@ Mish: glad you liked it! :)
@ Jennifer: Nah! Yo...@ Mish: glad you liked it! :)<br /><br />@ Jennifer: Nah! You're not unfocused, you're just busy with other stuff (which is normal). Wishing you a Merry Christmas to you and Charlie! :)<br /><br />@ Michelle: Thank you! But it's not a blogfest, unfortunately. Maybe I can organize one in the new year, right?<br /><br />@ Cathy: LOL! So you're guilty of overusing exclamation points, huh? This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Elaine used them all over the book she was editing and her boss was not happy about it. :) I know that won't be your case.<br /><br />@ Kelly: Awww! Thank you for your wonderful wishes and for sharing your thoughts about editing. Let me know if you get published in 2012. I'll definitely go to your book launch ;)Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-4051936433204613252011-12-15T10:07:53.609-05:002011-12-15T10:07:53.609-05:00Hi Claudia!
I love your analogy of the countdown t...Hi Claudia!<br />I love your analogy of the countdown to the holidays as similar to the countdown to finalizing a manuscript, and the nuances of checking it twice! Your picture of a tree makes me think about how when we are too close to the trees to see the forest in our writing we miss those little details that mean we can never edit enough. That is why having a writer's group or a writing friend who will lend fresh eyes is so important. And yes, I am counting the days to getting published in 2012! Thank you for the reminder to pay attention to the checklist. Happy Holidays to you and yours and to all writers out there looking for Santa to bring greater punch and polish to their writing!Kelly L. Howarth M.Ed., PPCC Empowerment Coach Transition Partner Speaker Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975568522328180672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-33134470687091758832011-12-15T09:56:45.700-05:002011-12-15T09:56:45.700-05:00Great post Claudia!! I will keep this with me as ...Great post Claudia!! I will keep this with me as I am working on my novel! I have to admit I am guilty of overusing exclamation points! lol I love them! ;)Cathy Buetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176782992604138092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-82683554628423083702011-12-15T09:37:45.730-05:002011-12-15T09:37:45.730-05:00Excellent reminders, Claudia. Is the 12 days thing...Excellent reminders, Claudia. Is the 12 days thing a blogfest, or your original idea? Hey, you could do a blogfest with that idea! ;)MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-36627391166683775322011-12-15T08:02:15.757-05:002011-12-15T08:02:15.757-05:00Awww thank you for these wonderful 12 writerly poi...Awww thank you for these wonderful 12 writerly points to countdown to Christmas!!! Such important reminders - especially for someone as unfocused as me! Yay! HAPPY CHRISTMAS Claudia! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-2604686887622509282011-12-15T06:03:50.340-05:002011-12-15T06:03:50.340-05:00A great checklist! Thanks for sharing!A great checklist! Thanks for sharing!MISHhttp://writer-in-transit.co.za/noreply@blogger.com