tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post4469875107177268165..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Writer Zen TenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4811164355389248002010-10-11T16:08:29.382-04:002010-10-11T16:08:29.382-04:00Some of these are making me laugh and that's n...Some of these are making me laugh and that's not the point. <br /><br />bad authorKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-78139649614314305062010-10-10T22:43:45.773-04:002010-10-10T22:43:45.773-04:00Is slamming other writers ok if you don't prai...Is slamming other writers ok if you don't praise yourself at the same time?<br /><br />I admit, I'm guilty of the occasional slamming, but I do try to edit what I say, and I don't do it in the presence of anyone who personally knows said writer.<br /><br />A hearty amen for #3. I'd elucidate, but it would involve #7. At least you don't know him._*rachel*_https://www.blogger.com/profile/03293167107180931700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-88564829524571275712010-10-08T18:00:05.608-04:002010-10-08T18:00:05.608-04:00I can think of one (nameless yet huge) author who ...I can think of one (nameless yet huge) author who had many sex scenes in her books. Or one sex scene, depending on how you look at it. All of her sex scenes were exactly the same. The guy did this, the woman reacted like that, etc.<br /><br />I figured that either she really wanted her husband to do this and that, and this was the way she told him, or that this was the way he did this and that, and she didn't want him to realize that he was boring.<br /><br />So yeah, no mis using sex scene please :)Touch of Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551995840395409781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-87477511987363802722010-10-08T15:54:05.273-04:002010-10-08T15:54:05.273-04:00Add children and horses to the list of "thou ...Add children and horses to the list of "thou shalt not kill" list, particularly if you are writing in a market where the majority of the readers are women.Marilynn Byerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720129999636676998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-51147171142168188172010-10-08T12:40:24.050-04:002010-10-08T12:40:24.050-04:00One of my fav authors killed off a dog in her book...One of my fav authors killed off a dog in her book, way before the actual story started and it wasn't even mentioned until halfway through and in passing. Though no one met the dog, she took so much flack for that, she swore off never killing another animal again.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89682366670715520022010-10-08T10:40:42.981-04:002010-10-08T10:40:42.981-04:00Interesting:D
Indeed, although can't hold mys...Interesting:D<br /><br />Indeed, although can't hold myself from dissing Meyer once in a while.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710267000852647660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76434531160926181292010-10-08T10:25:51.580-04:002010-10-08T10:25:51.580-04:00Just last night my book group was slamming Meyer.
...Just last night my book group was slamming Meyer.<br /><br />I kept my mouth shut. I liked the books. And I wouldn't criticize Brown or Rowling for the world. Some of the best books I've read in the last 20 years. <br /><br />My favorite advice is that about slamming other writers. If more writers followed this one, we'd all improve more, and we'd get along a lot better. Slamming other writing doesn't make mine look any better. It just keeps me from making friends.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-59284863545443204792010-10-08T09:56:51.764-04:002010-10-08T09:56:51.764-04:00I don't know if writing = happy, but not writi...I don't know if writing = happy, but not writing brings the CRANKY for sure. : OCharlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-48006109950745517552010-10-08T09:38:18.824-04:002010-10-08T09:38:18.824-04:001. No killing dogs, cats, etc...
In my writers gr...1. No killing dogs, cats, etc...<br /><br />In my writers group, one of the writers bumped off the YA main character's beloved family dog. We all went nuts as readers. <br /><br />In later versions, the dog lives.Bethany K. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679355745067316748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-15772745123711838052010-10-08T07:48:19.201-04:002010-10-08T07:48:19.201-04:00... You can get them dipped in *chocolate*???!!
H...... You can get them dipped in *chocolate*???!!<br /><br />How did I not know that?j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05488121165040555447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-73089031185043920872010-10-08T07:38:19.097-04:002010-10-08T07:38:19.097-04:003. No misusing sex scenes.
Er... no. Sorry... I...<em>3. No misusing sex scenes.<br /><br /></em><br /><br />Er... no. Sorry... I'm gonna misuse sex scenes all I want.<br /><br />It's such fun....Shiloh Walkerhttp://shilohwalker.com/websitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-79239502851438960912010-10-08T07:34:37.470-04:002010-10-08T07:34:37.470-04:00Priceless! :)Priceless! :)Carolyn Rosewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381979293473387988noreply@blogger.com