tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post5013704211725421313..comments2023-09-05T03:24:40.988-05:00Comments on Seize the day -- the blog of writer Molly Blaisdell: Musing About StoryMolly/Cecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-78799403649562890722008-06-14T13:34:00.000-05:002008-06-14T13:34:00.000-05:00Yes I hear the words as music too, Molly and was w...Yes I hear the words as music too, Molly and was writing that very thing in my journal this morning. One of the reasons writing a good scene is so challenging is because it is symphonic -- so many instruments are playing all at once -- yet the words do not fall on the page simultaneously the way musical score can, they are put down one word at a time. We writers are challenged to capture the chaos of life through a single instrument (words) playing a liner tune (sentences). Oi!<BR/><BR/>I hope I'm making sense here. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts on writing today, Molly.<BR/><BR/>Back to the book . . . <BR/><BR/>JanetJanet Lee Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097883379365834554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-23469407367922166582008-06-10T15:35:00.000-05:002008-06-10T15:35:00.000-05:00Hey Molly, I'll offer more encouragement and also ...Hey Molly, I'll offer more encouragement and also point to one of your own posts to answer another one. I just finished a big day-job book that's largely about kaizen, and I agree with your observation that much of it applies to writing (and life). Two things: a kaizen principle is "fail forward fast" -- that is, it doesn't matter if what you're attempting isn't perfect, or fails outright; what matters is that you're attempting because that alone will ensure you are better and further along tomorrow than you are today. Second, kaizen embraces a passion for the process as the one and true enabler of the product; try to remember to enjoy -- I might even say wallow -- in the process as much as you can, (which I'm sure you do, since you say you'd write if you never got paid a penny), because in the end there's a lot of luck in this biz, and a lot of disappointment buried behind the accomplishments, and the process is ultimately all we can really control. Or enjoy. Hang in there! It's not okay to quit, but it IS okay to rest and regenerate for the next leg of the mountain climb. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I might add, I have to keep reminding myself to appreciate the readers we already have -- crit group members DO count. Maybe it's just time to swap ms's with another writer (like me) who will just be a reader, without expectation of critiques. E-mail me if you want to do something like that. Like a journey that starts with a single step, an audience starts with a single reader.<BR/><BR/>JoniJonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132659374248687734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-49486179390401798062008-06-07T00:28:00.000-05:002008-06-07T00:28:00.000-05:00Hi Alison, Glad you drop by. I hope that you keep ...Hi Alison, <BR/><BR/>Glad you drop by. I hope that you keep writing too. I'm happy you've found some inspiration in my journey. <BR/><BR/>All best, <BR/><BR/>MollyMolly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-56381777973795187302008-06-06T20:27:00.000-05:002008-06-06T20:27:00.000-05:00I check your blog every so often. Your post are in...I check your blog every so often. Your post are inspiring, and echo much of what so many writers feel—the ups and downs....<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing and all your wonderful posts.<BR/>Keep writing...Alison Ashley Formentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561233370577996025noreply@blogger.com