tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post111451509018061985..comments2023-05-03T13:11:44.532+00:00Comments on The Musings of a Thinker: Where the writing's good...Rachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329567713028522057noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post-1114966154834553842005-05-01T16:49:00.000+00:002005-05-01T16:49:00.000+00:00Thanks to everyone who has left advice! I feel to...Thanks to everyone who has left advice! I feel totally honoured to have people I consider to be AMAZING writers leaving their advice here! I'll take it all on board, and hopefully you may see an improvement here!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again everyone!Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329567713028522057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post-1114811340100640922005-04-29T21:49:00.000+00:002005-04-29T21:49:00.000+00:00I'd also add...Take chances. Be risky. Do things...I'd also add...<BR/><BR/>Take chances. Be risky. Do things you've never done with your writing and don't worry if it sucks. The nice thing about a blog is that every day is a new entry. Not all of them can be gold.Nailed Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662953306112620919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post-1114681844824895122005-04-28T09:50:00.000+00:002005-04-28T09:50:00.000+00:00Thank you! i do keep a journal, but i'm not very ...Thank you! i do keep a journal, but i'm not very good at actually writing in it! I will occasionally, but not often enough, except when I'm travelling, when I write it in every day. Maybe I should just see my everyday life as one long travel, and do it that way!Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329567713028522057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post-1114680594614342622005-04-28T09:29:00.000+00:002005-04-28T09:29:00.000+00:00Batonga already summed up what would be my advice....Batonga already summed up what would be my advice. Read good stuff & write everyday. Repeat ad infinitum. :-)<BR/><BR/>I'd also recommend keeping a journal: a great way to write everyday! Some folks use their blogs as a public/electronic journal, but I still swear by writing at least *something* by hand (and seen by only me) every day...or at least *most* days. :-) The "goal" is to gain fluency through practice, like learning a foreign language: you want to learn how to *think* with your writing hand.<BR/><BR/>Most of the stuff I scribble in my notebook is utter crap...but occasionally something surprising pops up. And writing lots of utter crap makes it easier to share stuff you've written. After a while you realize that writing crap (and getting feedback) is part of the process, so there's nothing to be ashamed of.Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post-1114677936893591362005-04-28T08:45:00.000+00:002005-04-28T08:45:00.000+00:00Thanks guys...i'll bear your advice in mind!That v...Thanks guys...i'll bear your advice in mind!<BR/><BR/>That volleyball scene is wonderful!! I used to live not far from where most of the movie was filmed, so i've been to many places...that volleyball pitch being one of them! i was so excited to think that my idol had been there too!!!<BR/><BR/>thanks for visiting...hope too see you again!Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329567713028522057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11534968.post-1114657232000643272005-04-28T03:00:00.000+00:002005-04-28T03:00:00.000+00:00Hi Rach. You followed a link to my page from Geek...Hi Rach. You followed a link to my page from Geek Blog, and I found your page through that. I know exactly what you mean about writing. Through WWdN, I found Shane's blog, which led me to countless other sites with engaging, inviting writing. They make me so jealous! I wish I could have just an ounce of the talent they have. I don't have any advice for you, because I'm looking for some myself. (Although, from what I've read, I don't think you're doing too shabbily yourself.) But I am participating in a writing project this summer that promises to make me a better writer and a better teacher of writing. I'll let you know what I learn. :)<BR/><BR/>PS - thanks for your response to my post, and I LOVE Top Gun! A friend and I used to go home during lunch in high school just to watch our favorite scenes - esp. the volleyball scene!:)Smitheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606146326750329958noreply@blogger.com