tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post1985307573532039943..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Some advice...by Keren DavidUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-83841975667580452532013-08-10T16:47:39.220+01:002013-08-10T16:47:39.220+01:00Thanks for that, Keren. There are many points in t...Thanks for that, Keren. There are many points in there that I like - although I don't really believe in writer's block!<br /><br />I'd like to share my hard-learned list, too, in the hope that it may also prove useful to others:<br /><br />1. Be prepared to work very hard for many years just to learn how to write reasonably well.<br /><br />2. Read as if your life depends on it.<br /><br />3. Write in every moment you can find.<br /><br />4. Finish what you start.<br /><br />5. Seek constructive criticism of your finished work.<br /><br />6. Rewrite your work as many times as you need to in order to get it right.<br /><br />In the end, I think you are spot on to focus at the outset on the fears and anxieties that trouble all writers, especially new writers. If there is one golden quality that a writer needs, it seems to me it is, above all else, courage.Austin Hackneyhttp://www.omniscrit.com/2012/12/how-to-write-like-pro-guide-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-81924336668570625862013-08-09T09:20:04.744+01:002013-08-09T09:20:04.744+01:00Really helpful. Keren - will pass this on to the c...Really helpful. Keren - will pass this on to the class I teach, too.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-80789426164883622162013-08-09T09:19:54.596+01:002013-08-09T09:19:54.596+01:00Really helpful. Keren - will pass this on to the c...Really helpful. Keren - will pass this on to the class I teach, too.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-57490787089065912712013-08-08T20:49:13.443+01:002013-08-08T20:49:13.443+01:00I especially like 'failure can be defined in m...I especially like 'failure can be defined in many ways'...important for all of us to acknowledge at whatever stage!Elen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-15913477462318526112013-08-08T20:29:11.486+01:002013-08-08T20:29:11.486+01:00Oops, sorry, can't spell! Wanted to say some e...Oops, sorry, can't spell! Wanted to say some excellent advice, Keren, thanks for sharing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-28233942973193191862013-08-08T20:27:18.459+01:002013-08-08T20:27:18.459+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-31845063106649707692013-08-08T16:27:45.369+01:002013-08-08T16:27:45.369+01:00Great advice, even for the non-fiction scribbler.
...Great advice, even for the non-fiction scribbler.<br />Got on a roll during latest holiday, funnily enough, but now, the challenge is giving It time in my Real Life.Roohttp://houseatroocorner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-72637982613541290272013-08-08T16:18:50.035+01:002013-08-08T16:18:50.035+01:00Ha - excellent, Keren *steals for next term*
I...Ha - excellent, Keren *steals for next term*<br /><br />I've certainly got some big boots to fill!Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-72934009288932878862013-08-08T15:33:37.087+01:002013-08-08T15:33:37.087+01:00Brilliant Keren, thank you, will be sharing this w...Brilliant Keren, thank you, will be sharing this with some of my students too if that is okNess Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-24771184816264038242013-08-08T10:36:44.252+01:002013-08-08T10:36:44.252+01:00Thanks, Keren - I'll be sharing this with some...Thanks, Keren - I'll be sharing this with some young writers and with myself!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-27698072246129368902013-08-08T10:26:36.952+01:002013-08-08T10:26:36.952+01:00A useful list so thanks for sharing it, Keren.
I...A useful list so thanks for sharing it, Keren. <br /><br />I am musing on the "not everyone can write at home" . . .Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-9152721242148680912013-08-08T10:12:16.129+01:002013-08-08T10:12:16.129+01:00Great advice, Keren, especially about creating a g...Great advice, Keren, especially about creating a goal and not expecting it to be perfect first time - so many new writers agonise over this. I bet you'll miss teaching the course. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716058361689251073noreply@blogger.com