tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post3183494667888427244..comments2023-10-26T10:23:13.539-04:00Comments on Shauna Roberts: Five writing strengthsShauna Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-30474247154104882472007-10-25T16:52:00.000-04:002007-10-25T16:52:00.000-04:00That's interesting. It made me stop and consider w...That's interesting. It made me stop and consider what my own strengths were. That depressed me. Take care.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-14431635721192991712007-10-22T21:32:00.000-04:002007-10-22T21:32:00.000-04:00I'm back! I did it! (Finally...)I said I'm conci...I'm back! I did it! (Finally...)<BR/><BR/>I said I'm concise, too--but perhaps not as concisely. :)Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-71773071597564003892007-10-16T14:54:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:54:00.000-04:00TRAVIS, thanks for stopping by. Several people hav...<B>TRAVIS</B>, thanks for stopping by. Several people have echoed what you said, that finding strengths is hard compared with weaknesses. For me, it was the opposite. If I had to choose just five flaws, that would have taken a long time to narrow them down to just five. But there aren't that many strengths to choose from.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-66864137426460531402007-10-16T14:29:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:29:00.000-04:00You have a great list of strenghts. Isn't it odd h...You have a great list of strenghts. Isn't it odd how much harder it is to find and list your strengths as opposed to your weaknesses? At least it is that way for me.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-2326274569257864042007-10-11T09:06:00.000-04:002007-10-11T09:06:00.000-04:00#3 made me smile too.You make such important point...#3 made me smile too.<BR/><BR/>You make such important points with this list. And I don't think it can be overstressed that learning to write non-fiction effectively is a priceless skill for fiction-writing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tag; I'll post my list this weekend.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-53711654106021217462007-10-10T18:33:00.000-04:002007-10-10T18:33:00.000-04:00CANDICE, considering how many good books you've wr...<B>CANDICE</B>, considering how many good books you've written, I'm surprised your problem is coming up with five good things rather than chopping your list down to five.<BR/><BR/><B>CHARLES</B>, I think reading nonfiction is really important for a writer. But it does cut into my sf/f reading, and so I don't stay as up to date on trends as I'd like. I have to cheat by reading the <EM>Locus</EM> book reviews instead of the books themselves. <BR/><BR/><B>LISA</B>, for me the value of experience struck home when I read <EM>Eragon</EM> (a fantasy about a boy and his dragon written by a 15-year-old). I enjoyed it, but it was completely derivative. I could guess what books he'd read and what movies he'd seen in his short life. Then it hit me: What else did he know? He'd never driven a car, gone to college, lived apart from his parents, gotten married, had kids, been in the army, bought a house, gone to jail, etc. He knew the world only from books, and his novel reflected that limited experience.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-16677796241019418872007-10-10T17:42:00.000-04:002007-10-10T17:42:00.000-04:00#3 has me grinning too! I'm really glad you remind...#3 has me grinning too! I'm really glad you reminded me that there are some benefits to beginning to write fiction after forty. I spend so much time thinking that I have a lot of time to make up for that I forget that all during that time I was having all kinds of experiences. Thank you so much for that reminder!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-3445922736558587422007-10-10T14:06:00.000-04:002007-10-10T14:06:00.000-04:00I really like your #3. "I'm concise." Well said....I really like your #3. "I'm concise." Well said. I think the nonfiction thing is very important. It definetely seems to feed you better than a fiction only diet.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-50263606089993789022007-10-10T13:49:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:49:00.000-04:00You're right--this is hard! So far I've come up wi...You're right--this is hard! So far I've come up with four...cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.com