tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post3223072862277756244..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: Bananas and AftershaveLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-3277922280414100242007-02-23T15:34:00.000-05:002007-02-23T15:34:00.000-05:00I wish I was as good at noticing things like this!...I wish I was as good at noticing things like this! <BR/><BR/>I especially loved the, "I'm being attacked by my coat" reference!<BR/><BR/>I think I notice feelings more than other things. I FEEL things very deeply, and I always try to store that away in detail. I guess it comes in handy since I write YA. Everything is felt so deeply at that age, yes? <BR/><BR/>And Therese, you made me laugh about the McDonalds guy! I'm going to try and pay more attention to stuff like that. <BR/><BR/>Maybe my lack of attentiveness is yet another manifestation of what I am more and more convinced is late-onset ADD...<BR/><BR/>Bring on the Ritalin.Michelle Zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127978024081928639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-24570745401822811152007-02-22T19:00:00.000-05:002007-02-22T19:00:00.000-05:00Melissa--Yes, smells are tricky. So powerful, and ...Melissa--<BR/>Yes, smells are tricky. So powerful, and yet often hard to capture just right. I strongly recommend McClanahan's book. I have found it a real treasure.<BR/><BR/>Therese--<BR/>It's fun to people watch. I like not knowing who and when a person might enter my writing. Composites are fun, too. A bit like make your own Mr. Potato head. <BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-26196048373016046492007-02-22T15:24:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:24:00.000-05:00What an interesting question: daily bane but usefu...What an interesting question: daily bane but useful to writing...<BR/><BR/>I can't name a particular sense (i.e. smell, sound, etc.) but I am acutely aware of *people* when I'm out--I notice all the details of dress and hair and body composition, as well as attitude and behavior. It's not intentional, and it can be a distraction--I mean, what does it matter if the McDonald's cashier is ten pounds underweight and needs a shave and looks like his dog died that morning? He's there doing his job, I'm getting my food--life is good, right?<BR/><BR/>But when I go to write, all my observations and musings await like handy character-study files.<BR/><BR/>Finally I have an occupation that makes use of my hyper-awareness!Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-85794509154060764622007-02-22T12:27:00.000-05:002007-02-22T12:27:00.000-05:00I had to laugh at your first line because I, too, ...I had to laugh at your first line because I, too, LOVE banana bread but absolutely LOATHE bananas.<BR/><BR/>I struggle witih describing smells. I mean, how can you describe how a man smells after he's been in a field all day and make it, well, kinda sexy? He stinks, plain and simple. (And I know this from growing up with two brothers and a father on the farm). <BR/><BR/>I have the McClanahan book, but haven't picked it up in years. It might be time to take a look again. :)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.com