tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post2538840187279152464..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: The PassionLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-38077424731131928842007-08-02T22:25:00.000-04:002007-08-02T22:25:00.000-04:00Hi Amy,I am Traveling as you know; yes I do believ...Hi Amy,<BR/>I am Traveling as you know; yes I do believe as a writer that if at the end of the day; I am not pleased with what I write, I am not pleased, period. I'll still sell it if someone buys it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-77488417185317587482007-08-01T22:31:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:31:00.000-04:00Only part I disagree with is, "I write for the sto...Only part I disagree with is, "I write for the story." What does that mean exactly? It's unlear.<BR/>To me, that would be like the design engineer of a refrigerator saying, "I do it for the refrigerator."<BR/><BR/>Don't we all write for the reader? I always did. Over my long career--55 business books--I always regarded the customer as king. Same way when I came out of retirement to write my first novel, Six Hours Past Thursday. If I couldn't create something beneficial or entertaining for the reader, I had nothing to offer. The story is automatically taken care of when you "score" with customer (reader) satisfaction.<BR/><BR/>--Jack PayneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478015188113751359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-81007158002051749142007-08-01T07:36:00.000-04:002007-08-01T07:36:00.000-04:00By the way, Lisa, would love your thoughts when yo...By the way, Lisa, would love your thoughts when you read To The Lighthouse. Wonderful book!<BR/><BR/>HannahLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-5568249751987931572007-08-01T07:07:00.000-04:002007-08-01T07:07:00.000-04:00I'd much rather have MY fairy godmother, Larramie....I'd much rather have MY fairy godmother, Larramie.<BR/><BR/>Reality, honesty is everything is this world,don't you think?<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-70342783186039748662007-08-01T00:54:00.000-04:002007-08-01T00:54:00.000-04:00Another HP non reader signing in.I get all the HP ...Another HP non reader signing in.<BR/>I get all the HP news courtesy of my children; who of course want me to read the series.<BR/>My son announced yesterday that he had seen the Rowling interview and mentioned some highlights of it. <BR/><BR/>When I said to my son I would rather write a novel like The God of Small Things [ one of my favorites], my whole family turned on me, wife included and said I was out of my mind. Who wouldn't want to be in be in Rowling's shoes and her bank accounts. <BR/>The concensus was that I was making it up. <BR/>So much for being an honest writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-54471448856710223952007-07-31T21:51:00.000-04:002007-07-31T21:51:00.000-04:00I, too, watched the interview, Amy. And, while en...I, too, watched the interview, Amy. And, while enthralled by JK, I'm not into wizardry which can turn on you and cause havoc. OTOH, a Fairy Godmother's magic wand feels much safer.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-1597634540361879612007-07-31T17:07:00.000-04:002007-07-31T17:07:00.000-04:00Lisa, I have the sense that you'll be published. ...Lisa, I have the sense that you'll be published. I love your writing voice so much.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-78278715885614715952007-07-31T16:36:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:36:00.000-04:00Finally, a place where I can admit without shame o...Finally, a place where I can admit without shame or fear of ridicule that I have also not read HP. So many books, so little time. I admire her position on writing and like to believe that I do it for the same reason and if someday, I'm supposed to be published, I will. If it never happens, it's not supposed to and there will be a reason for that. Next up: To the Lighthouse.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-31823868010337703142007-07-31T13:55:00.000-04:002007-07-31T13:55:00.000-04:00Melissa, good luck on the agent front. You know, ...Melissa, good luck on the agent front. You know, of course, that those who get published are the ones who never gave up. Ever.<BR/><BR/>Larramie, I love JOY, but some of my favorite books left me with a deep and abiding sense of melancholy, occasionally tinged with a spot of hope. I think a good book elicits either empathy or introspection; the vey best inspire both. I suspect HP will leave me exhausted. Do you think you'll ever pick it up?<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-39313401918556706512007-07-31T13:41:00.000-04:002007-07-31T13:41:00.000-04:00Another non-HP follower here, but does it matter w...Another non-HP follower here, but does it matter which books we read as long as they provide JOY...to the reader and writer as well?Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-24974295378165056292007-07-31T10:36:00.000-04:002007-07-31T10:36:00.000-04:00How true. It's really not the whole publishing par...How true. It's really not the whole publishing part of writing that keeps me going - although right now with an agent possibly about to bite it gets me to open the laptop - but it's the writing itself. I love crafting words. And if I never get published, I'll still be writing.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-24375203545838859562007-07-31T09:36:00.000-04:002007-07-31T09:36:00.000-04:00Judy, when I get finished with the latest stack of...Judy, when I get finished with the latest stack of TBR, I think I'll pick-up HP. Wasn't she engaging? I never expected such passion, I thought she would have been blase at this point. My respect zoomed for her and I'm now eager to read the books.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-32035555405189153772007-07-31T08:41:00.000-04:002007-07-31T08:41:00.000-04:00I saw that same interview--and got shivers just ab...I saw that same interview--and got shivers just about the same time you did. I'm the other person in the US who hasn't read any of her books. . . . but I love how and why she writes--for the story, to be true to the characters, for the sheer joy of the craft.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.com