tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post4489520762158894274..comments2018-05-23T10:38:00.589-07:00Comments on Fahnestock Online: Writer's TripwireToddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019192461743970205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-73566942768284255852008-12-10T18:08:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:08:00.000-08:00I was sorting through a very old bookcase of books...I was sorting through a very old bookcase of books, and found an interesting one called 'Rejection' by John White. It was a glimpse into the rejections that many famous people experienced, and by the time I was done, I almost even felt quite inspired.littlekmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501709363967544947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-24040763852501279802008-12-08T06:20:00.000-08:002008-12-08T06:20:00.000-08:00Hi Paul,The editing stumbles get us all. And me mo...Hi Paul,<BR/><BR/>The editing stumbles get us all. And me more than most, I assure you. In fact, my previous blog was posted with a whole paragraph of "discarded notes" at the bottom. A good friend of mine who reads the blog wrote me and said, "Good post. Looks like it could use a bit of editing, though" and winked, knowing that I would, of course, rush back and fix it.<BR/><BR/>So I did. I went back through the post with a fine tooth comb and adjusted some things, but nothing too egregious...<BR/><BR/>And missed the entire paragraph at the end again (it was separated from the real post by about five or six paragraph spaces), and posted the blog entry again.<BR/><BR/>I decided I'll never be the perfect revisionist. I'm going to have to settle for charming goofiness when I screw up instead. People like to laugh, right?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for your comment! I'm glad you're enjoying the blog.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019192461743970205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-77399724896716549672008-12-08T04:55:00.000-08:002008-12-08T04:55:00.000-08:00Damn, misspelled "friends" up there. So much for e...Damn, misspelled "friends" up there. So much for editing. LOL!<BR/><BR/>PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411393710157388707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-64404106407356477232008-12-08T04:51:00.000-08:002008-12-08T04:51:00.000-08:00Hey Todd. This is Paul, freinds of Stephanie and S...Hey Todd. This is Paul, freinds of Stephanie and Scott.<BR/><BR/>I totally hear you when you speak of the highs and lows. I spent the last weekend working my synopsis for submission, and inevitably ended up doing yet more minor editing on the book...a word here, a deleted image there, an added sigh for Beam. And as I should've expected, I fell into the ethers of creative consumption and spent the weekend with my mind living in that world while my body walked in this one, much to the consternation of my wife. It leaves me an outcast in this world, and brings on a kind of manic depression that screws with my physical life but ultimately breathes gold dust into my fictional one.<BR/><BR/>I've suffered many time warps in my writing where I cannot seem to find the scene. I write it again and again, and hit the delete key far more often than I'm fond of. But eventually the characters whisper in my ear and I see the world through their eyes again, and the story writes to me. Hang in there, this will pass.<BR/><BR/>Excellent blog. Thanks for sharing that.<BR/><BR/>PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929788822987709886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-8258162215407902872008-12-07T21:01:00.000-08:002008-12-07T21:01:00.000-08:00I don't understand this "depression" you speak of....I don't understand this "depression" you speak of. Sounds crappy. I'm just thankful I've never had to deal with such a perverse beast.Aaron Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140735545660468325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-83589465084412286772008-12-07T14:06:00.000-08:002008-12-07T14:06:00.000-08:00Indeed. That's exactly it. And yeah, the book sign...Indeed. That's exactly it. And yeah, the book signing was pretty awesome. It was neat to see readers being interested in what comes next. I'm excited about that!Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019192461743970205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425854860875005785.post-61827101751135127182008-12-06T17:39:00.000-08:002008-12-06T17:39:00.000-08:00You sound like me. Kick its ass, you'll get throug...You sound like me. Kick its ass, you'll get through it. I myself am writing this because nothing is flowing through my fingers doing my magazine articles, so I'm procrastinating and lurking on the 'net. As with writing music, sometimes great things come out, sometimes they don't, I don't think there's more to it than that. You'll be fine, and if Wed. night is any indication, people are confident in what world you will throw them into. Also, if it helps, blame it on Taco Bell.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083551227932324232noreply@blogger.com