tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post5037101879328861986..comments2024-02-24T00:47:46.862-08:00Comments on Melanie Schulz: A Good PracticeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-45847228046067265622013-06-13T13:37:59.874-07:002013-06-13T13:37:59.874-07:00Lovely analogy! I just handed in the first draft o...Lovely analogy! I just handed in the first draft of my Creative Writing Thesis to my supervising professor. I'll get her feedback on Monday...dun dun dun!<br /><br /><a href="http://brandysbustlings.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow">Brandy's Bustlings</a>~Brandy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/11315120700855490723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-25015848915503494442013-06-13T05:43:37.609-07:002013-06-13T05:43:37.609-07:00Great thought! My mother has a green thumb like yo...Great thought! My mother has a green thumb like you, but didn't pass it on to me. This was a good parallel! Off to look for my own literary mold ;)KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924028116296474975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-27780643425845508422013-06-12T20:19:37.976-07:002013-06-12T20:19:37.976-07:00I can handle most garden pests, except for snakes....I can handle most garden pests, except for snakes. Those send me flying away.<br /><br />My writing could also use some serious weeding.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-30741561894725224702013-06-12T14:42:52.690-07:002013-06-12T14:42:52.690-07:00Snakes are good. My grampa liked them in his garde...Snakes are good. My grampa liked them in his garden. My spider phobia usually keeps me to killing houseplants. I'm very good at it. :) But I enjoyed your analogy. First drafts are like sprouting seeds - you throw a lot down then thin and stake them later.<br /><br />M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-90935425132098029582013-06-12T10:59:19.003-07:002013-06-12T10:59:19.003-07:00I take it the snake would be an issue you leave fo...I take it the snake would be an issue you leave for critique partners?L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-70827583404912265402013-06-12T06:57:16.271-07:002013-06-12T06:57:16.271-07:00I wish I could garden, I kill everything. We have ...I wish I could garden, I kill everything. We have a plum tree in our yard, though, that is great! I wish I knew more about what to do to take care of it.<br />Very good point about writing. Although sometimes I think you need that time to recognize the weed. ;)Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-53292494042302133732013-06-12T06:56:27.296-07:002013-06-12T06:56:27.296-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208849527292516590.post-57820030574769227312013-06-12T06:51:07.856-07:002013-06-12T06:51:07.856-07:00I like that you didn't sweat a snake living am...I like that you didn't sweat a snake living among your mint plants. That's the right attitude! Unless you're terrified of them, like some of my friends.<br /><br />In writing, though, I don't know if daily examination works on every project. For short fiction or when I'm trying lots of experiments, then definitely. You can get perspective quickly on a smaller work. But for my novels, I prefer to wait every few days and check how a movement is bearing out. However, I may be more sensitive to my own needs at this point, and able to catch most catastrophic problems in the middle of writing them. Is it different for you?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com