tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post2019692569690434781..comments2024-03-25T02:14:50.515-07:00Comments on Cora Ramos Blog: Four Steps to Writing a NovelCorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-74600811682544340052013-07-27T11:02:43.319-07:002013-07-27T11:02:43.319-07:00Ha.Ha. Ain't that the truth.Ha.Ha. Ain't that the truth.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-51489154256194009642013-07-27T11:02:15.572-07:002013-07-27T11:02:15.572-07:00It helps quiet that perfectionist bug we have-if w...It helps quiet that perfectionist bug we have-if we haven't 'figured it out' we don't want to put it down. I have to write today on one particularly feisty scene I have been putting off and that quote will help me get it out. Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-26275569654460130372013-07-27T10:59:14.620-07:002013-07-27T10:59:14.620-07:00Me too. And this quote was a good reminder for me ...Me too. And this quote was a good reminder for me to get it down. Can't edit what you don't have.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-34060049593895212292013-07-27T10:58:18.061-07:002013-07-27T10:58:18.061-07:00The more I critique people, the more I find this i...The more I critique people, the more I find this is true. When the meaning is slightly off, it throws me. I spend a lot of time with a Thesaurus. I think it is very important.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-50141596567183221052013-07-27T10:54:53.059-07:002013-07-27T10:54:53.059-07:00Stephen King always has excellent writing advice. ...Stephen King always has excellent writing advice. Get his book on Writing if you haven't gotten it already.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-75245632534177415032013-07-27T08:03:03.538-07:002013-07-27T08:03:03.538-07:00Definitely good advice in these quotes. We read th...Definitely good advice in these quotes. We read them and nod our heads sagely. Then promptly forget and make the same mistakes again. Eventually some of it sinks in if we're really meant to be writers.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-70025754819615114382013-07-27T04:29:54.667-07:002013-07-27T04:29:54.667-07:00I'm stuck on 'getting it down' and I&#...I'm stuck on 'getting it down' and I'm going to try to take the quote you have for it to heart. Hey, it's worth a try!<br /><br />Lots of inspiration here :)Kim Griffinhttp://www.thefitnessmoms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-65621889997603632092013-07-26T21:06:25.227-07:002013-07-26T21:06:25.227-07:00Great insights here from everybody. Right now I...Great insights here from everybody. Right now I'm stuck on the "getting it down" phase and your quote from Lawrence Block is particularly appropriate - heh.Ellen Gregoryhttp://ellenvgregory.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-20165032305044331022013-07-26T12:43:57.333-07:002013-07-26T12:43:57.333-07:00So many great quotes with such sage advice. Thank ...So many great quotes with such sage advice. Thank you for this post, Cora. I'm a big Mark Twain fan, but I'd never heard the quote you posted here:<br /><br />“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is … the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”<br />—Mark Twain<br /><br />So funny ... and so true!elizabethfaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054541448639306878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-18944567179820714752013-07-26T08:11:57.920-07:002013-07-26T08:11:57.920-07:00This was some excellent advice. I read and re-read...This was some excellent advice. I read and re-read all<br />Of them several times. I'm at the Stephen King phase of my latest novel....cutting the fat. Thanks for sharing Cora.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001153274063604397noreply@blogger.com