Comments on: Getting Serious About Writing http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/ Thoughts and Fiction of Bobby Revell Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Solomon http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18987 Solomon Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:31:36 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18987 Hi Bobby! I lookforward to your books, but don't quit blogging. In a span of two days, I became a huge fan of you. I never find a person who's so nice and who is so open with things. I find you very straightforward and down to earth. which is quite rare. Your unique voice is very much needed to inspire several people like us now and in the future! Solomon Hi Bobby!
I lookforward to your books, but don’t quit blogging. In a span of two days, I became a huge fan of you. I never find a person who’s so nice and who is so open with things. I find you very straightforward and down to earth. which is quite rare. Your unique voice is very much needed to inspire several people like us now and in the future!
Solomon

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18642 Revellian Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:19:18 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18642 Thanks Angela! I'm really in the groove of long writing sessions, but will be trying to write some stuff here. I guess I'm tired of the world's political problems and thinking about it drives me insane. The world's problems are out of my hands and the truth is, maybe I don't know a damn thing about how things are supposed to be hahaha! I will be by your blog shortly :smile: Thanks Angela! I’m really in the groove of long writing sessions, but will be trying to write some stuff here. I guess I’m tired of the world’s political problems and thinking about it drives me insane. The world’s problems are out of my hands and the truth is, maybe I don’t know a damn thing about how things are supposed to be hahaha! I will be by your blog shortly :smile:

]]> By: Angela http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18641 Angela Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:59:51 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18641 You are such a doll! You have so many great things to read on your site so take your time and dive in deep my dear! When we miss you we can always come back and read from your great collection of work. I know you will be around, and it fills me with the deepest satisfaction knowing that you are concentrating on the thing you love so much...writing. Writing is a hard mistress! But you just can't stay away. You are such a doll! You have so many great things to read on your site so take your time and dive in deep my dear! When we miss you we can always come back and read from your great collection of work.
I know you will be around, and it fills me with the deepest satisfaction knowing that you are concentrating on the thing you love so much…writing.
Writing is a hard mistress! But you just can’t stay away.

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18586 Revellian Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:46:38 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18586 Hi Floreta, it's always a pleasure to hear from you! Writing is such a deeply personal thing--as deep as love. I go through phases in blogging where I just disappear (like lately) and then come back when I'm ready. Whatever story you write, I would love to read. I have a short story I'll be publishing here soon, a departure from my normal psycho-hallucinogenic transgressional fiction, and deals more with normalcy (something I just don't comprehend). I will be by to visit soon and am sure you'll write something great! :smile: Hi Floreta, it’s always a pleasure to hear from you! Writing is such a deeply personal thing–as deep as love. I go through phases in blogging where I just disappear (like lately) and then come back when I’m ready. Whatever story you write, I would love to read. I have a short story I’ll be publishing here soon, a departure from my normal psycho-hallucinogenic transgressional fiction, and deals more with normalcy (something I just don’t comprehend). I will be by to visit soon and am sure you’ll write something great! :smile:

]]> By: floreta http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18584 floreta Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:14:56 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18584 i hear what you're saying. i feel like such a newbie writer but from every writer i know of, this is the process. to shut away to writing a story (a novel, if you will) and not share with anyone until it is completely done. i find myself 'slacking' on the blog world myself. i'm trying to write a story... not sure how long it will be, that i hope to share on my blog sometime. but it's slow going and overwhelming. yep! i hear what you’re saying. i feel like such a newbie writer but from every writer i know of, this is the process. to shut away to writing a story (a novel, if you will) and not share with anyone until it is completely done. i find myself ‘slacking’ on the blog world myself. i’m trying to write a story… not sure how long it will be, that i hope to share on my blog sometime. but it’s slow going and overwhelming. yep!

]]> By: Mike http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18533 Mike Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:26:21 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18533 Hey Bobby. Such great points about blogging vs. writing. Writing being offline work. I mean, I think the two are separate mediums. Of course online blogging should be interactive and that's what makes it great. However, writing a book should be done entirely offline in my opinion. Feedback is good and all, but at the end of the day writing is an intensely personal experience. I don't know if I'd want to have every chapter of a book out there for critique before the work was finished. It would probably mess with my head and end up taking it in a direction that I never wanted. So yeah, great post. It's funny, just as you're getting less time to blog I think I'm finally going to start up my blog again. Hey Bobby. Such great points about blogging vs. writing. Writing being offline work. I mean, I think the two are separate mediums. Of course online blogging should be interactive and that’s what makes it great. However, writing a book should be done entirely offline in my opinion. Feedback is good and all, but at the end of the day writing is an intensely personal experience. I don’t know if I’d want to have every chapter of a book out there for critique before the work was finished. It would probably mess with my head and end up taking it in a direction that I never wanted. So yeah, great post. It’s funny, just as you’re getting less time to blog I think I’m finally going to start up my blog again.

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18524 Revellian Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:25:13 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18524 @Teeni: I hope all is well in school! If I ever go back to college, I will be an English/creative writing or maybe a journalism major. Who knows what I'll do. I did notice a sudden downshift in your normal posting frequency, but I understand. Slow paced bloggers are good for me because it's easier to catch up. When someone pumps out 12 posts per week, I feel lost on their site!!! Hahaha. It's great to hear from you :smile: @Jennifer: You changed your mind? Well that's great! I am so happy, and you just take your time and blog when you like. I now blog without worrying about visiting everyone every day and all that. I feel freed from the shackles of blogging obligation. I must say, I started my novel from scratch again. It has over 450,000 words and after reading the entire thing, it is just too long and unfocused. I finally have purpose in writing it. I'm taking all the good parts and distilling them down to fit a much better structured plot. Using some novel writing software helped in fleshing out the plot much better, though I write solely in a wordprocessor and use a notebook to keep up with characters. The software helped in a better outline. One thing is clear, all this editing and reediting has really become easier. This novel will be finished before next December, that's my goal and I must stick with it. I figure a 2nd book will take 8 months or so, not 5 years like this one LOL!!! I'm one of those people who has to do everything himself and learn the hard way. It's nearly impossible for me to be satisfied with my writing, but my novel is really coming together. It is exactly like I want it. It's in first person, present tense--and I've managed to actually create a spacious vibe as first person is so limiting in scope. It's really more difficult than third person for me. Avoiding starting every sentence with "I" and avoiding too much narrative diatribe--letting the character's conversations drive the plot. I can't wait to give everyone a copy! And welcome back to you!!!! :smile: @Teeni: I hope all is well in school! If I ever go back to college, I will be an English/creative writing or maybe a journalism major. Who knows what I’ll do. I did notice a sudden downshift in your normal posting frequency, but I understand. Slow paced bloggers are good for me because it’s easier to catch up. When someone pumps out 12 posts per week, I feel lost on their site!!! Hahaha. It’s great to hear from you :smile:

@Jennifer: You changed your mind? Well that’s great! I am so happy, and you just take your time and blog when you like. I now blog without worrying about visiting everyone every day and all that. I feel freed from the shackles of blogging obligation. I must say, I started my novel from scratch again. It has over 450,000 words and after reading the entire thing, it is just too long and unfocused. I finally have purpose in writing it. I’m taking all the good parts and distilling them down to fit a much better structured plot. Using some novel writing software helped in fleshing out the plot much better, though I write solely in a wordprocessor and use a notebook to keep up with characters. The software helped in a better outline. One thing is clear, all this editing and reediting has really become easier. This novel will be finished before next December, that’s my goal and I must stick with it. I figure a 2nd book will take 8 months or so, not 5 years like this one LOL!!! I’m one of those people who has to do everything himself and learn the hard way. It’s nearly impossible for me to be satisfied with my writing, but my novel is really coming together. It is exactly like I want it. It’s in first person, present tense–and I’ve managed to actually create a spacious vibe as first person is so limiting in scope. It’s really more difficult than third person for me. Avoiding starting every sentence with “I” and avoiding too much narrative diatribe–letting the character’s conversations drive the plot. I can’t wait to give everyone a copy! And welcome back to you!!!! :smile:

]]> By: Jennifer http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18517 Jennifer Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:27:10 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18517 Bobby -- I completely understand what you mean (as you probably already know). Your point about the feedback is a good one. Writing for the instant feedback seems like an unhealthy writing practice (and one that is hard to resist). When you are writing anything, from short stories to a novel, you need to be in the moment for a while, with the ideas somewhat hidden away, just you and the work. Getting things out quickly or letting a blogging schedule determine what you put up can really quash the creative process. At this point, I'm afraid to share my unbaked or partially baked ideas with anyone, for fear that they will evaporate in the daylight. I also agree that writing online novels or short stories via a blog won't necessarily result in a publishing contract (or in good writing, for that matter). And I'm going to keep my own blog up for now -- taking your suggestion and supportive comments to heart. Thank you. Bobby — I completely understand what you mean (as you probably already know).

Your point about the feedback is a good one. Writing for the instant feedback seems like an unhealthy writing practice (and one that is hard to resist). When you are writing anything, from short stories to a novel, you need to be in the moment for a while, with the ideas somewhat hidden away, just you and the work. Getting things out quickly or letting a blogging schedule determine what you put up can really quash the creative process. At this point, I’m afraid to share my unbaked or partially baked ideas with anyone, for fear that they will evaporate in the daylight.

I also agree that writing online novels or short stories via a blog won’t necessarily result in a publishing contract (or in good writing, for that matter).

And I’m going to keep my own blog up for now — taking your suggestion and supportive comments to heart. Thank you.

]]> By: teeni http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18494 teeni Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:39:54 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18494 Hi Bobby! Thanks so much for checking in with us and letting us know what is going on. I feel good knowing that you aren't blogging because you are working on things in real life, especially your writing which I think is a big part of you so it is very important. But again, I'm glad you let us know so I wouldn't worry. :) I have been having a rough time making my blog rounds too since I started going back to school. But I will still check in on you whenever I can. I wish you good health and good progress on your book. Check in when you can, but no pressure! Hugs to you! Hi Bobby! Thanks so much for checking in with us and letting us know what is going on. I feel good knowing that you aren’t blogging because you are working on things in real life, especially your writing which I think is a big part of you so it is very important. But again, I’m glad you let us know so I wouldn’t worry. :) I have been having a rough time making my blog rounds too since I started going back to school. But I will still check in on you whenever I can. I wish you good health and good progress on your book. Check in when you can, but no pressure! Hugs to you!

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2009/03/26/getting-serious-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-18469 Revellian Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:04:24 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=2957#comment-18469 Hi John! I know through much experience in the music business that a writing contract is much like a recording contract. I've personally known so many people that start taking off and end up working in a different field altogether. It's a tough business. There are so many great writers deserving real attention it's ridiculous--and they never get anywhere. I can't leave blogging, I just can't. But I do have a realistic plan and I believe I can succeed. If I ever do make any real money writing, at least 50% of it will go to feed starving children and help with medical costs. As I've said many times, money means absolutely nothing to me, but it means a lot to the less fortunate around the world. And ultimately, that is my purpose. Thanks for your kind words! You inspire me :smile: Hi John! I know through much experience in the music business that a writing contract is much like a recording contract. I’ve personally known so many people that start taking off and end up working in a different field altogether. It’s a tough business. There are so many great writers deserving real attention it’s ridiculous–and they never get anywhere.

I can’t leave blogging, I just can’t. But I do have a realistic plan and I believe I can succeed. If I ever do make any real money writing, at least 50% of it will go to feed starving children and help with medical costs. As I’ve said many times, money means absolutely nothing to me, but it means a lot to the less fortunate around the world. And ultimately, that is my purpose. Thanks for your kind words! You inspire me :smile:

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