Writing Goal for the Day?

[lovecraft68]

Tebowing isnt as undignified as what you normally do on your knees.

True, normally I am on my knees in gratitude that I am not a pathetic old fool like you.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

That's true, Jimmy. I read the same things, but I remember when I first started writing, how proud I was that I put thoughts to words and came up with a story. For that, I'll give them praise, but every writer has to expect feedback and opinions, good or bad.
It's being able to take those negative ones and understand why they were given, then use them to improve upon.

People need to grow thicker skin and getover the Sirens call of affirmative action. Its what you expect from a first-grader who colors people green and purple.

Where all of us should be headed is toward mastery where we get the outcome and effects we aim for every time. Like with skeet shooting or archery. NOT coarse and undisciplined scribbles that make Mama proud of lil Exasperella.

 

[lance gt]

People need to grow thicker skin and getover the Sirens call of affirmative action. Its what you expect from a first-grader who colors people green and purple.

Where all of us should be headed is toward mastery where we get the outcome and effects we aim for every time. Like with skeet shooting or archery. NOT coarse and undisciplined scribbles that make Mama proud of lil Exasperella.

True, we all want to work towards mastery, but it takes time and great effort to get there. Fledgling steps need to be taken to get started and encouragement is essential to help them improve.
Even the kids who colour green and purple people, are initially praised for their efforts and guidence is shown on how to improve. Some end up as Picasso's, while others realize it's just a hobby to pursue.
You're right in that people need thicker skins and not take their work too seriously at the start. Everyone needs encouraging to go with the criticism. The former seems to be missing for the most part and that's our failure as writer/readers who critique them.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

True, we all want to work towards mastery, but it takes time and great effort to get there. Fledgling steps need to be taken to get started and encouragement is essential to help them improve.
Even the kids who colour green and purple people, are initially praised for their efforts and guidence is shown on how to improve. Some end up as Picasso's, while others realize it's just a hobby to pursue.
You're right in that people need thicker skins and not take their work too seriously at the start. Everyone needs encouraging to go with the criticism. The former seems to be missing for the most part and that's our failure as writer/readers who critique them.

I cant disagree more.

Writing is something one enjoys NOT effing charity.

I recently harvested my crop of broccoli, most of the crowns were 7 inches across and forest green; I didnt need any flattery cuz I effing know the broccoli is top shelf stuff.

I suspect most of us know when we write something good, and know when it sux.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

True, normally I am on my knees in gratitude that I am not a pathetic old fool like you.

I agree that you get an opinion.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I'm thinking of posting one of my stories so PILOT and CO-PILOT can feel bad, and to stick their blabbering up their asses.

 

[lance gt]

I cant disagree more.

Writing is something one enjoys NOT effing charity.

I recently harvested my crop of broccoli, most of the crowns were 7 inches across and forest green; I didnt need any flattery cuz I effing know the broccoli is top shelf stuff.

I suspect most of us know when we write something good, and know when it sux.

I see you didn't grasp my point, Jimmy. Anyone who puts pen to paper for the first time, is proud of their accomplishments, shitty or not. That's the seed planted and starting to grow. Watering and feeding, just like your broccoli, will go a long way in making that little seedling grow into a mighty plant. You seem to take the stand with your way of thinking, that you can walk all over that seedling and it should know that it can survive and be a healthy plant, despite the treatment. I wonder how well your broccoli would have done, had you walked on it every day?
Offering helpful criticism is akin to nurturing grow in the plant. Good criticism, information and praise where it's merited, are like sun, water and air for writers. Cloudy days, polluted water and air and abuse like you propose, would deprive you of great writers you want to read. How ironic.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I see you didn't grasp my point, Jimmy. Anyone who puts pen to paper for the first time, is proud of their accomplishments, shitty or not. That's the seed planted and starting to grow. Watering and feeding, just like your broccoli, will go a long way in making that little seedling grow into a mighty plant. You seem to take the stand with your way of thinking, that you can walk all over that seedling and it should know that it can survive and be a healthy plant, despite the treatment. I wonder how well your broccoli would have done, had you walked on it every day?
Offering helpful criticism is akin to nurturing grow in the plant. Good criticism, information and praise where it's merited, are like sun, water and air for writers. Cloudy days, polluted water and air and abuse like you propose, would deprive you of great writers you want to read. How ironic.

I had the kind encouragement of a drill instructor to guide me, and at the end of the ordeal he got the results he wanted, and I was pleased, too.

I get your point, but I aint buying it.

 

[jomar]

I'm thinking of posting one of my stories so PILOT and CO-PILOT can feel bad, and to stick their blabbering up their asses.

Please do post a story.

 

[lance gt]

I had the kind encouragement of a drill instructor to guide me, and at the end of the ordeal he got the results he wanted, and I was pleased, too.

I get your point, but I aint buying it.

I think back to a simple quote. You only get out of it, what you put into it. Maybe your attitude towards new writers would be different had you had a different mentor. Maybe you would be doing better than you are presently, something only others could assess.

I'd very much like to read the story you posted about earlier. I'd also like everyone else to read it and of course, not automatically kick the shit out of you for it. Might be the people here can offer something to your writing Jimmy, never know till you do it.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm thinking of posting one of my stories so PILOT and CO-PILOT can feel bad, and to stick their blabbering up their asses.

Oh please do, right in the story feedback forum.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

I was up around 4:30 this morning, couldn't sleep so I ended up writing a lot for my 'How To' idea. So much so I sent it to someone for a quick opinion on if I need to include more/less of stuff.

I also had 3 submissions pop up. The second missing chapter to A Royal Sacrifice is now complete, All Mixed Up was placed in Non-erotic, as well as 18 and Bored slipped into the story boards ( my stroke story in the Toys/Masturbation cat.).

I'm off to bed, tomorrow I'm reading and making homemade peppermint patties.

 

[estragon]

Red, "18 and bored" interested me because it picked up some of the themes of your essay "A Bit of Red". It got me inside your head, or rather, the head of your character. As I said, the essay deserves longer treatment. The mechanicals of "18 and Bored" need work, but the story comes first; you, or your editor, can always do the mechanicals later.

My goal was to post my entry for Valentine's Day, and I did, after one last read-through. I might have written it differently, but not better.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Red, "18 and bored" interested me because it picked up some of the themes of your essay "A Bit of Red". It got me inside your head, or rather, the head of your character. As I said, the essay deserves longer treatment. The mechanicals of "18 and Bored" need work, but the story comes first; you, or your editor, can always do the mechanicals later.

My goal was to post my entry for Valentine's Day, and I did, after one last read-through. I might have written it differently, but not better.

Thanks, 18 and Bored was fun. I liked it a lot.

The essay, I haven't checked to see if the edit went up - it didn't extend it, just made it a little less grammar-ill (but I'm sure it's still full of them). I really wouldn't even know where to start. The last 7 years (in April) have been so chaotic and all over the place. Most of the timeline can be tracked via poetry and my stories, but where does one begin and my god, how depressing a life it was.

 

[TxRad]

Up very early. Got the edit done I needed for the Valentine's Day story. Got a few lines added to several stories here and there. I do see a nap in my near future.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Oh please do, right in the story feedback forum.

No. Gonna stick it up your ass where youll get the most enjoyment.

 

[lovecraft68]

No. Gonna stick it up your ass where youll get the most enjoyment.

You want to stick something up my ass? I think you have me mixed up with Pilot, he's the one who likes that.

However, I heard he's pretty high class so you might have to buy him dinner first.

 

[TxRad]

You want to stick something up my ass? I think you have me mixed up with Pilot, he's the one who likes that.

However, I heard he's pretty high class so you might have to buy him dinner first.

quit feeding the troll.

 

[sr71plt]

quit feeding the troll.

It isn't really a question of feeding a troll. He's being as much the troll here as JBJ is, of course.

 

[TxRad]

It isn't really a question of feeding a troll. He's being as much the troll here as JBJ is, of course.

Trolling is in the eye of the betrolled.

 

[RjThoughts]

Trolling is in the eye of the betrolled.

I thought it was "Trolling was in the eye of the beer holder." No, wait, that's beauty, sorry. NVM

 

[sr71plt]

Trolling is in the eye of the betrolled.

Not when it's that obvious.

 

[RjThoughts]

As I sit trying to WARM up after a walk to Starbucks, to get away from a house full of teenagers playing XBox - and I do trust them - I sit and think of what's on my plate today. More note writing, more baseball story research..more redhead lusting - there are several here at the moment

 

[TxRad]

As I sit trying to WARM up after a walk to Starbucks, to get away from a house full of teenagers playing XBox - and I do trust them - I sit and think of what's on my plate today. More note writing, more baseball story research..more redhead lusting - there are several here at the moment

Singularly, redheads can be very stimulating. In multiples they can be parallelizing. There were three in the party that showed up at my house yesterday. I shake my head now but then all I could do was stare since they were a set of twins and a close cousin. They looked like triplets.

 

[RjThoughts]

Singularly, redheads can be very stimulating. In multiples they can be parallelizing. There were three in the party that showed up at my house yesterday. I shake my head now but then all I could do was stare since they were a set of twins and a close cousin. They looked like triplets.

I had to remove my glasses at one point, so I couldn't see them!! And what makes it worse, one of them, a barista, is a "Real Close Friend" of my wife, if you know what I mean.

Try tutoring a redhead 3 times a week for 3 months, both of you young, dumb, and full of hormones!!!! That was true torture!!