tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post3081426448045502049..comments2023-09-01T11:51:48.718-04:00Comments on Tia's Writing Blog: New Short StoryTia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-28275836738487144372009-03-18T22:57:00.000-04:002009-03-18T22:57:00.000-04:00Good luck with the revising. {Smile}Ancient Rome c...Good luck with the revising. {Smile}<BR/><BR/>Ancient Rome can be fun, tho I'm not quite comfortable with their cruelty. {Smile}<BR/><BR/>Anne Elizabeth BaldwinAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083766769757259822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-81589835204614965302009-03-15T21:36:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:36:00.000-04:00I wrote about 5000 words in order to produce a 250...I wrote about 5000 words in order to produce a 2500 word short story. I have the plot, but it zips along a bit too fast. That's typical for me. I usually have to slow things down in a draft or two. Still, I don't expect this story to be over 4000 words.<BR/><BR/>While I was polishing, I tried to think of some other cool settings to act as story fodder. I'm thinking ancient Rome.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-39308586797987775662009-03-14T01:49:00.000-04:002009-03-14T01:49:00.000-04:00That sounds like a pretty tough balancing act. I h...That sounds like a pretty tough balancing act. I hope it goes well. {SMILE}<BR/><BR/>Anne Elizabeth BaldwinAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083766769757259822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-44771115833004727832009-03-13T20:51:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:51:00.000-04:00Thanks, guys! I'm trying to write a story I like, ...Thanks, guys! I'm trying to write a story I like, first. I have found that if I focus too much on what others might like, I end up hating it.<BR/><BR/>But I'm also trying to avoid the mistakes I've made recently.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-8685492724826239722009-03-13T20:31:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:31:00.000-04:00I'm one of the ones that don't really care for rac...I'm one of the ones that don't really care for racey content.<BR/>good luck - it's hard to write something with the intent on pleasing others. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866730185060307014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859423114554025557.post-68868730931499162832009-03-13T16:54:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:54:00.000-04:00Good luck with the new story. {SMILE}Prompts are f...Good luck with the new story. {SMILE}<BR/><BR/>Prompts are fun, but true prompts have their hazards. That's part of how I ended up with over a dozen WIPs at the moment. {smile}<BR/><BR/>Not that I mean to complain. With that many, writer's block is not the problem it could be. It's <B>really</B> hard for them all to get stuck at once. {SMILE}<BR/><BR/>Anne Elizabeth BaldwinAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083766769757259822noreply@blogger.com