tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post6454002604673743490..comments2024-03-25T03:14:46.787-04:00Comments on Across the Board: A Warning To New Writers: Don't Try To Drink From The Internet FirehoseStephen Kozeniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-41538738193124980702017-03-28T20:58:29.257-04:002017-03-28T20:58:29.257-04:00Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Clare. Totall...Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Clare. Totally agree on the similar artist thing. I'll definitely have to check out the London bookfair stuff. Keep commenting and thanks for stopping by!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-73040595889261556552017-03-28T20:56:57.963-04:002017-03-28T20:56:57.963-04:00Thanks, Carrie! That was VERY smart of you. I thin...Thanks, Carrie! That was VERY smart of you. I think we humans are wired to only be able to process so much information-- and especially writers who are in that vulnerable creating phase. Good for you on backing off! And thanks for sharing!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-12577594694268202592017-03-27T18:19:58.881-04:002017-03-27T18:19:58.881-04:00IThankyou I enjoyed your thoughts..as an artist wr...IThankyou I enjoyed your thoughts..as an artist writer I sometimes think its the simple things that are the most effective..also I find I stay away from other artists who are similar to my work because they would be too influencial and inadvertently bend my style to theirs... the london bookfair had helpful seminars which may still be online happylondonpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813351196309675404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-38299227452123832782017-03-27T10:32:09.973-04:002017-03-27T10:32:09.973-04:00Great post, Jonathan! I didn't read anything u...Great post, Jonathan! I didn't read anything until after I finished my first book. I wasn't sure if I'd publish it,so I just wrote. I'm so glad I did. Once I started reading articles from all these different sites I got very overwhelmed and it really messed with my head a bit. I've backed off significantly and only follow a few blogs. And then I'm even more selective to which articles/posts I'll read.Carrie Beckorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324065022504846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-10547296827159579412017-03-25T15:07:24.944-04:002017-03-25T15:07:24.944-04:00Write on indeed, Cheryl! I actually spoke with a m...Write on indeed, Cheryl! I actually spoke with a more seasoned author a little while a go who started writing prior to the internet age. She had no formal training (or a college degree), but she just went to the library and read and learned and was super successful doing so. I find a lot of the stuff on the internet to be a huge distraction from what we're really supposed to be doing as authors. Read good stuff, write good stuff. Thanks for sharing!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-64695819561075129492017-03-25T15:03:45.539-04:002017-03-25T15:03:45.539-04:00Agreed, Brenda. FB has real people talking about r...Agreed, Brenda. FB has real people talking about real writing issues, but a lot of it is promos for this book or this complaint or that. Still some good material out there, as long as you don't get sucked in!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-32314838182754983882017-03-25T15:01:42.663-04:002017-03-25T15:01:42.663-04:00I wholeheartedly agree, Kimberly. I wish I had jus...I wholeheartedly agree, Kimberly. I wish I had just read and written at the beginning of my writing life. The internet can be great (we're on it right now) but it can also make you question a lot. Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-43200965026920155442017-03-25T11:40:58.215-04:002017-03-25T11:40:58.215-04:00For me, reading really good authors is the best ed...For me, reading really good authors is the best education in writing. They inspire and maybe even form my writing style. When I fail to spend time reading I go dry, my writing suffers, and I feel like I've gone back to a more elementary version of my writing. Haha, but who can really tell? Write on...Cheryl Oregliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657919028961977905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-80313676460681331442017-03-24T17:34:31.601-04:002017-03-24T17:34:31.601-04:00Author FB groups are a big time suck for me. There...Author FB groups are a big time suck for me. There are SO MANY author FB groups. It's easy to spend all day reading posts and participating on Facebook that it gets to 10pm and realize I haven't written anything yet. I lurk a lot, and spend about 2 hours/week just reading through posts and seeing what I missed. But anything more, I figure it's going to come back around again. And if it doesn't, it's probably a fad or phase. At least that's what I'm telling myself. :)Brenda St John Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995664320021950254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-24469991823570028472017-03-24T17:01:29.122-04:002017-03-24T17:01:29.122-04:00I also find that a constant deluge of writing info...I also find that a constant deluge of writing info makes me question my artistic choices. Kimberly G. Giarratanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983330164849240374noreply@blogger.com