Visiting other blogs

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Hum. nancyfulda recommended James Maxey (at http://jamesmaxey.blogspot.com/2007/11/you-never-write-alone.html in case that link doesn't work)

The point of his posting is talking about the reader's role in writing. Even though we may write in privacy (and wash your hands afterward) we write to be read. And that means we need to have that "invisible" reader well in mind. The unseen reader - and often the composite reader. Maybe it's your first English teacher, friends from your critique group, or just a reflection in the mental mirror, but you target a specific reader - and need to make sure you help them understand what you are writing.

Go read it. And then follow the links in the last paragraph, where several other authors and editors share some of their thoughts about writing.

Worth following the links, I think.

Comments

One of the articles

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Hum - it looks as if two haven't started, one wrote a single post, and one is doing a series. So here's the single post link

http://andyremic.blogspot.com/2007/11/5-things-ive-learned-about-writing.html

Lisa's Part One of Five

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Okay, here's one of five

http://www.lisashearin.com/2007/11/5-things-ive-learned-about-writing-part.html

with more to come over at

http://www.lisashearin.com/blog.cfm

Re: Lisa's Part One of Five

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Two of five

http://www.lisashearin.com/2007/12/5-things-ive-learned-about-writing-part.html

Re: Lisa's Part One of Five

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Three of five

http://www.lisashearin.com/2007/12/5-things-ive-learned-about-writing-part_11.html

Now what were the points?

1. Take your book one sentence, one scene, one chapter at a time
2. You gotta want it bad
3. You gotta grow a thick skin

ptewee - I missed the beginning!

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Okay, James Maxey has five, too. Check them out from http://jamesmaxey.blogspot.com/2007/11/five-things-ive-learned-about-writing.html