tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3603610112303605425..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: The 3 Cs of Successful AuthorsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-70304612155565165712015-03-27T10:35:34.202-06:002015-03-27T10:35:34.202-06:00I do get asked what my "real job" is. :)...I do get asked what my "real job" is. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91044364457147913212015-03-27T10:28:19.314-06:002015-03-27T10:28:19.314-06:00I do want to clarify that writing can be a pleasan...I do want to clarify that writing can be a pleasant "hobby." I don't discredit it as such. It can be as soothing as knitting or watercolors or container gardening and there is nothing wrong with dabbling to make the heart happy. Not everything has to become a business. But if a writer is serious about money making, they have to make it a business.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-35825655524403853232015-03-27T10:23:44.002-06:002015-03-27T10:23:44.002-06:00When a writer does not inhabit the minds of their ...When a writer does not inhabit the minds of their characters, their characters are like cardboard cutouts.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55710671681557949782015-03-27T09:38:39.341-06:002015-03-27T09:38:39.341-06:00Excellent post, Diana. You nailed it. Also, more t...Excellent post, Diana. You nailed it. Also, more than getting into the heads of other people, writers must get into the heads of their characters. They must "become" them. Scary sometimes but necessary.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15733936089454814622015-03-27T09:15:53.624-06:002015-03-27T09:15:53.624-06:00Excellent post, Diana. Those who suggest that writ...Excellent post, Diana. Those who suggest that writers should get a "real" job have likely never applied the three Cs to writing a book, which is about as "real" as any job can be in terms of (mental, emotional, and occasionally physical) work.<br /><br />By the way, curiosity may have killed the cat, but it's given life to countless stories when teamed up with creativity and commitment. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30330115068926677782015-03-27T08:56:54.667-06:002015-03-27T08:56:54.667-06:00I believe it really must be a "passion,"...I believe it really must be a "passion," otherwise it is too easy to let it slide in favor of the other 1001 demands on time.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33561860432739578382015-03-27T08:56:04.591-06:002015-03-27T08:56:04.591-06:00A lot of people quit at step 3. You aren't one...A lot of people quit at step 3. You aren't one of them!Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21611957213641534282015-03-27T08:55:01.703-06:002015-03-27T08:55:01.703-06:00I've read brilliant pieces from writers who ne...I've read brilliant pieces from writers who never finished their book, much to the bookloving community's loss. It takes so much time and energy and life doesn't always allow for it.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-16086855958473192282015-03-27T08:41:12.983-06:002015-03-27T08:41:12.983-06:00I think I'm okay in the first 2, Diana ... num...I think I'm okay in the first 2, Diana ... number 3, not so much. I suffer from a short attention spa ... ooo, hey ... SQUIRREL ...Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33237743847904693752015-03-27T08:23:23.455-06:002015-03-27T08:23:23.455-06:00Good summary, especially about the Commitment part...Good summary, especially about the Commitment part. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-23035355681906191802015-03-27T07:35:44.680-06:002015-03-27T07:35:44.680-06:00What a great reminder, Diana. Our passion for writ...What a great reminder, Diana. Our passion for writing is so integrally tied to those three Cs, and if we lose sight of them, the work suffers.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com