tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post1218805085476582950..comments2023-09-05T08:36:25.033-07:00Comments on Author Lisa Gail Green: What SCARES You?Lisa Gail Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-8965193279455980242010-10-30T20:18:09.966-07:002010-10-30T20:18:09.966-07:00Lee - Seriously! I don't think you have to wo...Lee - Seriously! I don't think you have to worry there though! It's never really the END.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-4885606981055883502010-10-30T12:12:21.374-07:002010-10-30T12:12:21.374-07:00I get freaked every time I write The End. Is that ...I get freaked every time I write The End. Is that really the end . . . of my writing? Will I ever start another book? What happens if my brain dries up and I never get another idea? Chilling thought, I tell you.<br /><br />Give me a good Zombie any day.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-29571958568647168272010-10-29T12:48:26.576-07:002010-10-29T12:48:26.576-07:00Julie - I think that's part of why you are get...Julie - I think that's part of why you are getting better and better. Your stuff is AMAZING! So there you go folks, good example!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-69003333667040821232010-10-29T09:12:00.635-07:002010-10-29T09:12:00.635-07:00I did this with my last novel (the one you're ...I did this with my last novel (the one you're reading now!) It's not easy to let go, because sometimes I worry about what others will think. But I wrote it the way I wanted, knowing I could smooth it out in revision. And my idea for the next one is a little different for me too, but I'm going with it. We shall see!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-90389414683487786392010-10-28T12:54:07.662-07:002010-10-28T12:54:07.662-07:00Sandra - do it for yourself. Chances are if you w...Sandra - do it for yourself. Chances are if you write what you want to read, others out there want to read it too! And no excuses on the inner-editor! ;)<br /><br />Margo - ooh friend me for Nano! And I think if you take that outside fear and inside fear you might just have a good starting point for both plot and character.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-84784758774672985682010-10-28T10:35:12.528-07:002010-10-28T10:35:12.528-07:00So I was thinking about this post, and realized th...So I was thinking about this post, and realized that there are two types of "scary" - outer scary things and inner scary things. An "outer" thing I'm scared of is having my house burn down (I haven't yet started a fire in my fireplace this fall. And I love a cozy fire, but so far fear is holding out). And inner scary things - like, OMG I'm sure that person doesn't like me any more because I just said something extremely stupid. I won't admit to how old I am, because surely I must be over this junior high fear by now, but I'm not. <br /><br />So thanks for helping me at least admit my fears. Now if i could get an inspiration for a story, I will gladly write them out... maybe I'll try to stick them into that NaNoWriMo thing I'm tackling next week!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-83710793189496133182010-10-28T10:20:20.568-07:002010-10-28T10:20:20.568-07:00It seems you touched on an area that is still brui...It seems you touched on an area that is still bruised, which explains why I winced. My fear is that writing for my employer will ultimately stifle my voice--if it hasn't already. Yet I also fear that the audience may not want my voice because I'm just a nameless face...with silly pink hair...and am not to be taken seriously.<br />*shudders* Scary. But a worthy endeavor that I'm trying to dance delicately with. Thanks for the encouragement.<br /><br />PS Being an editor (by profession) makes it all the more difficult to turn off the "inner editor."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-81150994451391028592010-10-28T09:47:17.323-07:002010-10-28T09:47:17.323-07:00Kristi - So glad! It really is freeing and fun.Kristi - So glad! It really is freeing and fun.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-10313527551062986042010-10-28T09:45:00.093-07:002010-10-28T09:45:00.093-07:00Great advice Lisa. I'm having a blast with my ...Great advice Lisa. I'm having a blast with my current wip due to following this wisdom! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-92067077042056417402010-10-28T09:08:41.061-07:002010-10-28T09:08:41.061-07:00Heather - That's the perfect thing to put in y...Heather - That's the perfect thing to put in your writing because it's a very real fear a lot of us face. It would be very gripping. Go for it!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-13145377664175565372010-10-28T09:06:53.412-07:002010-10-28T09:06:53.412-07:00Don't censor yourself, I love that. Your agent...Don't censor yourself, I love that. Your agent sounds like a genius. My deepest fear is something I can't fight, something I have no power over. I don't think I have put that in my writing, but I will now! Thank you so much!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-4571694941976776902010-10-28T07:59:38.431-07:002010-10-28T07:59:38.431-07:00Renae - Thank you, for me, it is VERY helpful. Le...Renae - Thank you, for me, it is VERY helpful. Let me know how it goes for you.<br /><br />Christi - Good for you! You have to write what YOU have to write. Never force yourself into other genres or conventions if it doesn't truly interest you. I seriously believe it comes through in your writing.<br /><br />Melody - Thank you for the wonderful comment!! :D Glad I could help.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-5158882643632222492010-10-28T07:29:52.615-07:002010-10-28T07:29:52.615-07:00This is kinda profound.
And I may have just solved...This is kinda profound.<br />And I may have just solved my NaNoWriMo dilemna of "should i write?" and "what should i write?".<br />Thanks, Lisa!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-4896191054742280492010-10-28T05:30:45.434-07:002010-10-28T05:30:45.434-07:00I write what I want to write, and though my storie...I write what I want to write, and though my stories are fairly unconventional and don't appeal to the masses (therefore making them unmarketable), I don't really care. Someday, someone will have faith in my weird stories, and I'll be published. I'm afraid to write what others WANT me to write. That's my fear. If I 'make it' with a story I'm not that into, I'd be afraid of having to continue to write THAT kind of story again.Christi Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590491851753709622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-18564945995725409892010-10-28T04:45:49.444-07:002010-10-28T04:45:49.444-07:00Fabulous post Lisa! I need to do this more. Just...Fabulous post Lisa! I need to do this more. Just write without worrying about conventions of anything else, get the words out and tend to the editing later.Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.com