Comments on: Writers: Take a Step Back

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:40:06 +0000

Cassandra thank you for your comments. I tend to re-read certain books every few years. I find that as I go through different life experiences, my take on the stories changes, providing a fresh perspective.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:37:54 +0000

Thanks Christopher! I am so new to Twitter lists, and still trying to get the hang of them. If you have a few good ones, please let me know.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:36:22 +0000

Thank you for your comments Deanna. I do the exact same thing with thesaurus.com. Sometimes when you do change a particular word, your story takes on a new life.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:34:02 +0000

I agree Elmot. Writers tend to stress themselves out because of deadlines or finding the right words..or whatever. We need to take it easy on ourselves to allow our creativity to flow freely.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:32:17 +0000

It is a pretty cool site. I love your words
“…good writers need to first become great readers!”
It was my love of reading that prompted me to start writing. Thanks for your thoughts Brandon.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:29:23 +0000

Thank you for your comments Eden. You are right about that college and let’s be honest..High School had the capacity to take the fun out of reading the classics. But age and time does help when we revisit the classics.

By: Cassandra Jade

Cassandra Jade — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:45:20 +0000

Some good thoughts all round. Rereading books to gain a fresh perspective on them can be very helpful and connecting with other authors is a must. It definitely keeps you inspired and on track. Thanks for sharing this post.

By: Christopher Jackson

Christopher Jackson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:50:30 +0000

Wow, that IS a great site! Lots of stuff there, like the simplicity of the site too… nothing to distract you while you are reading, which is brilliant because I find reading long pieces of writing on the computer quite hard.

Love the idea of following a Twitter list too. I follow quite a few individual writers, both famous ones and people who I have met through FYW – but a lists on certain genres/styles of writing would be cool.

Thanks for the article Giselle!

By: Deanna Schrayer

Deanna Schrayer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:52 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this. I love the literature.org site! There are several classics that I somehow missed reading in school, (or maybe I just don’t remember reading them because I didn’t appreciate fine literature at the time).
I too keep thesaurus.com open at all times. Even when you think you have the right words it’s fun to see what others may work better.

By: elmot

elmot — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:13:18 +0000

Nice great post! Especially when a write or a blogger at that loses anything to write about…it is indeed the proper way to step back, relax, refocus and connect with other writers. Who knows, it will spark a new idea. And it almost always happens.

By: Brandon @ WeBlogBetter.com

Brandon @ WeBlogBetter.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:13:49 +0000

I love that literature.org site – nice find! Thanks for reminding us that good writers need to first become great readers!

By: Eden

Eden — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:36:34 +0000

Great tips, Giselle!
I *always* have dictionary.com / thesaurus.com open — I use it every day, constantly. I know how to spell, sure, and I have a decent vocabulary, but even the best ;) need help haha!
And college made me Hate reading but I can’t get enough of it now. Reading great writing is so inspirational and makes me want to go create more of my own.
Thanks for this article!!!