tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post5202086215100141368..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: Confident writingJim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-70474288811742635002008-04-20T22:07:00.000+01:002008-04-20T22:07:00.000+01:00Thank you for that, Jena. I'll have a look at that...Thank you for that, Jena. I'll have a look at that when I've got a minute.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-16070223607408994052008-04-20T21:22:00.000+01:002008-04-20T21:22:00.000+01:00rather : THE CLAMOR OF KALINGA. thanks.rather : THE CLAMOR OF KALINGA. thanks.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876651023863675213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-1951518153022248132008-04-20T21:21:00.000+01:002008-04-20T21:21:00.000+01:00Yes, you are right...I have a long story which is ...Yes, you are right...I have a long story which is yet unfinished...I guess...? The first part is actually posted in my blog The Clamor of Kslinga entitled (Umma Ayam Sinsana) If you would be kind enough to read and comment? perhaps..thanks ...happy blogging...Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876651023863675213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-70936593133233958652008-04-20T13:39:00.000+01:002008-04-20T13:39:00.000+01:00Jenaisle, thanks for the link and good luck with t...<B>Jenaisle</B>, thanks for the link and good luck with the writing. You know, sitting down knowing you're going to write a novel is intimidating. Just sit down and write and see where it takes you. My first novel began life as a long short story but that was the basic outline done. To that I just started grafting bits on here and there and the next thing you know (okay five years later) I had a novel.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-81841151790645443962008-04-20T03:18:00.000+01:002008-04-20T03:18:00.000+01:00Thanks for the encouragement Jim. Yes I still did ...Thanks for the encouragement Jim. Yes I still did not let go of that dream. Even one book would do, before I die ...he he he...I just have to start somewhere. By the way, I hope you don't mind, I have linked to your site. Happy blogging.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-25023288346319590232008-04-19T20:24:00.000+01:002008-04-19T20:24:00.000+01:00Jenaisle, thanks for dropping by. I'm glad you lik...<B>Jenaisle</B>, thanks for dropping by. I'm glad you liked the site. I have to say writing a novel was not one of my pipe dreams – I was quite content being a poet – and the next thing I knew I'd sat down and written one. I was in my thirties when that happened. So, don't give up hope yet. And as for English, most of us English-speakers have a tough time communicating in our mother tongue; I pity foreigners having to learn it.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-90412525575118946322008-04-19T11:35:00.000+01:002008-04-19T11:35:00.000+01:00One of my pipe dreams is to be able to write a boo...One of my pipe dreams is to be able to write a book, but I guess, it will only remain a "pipe dream" ( I am still hoping though...) Your site has lots of good information about writing and I linked your site to one of my sites - Random Thoughts. English is only my second language and I try hard to communicate my thoughts in English. My wish is that, I would be able to express myself in a free flowing manner, like you do. Happy blogging.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-55867795345737167102008-04-10T10:03:00.000+01:002008-04-10T10:03:00.000+01:00Thanks for that, Shelly. I've always liked the ide...Thanks for that, Shelly. I've always liked the idea of applying physical laws to abstract things like literature. It helps look at them in a different light.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-75862385291327046392008-04-10T02:53:00.000+01:002008-04-10T02:53:00.000+01:00I love to explore words like this, Jim. I'll be o...I love to explore words like this, Jim. I'll be over to read your post at confidentwriting.com — power is an excellent word to dissect and think about carefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-31397005439509452152008-04-08T20:20:00.000+01:002008-04-08T20:20:00.000+01:00What I'm trying to do with this article, 3POINT8, ...What I'm trying to do with this article, 3POINT8, is get people to broaden how they look at a word like power. A lot of people treat it as if it is interchangeable with words like 'energy' and 'force' but it's not. There is technique to writing and what I was trying to do was use a scientific formula as a metaphor to show that writing is not magic. If you want your writing to have power then look at what power is, the result of work over a period of time. Work is not sitting thinking about what you're going to write, it's the physical act of writing, the old 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration perspective on success.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-39539118787778360102008-04-08T17:39:00.000+01:002008-04-08T17:39:00.000+01:00I read your post on power in confidentwriting.comW...I read your post on power in confidentwriting.com<BR/>When I read the first few paragraphs, I have the perception that power = the ability to influnce.<BR/>Then it gets abit more technical the more I read. I probably need to read that article a second time to grasp the your idea on power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com