Comments on: How Do You Know When The Words Need to Go?

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:01:01 +0000

Robyn, glad you found the post now… even more glad you discoverered the key to bringing creativity to your writing

By: Robyn McMaster

Robyn McMaster — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:14:46 +0000

Joanna, I missed seeing this post earlier. You certainly show some reasons why we need to be careful of word choice and the difference between and inner critic and inner editor. I note that you advise that the inner editor should not be at work at the same time you write. I've followed Natalie Goldman's advice for a long time after I realized why I was unable to bring more creativity to my writing. Thanks for the mention! Robyn McMasters last blog post..Mental Rehearsal Boosts Performance

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:19:00 +0000

Wilson, the inner editor is really a writer’s friend. I hope you enjoy getting to know yours

By: wilson

wilson — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:13:54 +0000

Nice advice, Joanna. I've never thought about the inner editor before, and I should consider to use it... wilsons last blog post..A Fast Recap Of WillYouMind For 2008!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:55:13 +0000

Robert, thanks for jumping in with the help

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:24:10 +0000

Well... I'm sure there's a herd of folks on Twitter that know you a bit now. Find someone who likes the genre of fiction you're writing and ask them. Worth a try. (If it's sci-fi, then I'm your guy!) Robert Hruzeks last blog post..Mark the Date, Y’all!

By: Ulla Hennig

Ulla Hennig — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:22:00 +0000

Robert, yes, I think feedback is really the key. But now that I am writing in English I've got another problem: whom can I ask? My German friends don't speak or write enough English... Ulla Hennigs last blog post..Simply the Best

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:50:58 +0000

Ulla; I think one solution is letting a “trusted advisor” (friend or whoever) read it, then let them summarize it back to you.

If you don’t hear what you thought you’d hear, then you may have left something out!

(Or… they might have just missed your point. People do that, y’know…)

Feedback is the key here.

Robert Hruzeks last blog post..Mark the Date, Y’all!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:55:40 +0000

Ulla, good question, and one for which at this moment I have no answer! Partly because I have no experience of writing fiction. I might have to ask some other readers round here…

By: Ulla Hennig

Ulla Hennig — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:35:42 +0000

Joanna, thanks for this post! What about the problem of cutting too much out? I've done a bit of creative writing in German some time ago, and my problem there was that I had too many things only in my mind but not written down. So people had difficulties to follow. Ulla Hennigs last blog post..Simply the Best