Comments on: Wasteful Blogging, Or How to Yak on About Yourself http://shannawynne.com/2009/07/10/wasteful-blogging-or-how-to-yak-on-about-yourself/ Horror Fanatic, Broke Writer, Mom. Not necessarily in that order. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:59:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shanna http://shannawynne.com/2009/07/10/wasteful-blogging-or-how-to-yak-on-about-yourself/#comment-172 Shanna Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:53:09 +0000 http://shannawynne.com/?p=493#comment-172 Oh, so I should seduce it with slow music and dim lights??? Ply it with wine into saying "Yes! Now!"?? LOL. I don't know why that's the first thing that pops into my head when reading your comment. Now I feel like I've date-raped every flash fiction story I've written. Let alone the disgusting things I've done to my short stories. Wow. I think I'm supposed to hate myself now or something, just on principle! I am indeed chugging along, a day at a time. Some days she gives it to me, on others.... she can be a little frigid. Ok, that's enough of the cliche-ing. LOL!! Thanks for stopping by, AJ. Always, Kemo Sabe, you have much wise-ness for guidance. Oh, so I should seduce it with slow music and dim lights??? Ply it with wine into saying “Yes! Now!”??

LOL.

I don’t know why that’s the first thing that pops into my head when reading your comment. Now I feel like I’ve date-raped every flash fiction story I’ve written. Let alone the disgusting things I’ve done to my short stories.

Wow. I think I’m supposed to hate myself now or something, just on principle!

I am indeed chugging along, a day at a time. Some days she gives it to me, on others…. she can be a little frigid.

Ok, that’s enough of the cliche-ing. LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by, AJ. Always, Kemo Sabe, you have much wise-ness for guidance.

]]> By: AJ Brown http://shannawynne.com/2009/07/10/wasteful-blogging-or-how-to-yak-on-about-yourself/#comment-171 AJ Brown Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:42:39 +0000 http://shannawynne.com/?p=493#comment-171 A novel is like a marathon, eh? Man, that's a lot of running. I'm tired just sitting here and typing... I like to think of a novel the way John Miller does--it's more like a marriage. You see, when you write flash fiction it's like a one night stand, quick and over with before you really get started. Short stories are like dating, getting to second base, so to speak. It involves a little more effort to keep it going, but ultimately it does come to an end. Novellas are like long term relationships that don't end in marriage--you have to put a lot more into it but the commitment for something longer isn't there. The Novel is like a marriage--it takes commitment to make a marriage work. It's a struggle but the rewards can be great. Keep chugging along, Shanna-hobbits, and you'll get there. AJ A novel is like a marathon, eh? Man, that’s a lot of running. I’m tired just sitting here and typing…

I like to think of a novel the way John Miller does–it’s more like a marriage. You see, when you write flash fiction it’s like a one night stand, quick and over with before you really get started.

Short stories are like dating, getting to second base, so to speak. It involves a little more effort to keep it going, but ultimately it does come to an end.

Novellas are like long term relationships that don’t end in marriage–you have to put a lot more into it but the commitment for something longer isn’t there.

The Novel is like a marriage–it takes commitment to make a marriage work. It’s a struggle but the rewards can be great.

Keep chugging along, Shanna-hobbits, and you’ll get there.

AJ

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