[stylist] Critiques and Writing Prompts

Fri Apr 23 02:18:49 UTC 2010

thanks Judith,
as writers, sometimes the best writing we can do is when we get 
outside ourselves and outside our own circles.
jc

At 08:15 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>I get it Jim.  You're right when it comes to writing.  I also have 
>characters in my book I wouldn't have coffee with.  There are also 
>people that might be nice, but not my type.  Touche!
>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. 
>N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] Critiques and Writing Prompts
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>>that's right Judith,
>>there is a lot of fiction I choose not to read for various reasons.
>>as to "aligning myself"  well, if I am writing about a criminal, I 
>>want that characterization to be believable and fit who the 
>>character is.  if I write about a criminal I am not aligning myself 
>>with criminality and I'm not a criminal because I depict a criminal.
>>if I write a story about a marine caught in one of the deadly 
>>battles for a pacific island against the japanese in world war two, 
>>I'm going to have to include some of the hell of war, and depending 
>>on that marine's character, I'd need to give him salty language, 
>>perhaps he has more than one girlfriend, etc.  and, that marine 
>>might well be the hero of the story.
>>jc
>>
>>
>>At 06:35 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>>>Jim, You are right.  The world contains a wide range of 
>>>characters.  The ones I don't choose to align with are offensive 
>>>to me.  Certainly people can write about whatever they choose 
>>>using whatever language best meets their need.  However, my 
>>>comment was just what I don't choose to read. Judith
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. 
>>>N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:49 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [stylist] Critiques and Writing Prompts
>>>
>>>
>>>>Welcome Joe,
>>>>I disagree with  my friend Judith, that is if we write about 
>>>>people, the reality is that sometimes there are offensive people 
>>>>doing offensive things.  sometimes you need a really offensive 
>>>>villain for the  hero to be a hero.  or, if you want to write 
>>>>about someone in an extreme situation, that person may do extreme things.
>>>>
>>>>I would wish you to share here what you wish to share, but at the 
>>>>top of the e-mail perhaps just a note:
>>>>contains strong language;
>>>>contains descriptions of sex;
>>>>contains violence.
>>>>so, if someone does not wish to see it, he or she can just delete it then.
>>>>the world contains a huge range of characters in real life.
>>>>jc
>>>>
>>>>At 05:17 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>>>>>I personally am not interested in reading offensive language or 
>>>>>about objectionable behavior.  Violence has become a part of our 
>>>>>twenty-first century culture.  Am I a minority of one? Judith  Judith
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
>>>>>To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 5:54 PM
>>>>>Subject: [stylist] Critiques and Writing Prompts
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>How are writing critiques handled here?  My writing, if 
>>>>>>categorized by NLS,
>>>>>>would be labeled as containing strong language and violence.  If I posted
>>>>>>material for critiques, should I post it on my own website, or can it be
>>>>>>shared here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Also, has the list ever thought of doing daily writing prompts? Everyone
>>>>>>recommends writing at least a thousand words each day just to keep the
>>>>>>juices flowing, but unless I'm writing on an active project, I find it
>>>>>>difficult to just sit down and write.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks for any information,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Joe
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up 
>>>>>>their sleeves,
>>>>>>some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>>>>>
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