tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024963906468946774.post8681299524587885006..comments2015-12-24T01:57:24.513-05:00Comments on Penitus Templum: Writer's AngstAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176254886383532172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024963906468946774.post-74549760557612551872009-08-10T13:47:00.924-04:002009-08-10T13:47:00.924-04:00Thanks for reading, Sherherazad! Yes, it is a very...Thanks for reading, Sherherazad! Yes, it is a very good practice for serious writers to read great works of literature, and I will definitely consider your suggestion to peruse the passage in <i>Of Mice and Men.</i> Of course, I can't quite give away the resolution to this particular scene in my novel--suffice to say that it may be quite different from the one in Steinbeck's work. <br /><br />So glad to have you as a follower! Good luck with your own blogging venture!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176254886383532172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024963906468946774.post-36728945873296321882009-08-10T10:15:30.304-04:002009-08-10T10:15:30.304-04:00Just a thought...reading the synopsis of your nove...Just a thought...reading the synopsis of your novel brought to mind John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Also, I noticed you are currently reading The Grapes of Wrath. I'm an amateur, here, so bear with me...I don't presume to be anything other than a person who reads a great deal and writes at a novice level, primarily for private self-expression/contemplation. So, I am probably telling you things you already know. Isn't it a common practice for a writer to consult other writers' material when they are struggling with an issue in their work? Not for plagarising, obviously, but for inspiration or direction, either with style, plot, character,etc.,. As a reference to this practice, I read about a woman author/writer, I cannot recall her name, who had something I would only know to call a "literary enclave" sometime in the mid-20th century. Every summer she had aspiring writers come and live at her home-she was very selective; they had to be invited or send her a letter that was extremely impressive. Anyways, one of the first things she had her students do was sit at typewriters all day literally typing a copy of someone else's book. (Authors she approved of, I imagine). Her premise was that if you get used to processing good writing, even in a sort of clerical manner, that some of it will stick when the novice starts putting his own thoughts/ideas onto paper. You were wondering how to handle your scene where the man kills his cousin. What about taking a look at the scene where George kills Lennie and seeing how Steinbeck handled it?<br />Just a thought...I hope I have not offended you in any way.I found your blog just wandering around the web a few weeks ago, and I appreciate (and admire) your writing style as well as what you have to say-you have made me laugh, evoked emotions, and provided me with thoughts and ideas to contemplate. I simply had a thought while reading this post, and thought I might share it.<br />I look forward to more posts...and that novel.<br />Thanks for your time :)Sherherazad7209https://www.blogger.com/profile/06822708884817477253noreply@blogger.com