tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748397380381164573.post1547236681841369903..comments2023-05-19T10:41:46.363-04:00Comments on Hughes Reviews (and other wordy stuff): The Subconscious MindLHugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447464817875756643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748397380381164573.post-23859333058004878112011-07-30T03:36:24.443-04:002011-07-30T03:36:24.443-04:00I've had similar experiences, but I've fou...I've had similar experiences, but I've found that putting my emotions into a story eventually becomes therapeutic. Besides, if you can channel such a dominant emotion into your story, the character will be infinitely more vivid.<br /><br />And if you don't tell anyone else, they won't know that you've written yourself into the story. I think Delia said yesterday, "No one knows you like you do."mocha_addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235605475545752712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748397380381164573.post-8935215319830791652011-07-13T16:06:17.290-04:002011-07-13T16:06:17.290-04:00Hillary- I'd love to let you read my stuff af...Hillary- I'd love to let you read my stuff after I go through these last revisions. I bet you'd have great feedback :)<br /><br />Caroline- You give really good advice. I really liked what you said at the end of critique and here, and I'm def gonna use it. I just have been trying to escape the emotional frustration of teaching for the summer and I was mad when I discovered it had snuck itself in.LHugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447464817875756643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748397380381164573.post-73172116228060813912011-07-13T15:44:25.510-04:002011-07-13T15:44:25.510-04:00I know how you feel. But I don't think that it...I know how you feel. But I don't think that it's a bad thing. And I don't think you think this either... And if you do that's totally fair. <br /><br />But what is the one thing we are told all the time? Write what you know. And I think that writing doesn't just act as therapy but also tells you about who you are. And that's not a bad thing. Because chances are there are other people out there who feel the same as you do. And finding that companionship is amazing. That's what makes a good story.<br /><br />I know that the narrator of my novel sounds very much like me. And I know that there are very strong aspects of me in her. Both good and bad. But if I don't recognize those things I'll never figure out what to DO with them.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189947502012897579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748397380381164573.post-37671701443108660932011-07-13T14:11:56.589-04:002011-07-13T14:11:56.589-04:00I know how you feel, obviously, and it gets overwh...I know how you feel, obviously, and it gets overwhelming when you step away and actually begin to realize the power you hold every day in that classroom. The best thing to realize is that there IS no right answer/decision/thing to do or say. You just do what feels right, and that's it. <br /><br />I'd love to read these stories one day. They sound awesome!Hillaryhttp://www.gowiththedough.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com