tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post8295603614409489100..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: Are You a Loud Writer?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-80634871636442184992009-05-03T19:52:00.000-05:002009-05-03T19:52:00.000-05:00Hey Marshall! I guess that's what you call a coffe...Hey Marshall! I guess that's what you call a coffee and a show. :o)<br /><br />Like you, I try to keep a very low profile in public. I don't want to advertise my eccentricities.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-79132595890317471892009-05-03T18:33:00.000-05:002009-05-03T18:33:00.000-05:00I'll talk out my scenes sometimes. Or when away fr...I'll talk out my scenes sometimes. Or when away from the PC i'll often think of my fave lines in a story and find myself saying them aloud. Sometimes I'll make arm and hand gestures. I don't think I'd be comfortable writing on a laptop in a coffee shop. I might attract attention to myself. *g*Marshall Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342148851284549552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-88203592001131101152009-05-03T06:24:00.000-05:002009-05-03T06:24:00.000-05:00Hi Margaret!
OMG! You can't hide anything from kid...Hi Margaret!<br />OMG! You can't hide anything from kids. If it's any condolence, if the story was bad, there's a good chance he would have said something to you before it was sent to the editor. :o)<br /><br />At least he shows interest in your work. We need more kids that love to read.<br /><br />Good job, mom!Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-76817100219221567452009-05-03T06:16:00.000-05:002009-05-03T06:16:00.000-05:00Hi Heather!
LOL! When a 4 year old thinks it's nor...Hi Heather!<br />LOL! When a 4 year old thinks it's normal to hear mommy talk to herself, you know you're in a writer's home.<br /><br />I know what you mean about characters being real--at least while I'm having those conversations. If I can't convince myself they are acting appropriately, how can I convince the reader?<br /><br />So glad I'm not the only one!Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-40413602295170142442009-05-02T21:41:00.000-05:002009-05-02T21:41:00.000-05:00First of all, unless I'm using voice recognition, ...First of all, unless I'm using voice recognition, I usually just speak the words in my head, but I always "hear" them. I do not act out the scenes as I write most of the time...<br /><br />But I'll tell you a story. When we moved, one of my criteria was a study with a door that closed. This is because I edit out loud and some of what I write I didn't consider appropriate for young ears. Like my romance novels and occasional dark fantasy that borders on horror.<br /><br />So when my oldest, then 13, asked to read one of my published stories, I was reluctant. This was a dark fantasy that had been tweaked by the editor to lean much more on the horror side. It's a great story and I'm very proud of it. But it really was a bit heavy for a 13 year old I thought (neglecting to consider what _I_ was reading at that same age).<br /><br />His response? "DUH Mom, you edited it out loud when I was playing on Dad's computer (we shared a study in the old house). I've already heard it before.<br /><br />*blush*Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-63391765088507274242009-05-02T21:06:00.000-05:002009-05-02T21:06:00.000-05:00Maria, your post made me laugh. I definitely talk ...Maria, your post made me laugh. I definitely talk to myself, and/or my characters when I write. Not A LOT, but enough that it's probably best for others to not ask questions. The other day I overheard my 4 year old say, "Oh my mom is just taking to herself again." <br /><br />I remember reading something by Jack Bickham in one of his writing books. And he said--your character are not real . . . I thought to myself: MINE are real. I mean, why else would I be having conversations with them? LOL.Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-29715259893070371842009-05-02T11:09:00.000-05:002009-05-02T11:09:00.000-05:00ROTFL!
Oh gosh. My mom doesn't even know I write...ROTFL! <br /><br />Oh gosh. My mom doesn't even know I write romance.<br /><br />Ref: (a sign of high intelligence as it demonstrates that one can carry on two separate tasks at once)<br /><br />I LOVE this! Now I feel so much better about speaking in tongues.<br /><br />I don't act out scenes often, but when something is giving me trouble, I find it helps to walk the line to see if it works.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-90327343524626874052009-05-02T11:02:00.000-05:002009-05-02T11:02:00.000-05:00Although I often talk to myself (a sign of high in...Although I often talk to myself (a sign of high intelligence as it demonstrates that one can carry on two separate tasks at once) because I'm single, I don't "write out loud" unless it's come to that part where you have to read aloud to see if the rhythm, conversation patterns, etc. are working. I try not to do that if the windows are open and the neighbors are home.<br /><br />Luckily for me, no one has ever stood behind me as I wrote. When they do that when I work on computer art projects, I firmly command them to step away or do it themselves!<br /><br />Was it Claudia Dain or Virginia Kantra who told our group that they had their son(?) tie them into a chair with duct tape so they could see if their heroine's escape was plausible?<br /><br />Hope you don't go that far.<br /><br />Maybe you should write some steamy sex scenes during the visit? That is, if your mother gets embarrassed at such.Carol A. Stricklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144748925453952984noreply@blogger.com