tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post603908569229551188..comments2024-02-10T03:13:55.366-05:00Comments on Behind The Garden Gate: The Other Gettysburg AddressThe Wild Rose Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788008988163575341noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-62958246461052772202013-07-13T15:10:16.465-04:002013-07-13T15:10:16.465-04:00Ah, thanks, Lynnette!Ah, thanks, Lynnette!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-85584779675251720712013-07-11T17:08:46.888-04:002013-07-11T17:08:46.888-04:00And you have stated this all very succintly. Presi...And you have stated this all very succintly. President Lincoln would have been proud of you!LynnetteAustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226246477816026492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-53129833363291924582013-07-09T15:28:49.091-04:002013-07-09T15:28:49.091-04:00It's so important to find your own voice, isn&...It's so important to find your own voice, isn't it? Thanks for stopping by, Brenda!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-51148787390750816892013-07-09T12:18:34.105-04:002013-07-09T12:18:34.105-04:00I think most writers suffer this disease at some p...I think most writers suffer this disease at some point in their writing career. I know I did. I was in a writing group with a bunch of MFA'ers, all of who wrote lofty literary fiction. I tried, oh how I tried to do the same. The work I spewed out back then wasn't bad it was awful. It was over worked and worse, it wasn't fun to write. It wasn't me. I am not literary. The second I realized this my writing turned the corner. brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-60329887927440727832013-07-09T10:04:45.267-04:002013-07-09T10:04:45.267-04:00Thanks, Liz! Thanks for stopping by :)Thanks, Liz! Thanks for stopping by :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-17434334842118769332013-07-09T07:16:23.023-04:002013-07-09T07:16:23.023-04:00Great post and a great reminder!Great post and a great reminder!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-13991846892216839382013-07-08T21:48:23.932-04:002013-07-08T21:48:23.932-04:00LOL, Linda! Glancing through Mr. Everett's spe...LOL, Linda! Glancing through Mr. Everett's speech reminded me of my school days of padding papers to meet word count. (Although I don't think I ever managed to work in "wheresoever" like he did :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-26783540221428045292013-07-08T21:02:51.638-04:002013-07-08T21:02:51.638-04:00Sigh...and I'm still working on "over-wri...Sigh...and I'm still working on "over-writing." I think I'll go to my grave and long after I've mouldered into no more than dust, I'll still be plagued by that problem. (Very Big Grin)...Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249931411220410909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-87327298324800173522013-07-08T12:08:16.140-04:002013-07-08T12:08:16.140-04:00Ah thanks, Ann! You're a sweetie :)Ah thanks, Ann! You're a sweetie :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-72869432308860758212013-07-08T11:46:52.179-04:002013-07-08T11:46:52.179-04:00Excellent points -- so easy to get lost in the wor...Excellent points -- so easy to get lost in the words and forget the point. Susan Yates is an editor who can keep a writer on track.Ann Yosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655673237379672260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-59820938573036737432013-07-08T09:05:25.201-04:002013-07-08T09:05:25.201-04:00I had the same thought Ashantay! I really couldn&#...I had the same thought Ashantay! I really couldn't imagine standing and listening for two-hours to any speech (much less while wearing a corset) no matter how significant it was. But I like your instructor's writing advice--what a great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926989890703867833.post-78871796347831263252013-07-08T08:50:59.561-04:002013-07-08T08:50:59.561-04:00This is an excellent reminder that society's e...This is an excellent reminder that society's expectations and tastes constantly evolve. How many of us would stand and listen to the same person speak for two hours? And after a meandering opening?<br /><br />One of my college instructors suggested I put "why am I writing this?" at the top of my first page. She said to check back whenever I became stuck. It's helped more times than I can count.<br /><br />Thanks for the enlightening post!Ashantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122891967983778466noreply@blogger.com