tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post3812408409116529758..comments2024-01-09T17:48:45.910-06:00Comments on Travis Erwin: Write On!Travis Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-55647979208334626742017-02-02T04:45:50.501-06:002017-02-02T04:45:50.501-06:00it was the very important post of the regarding in...it was the very important post of the regarding information to the useful <a href="http://bit.ly/2eVqrDq" rel="nofollow">database sql books </a> that means the right would have been the informationakshay kumarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-24862643810832221182009-12-15T11:30:26.026-06:002009-12-15T11:30:26.026-06:00I was really impressed with the non-linear structu...I was really impressed with the non-linear structure of Jarhead by Anthony Swofford. He worked to construct his book emotionally and thematically. I think it's worth a look to see how someone else has done it.Edward DeGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583233200838420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-7055823877843626862009-12-09T13:24:54.966-06:002009-12-09T13:24:54.966-06:00I've also heard it called making them want to ...I've also heard it called making them want to turn the page. But if they don't care, they won't keep reading. Very good point, Travis!writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-76405246437794397052009-12-08T16:51:28.699-06:002009-12-08T16:51:28.699-06:00So, I didn't watch the Texas/Nebraska game I w...So, I didn't watch the Texas/Nebraska game I wasn't home, but now I wish had taped it!!! Sounds like a great game, with controversy to finish. I was reading on CNNSI today how upset the Husker coaches were even yelling cheaters and you didn't earn that trophy when the presentation was goin on from their locker room haha. I love that kinda stuff. Great season though for NebraskaPhatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694684931757245608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-58418009686184873062009-12-08T14:58:39.027-06:002009-12-08T14:58:39.027-06:00I think Mitch's success lies in his sentimenta...I think Mitch's success lies in his sentimentality. That said, I like his books okay, even if they feel a bit dumbed down.<br /><br />But I agree. Keep 'em wonderng, that's what I say. One of the agents likes to say "Tension on every page". I like a "question on every page." They might be the same thing, but questions seem easier for me to grasp. What do I want to tell the reader, and what do I want to withhold?ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-22685636841307067792009-12-08T05:52:28.190-06:002009-12-08T05:52:28.190-06:00Very good advice, but I guess you need to know bef...Very good advice, but I guess you need to know beforehand what happens next in order to prepare the suspensse for the reader. For me it is pretty hard to think ahead of what I am writting about in the moment cause It is hard not to loose my focus.<br />Nice blog by the wayMariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-10018457530575700472009-12-08T00:55:38.544-06:002009-12-08T00:55:38.544-06:00Follow your heart and your instincts. I think it h...Follow your heart and your instincts. I think it has served you well so far. Good luck to you Travis and I really do admire you for pursuing your dream. I wish I had the courage and perseverance that you have to actually to finish what I started writing years ago. Keep fighting the good fight and it will take care of itself. If you ever need motivation just look at what your Saints are doing.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-2963732614737747392009-12-07T22:28:54.602-06:002009-12-07T22:28:54.602-06:00I like it - I agree with him completely.
Drink a f...I like it - I agree with him completely.<br />Drink a few and see what happens. And blog. 'Cause I loves me some drunk blogging. :)sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-67620473052981169642009-12-07T17:04:57.731-06:002009-12-07T17:04:57.731-06:00For every rule I've heard, I've heard some...For every rule I've heard, I've heard some one else argue, with facts and convincingly, that such a rule is not important and shouldn't be reagrded as anything more than a speed bump.<br />First novels can't be longer than 100,000 words? Doesn't matter if it is 120,00 and it is interesting. And so forthalex ketohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003786334665677107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-79462762670204226612009-12-07T13:28:11.049-06:002009-12-07T13:28:11.049-06:00The advice might be good but I detest Mitch Albom ...The advice might be good but I detest Mitch Albom so on principle I wouldn't take it. I have found Poet and Writers Magazine to be the best.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-30153072452539430022009-12-07T01:37:20.706-06:002009-12-07T01:37:20.706-06:00I know what you mean about WD. I never really got ...I know what you mean about WD. I never really got much use out of the actual articles, but they always motivated me at least a little and made the task seem much more doable. I decided to let my subscription drop a few years back, and lo and behold, two of my friends decided to give me gift subscriptions for the past two years for my birthday. :-) Since they went to 6 issues a year instead of 12, I think the articles have drastically improved.WordVixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713637403798552713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-39650773057933013202009-12-06T23:01:14.411-06:002009-12-06T23:01:14.411-06:00I think I've gone cynical/realistic about art ...I think I've gone cynical/realistic about art as you had about writing, but if you can pull it back from the edge, more power to you!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-77714504863382129362009-12-06T15:15:24.730-06:002009-12-06T15:15:24.730-06:00Hi Travis, Wondering who has MTM now? Could you, ...Hi Travis, Wondering who has MTM now? Could you, if you've time, email or comment on my blog as to the website? Thx. PS I've read Writers' Digest as well, It's been awhile.Junosmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855881312654998692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-45246778736134390272009-12-06T04:27:04.886-06:002009-12-06T04:27:04.886-06:00Albom writes for the Detroit Free Press and is far...Albom writes for the Detroit Free Press and is far and away the best writer there and has been since he started many decades ago.<br /><br />I agree, write 'em as close as you can to telling them to your buddies over a few beers.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-70557929547812530612009-12-05T13:52:44.583-06:002009-12-05T13:52:44.583-06:00You have a great, come listen to me tell a story s...You have a great, come listen to me tell a story style. I have likened some of your stories to being in a room with you, listening to you speak. Keep writing like that...<br /><br />Just my two cents!JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05144019552337738621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-82579006277507609112009-12-04T15:28:38.292-06:002009-12-04T15:28:38.292-06:00I am sure you'll end up writing a great book! ...I am sure you'll end up writing a great book! Don't they sell writing for dummies (Not calling you a dummy btw haha!)Phatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694684931757245608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-30252105199513057142009-12-04T12:03:11.433-06:002009-12-04T12:03:11.433-06:00you should absoutely write from the heart. Stop wo...you should absoutely write from the heart. Stop worrying about what it sounds like and just tell the story...that's the bestest....I really want you to have a copy of Warren's book Reel Livin' that we just published....its a great example of a memoir wrapped up in great storytelling....maybe that will help...are you coming to the TAG Publishing xmas party??deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867497703560796092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-86482042190047061852009-12-04T11:38:36.660-06:002009-12-04T11:38:36.660-06:00I don't know if you're aware, but my first...I don't know if you're aware, but my first full-length MS was a memoir. It's hiding within several folders right now, awaiting a complete overhaul, but I learned a lot in the process.<br /><br />I read a lot of memoirs, read a lot of interviews by memoirists, and what you've discovered is so true: it's still about the story. The rest -- the rules, what's worked in the past, etc -- is good to know, but it's what you have to say (and how you say it) that will ultimately lead to your success. <br /><br />Good luck. :)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-70238285447870901102009-12-04T06:58:17.477-06:002009-12-04T06:58:17.477-06:00Yes.
You are an excellent raconteur - as these pos...Yes.<br />You are an excellent raconteur - as these posts show.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-50940170577439238502009-12-04T05:41:10.053-06:002009-12-04T05:41:10.053-06:00Sounds like you just found your way.Sounds like you just found your way.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467261140757042179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-40482394528503711262009-12-04T05:33:27.638-06:002009-12-04T05:33:27.638-06:00Excellent advice to both give and receive.
If the...Excellent advice to both give and receive.<br /><br />If the story is good, and you tell it well, then write like you tell it.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-36015465701876761312009-12-04T01:29:53.448-06:002009-12-04T01:29:53.448-06:00yeah, i agree with that... the conversational elem...yeah, i agree with that... the conversational element of storytelling is more important than a formal structure (though i guess it is a structure in its own right, eh?)...<br /><br />however i think that there's a tendency to tell too much of the story at times, and not let the reader take the imaginative leap to fill in the gaps, to allow the reader to take their part in the conversation and be just as much the storyteller as the writer... otherwise it's a diatribe and not a dialogJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415555531504843017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-81357185569666894422009-12-03T22:20:38.247-06:002009-12-03T22:20:38.247-06:00Now there's some good advice, Travis. I'm...Now there's some good advice, Travis. I'm looking forward to you getting to be at least as famous as Mitch!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-85942644019490690712009-12-03T22:11:53.840-06:002009-12-03T22:11:53.840-06:00Found this today:
"If you don't know th...Found this today:<br /><br /><br />"If you don't know the trees<br />you may be lost in the forrest,<br />but if you don't know the stories<br />you may be lost in life."<br />Siberian SayingCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-67031657520604382832009-12-03T22:09:25.661-06:002009-12-03T22:09:25.661-06:00Important breakthrough in your growth as a writer,...Important breakthrough in your growth as a writer, I think.<br /><br />I love your stories!<br /><br /><br />Aloha, Travis<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.com