tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post5014564682536688809..comments2023-10-20T10:33:45.225-05:00Comments on Annie's World: New BeginningsAnnie Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-80730712423623769372008-10-10T11:35:00.000-05:002008-10-10T11:35:00.000-05:00Me too, Jody. I love beginnings. Thats why I can...Me too, Jody. I love beginnings. Thats why I can't write fiction, only poetry. I feel like most poems don't go past their beginnings. Although I'm sure a lot of people would disagree with that statement.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I even have a hard time reading endings to books. I'm so aware that the book is about to end, the book is about to end, the book is about to end--that I can't concentrate on the actual ending. It's a very annoying habit of mind.lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703080519139580600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-3324086007389873022008-10-07T13:29:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:29:00.000-05:00Oh, man. If you can bottle that Annie, I'll be fi...Oh, man. If you can bottle that Annie, I'll be first in line to buy a truck load of it. I think that's COMPLETELY missing for me. The confidence to believe it will work. Right now I'm in my own (personally appointed) deadline hell and thinking, "I don't know what the flip I'm doing. Not a clue!"<BR/><BR/>I keep looking at the sign I made for over my computer--the one you told me about at National--"Your job is to collect rejections."<BR/><BR/>It really does help! Somehow, it takes just a smidgen of the pressure off for me.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-37769691631227360942008-10-03T19:36:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:36:00.000-05:00Having read many of your "beginnings," Jody, espec...Having read many of your "beginnings," Jody, especially the amazing ones that you "fake" for exercises, I can see why you like beginnings. You're very good at them... Wanna come over and write mine?Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-41788493286730845932008-10-03T19:33:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:33:00.000-05:00Thanks, TD&H. No pressure there...Thanks, TD&H. No pressure there...Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-15152845933613501772008-10-03T19:28:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:28:00.000-05:00There's nothing more exciting than beginnings, for...There's nothing more exciting than beginnings, for the reader at least. I always like to take out at least 8-10 books and read the first couple of pages. Whether or not the book I choose turns out to be as great as its beginning isn't that important. The fun part is reading all those beginnings.TallDarkandHandsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084718482635256700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-70192271228962997442008-10-03T17:38:00.000-05:002008-10-03T17:38:00.000-05:00I actually love beginnings. It's the rest of the ...I actually love beginnings. It's the rest of the book I don't have time for *heh*<BR/><BR/>Jody W.Jody W. and Meankittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-45841820259275678452008-10-03T13:02:00.000-05:002008-10-03T13:02:00.000-05:00Hey, rae ann! I'll have to try the talking out lou...Hey, rae ann! I'll have to try the talking out loud thing, too. You never know what will work. I don't usually have trouble with endings. But any kind of beginning--even beginnings of scenes, when you're transitioning out of one and have to start another. Next time, I'll try the mantra. Just start typing...Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-12415778066838779592008-10-03T08:24:00.000-05:002008-10-03T08:24:00.000-05:00I always have trouble with the beginning and the e...I always have trouble with the beginning and the end of the story. Sometimes I say out loud, "Just start typing." The talking out loud thing is one reason why I usually write at home. :)Rae Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844280766504375384noreply@blogger.com