tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post1679972866836673489..comments2024-03-10T12:09:50.303-05:00Comments on UNDER THE TIKI HUT : FootprintsCarol Kilgorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-66768537880882250732010-08-17T15:57:53.321-05:002010-08-17T15:57:53.321-05:00Elle - And that's a good thing!
Kimberly - Oh...Elle - And that's a good thing!<br /><br />Kimberly - Oh, no ... I have to put my mind in gear :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-58315266347496212002010-08-17T13:38:41.835-05:002010-08-17T13:38:41.835-05:00Totally know what you mean, Carol. The characters...Totally know what you mean, Carol. The characters can only go where the author's mind is willing to lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-72715530041971635752010-08-17T11:15:59.223-05:002010-08-17T11:15:59.223-05:00Good distinction between voice and footprint- we d...Good distinction between voice and footprint- we do bring a lot of ourselves to the table, even when we try hard not to! And it's okay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-42185952007018093522010-08-17T08:49:41.352-05:002010-08-17T08:49:41.352-05:00Our own writer DNA.Our own writer DNA.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-60787494643606304392010-08-17T03:29:27.492-05:002010-08-17T03:29:27.492-05:00I love this, Carol - so true! It's funny how o...I love this, Carol - so true! It's funny how our unique view on the world comes out in our work in different ways.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-33138845962132635662010-08-16T21:57:51.257-05:002010-08-16T21:57:51.257-05:00I love writing to a photo. You're right about ...I love writing to a photo. You're right about every story being different.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-56535944918815368772010-08-16T17:26:29.338-05:002010-08-16T17:26:29.338-05:00How true. One of the writing groups I belong to so...How true. One of the writing groups I belong to sometimes uses a photo as a writing prompt. I am always amazed at the many ways that photo is interpreted. None of the resulting stories are similar in style or content.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-54828458618005649632010-08-16T16:47:13.967-05:002010-08-16T16:47:13.967-05:00Clarissa - I think every plot has been done before...Clarissa - I think every plot has been done before. It's the characters and writers who make it new and fresh.<br /><br />Kathy - I don't have the magic answer for you. The best I can do is say always be true to your characters.<br /><br />VR - "Writing is art unique to the writer." What a great comment. Definitely quote worthy. Thanks for leaving it here at the Tiki Hut.<br /><br />Carol - I loved VR's comment, too. See above - LOL. I'm glad we could make your brain work. Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />Holly - Yup.<br /><br />Arlee - That's what I think, too. And also why we like some authors' work more than others. We're all different.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-36324693341476254822010-08-16T14:43:53.754-05:002010-08-16T14:43:53.754-05:00I guess that's why there are so many books and...I guess that's why there are so many books and why so many keep coming out each year, and that's why we keep reading them. There are a lot of different ways of looking at something and putting it into our own words. If it weren't that way there would be no point in writing anymore and not much point in reading anything but textbooks and non-fiction.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-72942452603660968222010-08-16T14:34:53.595-05:002010-08-16T14:34:53.595-05:00It so true.It so true.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-53538065451266916432010-08-16T14:29:02.450-05:002010-08-16T14:29:02.450-05:00I've been considering my writing "philoso...I've been considering my writing "philosophy" this week so your "footprints are beyond voice" resonates. I also like VR Barkowski's comment that "writing is art unique to the writer." Thanks for giving me something to think about. :)Carol J. Garvinhttp://careann.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-87968637684893283992010-08-16T13:52:26.871-05:002010-08-16T13:52:26.871-05:00You've touched on why we must write for oursel...You've touched on why we must write for ourselves. Because really, in the end, what else can we do? Writing is art unique to the writer.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-20754460756505425252010-08-16T13:47:40.974-05:002010-08-16T13:47:40.974-05:00Absolutely. I was just wondering how I might let m...Absolutely. I was just wondering how I might let more of "me" shine through, how much to put in. But what you said indicates maybe I can't help it. How to know when enough is enough would be my question.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-45197633216784033192010-08-16T13:30:48.418-05:002010-08-16T13:30:48.418-05:00I know what you mean. I write mysteries and I know...I know what you mean. I write mysteries and I know my plots have been done before so I try to add a bit of my personality and experiences to my stories.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-3914359504846905842010-08-16T13:20:14.086-05:002010-08-16T13:20:14.086-05:00Patti - Very cool about your Hong Kong students!
...Patti - Very cool about your Hong Kong students!<br /><br />Conda - I've heard the same thing about titles. As if we all zone in on the same thought.<br /><br />Helen - Go for it!<br /><br />Alex - Exactly.<br /><br />Karen - Joy? More like darn hard work.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-82578211883532239352010-08-16T12:37:05.664-05:002010-08-16T12:37:05.664-05:00Funny comparison between the two very completely d...Funny comparison between the two very completely dog books! Excellent post. The writer's voice and take on things is everything. As writers, we must keep on refining our own unique voice. Oh, the joy!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-31912525262456083982010-08-16T12:30:19.293-05:002010-08-16T12:30:19.293-05:00I know what you mean! We each have unique views on...I know what you mean! We each have unique views on the world and that comes through in our writing.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-43869006332674758742010-08-16T12:10:13.277-05:002010-08-16T12:10:13.277-05:00Great post, Carol. The term "footprint" ...Great post, Carol. The term "footprint" really nails it. I'm going to use that term!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-4325029914026999452010-08-16T11:51:57.521-05:002010-08-16T11:51:57.521-05:00Yes, exactly, Carol--and there's the opposite ...Yes, exactly, Carol--and there's the opposite of that in the writing biz. I've heard from editors that sometimes there are "title runs" where they'll get manuscript after manuscript with the same title! Weird, huh?Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-51711632800808799952010-08-16T11:00:59.367-05:002010-08-16T11:00:59.367-05:00I DO know what you mean.
Totally off the subject,...I DO know what you mean.<br /><br />Totally off the subject, just remembered your love of animals--and thrill to think how you share that bond with me.<br /><br />Our foreign exchange students have fallen in love with our Humane Society Laura. So cool to see Hong Kong kids see dogs in a different light than as menacing guard dogs!<br /><br />PPatti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.com