tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post5727104504443963539..comments2023-06-03T06:21:09.910-07:00Comments on Out of Coffee, Out of Mind: Double FeatureLiz Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-83266268619635591322015-08-24T19:56:46.132-07:002015-08-24T19:56:46.132-07:00Aww, planster high five. I think, being a planster...Aww, planster high five. I think, being a planster is so great because I can begin to appreciate both sides of the writing community, and I can take advantage of the different strengths in each technique. I'm glad it works for you too! :) <br /><br />Thanks. :) I'll probably write a post or two about living in Africa some point. Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-87674375592238894052015-08-24T19:52:38.682-07:002015-08-24T19:52:38.682-07:00Thank you! I struggle with this problem, so it'...Thank you! I struggle with this problem, so it's something I constantly need to remind myself of--and a cake made of frosting really drives the point home. I feel vaguely ill just thinking about it. :P But yeah, overuse of adjectives just makes the writing feel clumsy and imprecise. <br /><br />Okay, I'll admit, I didn't kill my inner editor--I just shot to wound. But it was still effective, though gagging and trapping in a dark closet is a totally viable option as well, with the added bonus of fewer messy bloodstains to mask with random furniture. And I feel your pain--I used to edit was I went, and I just couldn't make any progress. I kept losing steam and losing sight of my goal and losing that sense of why it was I was even writing. So, for me, NaNoWriMo is one of the most effective tools ever. Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-9545226048731596252015-08-24T14:14:12.227-07:002015-08-24T14:14:12.227-07:00Ahhh. I was the same way. I used to be a strict pa...Ahhh. I was the same way. I used to be a strict pantser, but then I started plotting more, so now I'm just a plantser. :p It works out pretty well, so then I don't feel trapped by the plans I have for my book. <br /><br />And that's cool that you used to live in Africa. ^.^ Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-58315389510799344022015-08-24T13:54:29.468-07:002015-08-24T13:54:29.468-07:00I love the analogies you used for the adjective ad...I love the analogies you used for the adjective advice! They make sense when put that way. I can't stand reading popular books with a ton of adjectives. Sometimes I question their readership. . .<br /><br />Shooting the inner editor! YES! (Okay, so mine isn't exactly shot, more like gagged and trapped in a dark closet to be released at the proper time.) I never, never finished a first draft until I stopped editing what I had written and stopped rethinking every sentence as I wrote it. This was probably one of the hardest lessons I've had to learn thus far. a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-30595076024824057262015-08-23T13:11:34.224-07:002015-08-23T13:11:34.224-07:00Oh goodness yes, there are soooo many blogs out th...Oh goodness yes, there are soooo many blogs out there, and yet it really does feel like such a small blogging world when you think about it. I'm glad you liked the tags. :) Thanks for commenting! Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-63786641586542326172015-08-23T09:54:18.432-07:002015-08-23T09:54:18.432-07:00Oh myyy gosh, today I've been finding out abou...Oh myyy gosh, today I've been finding out about so many blogs, and realise...It's a small blogging world... These are such great tags! Can't wait for more posts :D<br /><br />Check out my blog? I you want to ~ shinenelevate.blogspot.co.uk<br /><br />Rukiya XXRukiya Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533442768823916069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-37509766645793752782015-08-22T19:59:54.047-07:002015-08-22T19:59:54.047-07:00Aww, thanks. :) Coffee is totally an adjective--it...Aww, thanks. :) Coffee is totally an adjective--it just is. *high fives right back* Edgar Allan Poe is brilliant. I'm glad you liked it. :) <br /><br />You're welcome, and thanks for dropping by! Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-47144304150940053502015-08-22T18:30:55.489-07:002015-08-22T18:30:55.489-07:00I can't figure out which part of this post is ...I can't figure out which part of this post is the best, because it is too fab. Congratulations on the award, of course, but also your answers? Coffee as an adjective! Edgar Allan Poe (*high-fives*)! Cold-hearted writers and all-frosting cake! Seriously fabulous.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting on The Devil Orders Takeout!Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-80762132612258067912015-08-22T17:06:20.564-07:002015-08-22T17:06:20.564-07:00Happy (belated?) blogversary to you too! And you&#...Happy (belated?) blogversary to you too! And you're welcome. :) (Sorry I didn't clue in to the first one sooner.) Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-646677797150565022015-08-22T16:09:31.058-07:002015-08-22T16:09:31.058-07:00Happy blogversary! Thanks for doing the tags :) Happy blogversary! Thanks for doing the tags :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-25647751865000992512015-08-22T13:13:56.049-07:002015-08-22T13:13:56.049-07:00Yes, I lived in Africa for over two years when I w...Yes, I lived in Africa for over two years when I was little. :) You're welcome--I'm glad you liked them. <3 Thanks for dropping by! Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-40832493169756735642015-08-22T12:45:59.502-07:002015-08-22T12:45:59.502-07:00You used to live in Africa? That's amazing! An...You used to live in Africa? That's amazing! And thank you for those tips, they're very helpful <3<br /><br />~Noor<br /><a title="a little bit of sunshine" href="http://www.alittlebitofsunshineblog.com" rel="nofollow">a little bit of sunshine</a>Noorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632409992742705091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-81450010544177951042015-08-22T10:33:53.041-07:002015-08-22T10:33:53.041-07:00You should totally steal the writerly one. I'd...You should totally steal the writerly one. I'd love to see your answers (and now I'm super excited to see you create your own writerly tag--I've actually been considering creating my own tag, just not specifically writing or anything). <br /><br />Petrol is such a cool word-just saying. So apparently Cote d'Ivoire isn't the only country that's like, "Well, we have a gas station--but do you know what would make this even better? A zoo!" Half-dead animals in zoos are so depressing--like, what even is the point? Why not just look at a painting of a sad camel instead of an actual sad camel? <br /><br />I'm glad you like my tips. :) I've been running from the law ever since I shot my inner editor, but I think it was worth it. I'm glad you were able to get past your writer's block--breaking past that infernal wall is the best feeling ever. :) Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-84163632965342020122015-08-22T03:24:46.641-07:002015-08-22T03:24:46.641-07:00Omg I'm soo tempted to steal the writerly one....Omg I'm soo tempted to steal the writerly one. XD I was actually part-way through creating a writer tag so WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. <br /><br />Ahhhh I've been to a gas station (well, petrol station in Oz) where there was a sort of wildlife zoo attached, IT WAS WEIRD. They just had a whole pen of emus and kangaroos and camels...they all looked half dead and I felt so bad for them. :| Granted, it was like in the middle of Australia, where you could have a picnic on the highway for like 53 years and never see a car. BUT I DIGRESS.<br /><br />I LIKE YOUR TIPS. I shot my inner editor too. It was very traumatic and I lost 6 months to writers block but then -- BOOM -- and I'm not a messy but happy first drafter. :')CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-26033975329830927892015-08-21T06:27:32.204-07:002015-08-21T06:27:32.204-07:00I lived in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa and I st...I lived in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa and I stayed in Ghana for about two weeks when we were evacuating. I don't think I've met any South Africans, actually, though my sister has met a family of Americans who lived in South Africa for years and years (which doesn't quite count). <br /><br />Your sister has good taste. :) <br /><br />Thanks--I'm glad you like them. True that--everything really is better when you relate it to cake. Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-34374220333822853172015-08-21T06:25:15.621-07:002015-08-21T06:25:15.621-07:00I know, right? I really liked how running cross co...I know, right? I really liked how running cross country gave me time to think, and even though I was on a team, it was really a solitary sport, which is my favorite type. I do find writing about loss to be very therapeutic, and I do try to mix things up because writing about the same theme over and over could get a little boring, although there's a lot you can do with it. Thanks! Liz Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823595869843889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-78766184056401405832015-08-20T04:29:16.104-07:002015-08-20T04:29:16.104-07:00You lived in Africa? That is so cool!!! What part?...You lived in Africa? That is so cool!!! What part? I have some South African friends here, but I'd never met a South African before I moved to Oz. <br /><br />Hahaha, yes, I love that line. My sister quotes it often. <br /><br />And I love your writing tips, especially because you related it to cake. Everything is better when it relates to cake. Victoria Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15036742461356732142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894299613938319589.post-79140152711067720702015-08-19T12:00:15.881-07:002015-08-19T12:00:15.881-07:00That's a hilarious axiom. XD If I were a fan o...That's a hilarious axiom. XD If I were a fan of running, I think I would like cross country, too. It's very interesting that your stories are all based on loss, which sounds very sad, but it sounds like it could also very therapeutic. Good lucky querying!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.com