tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post114449531868716939..comments2024-02-27T04:35:19.394-08:00Comments on and another thing...: The WallJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08700441634700745541noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-1144895489331539492006-04-12T19:31:00.000-07:002006-04-12T19:31:00.000-07:00It's obvious that the 'wall' you mention is a temp...It's obvious that the 'wall' you mention is a temporary condition that will receive the 'cure' as you go along. <BR/><BR/>I'm guessing that the change of venue and attitude with your latest novel has left your base characters from the Parker novels floundering a bit and not knowing which direction to take.<BR/><BR/>Plotting through outline provides a path to follow but tnat isn't your bag (and probably not a trait of your main characters either).<BR/><BR/>This is temporary and will pass into a fading memory.TomHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805041866275759669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-1144686538707869142006-04-10T09:28:00.000-07:002006-04-10T09:28:00.000-07:00It's inspiring to know that every writer hits that...It's inspiring to know that every writer hits that "Story-Isn't-Good- Enough/ Not-Worth-The-Paper-It-Would-Be- Printed-On" wall. You've given me hope.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the Neko Case recommendation! I just sampled her music and she's grand. As is today's mention of Lambchop. I think you and I have twin ears in music appreciation.Louise Urehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900725718372534368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-1144604928575148242006-04-09T10:48:00.000-07:002006-04-09T10:48:00.000-07:00If I didn’t go to the gym someone would end up cut...<I>If I didn’t go to the gym someone would end up cutting me out of my chair in the not-too-distant future, hacking away with a saw as the chair arms dug painfully into the rolls of fat at my belly and my thighs lay compressed like great wads of pale dough and . . .</I><BR/><BR/>Don't knock it till you've tried it. It's not as bad as it sounds.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22537743.post-1144519878708495692006-04-08T11:11:00.000-07:002006-04-08T11:11:00.000-07:00Great post, John. But I have to know...do you outl...Great post, John. But I have to know...do you outline your books before you start writing?Lee Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442268370192897461noreply@blogger.com