tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post1374895974277019413..comments2023-06-17T08:37:44.591-05:00Comments on Mr Talks Too Much: Writer Ramblings: The Mind of A Crazy WriterTLJeffcoathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380592100458330369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post-91580008457121264172011-04-13T20:40:11.288-05:002011-04-13T20:40:11.288-05:00I wish I had kept my original work. Two years afte...I wish I had kept my original work. Two years after burning it, I tried to recreate it and gave up after a couple hours. Luckily good stories never leave my head till their written down.TLJeffcoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380592100458330369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post-5626301814643485862011-04-13T11:40:06.865-05:002011-04-13T11:40:06.865-05:00I can't imagine actually ditching the ONLY cop...I can't imagine actually ditching the ONLY copy of my work. I had too many incidents early on of my word processing software sometimes eating days of work. (All fan fiction, as far as I remember, but still maddening.)<br /><br />I still have the first draft of my first (trashed) novel. Somehow, the first page has gone missing, but I find that novel so useful to have on-hand. (It's in a binder, in a box under my desk.)<br /><br />See, I have several in-person friends who write. I think I practice the most. A few times, I've had an in-person friend compare their writing to mine and be convinced they'll never be any good.<br /><br />I run to my desk, grab that first book, and show them. They can all see how terrible it is, all the mistakes and naiveté so evident in it now, and we get a good laugh while we cringe. I wrote that first page almost a decade ago.<br /><br />Sometimes I get the urge to trash it, but then I remember the relief on my friends' faces when they realize they aren't as terrible as they thought they were. And quietly put it away.Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018004797669959252.post-61213759620712216802011-04-12T01:01:08.754-05:002011-04-12T01:01:08.754-05:00Well before u burn anything else call me I'll ...Well before u burn anything else call me I'll bring some s'mores!! Still interested in reading some of ur work... Books are like music they Keep u unbounded no pun intended... Good lucc!!Mikehttp://www.hoodfellaent.comnoreply@blogger.com