tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post6887820815781675996..comments2024-02-18T00:24:05.514-08:00Comments on The Zoë-Trope: RETROFRIDAY - TO CRY OR NOT TO CRY?Zoë Marriotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-13893732210501880472011-10-23T04:25:55.856-07:002011-10-23T04:25:55.856-07:00Lynsey: Exactly :)Lynsey: Exactly :)Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-16196945181654391862011-10-23T04:23:24.056-07:002011-10-23T04:23:24.056-07:00I will admit to crying when writing hard scenes an...I will admit to crying when writing hard scenes and I don't feel ashamed of it and I don't think it's wrong. It just is what it is.Lynsey Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565424842334968772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-68590673820000505352011-10-22T05:49:25.919-07:002011-10-22T05:49:25.919-07:00Zoë: It's been almost a year since you first p...Zoë: It's been almost a year since you first posted this! And I'm still around... you might never be able to get rid of me... :P<br /><br />(I have grown up quite a lot though, it's true. :))Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-63135142674709533332011-10-22T04:49:39.126-07:002011-10-22T04:49:39.126-07:00Rebecca: if you're anything like me you're...Rebecca: if you're anything like me you're actually saving yourself a LOT of work later on, because by working it out on paper, the 'first' draft that you have typed onto your computer is actually more like a second or third one, which means you need to revise much less.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-62927292309903149242011-10-22T02:52:45.007-07:002011-10-22T02:52:45.007-07:00Zoe: I forgot that you write yours down first too ...Zoe: I forgot that you write yours down first too :) I'm kind of glad because all my friends who write do it straight into their computers and think I'm giving myself extra work by writing it first lolRebecca Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971640548147042108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-28373735745763641532011-10-21T23:51:37.680-07:002011-10-21T23:51:37.680-07:00Isabel: My little girl is growing up. *Wipes away ...Isabel: My little girl is growing up. *Wipes away a tear*Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-30210240624283267292011-10-21T15:29:34.210-07:002011-10-21T15:29:34.210-07:00Agreed! That blog post about the bleeding keyboard...Agreed! That blog post about the bleeding keyboard was just weird, though. The worst part was how accusing and judgmental she was being. Jeez, get over yourself! If you think it's wrong for somebody not to feel as if they are being torn apart and having their insides strewn across their keyboard as they write, then you have a bit of a problem. Just take some deep breaths and move on. Okay?Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-23261471990810798342011-10-21T14:59:00.743-07:002011-10-21T14:59:00.743-07:00Terri: it's still fine if it *doesn't*. Th...Terri: it's still fine if it *doesn't*. The point is to let yourself work in whatever way feels natural to you and helps you be productive :)<br /><br />Rebecca: Well, you already know that I write with pencil and paper first, so it can't be that weird. Right? RIGHT?Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-3951825787802970862011-10-21T12:57:56.746-07:002011-10-21T12:57:56.746-07:00I agree, I think all writers have their own technn...I agree, I think all writers have their own technniques and if you cry it makes the scene you're writing seem more real and readers will be able to respond to it more.<br />What other writing habits has everybody got? This is going to sound really weird but I like to write my stories on paper first before I put it into my computer. It feels like the story is more alive and personal when you use a pen and paper. Like it's a little love triangle-you, the pen and the paper and together you create a story. So that's my habbit lol.<br />What's yours? :)Rebecca Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971640548147042108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-21075383920197033262011-10-21T04:36:33.013-07:002011-10-21T04:36:33.013-07:00I love this post! My own writing has never made me...I love this post! My own writing has never made me cry, but maybe someday...Starcheaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061185916889454496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-38856347887589514392011-10-21T03:02:28.835-07:002011-10-21T03:02:28.835-07:00Ros: I know what you mean. That's basically th...Ros: I know what you mean. That's basically the moment I live for - the moment when I forget I'm reading my own work and just laugh or cry the same way I would with any book. I need those moments to get me through the hours when I'm muttering 'crap, crap, crap' under my breath for pages at a time!<br /><br />Jenni: Excellent. We should form a support group.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-55420757764208419632011-10-21T02:54:21.775-07:002011-10-21T02:54:21.775-07:00Great post as usual, and you'd better add me t...Great post as usual, and you'd better add me to the list too - I've cried whilst writing my WIP.Jenni (Juniper's Jungle)http://junipersjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-47752279571968493352011-10-21T02:00:03.385-07:002011-10-21T02:00:03.385-07:00When I edit my writing and it makes me laugh, or c...When I edit my writing and it makes me laugh, or cry, or feel something, I know I'm doing something right and I should keep that bit in. It's when I feel nothing that I get worried. Or, you know, when I'm crying because it's crap. <br /><br />So chalk up another member of team Kleenex.Roshttp://www.warpcoresf.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-68113493581688960352011-10-21T00:17:20.491-07:002011-10-21T00:17:20.491-07:00AMy: *High Five* Hurray! Peer confirmation! My fam...AMy: *High Five* Hurray! Peer confirmation! My family all think I'm kind of weird too - but I just don't know how to do it any other way.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-15141980333872229322011-10-21T00:15:37.902-07:002011-10-21T00:15:37.902-07:00I cry when I write some scenes - just as much as I...I cry when I write some scenes - just as much as I do when I read the same sort of scenes in someone else's book. And I have to deep-breathe when I read to my husband because he thinks I'm completely insane for tearing up at my own writing. High five on the emotionalism!Amy Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604182343330880290noreply@blogger.com