tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post1683931849461395301..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: A Plague of Nicetate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-89194422562747251462007-07-26T11:29:00.000-05:002007-07-26T11:29:00.000-05:00Mari,Thanks.X,There's no known antidote.Mari,<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>X,<BR/><BR/>There's no known antidote.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-47651071668167410602007-07-25T16:55:00.000-05:002007-07-25T16:55:00.000-05:00Tate: you could have been writing this post about ...Tate: you could have been writing this post about me. I'm way too nice to my characters--it's something I have to work on. Is there writer-rehab for that?Kelly Swailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712523963592799928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-89110273870945392932007-07-25T09:18:00.000-05:002007-07-25T09:18:00.000-05:00It’s a lot harder to metaphorically poke someone i...<I>It’s a lot harder to metaphorically poke someone in the eye when you’re suffering yourself.</I><BR/><BR/>I think it depends on your own personal mentality. <BR/><BR/>For me, when I'm "down", that's most likely the time I'm going to be up for some serious eye-gouging. Writing helps me "cope" (I hate that word). It helps me make sense (or near sense) of what's going on around me and/or inside my head at a given time. One of my characters is a pro at smashing coffee cups (full or not) against her kitchen wall. I've been there. I know exactly the mood you have to be in, the emotions you have to have screaming through your veins to make you throw that cup (even the expensive one!).<BR/><BR/>I tend to write the best romantic poetry when my lover's just picked my heart out of my body with a sharp pair of tweezers, for example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com