tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post7556917146296190077..comments2023-08-20T08:59:05.893-06:00Comments on Writer, Cogitator, Recovering Ranch Girl: Learning Through ImitationTamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-67116932412824986842011-01-07T13:58:38.008-07:002011-01-07T13:58:38.008-07:00Glad you liked it!Glad you liked it!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981159884498574786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-76375213397738020002011-01-06T13:24:14.557-07:002011-01-06T13:24:14.557-07:00Sarah, that does make sense - painting or writing....Sarah, that does make sense - painting or writing. By the way, I love your blog entry on choreography! (http://glissadesandgabble.blogspot.com/2011/01/making-dances.html) Thanks for dropping by here!<br /><br />I agree, P. They should just pay us to read and write all the time! (I hope "they" are both rich and forgiving. :-)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-10665737241526846882011-01-06T12:17:36.646-07:002011-01-06T12:17:36.646-07:00I used to be one of those guys who refused to read...I used to be one of those guys who refused to read while I was writing because I was afraid of the influence, but now I find it very helpful. If only I had more time to read AND write!Pembroke Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490997771457487126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-51869228714788343502011-01-06T12:03:08.206-07:002011-01-06T12:03:08.206-07:00It's similar when you're learning to paint...It's similar when you're learning to paint. Many teachers will instruct their students to copy the masters before making their own paths. <br /><br />I hadn't heard about this practice in relationship to writing, but it makes sense.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981159884498574786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-3122650054439275192011-01-06T11:45:56.814-07:002011-01-06T11:45:56.814-07:00PS Great idea of going back and rework a scene fro...PS Great idea of going back and rework a scene from another point of view!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-56121215966191073632011-01-06T11:43:42.382-07:002011-01-06T11:43:42.382-07:00That sounds like fun, KAK! Did you ever discover t...That sounds like fun, KAK! Did you ever discover that the story was more interesting or a better story from the other character's point of view?<br /><br />Medea would be challenging and wonderful and horrible. Didn't she serve her children up as revenge? Just thinking about the frame of mind that would take is horrifying.<br /><br />Do you ever find you get lost in so many points of view it's hard to keep moving forward? Though complication and nuance is always good, I think!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!<br /><br />~ TamaraTamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-23875065567506212102011-01-06T11:25:24.284-07:002011-01-06T11:25:24.284-07:00I took an MFA class on transliteration. Instead of...I took an MFA class on transliteration. Instead of translating characters from one alphabet to another, we translated stories from the published POV to that of another character. <br /><br />The most memorable assignment was the tragedy of Medea. I retold it from her POV. A classmate chose the POV of her eldest son. Villain and victim. <br /><br />When the emotional snare is missing from a scene I'm writing, I'll stop and rework it from the villain or victim's POV until I find the gem.K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.com