tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post5960891407117841817..comments2024-03-27T05:16:52.744-04:00Comments on Dawn's Reading Nook: The Power of Positive Reinforcement by TM HunterDawnsReadingNookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03184299032263403607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-67243713989951357672010-06-01T17:01:12.026-04:002010-06-01T17:01:12.026-04:00And congratulations to Mousey, who is our random b...And congratulations to Mousey, who is our random blog post winner for the book giveaway contest. If you didn't win this time, be sure to stop on by http://astonwest.com where you can check out more information on my novels, including buy links. And if you follow me elsewhere online, I'll most likely be having contests sometime in the near future as well.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for stopping by! Thanks to Dawn for having me! Good writing!T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-90276003456021444972010-06-01T16:58:05.209-04:002010-06-01T16:58:05.209-04:00Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for stopping by!Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for stopping by!T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-76057435112872607062010-05-31T23:01:24.751-04:002010-05-31T23:01:24.751-04:00I appreciated your article and your dedication to ...I appreciated your article and your dedication to writing. I heard Lillian Winner say last week that writing was a spiritual discipline. I believe that. I also know I don't follow it. Your advice on rewarding oneself with something that isn't "usual" makes a good deal of sense. Thanks for writing this.Pastor Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573280618425565304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-82935400599001346832010-05-31T14:37:57.912-04:002010-05-31T14:37:57.912-04:00Hi TM and thanks for being here. I loved your arti...Hi TM and thanks for being here. I loved your article. Lots of great information here and I am sure writers-published and unpublished- will enjoy it.<br /><br />DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-54660109504808269722010-05-31T13:06:23.593-04:002010-05-31T13:06:23.593-04:00Indeed, I think writing a novel out of real experi...Indeed, I think writing a novel out of real experiences is one of the toughest things to do. My first completed novel (read: not ever published, thankfully) was based on real experiences, and was terribly difficult to write. Not that getting things out on paper was hard, but going back and trying to make it flow. Editing (and writing) has to have some distance, at least in my opinion, for us to have some objectivity. Otherwise, we'll want to keep everything, even if it hinders the story we want to tell.<br /><br />Good luck with your book, and thanks for stopping by!T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-40599097898855241902010-05-31T12:49:30.448-04:002010-05-31T12:49:30.448-04:00Alright, here goes the attempt to rewrite my first...Alright, here goes the attempt to rewrite my first comment. Blogger, you're evil. End of story. <br /><br />I haven't thought about the novel I started in about 3 months now. I started writing it a few yeas ago as a story based of a RP plot a few friends and I developed in the RolePlay AOL chat rooms way back in 1998. ( It feels wrong to say way back when but... it feels like forever ago) <br /><br />When I first started writing the book I sat down and wrote 10 chapters right off the bat. It was so easy to do because the memories were fresh in my mind after only a year or two since the story had ended. Now it's 2010, I no longer talk to that group of friends and I have no way of finding them. None of us had logs of our conversations so I doubt it matters anyways. <br /><br />Most of the time when I sit down to write my story I find myself discouraged because I simply have to improvise on certain details that I felt should be more accurate than they are. I'm not sure if this is a simple mater of writer's block or a lack of effort to finish but after reading this I think I'm going to go back and look at the reward system I was using before and see if this blog post applies to it. <br /><br />A lot of what you said made sense to me and I think that if I can just get past the idea that this novel I'm writing isn't going to be a perfect carbon copy of the wonderful encounter I had with my friends all those years ago then maybe I can finish my book.Mouseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091102601783560961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-81100010096622638882010-05-31T12:37:29.920-04:002010-05-31T12:37:29.920-04:00Treats are always awesome...thanks for stopping by...Treats are always awesome...thanks for stopping by!T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-42721590941478774282010-05-31T12:27:02.101-04:002010-05-31T12:27:02.101-04:00Great article and very insightful. Will have to k...Great article and very insightful. Will have to keep some of these in mind - like the 'getting treats' part.TK Toppinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192845664117376346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-50851010876576190112010-05-31T10:31:23.791-04:002010-05-31T10:31:23.791-04:00Thanks for stopping by, and glad the article was u...Thanks for stopping by, and glad the article was useful to you! :-)T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-88617312093334389112010-05-31T10:22:42.397-04:002010-05-31T10:22:42.397-04:00I love the article - it is absolutely something I ...I love the article - it is absolutely something I need to work on. So, I'll be heading back here every now to re-read it when I need the boost to get my a into g.clairewhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407202192079501727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789306770595487028.post-46588024063209725722010-05-31T08:02:30.192-04:002010-05-31T08:02:30.192-04:00Thanks for stopping by everyone!
And as a special...Thanks for stopping by everyone!<br /><br />And as a special treat, everyone who posts a comment here is entered into a drawing to win their choice of one of my two print books, Heroes Die Young or Friends in Deed. Drawing will be held tomorrow evening, from all the comments have been posted today. <br /><br />Want to figure out which one you'd like, so you can make an informed decision when you win? Head on over to http://astonwest.com where you can find information on both books.<br /><br />I'll be in and out all day, answering questions and what not. So, enjoy!T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.com