tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post1252509056920286461..comments2024-03-07T12:44:05.519-05:00Comments on Diane Burton: Books are MagicDiane Burtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-83438704253210734102014-01-29T08:20:40.015-05:002014-01-29T08:20:40.015-05:00Well said, Kim. Thanks for stopping by.Well said, Kim. Thanks for stopping by.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-24802754213561983902014-01-29T07:45:17.245-05:002014-01-29T07:45:17.245-05:00I've always loved to read, but I appreciate th...I've always loved to read, but I appreciate the hard work it takes to create a good book so much more than I ever did before I tried writing them. When everything comes together it's magical for the writer and the reader. It's a high.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-61879104760615295582014-01-27T19:21:15.049-05:002014-01-27T19:21:15.049-05:00Thanks, Kara, for stopping by.Thanks, Kara, for stopping by.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-3447108403675738652014-01-27T19:20:56.998-05:002014-01-27T19:20:56.998-05:00On Writing is one "writer's" book th...On Writing is one "writer's" book that was enjoyable to read. Not textbook-y, at all. Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-40516609141915123202014-01-27T19:07:48.162-05:002014-01-27T19:07:48.162-05:00THANK YOU for the reminder ;)
--KaraTHANK YOU for the reminder ;)<br />--KaraKara Ashley Deyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647156931421720337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-28774831811258780882014-01-27T19:00:06.224-05:002014-01-27T19:00:06.224-05:00Thank you for reminding me what excitement it is t...Thank you for reminding me what excitement it is to be a writer. :) I haven't read the book but heard many good things. :)Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-32815639387610900022014-01-27T15:40:56.628-05:002014-01-27T15:40:56.628-05:00Thanks for the comment, Linda. Replenishing the we...Thanks for the comment, Linda. Replenishing the well is so essential, yet we tend to forget that. Making time to read is exactly right because we'll never "find" time.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-77606067449334580532014-01-27T14:09:02.757-05:002014-01-27T14:09:02.757-05:00I'm starting 2014 replenishing the creative we...I'm starting 2014 replenishing the creative well a bit and making time to read. Sometimes when I'm really focused on deadlines, I neglect to do this. Discovering story magic in other authors' works can often be that needed spark that sends me back to the keyboard to rework a scene I'm struggling with. <br />Like Alicia, I sometimes focus too much on the plot. When I'm Linda Carroll-Braddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030450777210934747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-45435983564359060732014-01-27T13:37:09.345-05:002014-01-27T13:37:09.345-05:00Thanks, Alicia. Like you, I don't really get t...Thanks, Alicia. Like you, I don't really get to know my characters until I'm well into the story. Like peeling an onion, they reveal themselves slowly.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-52195285753143101622014-01-27T13:35:36.335-05:002014-01-27T13:35:36.335-05:00Thanks, Margo.Thanks, Margo.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-70348130038035822052014-01-27T13:35:19.600-05:002014-01-27T13:35:19.600-05:00Thanks, Kristen. That's exactly why that post ...Thanks, Kristen. That's exactly why that post hit me.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-75731078040545130882014-01-27T13:34:43.602-05:002014-01-27T13:34:43.602-05:00Thanks, Patty. I've felt the same way.Thanks, Patty. I've felt the same way.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-4470876718391651792014-01-27T13:09:04.402-05:002014-01-27T13:09:04.402-05:00It is magic, the joy and ideas and transportation ...It is magic, the joy and ideas and transportation are all things I've experienced as a writer. But I wish my characters were as magical as those of other writers. Mine don't really speak to me, and I don't get to know them until I'm well into the plot. But that's from being more plot driven than character driven, which kind of sucks, because a great story should be both.<br />Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-23081300790620950252014-01-27T12:30:58.738-05:002014-01-27T12:30:58.738-05:00Magic indeed. There's no other word for it. Th...Magic indeed. There's no other word for it. Thanks for the, as Kristen said, Great Reminder.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-41260804937648056652014-01-27T09:58:28.354-05:002014-01-27T09:58:28.354-05:00I need to get a copy of this book. I've always...I need to get a copy of this book. I've always heard such wonderful things about it. Thanks for this post - it's a great reminder to be grateful that we were given the ability to do something as amazing as write!KatBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034419526903082887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-30447788696326199782014-01-27T09:52:36.926-05:002014-01-27T09:52:36.926-05:00It really is magic, isn't it? And sometimes I&...It really is magic, isn't it? And sometimes I'll go back and read something I've written and wonder, "Where did that come from?" Great post, Diane.Patricia Kiyonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763838993363110626noreply@blogger.com