tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post9106870910410814057..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: What is your writing origin story?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-76942925756923418822012-02-22T02:53:37.683-07:002012-02-22T02:53:37.683-07:00Nice! thank for sharing your story, you inspired m...Nice! thank for sharing your story, you inspired me!!Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-49274572934405304172012-02-15T19:55:44.408-07:002012-02-15T19:55:44.408-07:00Typewriter! Sounds good to me :-)
I wouldn't m...Typewriter! Sounds good to me :-)<br />I wouldn't mind many pages of taverns...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-50113959795752508002012-02-14T22:28:43.493-07:002012-02-14T22:28:43.493-07:00Yeah; but I bet you learned a lot about the discip...Yeah; but I bet you learned a lot about the discipline of writing in all that. You have something to look back on - and perhaps you could develope some of those "scenes" into short stories, or novels.<br /><br />Action is hard for a lot of people to write. Now that you have the action down, and the setting, it should be easier to add the plots :)<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-37225909786632568732012-02-14T19:52:48.033-07:002012-02-14T19:52:48.033-07:00...but you obviously went on to do way more than s......but you obviously went on to do way more than stuff that "should never ever see the light of day" didn't you?Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-18433743930963893142012-02-14T12:58:34.284-07:002012-02-14T12:58:34.284-07:00All that pantsing was practice. I'm glad you r...All that pantsing was practice. I'm glad you realized what works for you and kept writing.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-20975503160241797032012-02-14T12:54:33.276-07:002012-02-14T12:54:33.276-07:00Don't you just love those creative writing cla...Don't you just love those creative writing classes?Great to meet you through this blogfest!<br /><br />your newest follower,<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-78673074135903514732012-02-14T07:24:21.277-07:002012-02-14T07:24:21.277-07:00It doesn't matter how many projects we've ...It doesn't matter how many projects we've thrown underneath the bed, what matters is the one that will someday accomplish what we've set out to do! Great ORIGIN story! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-44366596769360193722012-02-14T05:23:00.651-07:002012-02-14T05:23:00.651-07:00I only made it through 100 blogs yesterday, so I m...I only made it through 100 blogs yesterday, so I missed yours, but I'm glad I caught it now. I had a 500k book myself once. Good times.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-24135535853837927782012-02-13T20:58:25.565-07:002012-02-13T20:58:25.565-07:00That is so cool... do you pull out your five stori...That is so cool... do you pull out your five stories and read them occasionally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-85445513260182532822012-02-13T19:54:07.266-07:002012-02-13T19:54:07.266-07:00Great story! D&D has inspired me a lot too. I&...Great story! D&D has inspired me a lot too. I've seen it mentioned quite a few times in this blogfest. Makes me want to play again, if only I had the time!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-67278239973568998032012-02-13T18:55:11.997-07:002012-02-13T18:55:11.997-07:00I love D&D. :) It's great that you worked ...I love D&D. :) It's great that you worked on a novella in high school. I did some small things back then, but nothing that long.Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-8897417693080853432012-02-13T18:14:23.903-07:002012-02-13T18:14:23.903-07:00I used to have the opposite problem. It took me a ...I used to have the opposite problem. It took me a long time before I could write anything novel length. In high school, I used to write fan fiction. It was easier than inventing characters. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-52129715216050935112012-02-13T17:26:15.676-07:002012-02-13T17:26:15.676-07:00It was interesting to read how you started writing...It was interesting to read how you started writing. I would bet everyone's first efforts aren't very good.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-49868473456856908962012-02-13T17:20:09.140-07:002012-02-13T17:20:09.140-07:00Holy crap... I'm seriously laughing here... Lo...Holy crap... I'm seriously laughing here... Looove the evil twin bit... Hahaha... I would pay good money to get my hands on your old manuscripts... I bet they're awesome. :DMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-22858068408459085462012-02-13T17:18:40.496-07:002012-02-13T17:18:40.496-07:00I found you on the science fiction group on campai...I found you on the science fiction group on campaign builder. Its nice to meet you. <br />I too have had some stories that seemed without end. I'm getting better at it however. <br />Your quote at top from Slipstream is gripping.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095267602200187313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-40177424564746917792012-02-13T17:16:34.328-07:002012-02-13T17:16:34.328-07:00Sounds like an RPG :)
I started writing on a type...Sounds like an RPG :)<br /><br />I started writing on a typewriter, too.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-86609261816357991732012-02-13T17:02:53.872-07:002012-02-13T17:02:53.872-07:00I wrote hundreds of short stories as a teenager bu...I wrote hundreds of short stories as a teenager but plotted none of them. I did map out my two unfinished novels though.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-76897648702579645842012-02-13T17:00:22.847-07:002012-02-13T17:00:22.847-07:00I've "seen" you around Leigh Covingt...I've "seen" you around Leigh Covington and Cassie Mae's blogs, and finally made it over, via the Campaign! I love your Origin story. I've been reading everyone's posts, even though I'm not participating, and it's been very interesting to hear how other people got started writing "for real".Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-89402336941462191792012-02-13T16:39:10.360-07:002012-02-13T16:39:10.360-07:00what a good post!
www.modernworld4.blogspot.comwhat a good post!<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-3336713985740999502012-02-13T15:31:16.044-07:002012-02-13T15:31:16.044-07:00That's so awesome. Somewhere buried in a close...That's so awesome. Somewhere buried in a closet at my parents' house is my own D&D inspired novella written in my high school creative writing class.<br /><br />Even before that, though, I remember disliking the fact that my favorite movies and comic books ended. So I wrote up stories to make up for that.REINHARDT!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01809613551100700183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-54879086809907302012012-02-13T15:30:44.215-07:002012-02-13T15:30:44.215-07:00I threw away a few of my own stories that I just p...I threw away a few of my own stories that I just pantsed myself. Just went on and on an on. <br /><br />Although it was an exercise in humility AND futility, it was still a labor of love and something that taught me a lot about writing a novel.<br /><br />It ain't that easy!Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-11009600840125510572012-02-13T13:16:40.781-07:002012-02-13T13:16:40.781-07:00Well...
There is a very definite D&D influence...Well...<br />There is a very definite D&D influence it in House, but it was very deliberate and meant to show just another slice of the 80s.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-77355011762091218092012-02-13T12:59:42.119-07:002012-02-13T12:59:42.119-07:00I guess it isn't so weird that so many of us s...I guess it isn't so weird that so many of us start us writing before we know what the heck we're doing. I know pantsing isn't for me either.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-2837402228730816842012-02-13T12:28:21.753-07:002012-02-13T12:28:21.753-07:00Thanks for sharing! It's always fun to hear pe...Thanks for sharing! It's always fun to hear people's early writing stories. I think all writers have a collection of trunked things somewhere. I know I do.Alyson Burdettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916059117572619004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-75739012410041195472012-02-13T12:01:53.157-07:002012-02-13T12:01:53.157-07:00You ain't seen garbage until you've seen M...You ain't seen garbage until you've seen MY early literary attempts. Godawful stuff, and there's lots of it since I got an early start by writing my first stories in grade school.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.com