tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post1320513588067674769..comments2024-03-27T12:41:31.596-06:00Comments on Book Dreaming: Swaggering FingersShannon O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-59566992291403105912010-04-28T13:10:41.033-06:002010-04-28T13:10:41.033-06:00"Swagger" -- that word makes me smile.
..."Swagger" -- that word makes me smile.<br /><br />I just returned from a 2 day writer's conference, the biggest I've attended yet. It was divine, and yes, there was some writerly swaggering going on, especially @ the awards ceremony. It was fun stuff!!!*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-82408786255316557092010-04-28T01:05:33.063-06:002010-04-28T01:05:33.063-06:00omg I love it =)
Um, also I love the swagger! Wh...omg I love it =) <br /><br />Um, also I love the swagger! When you feel that magic while you're pounding out on the keyboard. Sure, sometimes that swagger leads to crap, you know how first drafts go after all. But man does it feel AWESOME when you're *thinking* it's magic...Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-4866457459642641732010-04-28T00:24:23.515-06:002010-04-28T00:24:23.515-06:00Funny, I've never thought about it. I guess I ...Funny, I've never thought about it. I guess I don't feel any until someone reads it and likes it. Hmm ... that's sad.Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-17365855801896923502010-04-27T23:41:58.977-06:002010-04-27T23:41:58.977-06:00In draft stage, I have no swagger. But when it com...In draft stage, I have no swagger. But when it comes to editing and with each pass the ms gets better and better, watch out, here I come!VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-61805298860012499262010-04-27T23:32:03.720-06:002010-04-27T23:32:03.720-06:00Great quote! Time to put the swagger in my writing...Great quote! Time to put the swagger in my writing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-84353806913301464712010-04-27T21:09:44.615-06:002010-04-27T21:09:44.615-06:00We're supposed to have confidence and a swagge...We're supposed to have confidence and a swagger? UGH...I just hope to not have any spelling mistakes.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-74545646421868119962010-04-27T20:15:34.603-06:002010-04-27T20:15:34.603-06:00Love the swagger!
What a great quote.
ShelleyLove the swagger!<br /><br />What a great quote.<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-23111173840977648962010-04-27T19:40:01.260-06:002010-04-27T19:40:01.260-06:00What makes me confident is that I love what I writ...What makes me confident is that I love what I write. I don't write something I kinda, sorta think is a interesting story. I commit fully and have a wonderful time getting lost in my own little world. Then I reread it and have a nervous breakdown. ;o)Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852820074996576827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-41148969139531908602010-04-27T18:14:13.463-06:002010-04-27T18:14:13.463-06:00Love that quote! I need to get a little more swagg...Love that quote! I need to get a little more swagger - but I'm working on it!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-83828538127788185562010-04-27T16:53:38.063-06:002010-04-27T16:53:38.063-06:00I find confidence in the thought of having a reade...I find confidence in the thought of having a reader. Just one reader with a hardcover copy of my book in this/her hands. <br /><br />Hell, I'd be happy with an ebook version.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-84003315471671176582010-04-27T16:41:48.149-06:002010-04-27T16:41:48.149-06:00I think I need a little more swagger. ;)I think I need a little more swagger. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-43908125035807490272010-04-27T16:36:26.056-06:002010-04-27T16:36:26.056-06:00Great quote! Can't say I'm mentally equipp...Great quote! Can't say I'm mentally equipped to answer your question today, but some days that confidence is overflowing. :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-82335706911230055572010-04-27T15:44:21.630-06:002010-04-27T15:44:21.630-06:00Great quote - great question.
I think I feel what ...Great quote - great question.<br />I think I feel what my writing is saying and it compels me to go on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-31178077511248221542010-04-27T15:25:52.298-06:002010-04-27T15:25:52.298-06:00My "swagger" comes when I stop thinking ...My "swagger" comes when I stop thinking about who else will be reading, and just focus on writing for me. When I'm writing what I like, what makes me happy, I'm confident that I can't possibly do it wrong. <br /><br />Perhaps that's why I like drafting so much better than editing/revising? ;-)Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-22410688060855242102010-04-27T15:22:30.814-06:002010-04-27T15:22:30.814-06:00Good call. I'll aim for more swagger in the wr...Good call. I'll aim for more swagger in the writing room!Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-5077575038155588122010-04-27T15:11:43.819-06:002010-04-27T15:11:43.819-06:00Great quote. I think knowing that my characters kn...Great quote. I think knowing that my characters know where they're going makes me confident. If that doesn't work then it's always a White Mocha from Starbucks, that does the trick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-10286212512716473482010-04-27T15:05:48.156-06:002010-04-27T15:05:48.156-06:00Write with a swagger - I like that. I think I wrot...Write with a swagger - I like that. I think I wrote that way this morning, but mostly have to give credit to the prayer I said before I begin - the apprehension was too strong.<br />That book I Am Not A Serial Killer is YA and I think you would really like it, but I also think your Male students will love it.Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-57399947572111695182010-04-27T15:00:54.345-06:002010-04-27T15:00:54.345-06:00great post, shannon! (as usual!)
i think i get my...great post, shannon! (as usual!)<br /><br />i think i get my confidence from my characters. they just feel so REAL to me -- i NEED get their stories out. sometimes i don't even think about it.<br /><br /><333Taherehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111022596822176769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-47858804901858549322010-04-27T14:58:40.141-06:002010-04-27T14:58:40.141-06:00LOVE this quote. It's so true. I've pull...LOVE this quote. It's so true. I've pulled the quote to use in a future blog (and when I do, I'll like your post to mine). <br /><br />Nothing specific makes me confident. I have good days and bad days. The reasons for the bad ones are easier to figure out, like rejections or a bad critique.<br /><br />I wear a special necklace that reminds me I'm a writer. Sometimes that helps.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-84606340459923656392010-04-27T14:50:33.231-06:002010-04-27T14:50:33.231-06:00This is a great post! And I have to say that somet...This is a great post! And I have to say that sometimes I don't feel confident when I write (especially the last few days). But I often think that something is happening underground when I lose my confidence. I am a feeling writer instead of a thinking writer so I usually can't articulate what I need to work on or when when it comes, why it is fixed. Oh well, it always swings back and I've come to accept it. Thanks for the quote, IT IS MARVELOUS!Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-75890989163673810282010-04-27T14:28:45.868-06:002010-04-27T14:28:45.868-06:00Hearing my characters talking in my head makes me ...Hearing my characters talking in my head makes me feel confident as I write.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-35850183557807865022010-04-27T14:18:42.204-06:002010-04-27T14:18:42.204-06:00Great quote, great post. And I agree. I'm just...Great quote, great post. And I agree. I'm just having a little trouble getting my swagger on lately. :)sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-24568819070747831372010-04-27T14:13:30.249-06:002010-04-27T14:13:30.249-06:00Great quote. What makes me confident as I write? H...Great quote. What makes me confident as I write? Hmmm, knowing I'm capturing a story. Failing that, a bar of chocolate after a long writing/editing session. ;)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-60896382373112736212010-04-27T14:10:52.883-06:002010-04-27T14:10:52.883-06:00Hmn, good question. What helps me to be confident...Hmn, good question. What helps me to be confident? letting the characters really be themselves without worrying what an outside eye might think or feel. Writing and first and foremost for myself always puts a swagger in my proverbial step:)Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-29456002778627179532010-04-27T14:09:59.181-06:002010-04-27T14:09:59.181-06:00That is a great quote! I like to think about my fi...That is a great quote! I like to think about my fingers swaggering across the keyboard. :) I like listening to my favorite music when I write. Gives my fingers something to dance to also. ;)Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.com