tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post4856521657172162100..comments2023-11-12T10:34:57.026-05:00Comments on The Writer and The White Cat: Do You Write Like a Robot?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-40219502905449500572011-01-28T10:57:04.132-05:002011-01-28T10:57:04.132-05:00Awwwwww- Jane, I'm blushing!Awwwwww- Jane, I'm blushing!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-68167382132249056802011-01-28T10:53:54.143-05:002011-01-28T10:53:54.143-05:00Nah- I've read some of your writing, Akasha. ...Nah- I've read some of your writing, Akasha. You are no robot.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-79045076727136889812011-01-28T08:57:27.188-05:002011-01-28T08:57:27.188-05:00It is now official, Rick.
I love you.It is now official, Rick.<br />I love you.Jane Timm Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272134184506466650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-22909260619098002932011-01-25T17:18:54.507-05:002011-01-25T17:18:54.507-05:00Isn't there suppose to be only seven storyline...Isn't there suppose to be only seven storylines and it's what we make of them that calls the changes?<br />I hope I don't write like a robot...but my family and friends all say my stories contain a 'Stephen King' moment that they now all look out for! :DAkasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-42135440152937262512011-01-25T13:17:54.370-05:002011-01-25T13:17:54.370-05:00Jane, you write more like the way Hunter Thompson ...Jane, you write more like the way Hunter Thompson partied- fast paced, reckless and stylish all at the same time! Throw in a dash of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and that's your writer's voice in action.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-29707231690045834682011-01-25T13:12:46.799-05:002011-01-25T13:12:46.799-05:00Yep, Travis. Force fitting writing to a formula h...Yep, Travis. Force fitting writing to a formula hurts the readers heads. One size does not fit all.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-43070153487004695102011-01-25T13:11:18.306-05:002011-01-25T13:11:18.306-05:00Kathryn, I'm going to go with heavenly for you...Kathryn, I'm going to go with heavenly for your writing and robots just can't touch that!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-62276525783828099272011-01-25T09:10:42.083-05:002011-01-25T09:10:42.083-05:00You can tell me if I write like a robot; I can'...You can tell me if I write like a robot; I can't see the forest for the trees!Jane Timm Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272134184506466650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-27388922647594105912011-01-23T15:42:42.404-05:002011-01-23T15:42:42.404-05:00I've discovered that when the ideas are clear ...I've discovered that when the ideas are clear in my head and the characters are chatting away, then my writing is less predictable. But the moment I start forcing something to fit when it clearly won't, that's when the formula starts creeping into the result.<br /><br />For me, that's why writing can be so frustrating.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-39013844091559965612011-01-23T14:52:02.437-05:002011-01-23T14:52:02.437-05:00Lawd! . . . well, if my writing is ever perceived ...Lawd! . . . well, if my writing is ever perceived as robotic, then I'll just lie down and cry!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-13779511452331834942011-01-23T01:20:31.475-05:002011-01-23T01:20:31.475-05:00Yes, but Jai, who knows what lurks beneath Area 51...Yes, but Jai, who knows what lurks beneath Area 51?<br /><br />And you're on the money about the encroaching similarities that stem from the publishing mandate "We want original stuff just like the last bestseller." That road leads straight down the rabbit hole.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-43582700360368496402011-01-23T01:18:37.598-05:002011-01-23T01:18:37.598-05:00Nevine, you are such an original voice that no wri...Nevine, you are such an original voice that no writing robot could ever compete with the elegance of your work. Or be as gracious.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-71847556447242039822011-01-22T23:02:17.001-05:002011-01-22T23:02:17.001-05:00This post made me laugh because it so true. I'...This post made me laugh because it so true. I've almost given up on reading the traditionally published stuff. It's all the same thing. Even the supposed new massive hit is nothing even remotely new. <br /><br />All ideas have been done before so originality is a bit of a misnomer but it used to be that writers wrote the truth, or what they thought of as truth. Now all they seem to write is what they think will sell. It's tedious.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-5985276178018004132011-01-22T12:50:59.360-05:002011-01-22T12:50:59.360-05:00Rick, this is a scary scary post. I mean, those of...Rick, this is a scary scary post. I mean, those of us who work at writing know it's no easy task. And creativity is not even a task, really. It's one of those things one either has or doesn't have. I think I'm gonna stick to my guns with being creative and original, and if no publishers want to look at my work, there's always the self-publishing option. With that, I call the shots, at least for the most part! Let those publishers have robots write their work. And let the readers who want to read those books read them. I'll take a book written by a human over one of those books any time!<br /><br />NevineNevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-63960691934915729372011-01-20T18:19:59.505-05:002011-01-20T18:19:59.505-05:00I'm going to have to check the federal regulat...I'm going to have to check the federal regulations on itch scratching and creativity, JR. My first thought is that it might be in violation for the pencil patent, which coulde get you in hot water all by itself.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-32102197946817448892011-01-20T18:18:16.483-05:002011-01-20T18:18:16.483-05:00When you was born, laughingwolf, something new cam...When you was born, laughingwolf, something new came to be under the sun. So what I'm thinking is that "wit" may have been the first robot!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-35455160578912899742011-01-20T18:07:51.218-05:002011-01-20T18:07:51.218-05:00I'm not too sure whether my writing is robotic...I'm not too sure whether my writing is robotic or not; I do know that when I sit down with pencil in hand, there's no tellin' what's gonna happen; I've used that sharp instrument in a few hard to reach places to scratch an itch ... does that mean I'm malfunctioning?JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-51614610066588359252011-01-20T13:39:23.347-05:002011-01-20T13:39:23.347-05:00i try not to be, but, hay [instead of 'hey'...i try not to be, but, hay [instead of 'hey']... some wit awreddy said: there's nothing new under the sun.... :O lollaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-15566793113925487292011-01-20T10:30:57.679-05:002011-01-20T10:30:57.679-05:00I couldn't agree more, Christine. When writer...I couldn't agree more, Christine. When writers lose their edge, their stories don't cut it. And I'm going to attend all your panels this weekend and raise my hand a lot.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-24642694728648681882011-01-20T10:28:56.315-05:002011-01-20T10:28:56.315-05:00I agree with you, Mark. "A Time to Kill"...I agree with you, Mark. "A Time to Kill" was written with honesty and fervor and that's why it was good. It was not boilerplate, and that's what I liked about it.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-11216612760204602802011-01-20T10:27:18.331-05:002011-01-20T10:27:18.331-05:00I thought Hollywood actors were robots, David!I thought Hollywood actors were robots, David!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-30876236239640714302011-01-20T10:26:49.386-05:002011-01-20T10:26:49.386-05:00I was wondering the other night whether our work g...I was wondering the other night whether our work goes in cycles, Charles. For some reason the phrase "winter of our discontent" comes to mind. In other words, I wonder sometimes whether comfortable people can really write well at all, if you see what I mean.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-51843884182012295242011-01-20T07:53:43.038-05:002011-01-20T07:53:43.038-05:00It's so important for writers to take risks. I...It's so important for writers to take risks. I've sometimes found that when I write something I'm anxious about--usually because I think it's too far over the edge--it turns out to be the part readers like best. Let's all write boldly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-88593398099729204992011-01-20T07:18:09.675-05:002011-01-20T07:18:09.675-05:00Ever read a Painted House by John Grisham? Man mov...Ever read a Painted House by John Grisham? Man moved off his genre, got fair to middlin' reviews for it and jumped right back to lawyers and blah blah blah.<br /><br />Personally I think next to "A Time To Kill" it was his best, sincerest most honest work.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27432484.post-56347843016996857312011-01-20T06:58:43.299-05:002011-01-20T06:58:43.299-05:00Bring on the robots I say but first lets replace t...Bring on the robots I say but first lets replace these Hollywood actors. A move I fully endorse.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com