tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post2186221297877105214..comments2023-04-22T22:45:48.091-04:00Comments on Just A Thought: The Prince of Darkness or How I've Spent The Last Three Monthsrebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-22110807813744135182010-08-15T10:54:50.134-04:002010-08-15T10:54:50.134-04:00Vivienne,
Today I have such a great relationship ...Vivienne,<br /><br />Today I have such a great relationship with this professor and I admire him so much. He did for me what no other professor/teacher ever did - he didn't allow me to stay comfortable in what came easy for me. I really did not believe I had it in me to write sci-fi yet he saw it immediately. It was tough in the beginning, I won't lie, but then....then, a wonderful, rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-82379040079796480182010-08-15T04:37:51.790-04:002010-08-15T04:37:51.790-04:00Rebecca, in one of your replies you said "so ...Rebecca, in one of your replies you said "so i think his method was to strip us of our egos, our likes, and push us into uncomfortable territory. well, for this, i am grateful."<br /><br />I think you have hit on the truth about many writing tutors' methods.<br />I have recently finished, with great grades, 3 years of creative writing courses, but I didn't do it quietly! I vivienne blakehttp://vivinfrance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-51760337002416245862010-08-14T22:58:53.460-04:002010-08-14T22:58:53.460-04:00Somehow this story make me laugh but sometimes tea...Somehow this story make me laugh but sometimes teachers are hard to please, and can give you a hell time ;DRiikaInfinityyhttp://riikainfinityy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-83235882210403072442010-08-14T19:50:13.156-04:002010-08-14T19:50:13.156-04:00Stan,
The last book I bought (about two months ag...Stan,<br /><br />The last book I bought (about two months ago) was Rabbit and Rabbit Redux by John Updike but have not read it yet. Right now I'm going through Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters. <br /><br />I go to bookstores and see a multitude of books that I sometimes wonder how they made it to print yet there is an audience out there for them. I find many have a very low bar in terms rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-2231708421099234352010-08-14T16:33:27.726-04:002010-08-14T16:33:27.726-04:00I remember the first time I read this, what a tumb...I remember the first time I read this, what a tumble of emotions and memories it unleashed. It was wonderful to come back now and just enjoy your ability to write and express one hell of a good story. Thank you for the seconds, they really filled the gap,<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://1sojournal.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-24753099864677605262010-08-14T14:40:50.199-04:002010-08-14T14:40:50.199-04:00Your piece is absolutely brilliant: superb writin...Your piece is absolutely brilliant: superb writing, which is, after all, what Satan told you you could do. <br /><br />I think many of us can recount similar experiences with creative writing tutors: they ALWAYS want to take you out of your comfort zone. One of mine insisted that every story must contain great dollops of conflict. I shy away from conflict, and certainly don't like vivienne blakehttp://vivinfrance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-63401702569713829622010-08-14T10:29:50.858-04:002010-08-14T10:29:50.858-04:00I think the problem is not in what writers are cap...I think the problem is not in what writers are capable of writing, but what readers are capable of reading.<br />What was the last book you bought?<br />Was it better than anything you could write?<br />Then ask yourself if you want to Write, or write commercially...<br />If it's the latter, then unfortunately, it may be worth listening...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-10169139386925988902008-12-20T10:09:00.000-05:002008-12-20T10:09:00.000-05:00Lucifer!!! Great story I was cracking up the whole...Lucifer!!! Great story I was cracking up the whole time. He didn't appreciate your previous works you submitted but he enjoyed something that was filled with darkness and evil.... All I have to say is KOOKY!!!! And you are taking him again, you must love torture. There goes another three months of being ignored...nukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121528463735508550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-52278286150751739542008-12-16T21:41:00.000-05:002008-12-16T21:41:00.000-05:00Welcome back from the dark side. lol You really sh...Welcome back from the dark side. lol You really should write comedy. He was pushing your buttons, but I think he was jealous. Congrats!Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-30090565271764381102008-12-15T13:55:00.000-05:002008-12-15T13:55:00.000-05:00Halloooo Barbara!So you think you might know this ...Halloooo Barbara!<BR/><BR/>So you think you might know this evil dude, huh? Gee, I hope he's a better friend than he is a taskmaster....but as someone once said, the devil is always more interesting than those that want to do and be good....<BR/><BR/>I'm just happy I was able to withstand the fires of Hell.... LOL!rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-3079434442262017622008-12-15T10:32:00.000-05:002008-12-15T10:32:00.000-05:00that was an absolutely delighful read. and no, i d...that was an absolutely delighful read. and no, i dont mean i take pleasure in your misery. but i thought that the post was so well written. dont tell anyone tell you otherwise. :)Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459272427622582627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-234110324488880952008-12-15T09:50:00.000-05:002008-12-15T09:50:00.000-05:00Sometimes I think the chief benefits of classroom ...Sometimes I think the chief benefits of classroom work come from the exposure to other people's work, the (sometimes forced) incentive to stretch one's range, and the (always forced) opportunity to jump through hoops. It may not be fun, and the real learning that occurs as you discover who you are & what you want to become may not always get expressed on the page (especially when you annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-61437742570337980592008-12-15T09:34:00.000-05:002008-12-15T09:34:00.000-05:00Coyote: I mistakenly 'rejected' your comment on my...Coyote: I mistakenly 'rejected' your comment on my iphone (either i have very big fingers or this phone is arbitrary). So here goes what you wrote:<BR/><BR/>"FANTASTIC! This is outstanding!<BR/><BR/>Take the playwrights' course. Your prof is a literary dom. Not pretty. But hey. I think I want to come up there and take that course. <BR/><BR/>BTW - Your muses have not deserted you; they're rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-20136171772389904602008-12-14T19:29:00.000-05:002008-12-14T19:29:00.000-05:00Rebecca,I never took a course on creative writing ...Rebecca,<BR/><BR/>I never took a course on creative writing but to be honest, That professor (POD) is killing your creativity. Some people think they possess the truth.<BR/><BR/>Go on writing and keep that creative flame alive!Leni Qinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787813168299836381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-34458488893867995562008-12-14T14:29:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:29:00.000-05:00Power is frightening when it's in the wrong hands ...Power is frightening when it's in the wrong hands - good post!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-52704511315608429942008-12-14T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:23:00.000-05:00ouch, your own incounter with el diablo.But i gues...ouch, your own incounter with el diablo.<BR/><BR/>But i guess u climbed up the hellgate. Weird that is, how oblivious ppl are on what kinda effect they have on us. I dont think ur prof.., sorry, i mean diablo, knew how this was effecting u.<BR/><BR/>not an excuse, just an explination.<BR/><BR/>cheers!Crashdummiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804365044559167907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-18869168057560881972008-12-14T12:56:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:56:00.000-05:00Hello, Rosie, dear friend:Yes, darkness did appeal...Hello, Rosie, dear friend:<BR/><BR/>Yes, darkness did appeal to him, no doubt. Although he did manage to teach me and take me out of my comfort zone altogether (by verbal flagellation, if need be), i still appreciate him as a teacher. i know, hard to believe, right? but i always feel if you've learned something, then it's a gift.<BR/><BR/>and, no, he didn't clip my wings. not by a long shot.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-11669715912728126722008-12-14T12:43:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:43:00.000-05:00Guatami....thanks!Guatami....thanks!rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-14688643572000826202008-12-14T12:39:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:39:00.000-05:00Elizabeth:Thanks for dropping by and welcome. Yes...Elizabeth:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by and welcome. Yes, you have your good and bad professors, but I wouldn't necessarily categorize him as a bad one. He was challenging and sometimes he went a bit overboard, i'll grant him that, but you could still see he had a tremendous interest in this craft. now that it's over and this is the first weekend i have where i don't have to put together a rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-91231223607271684372008-12-14T12:35:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:35:00.000-05:00Pam:Thanks for visiting and welcome. Well, as far...Pam:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting and welcome. Well, as far as creative writing, it's always been a passion of mine. And anyone who can make me better at it, is always welcome. And he did, so I thank him despite his method of teaching.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-9036385375928534372008-12-14T12:33:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:33:00.000-05:00hallooo paschal!i'm not sure and i don't buy that ...hallooo paschal!<BR/><BR/>i'm not sure and i don't buy that he couldn't handle symbolism - come on, he's a college professor - i just think he wanted us to leave that at the door. he informed us many times this was not a "literature" course but a "creative writing" course where we dealt with the nuts and bolts of the language. your symbolism, your allegorical tendencies, your complex and rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-46686481658247193532008-12-14T12:20:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:20:00.000-05:00neha @ d gypsy:nah, i don't think i'll be showing ...neha @ d gypsy:<BR/><BR/>nah, i don't think i'll be showing this to POD, i'm not that dumb! i took a couple of journalism courses in college way back in my 20s; i found it wasn't my cup of tea.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-79029151158048120222008-12-14T07:28:00.000-05:002008-12-14T07:28:00.000-05:00four words,,, "those that can't,,, teach...."write...four words,,, "those that can't,,, teach...."<BR/><BR/>write for you girl.... if it comes from your heart,, you can believe there are a million others out there that will love it... <BR/><BR/>do you have any idea how many books would not have been published,, or how many classic movies would not have been made if their success or failure was based solely on the voice of one critiqe??paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-24465642239659476242008-12-14T07:06:00.000-05:002008-12-14T07:06:00.000-05:00Sorry. It sounds like you have had quite a semeste...Sorry. It sounds like you have had quite a semester. I'd go with the reactions of your peers and forget the scorn of the professor. Although it wouldn't hurt you to take the advice that actually moved you forward and discard the rest.Lilibethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031218249072893776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-55469228582233583942008-12-14T06:36:00.000-05:002008-12-14T06:36:00.000-05:00oh so many submissions..man I would have struggled...oh so many submissions..man I would have struggledRamblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048279856792308653noreply@blogger.com