tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post116248379250972008..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: Reading, etcIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162671434327040272006-11-04T15:17:00.000-05:002006-11-04T15:17:00.000-05:00Yes, you should write a novel. :)Yes, you should write a novel. :)SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162580393104630872006-11-03T13:59:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:59:00.000-05:00I'm very interested in what you have to say about ...I'm very interested in what you have to say about the Eco, Isabelle (and the commenters too). I've picked up and put down that book so many times in the bookstore. I get very fed up with dreary middle sections in books, however, so I might just leave it down. And yes, you should write a novel. It would be fun!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162570004190905052006-11-03T11:06:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:06:00.000-05:00Having a story and wondering if you should put it ...Having a story and wondering if you should put it on paper is always the first step to writing. The next is to sit down and write.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771924243879740522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162525012296568872006-11-02T22:36:00.000-05:002006-11-02T22:36:00.000-05:00Of course you should write a novel, silly girl.Sto...Of course you should write a novel, silly girl.<BR/><BR/>Stop playing around with all these other books.Raehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755307808583494663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162522194114510652006-11-02T21:49:00.000-05:002006-11-02T21:49:00.000-05:00Well, so much I want to say.One is, if you do writ...Well, so much I want to say.<BR/>One is, if you do write a novel, I GUARANTEE you I will buy it. I will read it.<BR/>Secondly, it is so nice to hear so many "we's" in your blog. Nice that you have someone to share the best parts of you with.<BR/>Thirdly, I too have <B>The Red And The Black</B> on my shelf, and want to read it.<BR/><BR/>About your novel, I ask you only two things.<BR/>1) Do you have the big story?<BR/>and<BR/>2) Is it <I>big</I>?<BR/><BR/>If you do, write it. Oh yes. Please write it.<BR/><BR/>All the best to you,<BR/>sincerely,<BR/>Me. Waiting for the big story.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162516922883760872006-11-02T20:22:00.000-05:002006-11-02T20:22:00.000-05:00Queen Loana does bog down a bit in the middle. The...Queen Loana does bog down a bit in the middle. The end picks up though. I'm interested to here more of your thoughts on it when you're finished.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162508980592974522006-11-02T18:09:00.000-05:002006-11-02T18:09:00.000-05:00Yes! Write a novel!Yes! Write a novel!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428618998240154155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162507881762718142006-11-02T17:51:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:51:00.000-05:00Write it, wench. Come to the dark side. Er... th...Write it, wench. Come to the dark side. Er... that's DORK side, I meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162507603063349252006-11-02T17:46:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:46:00.000-05:00Yes, definitely write that novel. (Notice how easy...Yes, definitely write that novel. <BR/><BR/>(Notice how easy it is to exhort someone else to do so? So much less effort than actually writing a book yourself.)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358441701832129130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162493827419039062006-11-02T13:57:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:57:00.000-05:00I was very disappointed in Loana. I'm afraid it do...I was very disappointed in Loana. I'm afraid it doesn't get any better. Eco did indeed shit on us.<BR/><BR/>But on a much more positive note, I am thrilled to bits about your declaration! Yes! Write that novel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162493604967161032006-11-02T13:53:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:53:00.000-05:00I hear you on the Eco. I've been stuck in Loana (...I hear you on the Eco. I've been stuck in <EM>Loana</EM> (Spanish trans.) for over a year! I really like him, but this one is a bit excessive. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Is it worth it to stick it out?<BR/><BR/>And yes, you definitely should. Even if it's just a bit a week--"work in progress" is a lovely phrase.amcorreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952630644786569828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162493343855378092006-11-02T13:49:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:49:00.000-05:00Yes, You should!Yes, You should!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1162484647350743872006-11-02T11:24:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:24:00.000-05:00I am now eager and chomping at the bit to read Ham...I am now eager and chomping at the bit to read Hamilton, a writer I've overlooked to date. I do sense a bit of an obsession, but how can an obsession with a great writer ever be wrong?<BR/><BR/>As for the writing of a novel - if you are putting it out there, saying it out loud, you are ready. You have much groundwork already behind you. You have many excellent books under your belt -- you know what good writing is, which books move you and which ones don't. You also have a lovely way with words, with capturing the small but beautiful moments in life and making them bigger. Much bigger. I can't think of any better preparation than that.<BR/><BR/>Very exciting, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com