tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post7612841223112558816..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Bookish by degreeJosh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-66880959400783748732019-07-17T10:56:31.779-07:002019-07-17T10:56:31.779-07:00Thanks, Terry. I wanted to learn to read early as ...Thanks, Terry. I wanted to learn to read early as well. I loved diving into stories as a kid. For me, it was my mom teaching me to read early on. Dietrich Kalteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403361738445161528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-23772897292919835442019-07-17T10:32:27.309-07:002019-07-17T10:32:27.309-07:00I begged my dad to teach me to read when I was abo...I begged my dad to teach me to read when I was about four. He took the time to do it. What time was that? He was in college full time, had two children, and worked a full time job. He was wrung out and still had time to teach me to read. It's the most valuable lesson I ever learned--not the reading only, but the part about taking the time to teach me to read.<br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478393430722574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-30389240270295099942019-07-17T10:18:33.417-07:002019-07-17T10:18:33.417-07:00Well put, Susan. Thinking of it as advice allows f...Well put, Susan. Thinking of it as advice allows for flexibility. And reading can be inspiring.Dietrich Kalteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403361738445161528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-10221299616379861732019-07-17T08:56:52.345-07:002019-07-17T08:56:52.345-07:00I am always a little uncomfortable when giving wri...I am always a little uncomfortable when giving writing advice. Students take notes assiduously, as I did when I began, but sometimes miss the larger point, which is think about all of this as advice but not as rules. And, as we all say, read, read, read!Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-57327694426073882782019-07-17T05:57:38.549-07:002019-07-17T05:57:38.549-07:00Thanks for your comments Paul and Brenda. And I...Thanks for your comments Paul and Brenda. And I'm with you, Dana. It's good to know the rules, but …Dietrich Kalteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403361738445161528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-42545092672342620092019-07-17T05:50:02.371-07:002019-07-17T05:50:02.371-07:00My writing "training" is nt dissimilar t...My writing "training" is nt dissimilar to yours and you hit the key elements on the head. For a writer, what they have to say ad how they express it most directly to the reader is more important than the tools used to do it. We should have at least some well-formed awareness of them, but any fiction writer who's pondering whether this is the proper way to handle a subordinate clause is focusing his attention in the wrong direction.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-67971093765738117332019-07-17T04:32:20.949-07:002019-07-17T04:32:20.949-07:00I agree, Dietrich that reading widely is key to be...I agree, Dietrich that reading widely is key to becoming a good writer. Very interesting list of authors without formal training in creative writing who've been so successful.Brenda Chapmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-29996550777954641752019-07-17T01:24:09.855-07:002019-07-17T01:24:09.855-07:00All good points, Dieter. I especially like the Twa...All good points, Dieter. I especially like the Twain and Wilde quotes.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com