tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post2478618830561658470..comments2024-03-09T00:06:57.552-05:00Comments on Liz Blocker's Blog: My Name is Liz, and I'm a HoarderLiz Blockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-38301983872894736442013-08-19T09:07:49.652-04:002013-08-19T09:07:49.652-04:00Yes, it sure is. I resort to all kinds of denial a...Yes, it sure is. I resort to all kinds of denial and bargaining tactics to keep EVERYTHING I CAN ;)<br /><br />Thanks for the welcome, and for stopping by!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-70968987005721057082013-08-18T09:50:26.713-04:002013-08-18T09:50:26.713-04:00Yes, it's very hard to face the fact that a sc...Yes, it's very hard to face the fact that a scene you love isn't adding anything to the story, isn't it? :-/<br /><br />Belated welcomes to IWSG by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-7715425756814090792013-08-15T18:00:22.652-04:002013-08-15T18:00:22.652-04:00You're the second person who read this post an...You're the second person who read this post and told me you have to add more when you write. I can't decide which is worse ;)<br /><br />Thank YOU for starting IWSG!!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-17703217416725468542013-08-15T17:49:24.586-04:002013-08-15T17:49:24.586-04:00Glad you were able to rework the scene and keep it...Glad you were able to rework the scene and keep it.<br />I'm the opposite - a bare bones writer. Everything needs more.<br />And good to hear you had such a great response to your IWSG post. It's an amazing bunch of writers.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-75615275861472482052013-08-15T17:46:58.008-04:002013-08-15T17:46:58.008-04:00Yes, exactly! It's cut and dreadfully wounded,...Yes, exactly! It's cut and dreadfully wounded, but not completely dead ;)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-43220949227538160932013-08-15T17:46:29.791-04:002013-08-15T17:46:29.791-04:00There's always the feeling that you just might...There's always the feeling that you just might NEED something, at some unforeseen point in the future, right? I've created a rule that if I don't touch something for 2 years, it's time to get rid of it. No such rule applies for stuff I've written that ended up in the 'cut' folder, though.<br /><br />So... does the reframing strategy work?? I hope so...Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-66448358362154698182013-08-15T15:25:00.161-04:002013-08-15T15:25:00.161-04:00I absolutely keep a cut scenes file. It's page...I absolutely keep a cut scenes file. It's pages and pages long right now. It's the only way I can bring myself to cut something out of my WIP, because I know it's still on life support somewhere else. :P Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-8887005064715390302013-08-15T08:53:10.507-04:002013-08-15T08:53:10.507-04:00Ha! You're so right! I'm a hoarder in li...Ha! You're so right! I'm a hoarder in life, too. Or would be if I had more space. I am very loathe to get rid of anything. But Words... wonderfully written paragraphs, even if they add nothing, are VERY hard to get rid of. I can do it in a later draft when overall I am trying to shorten, but I keep those early drafts, too. (and your solution is one I've used a bunch of times--figure out the disconnect of why they hate it and you love it and reframe is to they better understand you)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-63038757642262101322013-08-14T21:12:20.817-04:002013-08-14T21:12:20.817-04:00Oh NO. I was hoping you'd say, "until my ...Oh NO. I was hoping you'd say, "until my CP said it was the best chapter I'd ever written and told me I had to keep it." UGH. That stinks. I hope you saved it in your murdered darlings file... if only for the sake of still having it somewhere.Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-7240893381650013982013-08-14T20:58:27.974-04:002013-08-14T20:58:27.974-04:00Oh my God, no apologies, please!!! Thank you so mu...Oh my God, no apologies, please!!! Thank you so much for your help. Those buttons on the far left were added AFTER your feedback, and very much thanks to it :) And I'm going to go add the Twitter follow button, too. I honestly can't thank you enough, but I'm sure as hell going to try by telling everyone I know to read your blog :)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-32026183453080871982013-08-14T20:44:10.809-04:002013-08-14T20:44:10.809-04:00Well, duh! I just saw the buttons on the far left!...Well, duh! I just saw the buttons on the far left!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-64280465385660756932013-08-14T20:40:45.568-04:002013-08-14T20:40:45.568-04:00I know how you feel. My editor suggested to me tha...I know how you feel. My editor suggested to me that I had an entire chapter that could be deleted. I was so sure she was wrong until my CP agreed with her *sigh* and then I hit delete. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-12284498069305853352013-08-14T20:29:41.936-04:002013-08-14T20:29:41.936-04:00Oops! Sorry to be messing up your comment area. If...Oops! Sorry to be messing up your comment area. If you'd like to see what I'm talking about, check out this other blog:<br /><br />brightstardimmed.wordpress.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-9752030984157327932013-08-14T20:27:19.612-04:002013-08-14T20:27:19.612-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-32422393467830378722013-08-14T20:19:17.451-04:002013-08-14T20:19:17.451-04:00After you remove the spaces, it should look like t...After you remove the spaces, it should look like this:<br /><br /><a title="Follow Me on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/lizblocker" rel="nofollow">Twitter @lizblocker</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-35586322706769615702013-08-14T20:17:39.638-04:002013-08-14T20:17:39.638-04:00For something simple (to get you started) try maki...For something simple (to get you started) try making a list. Go to your dashboard, choose layout, then pick a gadget and click. Choose the html gadget and try this:<br /><br />< a title="Follow Me on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/lizblocker" >Twitter @lizblocker < /a ><br /><br />Now, I had to spread out the brackets so it would show up in this comment, so you will have to delete the space in between < and the "a", lizblocker" and the > and the spaces in < /a > (condense it all, deleting any spaces).<br /><br />Do that with each way to follow, substituting your facebook url for the twitter url and adjust the title appropriately (follow me on Facebook).<br /><br />Did any of that make any sense? It will make a link similar to my sign off.<br /><br /> <a title="Follow My Writer's Blog" href="http://mlswift.me/blog" rel="nofollow">M.L. Swift, Writer</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-40448544193640259232013-08-14T18:56:07.891-04:002013-08-14T18:56:07.891-04:00It isn't, is it? They just cry out to be saved...It isn't, is it? They just cry out to be saved.<br /><br />Thank you for coming by! Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-33282620867059271572013-08-14T18:44:10.639-04:002013-08-14T18:44:10.639-04:00Oh man, this is the third or fourth time someone h...Oh man, this is the third or fourth time someone has said that to me. I'm still trying to figure the follow stuff out, and I think I'm not doing a great job. Every time I've gotten a comment like that, I've added some buttons, but I don't think they're a) in the right places, or b) the right buttons.<br /><br />Thank you for the feedback - I'm going to look around at other blogs (yours too!) and see what others are doing...Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-32590626315106053362013-08-14T18:44:05.649-04:002013-08-14T18:44:05.649-04:00Love this post. Murdering our little darlings is n...Love this post. Murdering our little darlings is never easy. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-30033617822475449402013-08-14T18:42:34.115-04:002013-08-14T18:42:34.115-04:00Thanks so much!! It's fun to write, and I alwa...Thanks so much!! It's fun to write, and I always hope it's fun to read :)<br /><br />Yes, our murdered sentences are a lot like serial killers trophies, aren't they? I kind of love that ... there's a story idea in there somwhere...Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-30533830142954915492013-08-14T18:35:47.154-04:002013-08-14T18:35:47.154-04:00Oh...one other thing...it's awfully hard to fo...Oh...one other thing...it's awfully hard to follow you. Might I humbly suggest twitter, FB, and other buttons? Many people also use bloglovin' as a reader. :)<br /><br /><a title="Follow My Writer's Blog" href="http://mlswift.me/blog" rel="nofollow">M.L. Swift, Writer</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-16152263755835317442013-08-14T18:14:41.708-04:002013-08-14T18:14:41.708-04:00Liz...what a delightful post. I really enjoy your ...Liz...what a delightful post. I really enjoy your writing and could hear you in my head. You painted a nice picture.<br /><br />I also stash good sentences away for later use. Nothing on the cutting room floor stays there, and like my Aunt Gladys, who saved every piece of ribbon that came her way in a big hat box, my unused sentences, phrases, pages, etc., go into a document to chew on later. And yes, I do revisit them from time to time. Like the "trophies" of a serial killer.<br /><br />Again...great post and it's a pleasure getting to know you and have you in the IWSG.<br /><br /><a title="Follow My Writer's Blog" href="http://mlswift.me/blog" rel="nofollow">M.L. Swift, Writer</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064990883097071040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-83729506229499442672013-08-14T17:51:03.687-04:002013-08-14T17:51:03.687-04:00Hallelujah for it, right?? We cry our eyes out if ...Hallelujah for it, right?? We cry our eyes out if we didn't (say the Indigo Girls, anyway ;) )Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-71832996418091421012013-08-14T16:09:08.524-04:002013-08-14T16:09:08.524-04:00LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! especially the laughing at onese...LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! especially the laughing at oneself. That's the best way to handle it!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483717090859962160noreply@blogger.com