Comments for The Shadowed Quill http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com The random ramblings of an aspiring author. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Sacrifice: The Zombie Within by Amy McLane http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/sacrifice-the-zombie-within/#comment-194 Amy McLane Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:19:41 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-194 Q. What do you give up to do the things you really want to do? (aka write) A. Sleep. Social time. And yes, brainmeats. I gotta tell ya, the night time is the right time, but this mommy gig is effing exhausting. So right now I write during precious, delicious naptime. Honestly though, I miss writing in the mornings. Few things perk me up for the rest of the day like writing in the morning does, whether I bang out a few hundred words or just do some line edits for a while. Q. What do you give up to do the things you really want to do? (aka write)

A. Sleep. Social time. And yes, brainmeats.

I gotta tell ya, the night time is the right time, but this mommy gig is effing exhausting. So right now I write during precious, delicious naptime.

Honestly though, I miss writing in the mornings. Few things perk me up for the rest of the day like writing in the morning does, whether I bang out a few hundred words or just do some line edits for a while.

]]> Comment on Peeking in the Shadows by Amy McLane http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/peeking-in-the-shadows/#comment-192 Amy McLane Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:49:17 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-192 Corpse-strewn battlefields lie in my shadow. Crows peck at the dead, tearing off slivers of flesh, skirmishing over the eyes. Jelly runs down their green-black beaks as they caw warnings. Then they are aloft, a black wave washing across the November sky. Something has disturbed them. Something is coming. Sorry you asked? It gets worse, of course. Corpse-strewn battlefields lie in my shadow. Crows peck at the dead, tearing off slivers of flesh, skirmishing over the eyes. Jelly runs down their green-black beaks as they caw warnings. Then they are aloft, a black wave washing across the November sky. Something has disturbed them. Something is coming.

Sorry you asked? It gets worse, of course.

]]> Comment on One Step at a Time by jonah14646 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/one-step-at-a-time/#comment-190 jonah14646 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:36:01 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-190 Welcome back, buddy. Consider the cobwebs dusted! You're back on track. Welcome back, buddy. Consider the cobwebs dusted! You’re back on track.

]]> Comment on Just Being by jonah14646 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/just-being/#comment-181 jonah14646 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:34:07 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-181 So, wait, you don't want people to know about your upcoming sex change operation? Okay, well mums the word. I drink a lot of wine, mostly Australian, mostly because I work in an Australian themed restaurant (Black Opal Shiraz is spicy and good, Mirassou Pinot Noir is dark and fruity, Red Diamond is another good label), but I drink it for the way it makes my head buzz more than for the taste. I have a terrible palate, what can I say. My recommendation to you and your lovely wife is to get a baby-sitter one Saturday night (you can ask me if you don't value your children's safety) and visit Kazmierz in Old Town Scottsdale and try a pinot noir from South Africa. It's like 8 bucks a glass, but it's really amazing. They also have splits, where you can get three wines to try. Take a deep breath, sit back and enjoy some wine, and in a couple weeks, you can get in for free on Ladies Night! MJ sleepsunshine.com So, wait, you don’t want people to know about your upcoming sex change operation? Okay, well mums the word.

I drink a lot of wine, mostly Australian, mostly because I work in an Australian themed restaurant (Black Opal Shiraz is spicy and good, Mirassou Pinot Noir is dark and fruity, Red Diamond is another good label), but I drink it for the way it makes my head buzz more than for the taste. I have a terrible palate, what can I say. My recommendation to you and your lovely wife is to get a baby-sitter one Saturday night (you can ask me if you don’t value your children’s safety) and visit Kazmierz in Old Town Scottsdale and try a pinot noir from South Africa. It’s like 8 bucks a glass, but it’s really amazing. They also have splits, where you can get three wines to try.

Take a deep breath, sit back and enjoy some wine, and in a couple weeks, you can get in for free on Ladies Night!

MJ

sleepsunshine.com

]]> Comment on What’s That in the Shadows? by jonah14646 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/whats-that-in-the-shadows/#comment-176 jonah14646 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:19:41 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-176 I don't know. Good start, Greenwald. Really helpful, dude. Really. I remember having a huge fear of writing things that made me uncomfortable, then I did it, and did it, and did it again, until a sort of desensitization took over and now I don't give a sh*t. Kind of blunt to say it that way, but that's how I feel. I will say that I can relate to your problem "SC", more so in your rocky transition from your literary world to your "real" world. If I write at night I can't sleep. If I write during the day there's a detoxing period (sometimes lasts longer than others) where I feel as though I'm getting fingerprinted, photographed, strip searched, deloused, and handed my prison issue before I can rejoin my life. When in that transitional period I'm not the nicest person to be around, and that's putting it mildly. So, really, I don't have much in the way of a solution for you, other than you aren't alone in your struggle, though you are in your world. Neat pics. Felt like picture book. I don’t know. Good start, Greenwald. Really helpful, dude. Really. I remember having a huge fear of writing things that made me uncomfortable, then I did it, and did it, and did it again, until a sort of desensitization took over and now I don’t give a sh*t. Kind of blunt to say it that way, but that’s how I feel. I will say that I can relate to your problem “SC”, more so in your rocky transition from your literary world to your “real” world. If I write at night I can’t sleep. If I write during the day there’s a detoxing period (sometimes lasts longer than others) where I feel as though I’m getting fingerprinted, photographed, strip searched, deloused, and handed my prison issue before I can rejoin my life. When in that transitional period I’m not the nicest person to be around, and that’s putting it mildly. So, really, I don’t have much in the way of a solution for you, other than you aren’t alone in your struggle, though you are in your world.

Neat pics. Felt like picture book.

]]> Comment on Pssst… over here. by Michael http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/pssst-over-here/#comment-174 Michael Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:40:10 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-174 Welcome back. Congrats! How do I ad you to my blog roll? (Look at that, first day back and I've already got questions). Welcome back. Congrats! How do I ad you to my blog roll? (Look at that, first day back and I’ve already got questions).

]]> Comment on Pssst… over here. by Nick A. Sigan http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/pssst-over-here/#comment-173 Nick A. Sigan Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:58:39 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-173 After stumbling on this by accident I began to think. After stumbling on this by accident I began to think.

]]> Comment on A Not-So-Pleasant Shade of Green by jphearts http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/a-not-so-pleasant-shade-of-green/#comment-165 jphearts Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:46:48 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-165 Thank you, Stephen! I hope you will come back and visit us at the Purple Hearts - I love having discussions with other writers and will look forward to your chiming in! -Jessica Thank you, Stephen! I hope you will come back and visit us at the Purple Hearts – I love having discussions with other writers and will look forward to your chiming in!
-Jessica

]]> Comment on A Not-So-Pleasant Shade of Green by scgreen http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/a-not-so-pleasant-shade-of-green/#comment-164 scgreen Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:25:29 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-164 Thank you Jessica for taking the time to visit my blog. As you mentioned, the most important idea to get across is transforming that envy into something positive and ultimately productive. I have read your blog for awhile now and enjoy it thoroughly even though I cater to a different genre. I'm sure to visit it regularly and chime in when I might have something to add. Thanks again. -Stephen Thank you Jessica for taking the time to visit my blog. As you mentioned, the most important idea to get across is transforming that envy into something positive and ultimately productive. I have read your blog for awhile now and enjoy it thoroughly even though I cater to a different genre. I’m sure to visit it regularly and chime in when I might have something to add.
Thanks again.
-Stephen

]]> Comment on A Not-So-Pleasant Shade of Green by jphearts http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/a-not-so-pleasant-shade-of-green/#comment-163 jphearts Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:27:58 +0000 http://theshadowedquill.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-163 So glad you stopped by the Purple Hearts blog! Thanks so much for referencing my post. I think it's important to emphasize though that using envy as a motivating tool is less about altering yourself to conform to something that has worked for someone else and more about celebrating the success of others and learning from what they did to succeed. Whether it's through work ethic, business practices, conduct, or improving a skills set, we can take a look at the success of others as great examples of what to do - or not to do, in some cases - to achieve your goals. As with any advice I share, I encourage anyone to take the examples that work for you and what you are tying to accomplish and discard the rest. If you've read other posts of mine at the Purple Hearts blog, you'll also know I believe that writers need to be true to their authentic selves and in that way I completely agree with you. Turning negatives into positives are great learning experiences in writing and in life -- thanks again for stopping by the blog and opening up such an interesting discussion. -Jessica So glad you stopped by the Purple Hearts blog! Thanks so much for referencing my post. I think it’s important to emphasize though that using envy as a motivating tool is less about altering yourself to conform to something that has worked for someone else and more about celebrating the success of others and learning from what they did to succeed. Whether it’s through work ethic, business practices, conduct, or improving a skills set, we can take a look at the success of others as great examples of what to do – or not to do, in some cases – to achieve your goals. As with any advice I share, I encourage anyone to take the examples that work for you and what you are tying to accomplish and discard the rest. If you’ve read other posts of mine at the Purple Hearts blog, you’ll also know I believe that writers need to be true to their authentic selves and in that way I completely agree with you. Turning negatives into positives are great learning experiences in writing and in life — thanks again for stopping by the blog and opening up such an interesting discussion.

-Jessica

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