tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post5795420978880326537..comments2024-03-10T19:26:35.256-04:00Comments on Just Jemi: IWSG & ReadingJemi Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-66355953281497202762017-02-06T18:24:30.630-05:002017-02-06T18:24:30.630-05:00If a book is written well, I think it's imposs...If a book is written well, I think it's impossible not to get caught up in it, even while you're learning from it. Jenny Baranickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279021611332864848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-61573409186380420452017-02-06T11:29:26.967-05:002017-02-06T11:29:26.967-05:00I get caught up in a good story, too. I love readi...I get caught up in a good story, too. I love reading!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-86816410858514766492017-02-05T19:00:07.009-05:002017-02-05T19:00:07.009-05:00Incorporating description is my least favourite pa...Incorporating description is my least favourite part of writing, although I admire it when someone does it well. Being a writer has made me a tougher judge of the books I read, but when I read one that's well-written, I can't stop talking about it!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-69369840911630622722017-02-05T10:33:21.533-05:002017-02-05T10:33:21.533-05:00Yes! I still enjoy as well - hope we never lose th...Yes! I still enjoy as well - hope we never lose that!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-54758188393800080082017-02-05T10:32:51.403-05:002017-02-05T10:32:51.403-05:00LOL - that's an awesome way to do it! Suffer f...LOL - that's an awesome way to do it! Suffer for one day and let it go! :) Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-4201404049770340302017-02-05T10:32:06.225-05:002017-02-05T10:32:06.225-05:00Everyone has something worth saying! Hope you find...Everyone has something worth saying! Hope you find the time to develop your voice and talent!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-3706983773757675822017-02-04T11:14:20.783-05:002017-02-04T11:14:20.783-05:00Like you I tend to notice the things I am working ...Like you I tend to notice the things I am working on in books I am reading. I think that is a good thing because we are trying to learn from others, and I still enjoy the books I am reading. :)<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-12191154242469615832017-02-03T05:22:15.893-05:002017-02-03T05:22:15.893-05:00Incorporating description is a nightmare for me an...Incorporating description is a nightmare for me and the biggest revision I'd have to make for my editors. Now I do it all in one pass on one awful, very full day. When I'm finally in the description-writing mode, I have to write *all* the description at that time. I try to add verbs to my description and it helps. But as a reader, I don't like reading it...may explain a lot. Good luck to you with your description! Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-31012319569933091582017-02-03T01:56:58.014-05:002017-02-03T01:56:58.014-05:00i would love to join this amazing group but since ...i would love to join this amazing group but since long time my imagination brings fragments so waiting for proper regular work of my brain to write something worth reading .<br />best wishes ! bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-78836442010991651802017-02-02T20:47:52.589-05:002017-02-02T20:47:52.589-05:00You and me both!!! :) You and me both!!! :) Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-58981533241237934142017-02-02T20:47:25.319-05:002017-02-02T20:47:25.319-05:00Thanks! Maybe it's time to try my hand at comi...Thanks! Maybe it's time to try my hand at comics ... except I need some art talent! :PJemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-79964646144001601722017-02-02T20:46:32.878-05:002017-02-02T20:46:32.878-05:00Nothing wrong with a good delusion - but I don'...Nothing wrong with a good delusion - but I don't think this is one! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-57600005093917213982017-02-02T20:46:03.331-05:002017-02-02T20:46:03.331-05:00That's so sad! I hope I never lose that joy of...That's so sad! I hope I never lose that joy of reading! Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-5338706159788435722017-02-02T20:44:05.097-05:002017-02-02T20:44:05.097-05:00Wow! I'd NEVER be hired as a travel writer!!!!...Wow! I'd NEVER be hired as a travel writer!!!! I love the slash 'n' burn edit round though :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-18970681191824202952017-02-02T10:13:44.253-05:002017-02-02T10:13:44.253-05:00I've got an active imagination so I need very ...I've got an active imagination so I need very little setting for myself as a reader. It usually surprises me when other people in my critique group say there wasn't enough setting for them when they read a piece. Guess I need less description than most. :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-22081079081527609512017-02-02T05:41:14.809-05:002017-02-02T05:41:14.809-05:00Back when I wrote novels, descriptions were always...Back when I wrote novels, descriptions were always such a challenge for me. Makes me glad I do comics now; don't have to worry about describing anything, since it's all right there in the art! LOL. Best of luck with your own descriptions!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-89272197196915737202017-02-02T04:33:45.749-05:002017-02-02T04:33:45.749-05:00I THINK I'm ok with description... mostly. Of ...I THINK I'm ok with description... mostly. Of course, I could be totally deluding myself. I seem to do that on occasion.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-70702622490994309802017-02-02T03:42:55.777-05:002017-02-02T03:42:55.777-05:00Good question to answer Jemi. Editing other author...Good question to answer Jemi. Editing other authors' books has made reading for pleasure a chore for me as I keep finding stuff I would edit out. Nasreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903012810404786521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-70269795045514412812017-02-01T21:06:57.266-05:002017-02-01T21:06:57.266-05:00Hi Jemi! I love description, or should I say, over...Hi Jemi! I love description, or should I say, over-love description. I could write settings and flowery descriptions forever, which is a result of writing travel articles where your descriptions have to be magnificent. But after over-writing descriptions in my WIPs, I have to go back and edit most of them out. Boo hoo. :-(Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-76241173187010018872017-02-01T20:47:10.925-05:002017-02-01T20:47:10.925-05:00Yay for solidarity!! I like the sneaky approach to...Yay for solidarity!! I like the sneaky approach too :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-42325522172806675382017-02-01T20:45:44.251-05:002017-02-01T20:45:44.251-05:00Me too! Description is dull ... unless it's do...Me too! Description is dull ... unless it's done really well and then I'm envious :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-43910600310122809082017-02-01T20:44:53.844-05:002017-02-01T20:44:53.844-05:00I'm still in that learning stage!!I'm still in that learning stage!!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-28199150087686944272017-02-01T20:43:43.780-05:002017-02-01T20:43:43.780-05:00I love and hate description, probably because it c...I love and hate description, probably because it can be fun but sometimes it's soooooo difficult. I think the trick is to sneak it in. "He ran fingers through his brown hair." That's what I've picked up. But know that you're not alone!Caitlin Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186146046485674541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-44384180113733586892017-02-01T20:40:39.356-05:002017-02-01T20:40:39.356-05:00Me too! I like when the description is sprinkled i...Me too! I like when the description is sprinkled in, not dumped!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-20773727264454494902017-02-01T20:40:10.522-05:002017-02-01T20:40:10.522-05:00I'm glad I'm still able to get caught up. ...I'm glad I'm still able to get caught up. I sometimes need my editor to do more waking up! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com