tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post1776661841911804358..comments2024-03-25T20:45:50.003-05:00Comments on CrimeFictionWriter: Twisted IntentMichael Brackenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-83462332972913717622007-04-17T23:26:00.000-05:002007-04-17T23:26:00.000-05:00I think, Kevin, that writing is how I best express...I think, Kevin, that writing is how I best express myself and so I use my "professional" writing skills to help me resolve "personal" matters. There is a possibility that some of the things I've written lately might be worked into a piece that gets published, but the original intent isn't publication. And, in a way, it does something similar to what Stephen suggests. While this writing doesn't recharge my batteries, it does keep my fingers on the keyboard and my mind limber. When I'm ready to write for publication, I won't need to restart a rusty engine.<BR/><BR/>(And today I had ideas for five new short stories and wrote the opening paragraphs for each of them.)Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-8384936132304837602007-04-17T19:24:00.000-05:002007-04-17T19:24:00.000-05:00This also begs the question--if it isn't for pay o...This also begs the question--if it isn't for pay or publication, then why are you doing it? For what purpose?<BR/><BR/>Kevin<BR/>(rewritten to catch typos)Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-48693661558332061172007-04-17T19:22:00.000-05:002007-04-17T19:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-17403743774868607982007-04-17T09:14:00.000-05:002007-04-17T09:14:00.000-05:00Hey Michael,Sometimes those "side" project simply ...Hey Michael,<BR/><BR/>Sometimes those "side" project simply serve to recharge the creative batteries. Or so I tell myself. :)<BR/><BR/>StephenStephen D. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356287007864614439noreply@blogger.com