tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post8240059255549531617..comments2023-10-29T04:39:08.157-07:00Comments on Creative Arts Anonymous: The Good and the BadDr. Cheryl Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-84580387947572400002009-11-16T05:51:28.116-08:002009-11-16T05:51:28.116-08:00Having no fear or concern for anything. Living in ...Having no fear or concern for anything. Living in the "right now" not an hour from now or hours steeped in yesterday. I will let others decide if this attitude is a strength or weakness; I am busy enough dealing with my present to think about it.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-36035943485669166532009-11-15T20:50:57.522-08:002009-11-15T20:50:57.522-08:00When it comes to writing, my strength is dialog an...When it comes to writing, my strength is dialog and character development (I think). When it comes to weaknesses, plot and description, not that I can't do it, but that it isn't important to me so I tend to be sparing.<br /><br />I like to think I have readable first draft, but pacing, details and humor are often a big part of my revisions - I have all my pieces in there, but not necessarily in the right order or as polished as they should be.<br /><br />In life, I'm straightforward and have good intuition. I'm a quick study and a whiz at research. I'm good at figuring out what people want and giving it to them. I stink at politics. I tell people the story strait, no sugar. My tenacity can work against me. I'm not particularly organized and I don't like meetings.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347002624328577997.post-40103032321711818472009-11-15T19:35:00.744-08:002009-11-15T19:35:00.744-08:00My confidence is my biggest strength/ weapon, so t...My confidence is my biggest strength/ weapon, so there are very few things I don’t think I can do.<br /><br />And yes it could be a weakness, but I have overcame so much because of this strength and had very little adverse affect from it.<br /><br />So my biggest weakness is probably my laziness/procrastination. I can delay doing anything with the best of them.<br /><br />Along the lines of first draft being good, I find they normally are. But in revision you can tweak your book forever if you approach it in the wrong way… <br /><br />I have learned to rewrite for Grammar and word usage completely before moving onto dialog and over all flow. Finally moving to small touch ups and rewording scenes or some paragraphs that I feel need it… <br /><br />But never do all 3 at the same time. You change too much, and add just as many plot changes and mistakes back into the book that you are trying to fix. <br /><br />I hope someday you finish a piece of work, and know you have done the best you could. and you can finally relax and send it out to the world.<br /><br />Good post, thx for your time.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.com