tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post5085897432782005988..comments2024-03-11T13:52:07.302-07:00Comments on Cynthia Chapman Willis' BLOG: The Best Advice Ever?Cynthia Chapman Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-79404138751856936282011-05-25T15:15:22.100-07:002011-05-25T15:15:22.100-07:00Stump-rific--I love that, Angela. : ) Lucky for m...Stump-rific--I love that, Angela. : ) Lucky for me I'd been asked the question before, so I was sort of prepared. <br /><br />And I'm totally with you about not living with regrets!Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-24633089994499062352011-05-25T14:44:51.736-07:002011-05-25T14:44:51.736-07:00This is sort of a stump-rific question to answer o...This is sort of a stump-rific question to answer on the fly, isn't it? I think I would have answered very much the same--that if you want something, go out and get it. It aligns well with my personal belief system of not living with regrets! :)<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-62765098186660284962011-05-21T13:58:38.082-07:002011-05-21T13:58:38.082-07:00I love these bits of advice!
Jemi, "Just kee...I love these bits of advice!<br /><br />Jemi, "Just keep swimming" is always great advice, I say. Thanks for this! I love that movie.<br /><br />Ahh, Medeia, I hear you about plot. I can't get enough good advice on plotting.<br /><br />And Karen, writing in the moment is great, too. Oh, and I'm sending you some cyber fries. They do look yummy, don't they?Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-24773362043905498212011-05-21T09:17:01.790-07:002011-05-21T09:17:01.790-07:00Gosh, those fries look DELISH! :)
My best piece o...Gosh, those fries look DELISH! :)<br /><br />My best piece of advice came from a writing mentor in her first writing class: "Write in the moment."Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-33775126539761441812011-05-21T08:56:00.278-07:002011-05-21T08:56:00.278-07:00The piece of advice you posted is wonderful.
The ...The piece of advice you posted is wonderful.<br /><br />The best advice I received was to work on plot since that can be a weakness of mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-17930427872555541242011-05-21T08:55:43.960-07:002011-05-21T08:55:43.960-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-83137818985148209282011-05-20T19:34:24.126-07:002011-05-20T19:34:24.126-07:00Great story - kids always ask the best questions! ...Great story - kids always ask the best questions! <br /><br />I don't think it was directed at me personally, but I love Dory's advice to Just Keep Swimming! (from Finding Nemo :))Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-92123062415001910672011-05-20T17:44:19.941-07:002011-05-20T17:44:19.941-07:00And actually, that's not bad advice at all. : ...And actually, that's not bad advice at all. : ) Thanks!Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-59233663679234773362011-05-20T09:10:51.986-07:002011-05-20T09:10:51.986-07:00The best advice ever:
Don't give advice and do...The best advice ever:<br /><b>Don't give advice and don't take advice!</b><br /><br />Sorry, just trying to be humorous....Fresh Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321496696487687435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-56747552068251468712011-05-19T18:14:33.765-07:002011-05-19T18:14:33.765-07:00Nutschell, I really like "...it only take one...Nutschell, I really like "...it only take one person to say yes." That really puts things in perspective, doesn't it?<br /><br />Thanks, Linda. "Believe in yourself" is great.<br /><br />J.L., putting your work first is something I often have to keep in mind when things get hectic. Great advice!Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-66493013247343823782011-05-18T18:43:18.200-07:002011-05-18T18:43:18.200-07:00Believing for what I want to achieve has worked fo...Believing for what I want to achieve has worked for me. In terms of my writing, a critique partner once told me that no matter what I was to put my work ahead of reading other people's writing. That advice has proven invaluable.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-10285440734806242522011-05-18T10:57:11.292-07:002011-05-18T10:57:11.292-07:00Great post, Cynthia! Along these same lines is the...Great post, Cynthia! Along these same lines is the piece of advice I sometimes have to keep in mind - and that is "Believe in yourself."Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224888611160910791.post-82557609985748875142011-05-18T09:57:50.436-07:002011-05-18T09:57:50.436-07:00I've gotten a lot of great advice, but the one...I've gotten a lot of great advice, but the one writing advice that has stuck with me, was one that YA author Lauren Kate said to me when I asked her for her advice to aspiring writers: "Never give up, it only takes one person to say Yes."<br />nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.com