tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post1408676771700957585..comments2023-08-21T20:51:35.856+10:00Comments on The Write Obsession: Insecure Writer's Support Group: The Pen is Mightier Than the SwordLanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-24151860783469568142016-11-03T23:06:43.153+11:002016-11-03T23:06:43.153+11:00I think we all like being God in our own universes...I think we all like being God in our own universes. ;-) However, I love other things better. i love learning things in my research - sometimes I read piles of books for a single story or article and don't feel I've wasted time. In fact, I'll be looking up one thing and finding something in the article I'm reading that makes me look up quite a different item. I was, for example, looking up certain Greek myths for a story about Caesar and his pirate captors in an alternative universe...and found another story about these female vampire creatures that you can get to of just by being rude to them. I loved it!<br /><br />And I enjoy the editing process. I remember my first book and editor, who did make me rewrite quite a bit, then asked me how I felt about the finished product - and I suddenly realised that actually, I was quite proud of it. She had made my book the best it could be. <br />Other times, I've explained why I needed certain aspects to be the way they were and the editors have respected that. <br /><br />Each to their own!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-31655407620955903512016-11-03T20:35:20.662+11:002016-11-03T20:35:20.662+11:00That's a great answer, Lan. Not messed up at a...That's a great answer, Lan. Not messed up at all. <br /><br />I feel like this is something I love about writing, as well. I doubt any writer would disagree with the idea that writing/story-telling offers full control over the world you're creating (unless you publish traditionally, of course ;). If that means the bad guys get what's coming to them, then it's the same as the ugly girl gets the hot guy, or whatever.Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-15060216283655576792016-11-03T11:02:53.407+11:002016-11-03T11:02:53.407+11:00Ha ha! From one control freak to another: I get it...Ha ha! From one control freak to another: I get it. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-32386330158007931502016-11-03T02:11:48.595+11:002016-11-03T02:11:48.595+11:00That is so true, I love how my heroes conquer obst...That is so true, I love how my heroes conquer obstacles that I can't. Makes life sweet. Happy IWSG Day, Lan. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-4596259792412853272016-11-03T02:07:32.613+11:002016-11-03T02:07:32.613+11:00Now the superheroes you create can triumph over ev...Now the superheroes you create can triumph over evil!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com