tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021890294034841658.post617541242472417203..comments2023-11-17T03:40:18.387-05:00Comments on The Record of the Month Club/Boys on Film: A Crisis of VoiceLibby Cudmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667583688512921824noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021890294034841658.post-14970132113095225462012-05-10T21:24:48.033-04:002012-05-10T21:24:48.033-04:00You guys are rad--thanks for the support!You guys are rad--thanks for the support!Libby Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667583688512921824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021890294034841658.post-11344939641975206872012-05-08T16:03:19.235-04:002012-05-08T16:03:19.235-04:00Mentoring is a tricky thing. If writing is thought...Mentoring is a tricky thing. If writing is thought etched in symbol, then markup is an attempt to change your mind. It's a rare thing to suggest incisively without allowing personal voice to overshadow what the mentee presents.<br /><br />Still, that's all besides the point. Your voice is made stronger by exercising it. Even if you hit a lot of flat notes to start ... the way out is through.BW Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351724088502098294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021890294034841658.post-18090182113297388742012-04-25T11:05:32.984-04:002012-04-25T11:05:32.984-04:00I have found, in my post grad school life, that I ...I have found, in my post grad school life, that I swing through "stages" in my creative writing. I'm doing a lot of poetry right now, and I find prose very difficult. Before that, everything that came out was analytical prose. I haven't felt compelled to write prose fiction in several years now. When I try to force it, it reads exactly like dead fish.<br /><br />Try something new, and trust your intuition. You've got a fine, clearvoiced style on this blog. Maybe it's time to do more creative non-fiction?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405743957834555304noreply@blogger.com