tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.comments2024-03-03T11:59:21.317-05:00Writers Cheat SheetsCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966048015900583351noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-43227903004955927762024-03-03T11:59:21.317-05:002024-03-03T11:59:21.317-05:00Thanks for the wide-reading advice. I'd always...Thanks for the wide-reading advice. I'd always heard to read the type of story I write. But reading all kinds of writing - news, biographies, classics, modern, nonfiction, fiction, and different genres - makes more sense for providing background and feeding the subconscious.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-14514794649748218312024-03-03T06:08:56.671-05:002024-03-03T06:08:56.671-05:00Thank you for this inspiration for more often repl...Thank you for this inspiration for more often replacing scrolling with reading.Marc Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339328865359872082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-63958171985850211042023-12-01T19:23:07.561-05:002023-12-01T19:23:07.561-05:00Thanks, Catherine. May the holidays bring you comf...Thanks, Catherine. May the holidays bring you comfort and joy.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-50173186954753230272023-11-01T12:32:00.496-04:002023-11-01T12:32:00.496-04:00I agree about NaNoWriMo. The pressure would leave ...I agree about NaNoWriMo. The pressure would leave too much of an editing mess for me. Plus,November is my month for putting together homemade calendars with photos I've taken throughout the year. Let writers who the project works for enjoy the project. I won't be joining.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-57836114452304118752023-10-01T14:41:01.466-04:002023-10-01T14:41:01.466-04:00I feel the same way about this blog and have to re...I feel the same way about this blog and have to remind myself that people may read it but they may never take the time to comment. Keep launching new stories, Janet!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966048015900583351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-78350947481297594092023-10-01T12:03:53.891-04:002023-10-01T12:03:53.891-04:00The second fear touches me. I don't care about...The second fear touches me. I don't care about fame. I fret that no one will care about my blog after I post it. I control the worry by launching into a new story.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-42607807826439114332023-09-01T13:48:09.885-04:002023-09-01T13:48:09.885-04:00You're absolutely right, Janet. Thanks for dro...You're absolutely right, Janet. Thanks for dropping by on this busy holiday weekend. Have a great Labor Day. Catherine E. McLeanhttps://www.writerscheatsheets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-50963381793606484432023-09-01T11:39:13.678-04:002023-09-01T11:39:13.678-04:00An intriguing narrator's voice makes any writi...An intriguing narrator's voice makes any writing more engaging.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-12307317267915240852023-05-01T12:05:00.601-04:002023-05-01T12:05:00.601-04:00I appreciate hearing from you! Have a great day.I appreciate hearing from you! Have a great day.Catherine E. McLeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-41282345881731260312023-05-01T09:47:16.382-04:002023-05-01T09:47:16.382-04:00Makes good sense!Makes good sense!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-14814653537029134712023-03-03T14:17:59.012-05:002023-03-03T14:17:59.012-05:00You are very welcome, Janet. Have a great day!You are very welcome, Janet. Have a great day!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966048015900583351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-1879582066855059832023-03-01T12:34:37.535-05:002023-03-01T12:34:37.535-05:00Clearly distinguished, Catherine.
Thanks for the e...Clearly distinguished, Catherine.<br />Thanks for the explanations.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-87134704970606288282022-12-02T13:04:00.996-05:002022-12-02T13:04:00.996-05:00Regardless of the count, I'm glad you have fun...Regardless of the count, I'm glad you have fun with this little exercise! Happy Holidays to you, Janet.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966048015900583351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-25741198076931906852022-12-01T16:10:34.629-05:002022-12-01T16:10:34.629-05:00I calculated how many gifts, checked my math multi...I calculated how many gifts, checked my math multiple times, and got 364 each time. Then i checked the website. It said there were 365. I don't know where they got the extra one. Oh, well. I had fun making the calculations. Happy Holidays!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-33187403772432330052022-11-05T03:26:12.257-04:002022-11-05T03:26:12.257-04:00Great reading your blog posstGreat reading your blog posstDuluth Pool Serviceshttps://www.service-pools.com/us/pool-maintenance-minnesota/duluth-pool-services.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-56083027365740824902022-11-02T15:12:28.950-04:002022-11-02T15:12:28.950-04:00POV really made the time and place anchors pop. Th...POV really made the time and place anchors pop. Thanks for the tip.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-78741156057331816012022-08-02T20:24:34.401-04:002022-08-02T20:24:34.401-04:00Sometimes all it takes is a little spark! Have a g...Sometimes all it takes is a little spark! Have a great time writing Rusty's story! :))<br />Catherine E. McLeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-79717272533852623152022-08-02T17:00:43.676-04:002022-08-02T17:00:43.676-04:00Your article gave me a spark-naming character Rust...Your article gave me a spark-naming character Rusty because he or she,to be determined, liked to tinker with old cars. Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-39323365845339454292022-07-02T12:45:34.794-04:002022-07-02T12:45:34.794-04:00Hi nice readinng your blogHi nice readinng your blogReeva Mhttps://www.reevamills.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-58802117725104693652022-07-01T19:46:09.012-04:002022-07-01T19:46:09.012-04:00Thanks for sharing, Janet!
Thanks for sharing, Janet!<br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966048015900583351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-78657335019582986552022-07-01T11:44:24.634-04:002022-07-01T11:44:24.634-04:00In the four pages of my work in progress, I had no...In the four pages of my work in progress, I had no wall to wall paragraphs. I varied from fourteen to five paragraphs on a page. The page with only five paragraphs varied from one sentence paragraphs to a seven sentence paragraph, but they averaged to three and two-fifths words per paragraph. Thanks for the tip on something to think about while editing, Catherine.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-56704407247444882522022-05-05T09:14:56.595-04:002022-05-05T09:14:56.595-04:00You're welcome, Janet. Have a great day.You're welcome, Janet. Have a great day.Catherine E. McLeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-29199980282638457192022-05-01T16:48:02.389-04:002022-05-01T16:48:02.389-04:00Thanks, Catherine. Your article clarified the topi...Thanks, Catherine. Your article clarified the topic - no need for the other 90%.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-78582569858049512222022-04-03T14:50:50.078-04:002022-04-03T14:50:50.078-04:00Had to chuckle, Janet, about the evil voice. As to...Had to chuckle, Janet, about the evil voice. As to hope for the universe, well maybe evil isn't interested in a lowly glass of water? Okay, so maybe - "Water? In my wine glass? Off with her head!" LOL<br /><br />CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966048015900583351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253609569967586043.post-56804635243058273812022-04-03T14:43:45.693-04:002022-04-03T14:43:45.693-04:00it's interesting, that in all those points of ...it's interesting, that in all those points of view, none were evil. There is hope for the universe.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364407694552324535noreply@blogger.com