tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35676145.post8974999962633416118..comments2023-08-16T11:14:20.855-04:00Comments on My Reading and Writing Life: The "It" FactorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18311932999805348554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35676145.post-41616839218838752772010-01-20T21:45:51.949-05:002010-01-20T21:45:51.949-05:00T.Anne - You bring up another good point - being b...T.Anne - You bring up another good point - being born with the gift as opposed to cultivating the gift. I think everyone can write but not everyone can be a great writer. I'm sure many would differ on that point, writing programs in particular, but if it weren't true then every novel would be great and a best seller.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311932999805348554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35676145.post-67142137861766738662010-01-20T21:41:41.042-05:002010-01-20T21:41:41.042-05:00Thanks Nicole for the offer - I may just take you ...Thanks Nicole for the offer - I may just take you up on that once I've got it where it needs to be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311932999805348554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35676145.post-19247735701655461962010-01-20T17:05:45.789-05:002010-01-20T17:05:45.789-05:00So true, Michelle, that "it" feels diffe...So true, Michelle, that "it" feels different for different readers. I began reading <em>The Almost Moon</em> last night. I devoured Alice Sebold's first novel, <em>The Lovely Bones</em> in two days. I've been warned by some Amazon reader critiques that her second novel doesn't live up to her first. Others, though they hold the minority opinion, thought it was brilliant. It just goes to show that we must write what stirs our artistic souls -- what has "it" for us -- and believe our audience will embrace it in the same way.<br /><br />Best of luck with your project. If you ever want feedback on an excerpt or two, don't hesitate to ask!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35676145.post-49918476276967067422010-01-20T14:39:12.389-05:002010-01-20T14:39:12.389-05:00I think about "it" al the time. I do bel...I think about "it" al the time. I do believe you have to be born with "it" but, the craft can always be learned and molded through experience.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.com