tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846440927856012337.post5595584596856470486..comments2023-09-05T07:27:19.847-07:00Comments on The Story Template: Amy Deardon: My Hero, the NewbieAmy Deardonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334990399511204484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846440927856012337.post-74522352041551067372012-05-30T13:50:14.789-07:002012-05-30T13:50:14.789-07:00Bill and Christie, writing is a hard road. People ...Bill and Christie, writing is a hard road. People know that they can't start piano lessons and in two weeks be playing a Mozart sonata, so why do they think they'll immediately be able to write perfect stories? I so admire the perseverance it takes to get to that point of being a good writer.<br /><br />The dream. I like that. This is so true.<br /><br />In becoming a writer, the long way is the short way.Amy Deardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334990399511204484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846440927856012337.post-9889704157424946402012-05-30T06:25:52.853-07:002012-05-30T06:25:52.853-07:00I've been writing since the 2nd grade. The big...I've been writing since the 2nd grade. The biggest thing newbies (and I guess in a way I could be considered one) do for me is the dedication to the dream.Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846440927856012337.post-24546809673190601002012-05-29T12:40:30.188-07:002012-05-29T12:40:30.188-07:00Amy, a heart-warming post. I'm glad to see yo...Amy, a heart-warming post. I'm glad to see you involved in such a needful ministry. What a blessing to those young in the craft. Pray they listen and believe!<br /><br />I find that often what're needed, loud and clear, are patience, faith, and respect for the time-tested principles of story writing. <br /><br />Patience that provides the times necessary to put in the years of work, faith to be willing to be patient, and respect because it's all-to-easy to think oneself smarter than the successful writers, both ancient and modern, who insist on storytelling fundamentals, as well as the many other necessary aspects of novel writing.<br /><br />Frequently, too, there are those who insist on casting their story in an experimental structure that, unless they are geniuses,, just won't work with publishers nor with readers.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090124106880951673noreply@blogger.com