tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post6105828214803587951..comments2024-03-24T03:22:44.528-06:00Comments on The Cold Spot: On the Edge of The Underneath or Pumice to the PinkTom Piccirillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342750725233851622noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-70310013365039959332009-03-27T20:36:00.000-06:002009-03-27T20:36:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-4327290758998791712009-03-22T23:06:00.000-06:002009-03-22T23:06:00.000-06:00Every time I read your blog I'm reminded how good ...Every time I read your blog I'm reminded how good of a writer you are. Of course, if doubting yourself is how you write what you write, feel free to ignore the above.ronnochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846138337588291636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-6334933661869318082009-03-22T10:49:00.000-06:002009-03-22T10:49:00.000-06:00It's strange. I can go to any Tom Piccirilli book...It's strange. I can go to any Tom Piccirilli book I own (and I own lots of them), open to the first few pages, and see testimonial after testimonial about how great a writer you are. Add to that Keene's comments about how every writer wishes they could write like you.<BR/><BR/>You're doing something right Tom, so it's not your talent that should be the cause of your insecurity. <BR/><BR/>Doubt and fear over the economy? I can understand that, I go to bed everynight worrying about whether my company will have enough customers to keep the doors open. <BR/><BR/>Doubt and fear over deadlines and your work? You just might be the most gifted contempory author fiction has to offer. I count the days until your next book is released, as do so many others. <BR/><BR/>I think writers might be thier own toughest critics.<BR/><BR/>TtzumaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-26485744513753155372009-03-22T07:06:00.000-06:002009-03-22T07:06:00.000-06:00I am finding it takes a little more with each stor...I am finding it takes a little more with each story. I have to dive a little deeper to find something that fascinates me, scares me, puts me in awe.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-82894718869254259832009-03-22T06:31:00.000-06:002009-03-22T06:31:00.000-06:00Thanks for writing this, Tom.Thanks for writing this, Tom.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595098280224364877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-21779342108076321572009-03-22T02:06:00.000-06:002009-03-22T02:06:00.000-06:00I have really no deadlines at the moment, Tom. But...I have really no deadlines at the moment, Tom. But writing is not an easy go for me. It takes a long time to write a short story. Even after it's done I'll be watching a movie and think there needs to be a word change in the completed story. But, like you I notice I am digging deeper and deeper. The stories are different but underneath they are all the same.Douglas E Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827194767672555897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-21027534720866215622009-03-21T21:11:00.000-06:002009-03-21T21:11:00.000-06:00And that succinctness shows why Fowler is publishe...And that succinctness shows why Fowler is published and I'm not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-91074911120450025272009-03-21T16:59:00.000-06:002009-03-21T16:59:00.000-06:00That's by Walter Smith. Here's my fave:"Writing i...That's by Walter Smith. Here's my fave:<BR/><BR/>"Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." ~Gene FowlerTom Piccirillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342750725233851622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642040507586245737.post-19116429384650118632009-03-21T16:40:00.000-06:002009-03-21T16:40:00.000-06:00Aside from a few stories on a blog, I'm not a ...Aside from a few stories on a blog, I'm not a published author so I'm not facing any deadlines that are not self-imposed. But I know about hitting the wall. Head on. Repeatedly. Doubt & insecurity are closer than my own skin. What's the old saying about writing being easy, all you do is open a vein and hold it over the paper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com