tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33557474.post4717759464266941590..comments2023-10-14T09:26:04.780-05:00Comments on Yvonne Perry: Three Things Necessary to Make Writing Good and PowerfulAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528955027208100034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33557474.post-34762361004528466552008-02-08T16:00:00.000-06:002008-02-08T16:00:00.000-06:00Ignore the fear. Ignore that nagging voice in you...Ignore the fear. Ignore that nagging voice in your head (parent, teacher, wicked sprite) that says you can't, you shouldn't, and all that. Write what grabs your heart and is your passion. Powerful writing doesn't hold back.<BR/><BR/>Now I just have to follow my own advice!<BR/><BR/>Glad to have found this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33557474.post-62662120668853832592008-02-07T18:30:00.000-06:002008-02-07T18:30:00.000-06:00Absolutely, Jim. It's the "forest for the trees" t...Absolutely, Jim. It's the "forest for the trees" thing. We writers get too close to our own work to realize that we've misspelled or left out a word. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>YvonneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528955027208100034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33557474.post-84600627415713088892008-02-07T17:19:00.000-06:002008-02-07T17:19:00.000-06:00I think your third point is SO important. I don't ...I think your third point is SO important. I don't care how long you leave your work for as soon as you get back into it, and with me that's usually by the end of the first paragraph, then you stop reading and start remembering. There is a world of difference. You need someone who doesn't know what you were thinking when you wrote that sentence, someone who is reading everything for the first time. And it helps if they actually know a thing or two about editing.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com