tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post4225892516708779779..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: The Writer's LamentJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-63549906085357087822009-11-12T03:44:22.230-06:002009-11-12T03:44:22.230-06:00Francis Nevins said about Avallone that in his boo...Francis Nevins said about Avallone that in his books it's not a man who comes into the room, it's rather a dwarf on walking sticks. Or something to that effect. <br /><br />I believe that at the time I write this you've come to a conclusion. But hey, you could write something short in the interim. <br /><br />Or take a walk. I've used that.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-26747077746512563432009-11-11T15:36:20.927-06:002009-11-11T15:36:20.927-06:00What do you call a ten-minute period in which Jame...What do you call a ten-minute period in which James Reasoner can't think of anything to write? Severe, crippling writer's block.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-33064594779999742582009-11-11T14:52:12.677-06:002009-11-11T14:52:12.677-06:00Have a saloon girl/prostitute walk into the room.....Have a saloon girl/prostitute walk into the room...or out...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290271263325715038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-58090329660558364892009-11-11T11:29:57.563-06:002009-11-11T11:29:57.563-06:00Have rocks fall on all of them and vault the story...Have rocks fall on all of them and vault the story 100 years into the future...<br /><br />Or not...markhttp://radio-nowhere.org/nb/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-73008472322491895502009-11-11T09:30:03.571-06:002009-11-11T09:30:03.571-06:00A psychotic break or some hallucinations are alway...A psychotic break or some hallucinations are always good to throw in at such times. And they are fun to write!<br /><br />Glad you found your way through it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-9677708701486461502009-11-10T19:30:01.270-06:002009-11-10T19:30:01.270-06:00Good to hear it, James. My faith in that WWJRD? po...Good to hear it, James. My faith in that WWJRD? post-it has been confirmed.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-75500084034539163302009-11-10T18:16:38.741-06:002009-11-10T18:16:38.741-06:00Just so you won't worry about me, I went back ...Just so you won't worry about me, I went back upstairs, figured out what I needed to do, and wrote about 2500 more words.<br /><br />Although I do like that naked woman with a gun suggestion. And the one with the dwarf. How about a beautiful female dwarf with a gun? No, wait, I think Whittington already did that in a Longarm . . .James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-17121718651020430872009-11-10T17:38:22.594-06:002009-11-10T17:38:22.594-06:00No it happens to me too. And it was Raymond Chandl...No it happens to me too. And it was Raymond Chandler.Laurie Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429604692700662254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-44708424444976068062009-11-10T17:31:04.123-06:002009-11-10T17:31:04.123-06:00Gosh, I though this only happened to me.Gosh, I though this only happened to me.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-88783756428084976532009-11-10T16:43:40.441-06:002009-11-10T16:43:40.441-06:00Have a naked woman with a gun come into the room? ...Have a naked woman with a gun come into the room? <br /><br />Have a dwarf with a gun come into the room? <br /><br />Have a horse with a gun come into the room? <br /><br />Have a sleepwalking dentist with his drill come into the room?<br /><br />I guess I'd better stick to my day job.Rittsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145597443811879849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-13157927353985483302009-11-10T16:38:16.248-06:002009-11-10T16:38:16.248-06:00Or "Cupids!"
I have a feeling you'...Or "Cupids!" <br /><br />I have a feeling you'll find those words pretty quickly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-67534605303772927382009-11-10T16:36:25.472-06:002009-11-10T16:36:25.472-06:00Hang in there, James. It will come to you. I have ...Hang in there, James. It will come to you. I have faith.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-25524070381922280382009-11-10T16:06:02.541-06:002009-11-10T16:06:02.541-06:00The standard solution is:
"What the...! INJU...The standard solution is:<br />"What the...! INJUNS!"<br />Indian attack leaves everyone except hero, villain and babe dead.<br /><br />I'm guessing you're in Nome or Frisco or downtown Tombstone and this solution just doesn't work.Richard Heftnoreply@blogger.com