tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post5268501796097445964..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: David Fingerman: FRESHHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-80788395895047841552010-10-10T09:17:59.245-04:002010-10-10T09:17:59.245-04:00Hi everyone - thank you all for stopping by and le...Hi everyone - thank you all for stopping by and leaving comments. Sorry I haven't responded sooner ~ I was out of town and had no computer access.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13873769452267700498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-61588926208856345492010-10-08T20:46:18.834-04:002010-10-08T20:46:18.834-04:00I'm always saying I'll NEVER write a short...I'm always saying I'll NEVER write a short story, which means, I feel one coming on. =D Great to get to know you David. Thanks Hart.RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-825237315219084202010-10-08T20:12:28.219-04:002010-10-08T20:12:28.219-04:00Helena-It seems like I've seen some of those--...Helena-It seems like I've seen some of those--where the stand-alone shorts tell a whole story--it's a brilliant idea for someone whose strength is shorts.<br /><br />Helen-it IS a different muscle--good way to put it.<br /><br />Lisa-HA! reinforcing to find your unhealthy activity is actually healthy--sort of like red wine, eh? (also in that you maybe shouldn't OVERDO it)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-42354870602068649212010-10-08T19:39:05.438-04:002010-10-08T19:39:05.438-04:00Thank you for this great post! I shift between wor...Thank you for this great post! I shift between working on a novel and short stories. I thought it might be a bad thing, a procrastination technique, but maybe it's not so bad after all. I feel like when I go back to the novel, I'm better at it.<br /><br />The procrastination is what the blog is for.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-54330337391756912922010-10-08T16:37:39.802-04:002010-10-08T16:37:39.802-04:00I haven't written a short story in a long time...I haven't written a short story in a long time, but I can see how doing so could let you take a respite from a novel. They're two different genres, so you'd be working a different muscle.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-52365292166329212732010-10-08T13:55:04.717-04:002010-10-08T13:55:04.717-04:00I really want to read Silent Kill -- it sounds gre...I really want to read Silent Kill -- it sounds great.<br /><br />Maybe a compromise between short stories and novels are books like Little Altars Everywhere. Rather than a novel it's a collection of short stories, each told by a different member of a family at different times, but in the end you really get one long story with multiple POVs.<br /><br />Anyway, I admire the way you can go back and forth from short stories to novels. For me, novels are enough of a challenge.Helenahttp://www.becominglayla.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-77622365958939210802010-10-08T11:22:43.978-04:002010-10-08T11:22:43.978-04:00I am so much more comfortable with the novel--part...I am so much more comfortable with the novel--part of it is that I can't get to the point, but most of it is I LOVE the complexity and have trouble simplifying because I am wonky that way.<br /><br />No, Alex! No despising!<br /><br />Elizabeth--it's TRUE that it can be a nice way to stay fresh and keep the writing habit. <br /><br />Jenny--teehee- A little like a relationship eh? Hear that? I just called you a PLAYAH...<br /><br />L.Diane-you and me both... not that I've written TONS, though if I count my fan fictions, there are 10 novel-length works done... plus a few abandoned... just a more comfortable genre for me.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-8294702582505479132010-10-08T10:27:24.574-04:002010-10-08T10:27:24.574-04:00I've written so many novels, I'm not sure ...I've written so many novels, I'm not sure I could write a short story anymore!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-66469216184106209772010-10-08T09:58:12.149-04:002010-10-08T09:58:12.149-04:00I enjoy writing short stories exactly because by t...I enjoy writing short stories exactly because by the time I get to the end and am sick of it, it's over! LOL!!!! So so true!! Novels drag abit but it's so multifaceted too!! So both are very enjoyable to do!! Thanks for such a fab interview - good luck with the anthology and novel David!!<br /><br />Thanks Naked Tart!!!<br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-89132930176452421832010-10-08T08:20:23.836-04:002010-10-08T08:20:23.836-04:00I like the way that David shifts back and forth fr...I like the way that David shifts back and forth from short stories to novels to stay fresh and keep writing, even if he reaches a bump in the road.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-32400621354689387532010-10-08T07:46:05.566-04:002010-10-08T07:46:05.566-04:00I can relate to the despisement of one's work!...I can relate to the despisement of one's work!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-67631231848641501542010-10-08T06:30:19.257-04:002010-10-08T06:30:19.257-04:00Simon, I live to be your role model. And it's...Simon, I live to be your role model. And it's writing... sort of... but in the way that stretching and sit-ups get you ready for the big game...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-23534816791303134672010-10-08T06:27:41.902-04:002010-10-08T06:27:41.902-04:00Er...does blogging and commenting count as writing...Er...does blogging and commenting count as writing? *shifty*<br /><br />(Yes, Hart, I borrowed that from you. You don't mind do you?)<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com