tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post1785339264385575871..comments2023-10-14T12:59:56.855-05:00Comments on Phyllis L Humby: Writers Learn from ReadingPhyllis L Humbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-88151874053876274262013-07-02T17:25:30.148-05:002013-07-02T17:25:30.148-05:00Terry, you think of the best analogies. You previo...Terry, you think of the best analogies. You previously compared a road trip to plotting and outlining a novel. That made perfect sense and so does this.<br /><br />Today my dog was bouncing around the kitchen and I explained to my friend that Lex wanted a t-r-e-a-t. Oh, treat, she said. At the sound of the word, Lex ran to the cupboard and w-a-i-t-e-d. hahaha Yes, she got her treat.Phyllis L Humbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-66358180103019344732013-07-02T08:18:30.329-05:002013-07-02T08:18:30.329-05:00Even if you manage not to read with a writer's...Even if you manage not to read with a writer's eye, just reading can help a writer--if they can manage to just read. It's like sitting in the passenger seat of a car. Sure, you don't learn all the details, but you learn about speed and pacing, turn signals, when to use them and when to change lanes, when to use the horn, to check the gas and oil, etc.<br /><br />Also, maybe try the word 'stroll' vs. walk or even spelling it. Maybe it'll suffice for a time. If we opened the drawer that held the leashes and there was even a single jingle or the chain...we were in trouble with many of our dogs in the past. The two we have now, not so much. Each pet is so different.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.com