tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5427702998969050094..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Running on EmptyJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23676551450568448842018-09-09T20:04:58.353-04:002018-09-09T20:04:58.353-04:00Gloria, I wish you a long, healthy life and a quic...Gloria, I wish you a long, healthy life and a quick sudden death. The problem when a parent can no longer take care of themselves is many children face. Fortunately for me, my mother recognizes she needs the help, so she accepts the change even though it is not her preference.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55980542880488425882018-09-09T19:43:10.751-04:002018-09-09T19:43:10.751-04:00Jim, I just attended my sixty second year reunion ...Jim, I just attended my sixty second year reunion a few weeks ago. As for your mother, I've already told my kids they'll have to drag me kicking, screaming and biting them if they tried to take me away from my home. <br /><br />As to my characters I almost don't have to think of what they have to say because like Warren says, they speak and act on their own which makes it a little easier for me.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82481799309721201482018-09-09T10:49:37.689-04:002018-09-09T10:49:37.689-04:00KM -- it's our hope too that once Mom settles ...KM -- it's our hope too that once Mom settles in, she'll realize the advantages of her new living situation outweigh the disadvantages of smaller physical space.<br /><br />Warren -- I'm worried that with new technology that will allow machines to recognize thoughts that my characters may short circuit the normal writing stage and go directly from thought to manuscript. (Maybe I need to turn that into a science fiction story!)Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-85976600848921345842018-09-09T10:46:36.237-04:002018-09-09T10:46:36.237-04:00I'm glad your mom is settled. Her new room loo...I'm glad your mom is settled. Her new room looks so much larger with furniture in it. And I hope your writing life is settled and moving forward. Your characters might surprise you.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70031038168543167942018-09-09T10:37:22.872-04:002018-09-09T10:37:22.872-04:00I know the feeling very well. Your mother might fi...I know the feeling very well. Your mother might find she really enjoys the new setting. And as to characters, all my characters act on their own. They just allow me to tell their stories since, thankfully, none of them has figure out how to type.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48639512110327315672018-09-09T10:19:19.999-04:002018-09-09T10:19:19.999-04:00Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard that song ...Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard that song in a while.<br /><br />I hope your mother finds her new living arrangements to be comfortable and pleasing. I know my mother, who didn't want to leave the "house that your father bought me" found assistive living to free her from concerns and worries once she stopped lamenting her loss.<br /><br /><br />I understand about the characters taking over. I think that may be the best (and possibly the most troubling) thing about being a pantser. Your characters never cease to amaze you with what they come up with!KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.com