tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700813534075377575.post6760922147321532180..comments2023-10-05T03:23:51.371-05:00Comments on Perpetual Chaos of a Wandering Mind: Flash Fiction: Out BackAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966241468533764102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700813534075377575.post-64563196928382177252012-06-21T11:37:58.582-05:002012-06-21T11:37:58.582-05:00Yeah. I've been told that before. The proble...Yeah. I've been told that before. The problem is, writing personal stuff is so—personal. I think my primary fan base would wither away if they started reading about themselves on my blog. (Big D doesn't count, as he doesn't read my blog). <br /><br />About the settings: you're absolutely right. It's what I started with because I didn't know what else to write about, and it's a difficult habit to break. It all goes back to that compulsion to bring to life the world in my head.<br /><br />About colloquialisms: I waffled with words like joint, roach, munchies, etc., but I wanted to leave Bobby at that tipping point between naivete and punk kid. I did use words like chicken, doofus and moron in the quotes, but they all got cut due to length. My favorite was "You wanna jam on my ax?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966241468533764102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700813534075377575.post-7924142508319187302012-06-21T11:00:44.569-05:002012-06-21T11:00:44.569-05:00Now we're talking. This is, aside from a coupl...Now we're talking. This is, aside from a couple of your essays on family, the most engaging thing you've written. You could sparkle it up with some more colorful or colloquial adjectives, but you have more authentic character development here than in any of the other fiction of yours that I've read. Also, you weren't bogged down by setting, so it felt much more vivid.Camille Fariashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922296615021486374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700813534075377575.post-58494962148801167272012-06-19T21:30:39.122-05:002012-06-19T21:30:39.122-05:00I did. I know it's not too terribly suspensef...I did. I know it's not too terribly suspenseful or fecund with possibility, but it's what I know. And, I did chop off almost three hundred words (just counting the final edit), so I'm quite proud of myself. Thanks for getting me hooked!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966241468533764102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700813534075377575.post-60649107398795701312012-06-19T21:15:49.328-05:002012-06-19T21:15:49.328-05:00Hey! Well done on your first flash fiction!! Did y...Hey! Well done on your first flash fiction!! Did you enjoy writing it?? Thanks for the mention - much appreciated!Laura Besleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240502344590881772noreply@blogger.com