tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post2934689147279712268..comments2024-02-19T15:25:57.626+11:00Comments on Breathless In the Bush: Finding Your Writer’s VoiceHelzKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01921987291520604201noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-28212428189120900362016-04-19T08:20:05.002+10:002016-04-19T08:20:05.002+10:00So true, Rosemary. So true, Rosemary. Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-31354239213675508452016-04-18T23:47:44.082+10:002016-04-18T23:47:44.082+10:00Maggi, Thank you for sharing this with us. People ...Maggi, Thank you for sharing this with us. People had different lifestyles in times past but emotions - love, hate, jealousy etc., haven't changed.Rosemary Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246565740097088493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-39517442054527651312016-04-18T20:26:35.518+10:002016-04-18T20:26:35.518+10:00Absolutely, Sharon.
Absolutely, Sharon. <br />Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-52446427240805151652016-04-18T20:25:47.676+10:002016-04-18T20:25:47.676+10:00Thanks Dee, they are lovely aren't they?Thanks Dee, they are lovely aren't they?Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-78314581888063351242016-04-18T20:25:16.398+10:002016-04-18T20:25:16.398+10:00Hi Karen, thanks for the comment. Hi Karen, thanks for the comment. Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-37972844857277019052016-04-18T20:23:41.513+10:002016-04-18T20:23:41.513+10:00Isn't Malvina? It's like settling down wit...Isn't Malvina? It's like settling down with an old friend! Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-52843080939308643322016-04-18T20:22:49.672+10:002016-04-18T20:22:49.672+10:00Thanks Enisa, I'm glad you enjoyed it.Thanks Enisa, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-58929185246602127632016-04-18T20:21:43.031+10:002016-04-18T20:21:43.031+10:00Hi Marilyn, thanks for the comment!Hi Marilyn, thanks for the comment!Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-62729346486130436882016-04-18T19:33:34.280+10:002016-04-18T19:33:34.280+10:00Great post Maggi. Thsnk you for explaining what wr...Great post Maggi. Thsnk you for explaining what writing what you know really means. Did you star off wtiting novellas or longer novels and what made you decide that novellas were the way to go for you?Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-50271578831466241832016-04-18T13:27:58.807+10:002016-04-18T13:27:58.807+10:00Hi Maggi, thank you for sharing your knowledge of ...Hi Maggi, thank you for sharing your knowledge of "write what you know" with us. I think exploring our shared humanity by vicariously experiencing the emotions of characters (and by extension authors) is what makes reading good novels and novellas so addictive. Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-44678073188789587912016-04-18T12:03:32.771+10:002016-04-18T12:03:32.771+10:00Great article Maggi Andersen!
Love your book cov...Great article Maggi Andersen! <br />Love your book covers!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229810970636487006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-12898180285039381382016-04-18T11:28:17.858+10:002016-04-18T11:28:17.858+10:00Hi Maggi, great post, thank you . I remember being...Hi Maggi, great post, thank you . I remember being told I had a good voice by my agent when I first started writing and I thought - she hasn't heard me sing, how does she know that??? I had no idea. Hopefully I have learnt a bit since then and I agree, an original voice and writing what you know is important. And as you say it doesn't matter what the subject of what you know is, as long as its real, sincere your readers will identify. P.S. Your books look great and I will have to check out shoestring... I've never heard of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772971731747379071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-64347208909021857432016-04-18T11:09:31.848+10:002016-04-18T11:09:31.848+10:00After reading some people's work, I can someti...After reading some people's work, I can sometimes spot 'their' voice, and welcome it in future novels. It's so lovely when that happens, it's part of the unique welcome for a reader when starting someone's book. Thanks Maggi.Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-64108000903261736472016-04-18T10:06:17.844+10:002016-04-18T10:06:17.844+10:00Hi Maggi. Thank you for your great insight into th...Hi Maggi. Thank you for your great insight into the writer's voice. As you say, everyone has different emotional responses and that's a terrific way to define 'voice'. Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-80857585751050302072016-04-18T10:00:19.875+10:002016-04-18T10:00:19.875+10:00Hi Maggi! Love your definition of voice as 'a ...Hi Maggi! Love your definition of voice as 'a unique emotional response, and a distinctive way of looking at the world'. It continues to amaze me that we authors each have a writing voice as easy to recognise as our speaking voice, but when you define it as you have, of course we are all different and that is reflected in the words we choose and the style in which we write. Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-73737142361601488302016-04-18T09:56:05.634+10:002016-04-18T09:56:05.634+10:00Very true Maggi. I was surprised to find that the ...Very true Maggi. I was surprised to find that the book that the movie Brokeback Mountain was based on was also a novella. The Green Mile by Stephen King is a Novella as is the Shawshank Redemption.Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-75398940900545161582016-04-18T09:12:38.389+10:002016-04-18T09:12:38.389+10:00Thanks so much for featuring me today! I've al...Thanks so much for featuring me today! I've always written novellas and short stories, but when I first began to write, I intended to write crime novels. My first novel was a murder mystery. I still write both, but I prefer the shorter format, because they suit my economical writing style. They've become more popular as e-books can be read on mobiles and many devices. A good quick read in a world where we are all time poor. They used to be seen as inferior to a book, but I hope that's no longer the case. After all, THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a beautifully crafted novella. Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-66394772649673995682016-04-18T07:38:07.632+10:002016-04-18T07:38:07.632+10:00Great post Maggi. Thsnk you for explaining what wr...Great post Maggi. Thsnk you for explaining what writing what you know really means. Did you star off wtiting novellas or longer novels and what made you decide that novellas were the way to go for you?Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.com