Comments on: How tea and shivers make short stories http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories Writing, anxiety-wrangling, tea. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Andie http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-992 Andie Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:11:09 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-992 Hmm. "No leaf rustled, no twigs could be heard to crack. The forest was completely silent..." No stereotyping to be seen here :-) Hmm.

“No leaf rustled, no twigs could be heard to crack. The forest was completely silent…”

No stereotyping to be seen here :-)

]]> By: Tracy B http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-991 Tracy B Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:12:06 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-991 She'd lined up the shot so carefully that she couldn't quite believe her eyes when the white ball veered sharply to the right, or her ears a moment later, when it said "ow!" She’d lined up the shot so carefully that she couldn’t quite believe her eyes when the white ball veered sharply to the right, or her ears a moment later, when it said “ow!”

]]> By: Mike and Liz http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-990 Mike and Liz Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:33:57 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-990 here are our suggestions: Strange it went up but it should have come down... He was playing the piano and thought how come, he did not remember ever learning... His face was contorted with fear as he thought probably that that was not the question to ask... The cat stopped its toilette and its hackles began to rise but there was nothing to be seen... here are our suggestions: Strange it went up but it should have come down…
He was playing the piano and thought how come, he did not remember ever learning…
His face was contorted with fear as he thought probably that that was not the question to ask…
The cat stopped its toilette and its hackles began to rise but there was nothing to be seen…

]]> By: Mike Challinor http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-989 Mike Challinor Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:29:01 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-989 Hi Emma I actually live right opposite Michael and Liz Newman in Albanchez, Spain who "were standing in the rain, but not getting wet". Both myself and my wife Jan really enjoy reading the short stories you send us. I am a very keen (but not very good) golfer so howabout " I took out a 6 iron and chnged my mind. I will need at lest a 5 for that, but as I saw the ball fy towards the woods over the back of the green, I knew that I had hit it too hard and it was going into the dense trees.......... Hi Emma
I actually live right opposite Michael and Liz Newman in Albanchez, Spain who “were standing in the rain, but not getting wet”. Both myself and my wife Jan really enjoy reading the short stories you send us.
I am a very keen (but not very good) golfer so howabout ” I took out a 6 iron and chnged my mind. I will need at lest a 5 for that, but as I saw the ball fy towards the woods over the back of the green, I knew that I had hit it too hard and it was going into the dense trees……….

]]> By: Diana Maus http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-988 Diana Maus Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:59:05 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-988 "There, right between those trees! Don't you see it?" “There, right between those trees! Don’t you see it?”

]]> By: Caroline http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-987 Caroline Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:23:06 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-987 Quote: "(not that I believe they sit their drumming their fingers!)" Oh, we do, believe me we do! Trying hard to think of some opening lines, now ... Back Soon! Quote: “(not that I believe they sit their drumming their fingers!)”

Oh, we do, believe me we do!

Trying hard to think of some opening lines, now … Back Soon!

]]> By: Anne Tyler Lord http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-986 Anne Tyler Lord Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:49:48 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-986 Emma, That is a very beautifully written article about your writing process. You have clearly examined closely what works for you! That is great encouragement for other writers. When you know your own habits and censors, they don't get away with so much sabotage. Emma,

That is a very beautifully written article about your writing process. You have clearly examined closely what works for you! That is great encouragement for other writers. When you know your own habits and censors, they don’t get away with so much sabotage.

]]> By: Icy Sedgwick http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-984 Icy Sedgwick Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:07:14 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-984 I'm so glad you've written this post, Emma! It's lovely to see how other people work, especially when I enjoy their output so much! Just thought I'd give you a couple of possible ideas... 1) Why does the mist gather over the Thames, and refuse to disperse? 2) That's me in the corner. The one clutching the severed hand. I’m so glad you’ve written this post, Emma! It’s lovely to see how other people work, especially when I enjoy their output so much!

Just thought I’d give you a couple of possible ideas…

1) Why does the mist gather over the Thames, and refuse to disperse?

2) That’s me in the corner. The one clutching the severed hand.

]]> By: Iapetus999 http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-983 Iapetus999 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:11:33 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-983 Ideas, Ideas... The road to the old McGrady house is not paved with gold. The clock struck midnight, and the rats danced. The stars turned off, one by one. "Bring out our next contestant!" Ideas, Ideas…

The road to the old McGrady house is not paved with gold.

The clock struck midnight, and the rats danced.

The stars turned off, one by one.

“Bring out our next contestant!”

]]> By: Tony Noland http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/how-tea-and-shivers-make-short-stories/comment-page-1#comment-980 Tony Noland Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:31:13 +0000 http://www.enewman.co.uk/?p=430#comment-980 Really interesting post. I'm going to try to think about how I write, just to get the same kind of a picture of the process. It's rather different from yours, so I think the self-examination would be illuminating. Really interesting post. I’m going to try to think about how I write, just to get the same kind of a picture of the process. It’s rather different from yours, so I think the self-examination would be illuminating.

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