Comments on: The comic book madness of being a writer

By: Ian Collings

Ian Collings — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:04:10 +0000

You’re right, Emma, I did like this. In fact, I loved it.
I’m always a bit nervous when I stumble across a writer taking a lead with an idea and their treatment seems faultless.
When I develop the Editor, the Block and Comic Sans I shall have to read and re-read this article. It’s got such a lovely feel to it.
thanks for checking out my #fridayflash, too. Stay in touch!

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:30:46 +0000

I can’t believe I missed replying to you guys (blushes). Thank you everyone – so wonderful that this was well received when I almost didn’t publish it. So much for me worrying that you’ll all think I’m mad. It seems you don’t mind at all, you darlings you…

By: Keely H.

Keely H. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:40:02 +0000

This is a wonderful (and simultaneously really informative post). Battle well fought Madam Knight!

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:48:47 +0000

Wow. I feel like a knight in shining armour that’s come along to rescue the damsel in distress. Only she has long vacated the premises.

Good riddance too.

Now. What was that move you did, where you smacked fear and then turned and did something to self-doubt…

Marc tries vainly to imitate the sweet fighting moves but falls flat on his face.

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:54:31 +0000

I’ll send you along the terracotta solider’s girl friend – a courtesan of unimaginable beauty and intelligence – who will breathe confidence in the face of Self Doubt and intoxicate him so she can have her way with him (he’s now bound up behind the back sheds and on a low carb, no fat, no dairy diet!)

It is such a pleasure to have you with us for the ride Emma – I haven’t had so much fun in a long time coming along to read your blog.

I love the analogy of the keystone cops. There is such spark and creative vigour in the air at the moment – in the space of just a couple of hours have had two writers mention all the ideas falling over themselves.

When my compete it is like chirping birds or small children badgering me. They are currently quiet having fallen victim to the tedium of administration – oh and editing. But might let them out to play for Fiction Friday tomorrow.

And I will be referring plenty more people on to your short story club having been blown away by the story offered up as part of the sign up package.

By: Graham Storrs

Graham Storrs — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:36:35 +0000

Hey, thanks, Jack!

Em, I was going to mention Iapetus999′s cautionary tale too – but you’e right – and he’s right – if we start letting fear of who’s looking over our shoulder control what we write, there isn’t much point in it any more. It certainly won’t have that straight-from-the-id vividness we all come here looking for.

Good luck with the anthology piece.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:49:55 +0000

Emma, this is brilliant. You are brilliant.

Teach us all how to turn our gremlins into comic book villains, won’t you?

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:19:02 +0000

Good to hear you so WOUND UP and HAPPY! You deserve it!
Congrats on all that is yours at the present!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:57:18 +0000

Ah, Emma, you are amazing! Huge congratulations on the short story anthology commission! And I can’t wait to read ‘Jason’s’ short story too ’cause I loved the line when I read it and it thoroughly deserved to win. (Well done, Jason!)

You rock, lady! Go for it all! I do want to hear about your new business sometime.

Wishing you many large cups of steaming tea to settle all those cops’n'robbers down …

By: Iapetus999

Iapetus999 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:15:29 +0000

I don’t know if you read my blog, but the other day an actual publisher read it and wasn’t impressed. Don’t worry about it. That censor needs to be thrown in the clink never to return.