tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post8120555535623535698..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: The Ick FactorJeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-25700204635910669022012-06-04T06:45:54.665-04:002012-06-04T06:45:54.665-04:00Thanks for the comments, all. From a physical stan...Thanks for the comments, all. From a physical standpoint, there are definitely icky things in writing (or even thinking about). Eyeballs, for example. Stuff under the fingernails. Belly buttons. This is a more...psychological discomfort, I guess I'd say.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-72591755908642538442012-06-03T21:00:52.438-04:002012-06-03T21:00:52.438-04:00Yup. I a puke and loogie fan, and most of my cps a...Yup. I a puke and loogie fan, and most of my cps are not. It's so much fun to make them squirm! Lol.Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-57182100377098434502012-06-03T10:13:16.322-04:002012-06-03T10:13:16.322-04:00All the time. My premises are usually about stuff...All the time. My premises are usually about stuff no one wants to talk about. Ever. But I'm forging ahead. My first novel, Finding Claire Fletcher is about the abduction of a young girl. We all know what happens to young girls who are abducted. While it is a novel meant to entertain, if it gets even one parent to keep closer tabs on their child or to get their child to take a self-defense class or just to talk to their child about stranger danger and sexual assault and what they can do to prevent or avoid or recover from it, I will be happy with the discomfort!Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-23243825750040419432012-06-02T09:46:21.104-04:002012-06-02T09:46:21.104-04:00I'd love to be able to evoke that sort of a re...I'd love to be able to evoke that sort of a reaction out of my readers! I'd feel so magnificently evil. Things I have written have made me squirm before, but I think it's mostly because I still get excited and scared of sharing my work with people, generally speaking.Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-60739605176247449922012-06-01T17:09:28.268-04:002012-06-01T17:09:28.268-04:00Writing any kind of love declaration makes me unco...Writing any kind of love declaration makes me uncomfortable. (<i>I know. Weird thing for a romance writer to say.</i>) I don't mind the body language, the chase, the chemistry, the somewhat steamy interaction, etc. It's the feeling-based dialogue that's difficult. <i>That</i> is my mudpuppy. :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-40891822110422533472012-06-01T16:07:31.156-04:002012-06-01T16:07:31.156-04:00Yikes! I don't know if I'd ever want to ho...Yikes! I don't know if I'd ever want to hold something like that but I love the writing comparison you came up with!Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-15743934405307503052012-06-01T14:54:00.133-04:002012-06-01T14:54:00.133-04:00Anything that involves kneecaps or shoulders makes...Anything that involves kneecaps or shoulders makes me squirm! i could never write about a nurse because I would faint at the keyboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-69977090600038280372012-06-01T11:44:13.253-04:002012-06-01T11:44:13.253-04:00First, blech! LOL. Muddpuppy's sound lovely. ;...First, blech! LOL. Muddpuppy's sound lovely. ;0) I get really uncomfortable if a character is about the humiliate themselves. My stomach goes queasy.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-6988819713035196362012-06-01T07:28:26.780-04:002012-06-01T07:28:26.780-04:00Well, there are different kinds of ick. Some are j...Well, there are different kinds of ick. Some are just the character experiencing some real but difficult times. But I think, for me, there could be icky places I'm not willing to go. <br /><br />lol But that's okay. No one would know because I wouldn't go there.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.com