tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post6914224362344444525..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: In the DNA?JeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-89900259295472264172016-05-02T06:46:40.894-04:002016-05-02T06:46:40.894-04:00And yet, you seem to be doing fine! Determination ...And yet, you seem to be doing fine! Determination plays a bit part in success--keep at it, Lexa.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-29508900560101207652016-04-29T19:31:08.078-04:002016-04-29T19:31:08.078-04:00I think any talent is based more on nature than nu...I think any talent is based more on nature than nurture, but there are always rogue talents which seem to pop up from nowhere. I kind of wish it was more nurture (or determination) 'coz I only have non-fic authors in my family and learning to write fic has been a struggle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-70924186322461161662016-04-27T06:06:35.349-04:002016-04-27T06:06:35.349-04:00It's interesting, when I first started writing...It's interesting, when I first started writing seriously, I never thought it would be an issue to read something in particular while writing. The more I do it, the more I find myself at least <i>thinking</i> about what I'm reading in a particular way. It's more thematic elements that want to creep into my work.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Diane.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-8386551934286606632016-04-26T08:27:58.321-04:002016-04-26T08:27:58.321-04:00I had those thoughts when Valotte came out as well...I had those thoughts when Valotte came out as well, but have not listened to it in a LONG time; now I'll have to find it again!<br /><br />One of the things I did in writing my first novel was to NOT read (a) my favorite books, specifically historical fiction, which is my genre and (b) anything on my subject, other than research. Knowing I am an innate mimic in 3D, I didn't want my work to be influenced in 2D as I wrote, so I just avoided any possibility. A few years on, I don't know whether I would be so much influenced as distracted - less a matter of voice than treatment (covering certain incidents, or going for an overall tone other than that I've established so far). I do think voice is shared, though. My own writing is strikingly representative of my family's voices, particularly on the paternal side. Anyone who read my brother's or my nieces' writing might not make the connection, given the disparities in what we write *about* - but anyone standing in a room with us would recognize rhythms and word choices, without a doubt.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-73470605398801444312016-04-26T06:41:19.232-04:002016-04-26T06:41:19.232-04:00Why not, indeed? Maybe there's some kind of in...Why not, indeed? Maybe there's some kind of inheritable brain chemistry or something that inclines a person to writing. Or maybe it's the repeated exposure to reading throughout the early stages of life (since writers tend to be great readers first) that predisposes someone to writing. I don't know!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-29167008723852001352016-04-25T10:31:42.811-04:002016-04-25T10:31:42.811-04:00I think a person's style of writing is learned...I think a person's style of writing is learned through absorption and not from any DNA. But is the ability to write passed down through DNA? Maybe. If singing runs in the family, why not writing? Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.com