tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694436301831740843.post3749663181404989911..comments2022-09-11T16:56:45.474-07:00Comments on Leave the Frigging Marshmallows: If you're a novelist, you have to be a little self-centered for at least a brief time.Robin I.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17557480330363646629noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694436301831740843.post-80536905678475177402014-11-02T21:05:30.310-07:002014-11-02T21:05:30.310-07:00Yeah... Our attention gets divided sometimes. We k...Yeah... Our attention gets divided sometimes. We kind of have to forget those distraction a remind ourselves that it's not really self-centeredness (even if it feels that way because we think we are neglecting other parts of our lives), It's just what we need to do.Robin I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17557480330363646629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694436301831740843.post-87315964748175983132014-10-29T09:12:46.787-07:002014-10-29T09:12:46.787-07:00Loved the post! And here I was wondering why I was...Loved the post! And here I was wondering why I was sometimes so self-centered, and you gave me a clear point, it´s the writer within me. I feel that writers are like this in someway, even if they don´t want to acknowledge it. We need time/effort to sumerge ourselves into our worlds and explore things that others may not even consider it. Carlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343615353594101724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694436301831740843.post-78525412579233470092014-09-11T12:26:15.160-07:002014-09-11T12:26:15.160-07:00Thanks for your comment, Deborah. To answer your ...Thanks for your comment, Deborah. To answer your question: No, I am not talking about absolute truth. I am not even talking about facts of any kind. I am talking about emotional truth.<br /><br />I do think that writing is different from talking because we more often have the opportunity to dig deeper into an idea, a tangent, the emotional causes and effects... whatever we need to burrow into. Robin I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17557480330363646629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694436301831740843.post-62554479183624234542014-08-30T15:03:32.055-07:002014-08-30T15:03:32.055-07:00An interesting topic to write about. Hmmmm . . . M...An interesting topic to write about. Hmmmm . . . My mind is doing cartwheels here. First, I want to make sure we're on the same page, that we're talking about the truth in a situation (as opposed to absolute truth in a spiritual sense). The problem is, everyone has their own version of the truth in a situation. Two spouses can have a fight; if both write about it, the two stories will Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535900717356736506noreply@blogger.com