tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post2222258508744848236..comments2015-12-10T20:22:49.076-05:00Comments on Cave of Pythia: My Coffee Scenes Get the Red InkPythia3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15682761270108828712noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-55880301106235313632007-08-08T08:05:00.000-04:002007-08-08T08:05:00.000-04:00Hello PythiaYour parts are going fine! Just keep w...Hello Pythia<BR/><BR/>Your parts are going fine! Just keep writing them out like this as they come, every day and watch them take off for you. And whenever you post new poems let me know. I like your work that I've read so far.<BR/><BR/>Glad you stopped by and I hope this will be the begining of a beautiful blog friendship.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-19410219977009567792007-08-07T14:51:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:51:00.000-04:00Oh, and Dirk_Star, I would never make you wear a r...Oh, and Dirk_Star, I would never make you wear a red shirt!<BR/>As far as dialog . . . you do very well all on your own - now off to your post to see if Cain lives in the new version!Pythia3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15682761270108828712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-88358993074799312692007-08-07T14:50:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:50:00.000-04:00Thanks Crashdummie - I agree with you about backgr...Thanks Crashdummie - I agree with you about background music! I LOVE music and I often have a song playing in my mind during certain events and times in my life . . . I guess we're all basically living the Truman Show even if we can't always here the music.Pythia3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15682761270108828712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-74466957844848443852007-08-07T13:31:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:31:00.000-04:00Wow, that was deep. Life is full of “what if”, and...Wow, that was deep. Life is full of “what if”, and that expendadnd our horizon and makes us think outside the box.<BR/><BR/>I’ve always kinda wished life was more like the movies, mainly because of the background music – what if life had that….Crashdummiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804365044559167907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-65839010080107309812007-08-07T12:05:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:05:00.000-04:00Finally, I am an important part of the plot.Will I...Finally, I am an important part of the plot.<BR/><BR/>Will I be getting lines of dialog too?<BR/><BR/>Please don't give me a red shirt...DirkStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798032040590840735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-38076656807615842022007-08-07T12:00:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:00:00.000-04:00Jon, 'color and dialog' being the 'studs within th...Jon, 'color and dialog' being the 'studs within the wall' - well, that explains a lot. My studs sometimes become too noticeable taking attention away from the actual structure. I need to be more Zen-like in every aspect of my life and writing. <BR/>Thanks for clarifying.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, I love that quote by James. This life has been a long lesson in "letting go" for me. The writing is, in a sense, a letting go of the thoughts and feelings inside . . . but, once birthed on paper they become my babies and I must learn to let go all over again. I think it was Picasso who burned many of his paintings after he finished them - his process was complete once he filled the canvas.<BR/><BR/>Erik, my life is most definitely an epic! Thanks for reminding me of those possibilities.<BR/><BR/>I know this post is blurring the lines between writing and life - but to me, there is no definitive line between them. Each are metaphors for the other.Pythia3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15682761270108828712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-77707151038363167852007-08-07T11:06:00.000-04:002007-08-07T11:06:00.000-04:00Maybe it should be said that everything should rel...Maybe it should be said that everything should relate to the story, not the plot. Two very different things. Often color and dialog and observation are merely the studs within the wall. You don't see them but they need to be there.<BR/>Michelle: Thanks for reminding me about James. Too often I hold my creations too closely, love them too much, keep them too precious. A diamond in the heart is still a foreign substance...beautiful plaque.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773667447659795825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-54850379228136189132007-08-07T10:27:00.000-04:002007-08-07T10:27:00.000-04:00Hey Lindy,I too love the extra parts! But I under...Hey Lindy,<BR/><BR/>I too love the extra parts! But I understand what Jon is saying -- it's tough to decide what's needed and what's not. Henry James says, Kill your darlings, meaning that when you love something, it probably means it needs to go. No wonder writers go so crazy at times! Happy Tuesday!Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35456824.post-11600502665967938302007-08-06T17:17:00.000-04:002007-08-06T17:17:00.000-04:00Hey Pythia,If your life is more like a novel or an...Hey Pythia,<BR/><BR/>If your life is more like a novel or an epic, then everything does not have to move the plot forward -- there's time and speace for diversions, subtexts, secondary plots, experiments, and quiet moments. The shorter the story, the less room for maneuver. <BR/><BR/>Cheers! I enjoy the extra touches.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.com