tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post5386898309888548504..comments2023-10-31T07:49:59.631-04:00Comments on Edited to Within an Inch of my Life: Friday Feature: Journeys Toward Publication and Beyond: Jon ArntsonHeather Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-60020167333912159352010-02-13T16:31:17.047-05:002010-02-13T16:31:17.047-05:00Tina - I suppose my comment to Lori def applies to...Tina - I suppose my comment to Lori def applies to you, too. It'll be interesting to see what we learn.<br /><br />Kate - It's so a tie! I absolutely learned a lot from Heather's answers and I found plenty of inspiration.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-3707988146125208322010-02-13T16:27:07.643-05:002010-02-13T16:27:07.643-05:00Lori - I do not outline...yet. I like using the s...Lori - I do not outline...yet. I like using the snowflake method, which I've only been doing for two weeks. It really helps you to broaden your scope of the story you want to write, instead of trying to contain it to a little outline. There are several different techniques I'd like to try that can help you accomplish the same thing as the snowflake method. We should definitely experiment together and compare notes.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-19212276115545958892010-02-13T15:59:25.916-05:002010-02-13T15:59:25.916-05:00Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by and leavin...Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by and leaving such great comments and questions for Jon. <br /><br />Hi Robert! *waving at the West Coast* <br /><br />Tina--if you post a blog question and answer thing about the snowflake method, I could see if I could round up some folks who use it. I have used pieces of it, but never did it from start to finish.<br /><br />Kate--I'm glad you found both interviews interesting. It's so much fun to get a peek into another writer's life!Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-26004764211906177652010-02-13T13:22:46.606-05:002010-02-13T13:22:46.606-05:00I don't know which is more interesting. Readin...I don't know which is more interesting. Reading about Jon on your blog, or reading about you on Jon's blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993728503710435697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-48439883755157732092010-02-13T12:49:39.897-05:002010-02-13T12:49:39.897-05:00Hey, Jon and Heather and Everybody, Lori W.'s ...Hey, Jon and Heather and Everybody, Lori W.'s comment has me thinking and I'd like to leave a posting suggestion! After looking at the Snowflake Method I have a few questions about it and I would like a discussion with folks that have tried it. This may require a two parter? Initially a post giving folks an assignment(maybe this serves?), then a following post where we all come back to discuss what worked and what didn't. A place for suggestions and questions. What think you?Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-48707372171198452422010-02-13T12:18:53.587-05:002010-02-13T12:18:53.587-05:00What a cool guy and the YA and MG sound really int...What a cool guy and the YA and MG sound really interesting. Thank you Jon and Heather for the interview. I've seen the Snowflake Method, but have trouble following it. I'd like to know if Jon outlines. <br /><br />So, off the check out Jon's blog now.Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15513938828806159874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-8355105044366447072010-02-12T21:58:11.730-05:002010-02-12T21:58:11.730-05:00While previewing I noticed "readers" twi...While previewing I noticed "readers" twice & decided that that was how it should be. It's all about the readers, the readers.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-89463404833483294822010-02-12T19:33:57.233-05:002010-02-12T19:33:57.233-05:00Robert - It's a good thing I have no screen do...Robert - It's a good thing I have no screen door!<br /><br />I really like that you put readers in there twice, whether that was on purpose or not, it made me smile.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-36272911067674351982010-02-12T19:31:02.559-05:002010-02-12T19:31:02.559-05:00Shannon - Thanks and you're welcome! I cannot...Shannon - Thanks and you're welcome! I cannot get the image of me popping out of a computer screen out of my head.<br /><br />Boo!Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-13522778472838754722010-02-12T15:20:54.952-05:002010-02-12T15:20:54.952-05:00The wasp says it all. Agents, readers, publishers...The wasp says it all. Agents, readers, publishers, readers, kids, YA's, fellow writers... we'll all be banging on the screen door.Robert Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618840090348189477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-49230071219750808512010-02-12T13:34:28.237-05:002010-02-12T13:34:28.237-05:00This was too great! You're right. He really d...This was too great! You're right. He really did just APPEAR one day and we are all so much better with Jon in our circle.<br /><br />Thanks, Jon. You are awesome! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-45194878924312007312010-02-12T12:19:12.113-05:002010-02-12T12:19:12.113-05:00Anita - Thanks! I am still looking at the traffic...Anita - Thanks! I am still looking at the traffic data for my blog, but your face pops up each time I do. It's very stern.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-48262516431877168202010-02-12T12:09:24.890-05:002010-02-12T12:09:24.890-05:00Major points for the why I started to write seriou...Major points for the why I started to write seriously answer...most original answer ever!<br /><br />Glitter everywhere!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-28540212107638044602010-02-12T11:17:16.357-05:002010-02-12T11:17:16.357-05:00Anna - Thank you.
Tina - Do not ignore its call a...Anna - Thank you.<br /><br />Tina - Do not ignore its call any longer! I read the book in three hours and even after a year, I think about that book at least once everyday.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-84336455543083919592010-02-12T11:07:10.610-05:002010-02-12T11:07:10.610-05:00I totally agree about The Road. J, I loved what yo...I totally agree about The Road. J, I loved what you said about punctuation. I want to read it and yet I'm terribly afraid of the content. Is it too hopeless? It's on my bookstand calling to me along with so many other things, I have been ignoring its call for awhile. <br /><br />Jonathon, you are so brave, putting your whole schedule out there!!Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-66136425914737632342010-02-12T10:58:37.226-05:002010-02-12T10:58:37.226-05:00Great interview - and I just love that puppy! The ...Great interview - and I just love that puppy! The Road is at the very top of my reading pile right now. After hearing how much it inspired Jon, I'm even more excited to read it.Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-61828387416226548232010-02-12T10:42:14.542-05:002010-02-12T10:42:14.542-05:00Lily - Is there any insight regarding the Snowflak...Lily - Is there any insight regarding the Snowflake Method that you'd be willing to share?Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-5902564336552347812010-02-12T10:41:23.237-05:002010-02-12T10:41:23.237-05:00Tina - My writing schedule? Uh, well, right now I...Tina - My writing schedule? Uh, well, right now I am trying to actually create one. Let's do that right now. Here's on my to-do list. Write, revise, blog, critique group, other critique work, W.I.B.I.J.?!, and... I know there's more. I am sure life is supposed to fit in there somewhere.<br /><br />I started blogging to help me with my writing. And even though blogging is taking up all my writing time, I think that's okay. Maybe that's what is meant to happen right now. I am excited about the YA story, but trying to write it is like trying to force myself to read a biography when I have a shiny, new copy of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES on my nightstand (It calls to me at night). If you try too hard to do the less pleasant activity, it'll show in your compromised perspective. So, that's why my blog is so shiny and perky, I put most of my writing efforts into that one project. In a few weeks or months, maybe I will put half the amount of time into my blog and use the other half of my time for writing in my WiP, I do not think my blog will suffer, it will just change.<br /><br />So my schedule for next week:<br />Sunday - Read, read, and read some more. Finish LONE SURVIVOR<br />Monday - rewrite MYLAR, post weekend recap on blog<br />Tuesday - Send back critiques, post review of LONE SURVIVOR on blog<br />Wednesday - Start GOING BOVINE, read first half by 1 AM. Blog post is about awards.<br />Thursday - Send MYLAR rewrite to critique group and send second wave of my critiques to group. Blog post, not decided yet.<br />Friday - WIBIJ?! test run?!?! Eat.<br />Saturday - Free day?<br /><br />I'd say i spend about twelve hours a day on the activities above.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-21521392410939237392010-02-12T10:29:36.907-05:002010-02-12T10:29:36.907-05:00Kelly - I like spreading glitter. Thanks for rece...Kelly - I like spreading glitter. Thanks for receiving it!<br /><br />Paul - Yes, fun, when it's not 16 degrees. Okay, still fun.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-46197090361276079532010-02-12T10:15:31.169-05:002010-02-12T10:15:31.169-05:00Ooh, I used Snowflake on my first YA- finnished ju...Ooh, I used Snowflake on my first YA- finnished just before Christmas. <br /><br />Jon's blog is awesome. I'm so glad he popped up in my blogosphere.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-81906078673364033702010-02-12T10:13:29.975-05:002010-02-12T10:13:29.975-05:00You WIPs sound fabulous and very different. I like...You WIPs sound fabulous and very different. I like that. Love the word bildungsroman.<br /><br />Okay, I will finally go check out The Snowflake Method. I love the wasp by the way, not so much for biting you, as teaching you a lesson and hovering around afterward. Seriously, the wasp story is fun. Glad he got you here.<br /><br />So, tell me your writing schedule, when do you write on WIPs(and how do you chose which?) and when do you blog?Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-36290805159507977172010-02-12T09:38:59.889-05:002010-02-12T09:38:59.889-05:00Thanks for the great interview. It was fun learnin...Thanks for the great interview. It was fun learning about Jon as I've only just discovered his blog. <br /><br />A couple of my writer friends, one published and one not, didn't go to college. You've got the desire,and you're going for it!! That's an inspiration for all writers.<br /><br />Best of luck to you on your journey!<br /><br />And, have fun walking rambling w/that puppy on the shores of Lake Michigan. Fun. Fun. Fun.Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-42879356496273377202010-02-12T09:16:09.473-05:002010-02-12T09:16:09.473-05:00Awesome interview you two! (as I knew it would be!...Awesome interview you two! (as I knew it would be!) Loved learning new things about you, Jon! Good luck to you, I know you will succeed! Thanks for the daily glitter in our blogging lives.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-23948926698611513602010-02-12T08:40:22.875-05:002010-02-12T08:40:22.875-05:00Laura - Thank you. It's going to happen, I ca...Laura - Thank you. It's going to happen, I can feel it.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-57384669159708290782010-02-12T08:28:41.992-05:002010-02-12T08:28:41.992-05:00Great interview! And here's to finding an agen...Great interview! And here's to finding an agent in 2010! :)Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.com