tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941881639491756278.post5606718257462963939..comments2023-06-11T12:13:23.085+00:00Comments on Writing: The Boot Camp Diaries: What is it About Pain?The Boot Camp Diarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553474526217476846noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941881639491756278.post-70125867252779738312007-04-27T08:40:00.000+00:002007-04-27T08:40:00.000+00:00It sometimes seems easy to treat poems as way to d...It sometimes seems easy to treat poems as way to deal with an idea you don't want to waste, but which isn't "big" enough for a story. Maybe it comes with a voice but not specific characters, or as a "moment" without movement. <BR/><BR/>But I'm sure that's wrong. Doesn't a good poem need everything that a good story has, but not necessarily show it all to the reader?Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242416218019489078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941881639491756278.post-35530437776604474932007-04-27T08:32:00.000+00:002007-04-27T08:32:00.000+00:00NOW it comes as a flash idea or a poem idea but un...NOW it comes as a flash idea or a poem idea but until recently I wouldn;t have been sure. I;ve had poems which have made beter flashes and flashes which tightened into poems.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, of course, you can get both from the same idea.<BR/><BR/><BR/>alxThe Boot Camp Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553474526217476846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941881639491756278.post-64204242550910188382007-04-27T08:30:00.000+00:002007-04-27T08:30:00.000+00:00Sorry about the exploding head. Too many words try...Sorry about the exploding head. Too many words trying to get out?<BR/><BR/>When you get "tweaked" by an idea, do you know immediately whether it's going to be a flash story or a poem? Or do you start writing and see what happens? (I know some writers use pen and paper for poetry and a keyboard for prose, which implies they know which they are writing ...)Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242416218019489078noreply@blogger.com