tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post1063530194502860326..comments2024-01-03T04:03:15.300-05:00Comments on S.P. Bowers: Lean, Mean, Writing MachineS.P. Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-22112425335869266552012-07-31T06:29:06.914-04:002012-07-31T06:29:06.914-04:00Of course that's good!Of course that's good!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-69745998409412367752012-07-31T01:06:25.900-04:002012-07-31T01:06:25.900-04:00I am lean, lean, lean. (All three manuscripts) I g...I am lean, lean, lean. (All three manuscripts) I guess that's good? hahaKelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-52214786814563286772012-07-30T20:22:05.233-04:002012-07-30T20:22:05.233-04:00First sample: fit & trim; second sample: lean;...First sample: fit & trim; second sample: lean; third: fit & trim. All different sections of the same manuscript. Fun test. Thanks for sharing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-43525455735634560582012-07-29T15:33:35.192-04:002012-07-29T15:33:35.192-04:00Productive? No, definitely not. But it was fun. T...Productive? No, definitely not. But it was fun. The sugar fix and getting back to work sounds like a good idea.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-41813845731519874452012-07-28T15:32:21.985-04:002012-07-28T15:32:21.985-04:00Dang, my comment didn't stick. And I'm sur...Dang, my comment didn't stick. And I'm sure I wrote something witty ... like I tried this once and it was hilarious, but not productive. I ended up wasting half the day testing out my scenes. In the end I had a sugar fix and got back to work. But it was fun.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-4651848717891509582012-07-28T07:22:02.490-04:002012-07-28T07:22:02.490-04:00Yay for Rosa!Yay for Rosa!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-34720092777904630212012-07-28T07:21:28.781-04:002012-07-28T07:21:28.781-04:00Glad you enjoyed!Glad you enjoyed!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-91717240727585077952012-07-28T07:21:17.494-04:002012-07-28T07:21:17.494-04:00It gives a different way of looking at the manuscr...It gives a different way of looking at the manuscript.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-27009080966895976732012-07-28T07:20:58.396-04:002012-07-28T07:20:58.396-04:00Yea, I had a little too much fun... it was interes...Yea, I had a little too much fun... it was interesting to see the differences between scenes. I could tell which ones had been written more recently in the process.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-75774017819784332252012-07-28T07:19:42.135-04:002012-07-28T07:19:42.135-04:00It is fun, hope you enjoy it.It is fun, hope you enjoy it.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-16959575442038703172012-07-27T22:28:50.283-04:002012-07-27T22:28:50.283-04:00Oh fun! I put in 1000 words of Rosa's story, a...Oh fun! I put in 1000 words of Rosa's story, and was very excited to find out it was all lean! I'll try my newest idea as soon as I type up some scenes...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-51745010122597304822012-07-27T18:06:58.190-04:002012-07-27T18:06:58.190-04:00Oh, this is something I can save for a few months ...Oh, this is something I can save for a few months ahead, being that I just had a baby and everything, LOL! Thanks for sharing though...this sounds like it could be fun.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-24305147567707202932012-07-27T17:41:06.447-04:002012-07-27T17:41:06.447-04:00This was fun. :)This was fun. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973242728265092842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-66638964479266236752012-07-27T17:34:15.679-04:002012-07-27T17:34:15.679-04:00I've tries that before. Truly enlightening! :...I've tries that before. Truly enlightening! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-47357523888452401832012-07-27T13:10:47.738-04:002012-07-27T13:10:47.738-04:00Oh wow, am I gonna have fun with this tonight. Am...Oh wow, am I gonna have fun with this tonight. Amazing the difference between just my prologue's final scene and the opening of chapter one.<br /><br />New link for my next Sunday Surfing post! Thanks!Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-8741999831762821942012-07-27T11:26:04.119-04:002012-07-27T11:26:04.119-04:00That's a fun idea! I'll have to check it o...That's a fun idea! I'll have to check it out.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-78103982546700834762012-07-27T10:30:20.100-04:002012-07-27T10:30:20.100-04:00You do have to take into account style and voice o...You do have to take into account style and voice of narrator. But it's fun to see.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-76473025447762453512012-07-27T10:29:10.081-04:002012-07-27T10:29:10.081-04:00Ooh, 100% lean! Well done!Ooh, 100% lean! Well done!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-38544526265544702012012-07-27T10:28:14.850-04:002012-07-27T10:28:14.850-04:00Yes, it was fun and it was an interesting way of l...Yes, it was fun and it was an interesting way of looking at my writing.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-50439283874498651252012-07-27T10:27:06.297-04:002012-07-27T10:27:06.297-04:00It is fun. I don't know if you're like me...It is fun. I don't know if you're like me I had to take several examples from different places throughout my WIP. Just to make sure I got an even sampling.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-66468754068161749902012-07-27T09:22:44.955-04:002012-07-27T09:22:44.955-04:00I'm mostly lean, but also have some flab: but ...I'm mostly lean, but also have some flab: but then my current narrator's voice is quite elaborate, so...Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-34080763041139541612012-07-27T09:11:08.679-04:002012-07-27T09:11:08.679-04:00Ooh, cool site! My writing is 100% lean. Definitel...Ooh, cool site! My writing is 100% lean. Definitely more healthy than me.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13194120188040608319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-52398311886184870652012-07-27T08:30:06.285-04:002012-07-27T08:30:06.285-04:00Results in: Lean. wish I was more like my writing....Results in: Lean. wish I was more like my writing. (;Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-15063052208115455482012-07-27T08:28:12.836-04:002012-07-27T08:28:12.836-04:00Ha! My writing is lean except for my fit and trim ...Ha! My writing is lean except for my fit and trim verbs. It's definitely healthier than I am!<br />I really like this tool, don't you, Sarah?Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-6614748330291007172012-07-27T08:27:31.245-04:002012-07-27T08:27:31.245-04:00Ha, that sounds like fun! (:Ha, that sounds like fun! (:Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.com