tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post5858739632741085739..comments2023-08-06T10:03:00.038-05:00Comments on POSSIBLY IRRITATING ESSAYS: Where Writing, Christianity, and Speculative Fiction Interact : SLICE OF PIE: What Do I Think I’m Doing?GuyStewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01268114053763665577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post-70021433124061836452011-07-04T09:29:28.767-05:002011-07-04T09:29:28.767-05:00Mike: I know -- the effort of writing along with d...Mike: I know -- the effort of writing along with dealing with my wife's cancer made me a bit...dark when I wrote this. I ain't stoppin' -- it was just time to reflect. As to ending sentences with prepositions: I have to decide whether I want to sound pompous or "real". Considering the place I teach, "real" seems the better choice to write with. (;-))<br /><br />Linda: Yeah, I am, too -- that's why I started noticing my "project writing" count was dropping and my "blog writing" was increasing. I NEED to increase my PROJECT words. But what gives?GuyStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268114053763665577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post-88199483422799615182011-07-03T13:10:24.140-05:002011-07-03T13:10:24.140-05:00Well, I'm not sure what to say, because I'...Well, I'm not sure what to say, because I'm trying to do both. I started blogging to have a record of our family life and to get practice writing something every day and trying to make it interesting. I think the discipline of writing daily has been a good one. (I also have to smaller blogs where I post much less often.) But for me, the routine of writing my blog every day made it easier for me to add writing fiction too. I am finishing my fourth novel and getting ready to start my fifth.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256609816116022592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post-47545085501453395842011-07-03T12:55:32.036-05:002011-07-03T12:55:32.036-05:00A science teacher is asking why he seeks immediate...A science teacher is asking why he seeks immediate gratification over a greater amount delayed gratification? I hope that's rhetorical, because my response was. And glib. And uses prepositions to end sentences with.Michael Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153547490065160857noreply@blogger.com