tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post7217200520490147390..comments2023-09-30T01:18:33.562-04:00Comments on R.A.W. **Random Acts of Writing**: Taking RisksKristi Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-39057000303845858472010-03-30T22:11:56.404-04:002010-03-30T22:11:56.404-04:00I think we sometimes do have to take risks; especi...I think we sometimes do have to take risks; especially as new authors. So much has already been done, and only our unique voice sets it apart. Yet, we don't want to be so unique we enter experimental. Well, even then, someone has to come up with something new.<br /><br />I guess you have to just go with your own feelings about your work. If it feels "risky" to you, then it is, and maybe that is a good thing. A writer must adhere to their own standards afterall.<br /><br />I feel I took a risk with my novel idea in writing it AS fiction. The culture of substance abuse, sexual assault and gang violence, while not unheard of in fiction writing, is usually only explored at this emotional depth through nonfiction personal accounts. The work is in taking a woman everyone thinks of as pretty pathetic for remaining in that environment and to make the reader understand her choices.<br /><br />As others have noted: risk is as subjective to the writer as it is to the publishers and readers.<br /><br />I like your observations and analogies. Now you've made me think way to hard at the end of the day.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-82610218613915573172010-03-30T18:44:27.566-04:002010-03-30T18:44:27.566-04:00I like risk-taking - within limits. I'm a fan ...I like risk-taking - within limits. I'm a fan of doing what feels right, yet trying to push those boundaries as widely as possible :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-27319915822909089072010-03-30T18:36:38.743-04:002010-03-30T18:36:38.743-04:00I believe that you could truly drive yourself craz...I believe that you could truly drive yourself crazy trying to write to the market or stay ahead of the next latest craze. I believe you have to write whatever is within and market be damned. That's just my two pence though. ;)Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-73184352782774997242010-03-30T17:02:00.089-04:002010-03-30T17:02:00.089-04:00I agree with the above comment unless you're h...I agree with the above comment unless you're holding back. Sometimes writing from the depths of our soul is tough, and when we let go of that fear and write from our gut, it's magical. I remember listening to the editor from HarperCollins in NYC talk about how writers need to take risks. However, her presentation was a turn-off for me because it was from a marketing perspective. It was like she couldn't wait to discover the next off-the-wall book. Writing loses its luster when its written for the market instead of from the soul.Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-90392948730940070002010-03-30T08:20:54.918-04:002010-03-30T08:20:54.918-04:00In my most humble opinion we're screwed when w...In my most humble opinion we're screwed when we venture from our own authenticity....whatever that is. When you compromise or lose your voice to please someone else....you're, at best, a second rate whoever that someone else is. At best.<br /><br />Let's get down to basics and use you as an example. You are an extremely talented writer. If you compromise your style or your story or your words to garner approval, you've missed the point of creativity and you've also wandered off the path the Lord has planned for you. There is only one voice like yours. God made your voice the perfect Kristi Faith voice, coming from the perfect Kristi Faith being.<br /><br />And scene. ;)People Who Know Me Would Say:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04621641188403948733noreply@blogger.com