Comments for A.M. Harte http://amharte.com dark speculative fiction Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:52:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Where Story Ideas Come From by Brian James Freeman http://amharte.com/2012/02/08/where-story-ideas-come-from/#comment-1664 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:52:01 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5903#comment-1664 Great answer! I also finally addressed this FAQ on my blog last month:

http://brianjamesfreeman.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/where-ideas-come-from/

]]> Comment on Where Story Ideas Come From by Tim Sevenhuysen http://amharte.com/2012/02/08/where-story-ideas-come-from/#comment-1663 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:46 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5903#comment-1663 Well said!

]]> Comment on 7 Ways to Start Writing Again by A.M. Harte http://amharte.com/2012/02/01/7-ways-to-start-writing-again/#comment-1661 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:59 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5885#comment-1661 Good point! Every time I get a comment on one of my stories, I do a little dance :-)

]]> Comment on 7 Ways to Start Writing Again by Gabriel http://amharte.com/2012/02/01/7-ways-to-start-writing-again/#comment-1660 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:43:04 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5885#comment-1660 To add my own tip here: talk to people who read your work. The ego boost from chatting with a reader who wants to read more of your writing can be a great way to jumpstart things.

]]> Comment on Where has January gone? by A.M. Harte http://amharte.com/2012/01/24/where-has-january-gone/#comment-1658 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:27:34 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5873#comment-1658 Likewise, Cassie! I’m still keeping an eye on you, waiting for something to pounce on ;-)

]]> Comment on Where has January gone? by A.M. Harte http://amharte.com/2012/01/24/where-has-january-gone/#comment-1657 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:27:08 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5873#comment-1657 I have never stepped foot in a gym, January or otherwise :-P

I’m doing it out of the kindness of my heart, really, to not annoy you other proper gym people!

]]> Comment on Where has January gone? by J.C http://amharte.com/2012/01/24/where-has-january-gone/#comment-1655 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:19:26 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5873#comment-1655 Good luck with the year ahead and your goals :-) I hope you meet them!

]]> Comment on Where has January gone? by Gabriel Gadfly http://amharte.com/2012/01/24/where-has-january-gone/#comment-1654 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:08:40 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5873#comment-1654 I started going back to the gym in early December, and I can’t tell you how crowded the gym was the first week of January. Every machine was full. Of course, it’s a few weeks into the new year, now, so people got lazy and stopped coming. :)

]]> Comment on A Closer Look At Flash Fiction by John Wiswell http://amharte.com/2011/12/24/a-closer-look-at-flash-fiction/#comment-1629 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:28:38 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5784#comment-1629 Thanks so much for having me on the podcast, Anna. It was a pleasure to be had. I especially concur with your suggestion to push one’s boundaries.

]]> Comment on A Closer Look At Flash Fiction by A.M. Harte http://amharte.com/2011/12/24/a-closer-look-at-flash-fiction/#comment-1621 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:23:49 +0000 http://amharte.com/?p=5784#comment-1621 Maybe you are starting with too big an idea? Flash fiction is one scene, one moment. You should be able tp easily summarise the plot in one line – character, problem and resolution, like: man loses hat and goes crazy.

Have you tried stream lining your ideas by creating a really simple and narrow plot line like that?

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