tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post417750247817738193..comments2024-03-03T22:02:43.757-04:00Comments on Quiet Laughter: A to Z: ZeitgeistGuilie Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-80161507226226630652012-05-21T15:35:01.372-04:002012-05-21T15:35:01.372-04:00Wow, I think I might need to look behind the sofa ...Wow, I think I might need to look behind the sofa for my zeitgeist, or maybe one of the cats has eaten it.<br /><br />Great post, congrats on finishing.trogheadhttp://troghead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-61678711166629165232012-05-09T13:08:43.991-04:002012-05-09T13:08:43.991-04:00You nailed it! This post should be every writer&#...You nailed it! This post should be every writer's guide. Great book choices. (Yep, Rebecca Black's gotta be in there.) Many, many thanks for your comment! I'm starting to get that steely-eyed, oh yeah glare when I think of that reporter. If he could call me for info, he could've had the simple decency to call me about the book in the first place. My acceptance speech will include this: I would like to thank **** for trying to crap on me, LOL!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-77827321413009913532012-05-04T20:10:57.391-04:002012-05-04T20:10:57.391-04:00excellent post - I believe we are doomed...or mayb...excellent post - I believe we are doomed...or maybe not. Reading your blog through this A to Z challenge gives me a bit of hope in humanity. There are smart, insightful, deep writers and I am happy to have met one Guilie!<br /><br />in other news, I broke my blog - new url is http://www.sylvie-branch.com/<br />(note the stupid dash between sylvie and branch, yeah that was a mistake...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272573103711249420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-55816113005835605852012-05-04T16:34:37.174-04:002012-05-04T16:34:37.174-04:00Really trying to apply #2 to my writing. If you me...Really trying to apply #2 to my writing. If you met me in person, I believe it would take less than a minute to figure out who I am and what I'm about, mostly because I can speak my mind. Unfortunately, I'm just learning to do that with written words. Really put my fingerprint on what I'm say, you know?<br /><br />Lovely, lovely post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-79285010246887142082012-05-01T11:39:50.068-04:002012-05-01T11:39:50.068-04:00Hi -- one more thing:
I'm nominating you for ...Hi -- one more thing:<br /><br />I'm nominating you for a Liebster Blogging Award. I site and think you totally deserve it!<br /><br />Stop by my blog if you'd like to accept it:<br /><br />http://stratplayercjf.blogspot.com/2012/05/loose-ends-thanks-and-liebster.htmlStratPlayerCJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-57003588413039954872012-05-01T09:44:35.676-04:002012-05-01T09:44:35.676-04:00Hahahahaa... That does make me feel better, Tamara...Hahahahaa... That does make me feel better, Tamara (about Ms. Rebecca and Mr. Ryan--and yeah, I'm refusing to contribute to the 2012 Google Zeitgeist by googling them, haha).<br /><br />You're soooo right about the Kincade and Beiber thing, haha. The only thing we can do is--yep, you said it--do what we love and what moves us.<br /><br />Thanks for the visit!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-36168280954900872252012-05-01T09:39:40.318-04:002012-05-01T09:39:40.318-04:00Innit the truth? :D Thanks for stopping by, Damyan...Innit the truth? :D Thanks for stopping by, Damyanti!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-29615553112870990692012-05-01T09:39:17.240-04:002012-05-01T09:39:17.240-04:00Hahahaha... I hear you, Francene. My own character...Hahahaha... I hear you, Francene. My own characters are pretty much stuck in the rain, too (but with cappuccinos, thank God). I suspect they're not even talking to me anymore, and it'll take some serious cajoling and groveling to gain forgiveness. *Sigh*.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-54776776105206845352012-05-01T09:36:34.829-04:002012-05-01T09:36:34.829-04:00LOL, Lee... Indeed, the Mayans may not have been s...LOL, Lee... Indeed, the Mayans may not have been so crazy after all :D<br /><br />Couldn't have done it without you, Lee, or without your co-hosts--thank you again for everything, and for sure I'll join the Challenge Reflections list next week.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-26529164602162442012-05-01T08:29:32.738-04:002012-05-01T08:29:32.738-04:00Hmmm, yes, I'd like to go all Aztec on myself....Hmmm, yes, I'd like to go all Aztec on myself. Sounds intense. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't have a clue who Rebecca Black or Ryan Dunn are. <br /><br />I wouldn't get too upset about Dan Brown. The masses who enjoy that book are not writers, so they don't notice vapidness. I bet there are fine artists who shake their heads at the popularity of Thomas Kincade (may he rest in peace) and musicians who roll their eyes at Beiber fever. Do what you love and what moves you. Trying to figure out what will appeal to the masses sounds as easy as predicting the stock market.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-89184068454272942872012-05-01T07:25:27.094-04:002012-05-01T07:25:27.094-04:00Go all Aztec on yourself--crack open your chest wi...Go all Aztec on yourself--crack open your chest with a midnight-black obsidian knife, pull out your own heart, and offer it to the Sun of literature to appease its hunger, to guarantee another day, another year, in the course of your creative life.<br /><br /><br />Absolutely the only writing advice a writer ever needs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-48045345348686821442012-05-01T03:48:10.117-04:002012-05-01T03:48:10.117-04:00Thank you for dragging me into this challenge. I&#...Thank you for dragging me into this challenge. I've enjoyed the experience and want to continue with regular blogs. But not yet. First, I want to get in touch with my alive and poignantly human characters, who have waited patiently throughout the month for my return. I left them with the world tilting on it's axis after a comet colission. It's raining. I hope they haven't drowned. Let me get back and check on them.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-37775473337503833512012-05-01T01:28:05.366-04:002012-05-01T01:28:05.366-04:00This cracks me up. Based on your conclusions I...This cracks me up. Based on your conclusions I'd say we are doomed. The Mayan calendar was right. The world ends in 2012.<br /><br />Congratulations on making it through the A to Z Challenge. Join us on May 7th with your Challenge Reflections post.<br /><br />Lee<br /><b>Places I Remember</b><br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blogArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-53958878700845662462012-05-01T00:07:13.218-04:002012-05-01T00:07:13.218-04:00Thanks for the visit! Yeah, the whole Dan Brown ph...Thanks for the visit! Yeah, the whole Dan Brown phenomenon is disturbing (maybe not as much as, say, genocide or seal slaughter, but still), and, like you, I hope our generation produces better stuff to represent us in the future. Otherwise... Well, I don't even want to think about it :DGuilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-78336700395821654452012-05-01T00:04:41.927-04:002012-05-01T00:04:41.927-04:00Aww, Susan--thank you! I'm so glad you liked i...Aww, Susan--thank you! I'm so glad you liked it, and that your writer soul rose up to chill for a while with mine :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-65710954173753056372012-05-01T00:04:00.376-04:002012-05-01T00:04:00.376-04:00Cindy, we did! We got to the end, believe it or no...Cindy, we did! We got to the end, believe it or not--yay! Thanks for joining me on this journey. Knowing you were out there writing "with" me really did make it easier, Cindy. I'm glad you enjoyed it (and didn't end up hating me for drafting you). And I'm so happy you liked this post! I'm itching to get back to Restoring Experience (or whatever new title it's going to have), too.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-33687796461442077312012-05-01T00:02:19.537-04:002012-05-01T00:02:19.537-04:00LOL, Vero--love it! I'm so glad you found insp...LOL, Vero--love it! I'm so glad you found inspiration in this post; that means it did its job :) And--ooooh, "the might of a thousand metaphors pressed onto a radiant, scorching sheet of universal plasma"!!!!!! Zeus almighty, I'm going to keep rolling that off my tongue just for the sheer pleasure of listening to it :D<br /><br />Thanks for the visit, Vero, and I'm so glad I met you and your blog. Both of you: *awesome*.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-67764944183683547132012-04-30T23:08:01.207-04:002012-04-30T23:08:01.207-04:00Very good post. I feel the same about Dan Brown, ...Very good post. I feel the same about Dan Brown, and it disturbs me a little. I hope that our generation will be remembered for better than that. This is definitely one of the best challenge posts I've read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-11515901398008979002012-04-30T20:45:50.858-04:002012-04-30T20:45:50.858-04:00This might be the best post I read all day. You re...This might be the best post I read all day. You really touched my writer soul.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-46253250050333716912012-04-30T19:11:34.920-04:002012-04-30T19:11:34.920-04:00We made it! I wanted to catch some Z's tonight...We made it! I wanted to catch some Z's tonight but first I want to try to visit all my favorite blogs from the challenge.<br /><br />Well done!<br /><br />Great post to end with, Guilie. Everyone seems to be displaying inspirational posts tonight! After a month of blogging and neglecting my book I am itching to get back to it. Thanks again for telling me about this amazing challenge.Cindy Dwyerhttp://cynthiadwyer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-43818561129299705052012-04-30T16:16:39.304-04:002012-04-30T16:16:39.304-04:00Holy pink panther on a stick, where do I begin to ...Holy pink panther on a stick, where do I begin to agree?!<br /><br /><i>"Finding and harnessing zeitgeist does not mean "pander to the masses". If that were the case, we'd all be writing bad vampire/werewolf/wizard stories. <br /><br />Oh wait--we are."</i><br /><br />--this cracked me up. You couldn't have caught the Zeitgeist of today's paranormal milieu any better. High five on this one!<br /><br /><br /><i>"You must write the stories that only you can write, and then edit and revise them to awesomeness. Those stories must transcend you, the author, and claim a life of their own. In writing them, you must hold yourself to a different standard"</i><br /><br />-- absolutely motherf*ing true! <br /><br />This post is absolutely marvelous, a great and straightforward reminder of why we must write our hearts out and bleed on the page until it shines and glows with the might of a thousand metaphors pressed onto a radiant, scorching sheet of universal plasma! <br /><br />Thanks for biting me in the calf and drawing my attention to your <i>awesome</i> blog (and your razor sharp wit), Guilie, it's been quite a dizzying month and stuff got lost on my to-check-out list. <br /><br />I'll definitely stay put in your followers list. ;)Veronica Sicoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741318844378921184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-64767089335093893402012-04-30T15:29:36.944-04:002012-04-30T15:29:36.944-04:00Thanks, Chris! Glad you liked the post and the ser...Thanks, Chris! Glad you liked the post and the series, and I look forward to staying in touch with you going forward. I've enjoyed your blog tremendously.Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-53332078304936560512012-04-30T15:19:14.301-04:002012-04-30T15:19:14.301-04:00Glad I could help, and thanks for stopping by here...Glad I could help, and thanks for stopping by here. Hope to see you on the Internet Writing Workshop soon!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-31280461728441527352012-04-30T15:05:14.056-04:002012-04-30T15:05:14.056-04:00Thanks, Tracy! Glad you liked the post, and I look...Thanks, Tracy! Glad you liked the post, and I look forward to your feedback on the rest of the A-Z ones as you (slowly and leisurely) make your way through them. Great to meet you!Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-27617427916479735872012-04-30T15:00:45.395-04:002012-04-30T15:00:45.395-04:00Haha--too drastic? Sometimes I get carried away. M...Haha--too drastic? Sometimes I get carried away. My apologies :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.com