tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post5330217067204815591..comments2023-04-06T06:43:48.913-04:00Comments on Mittens Writes: Buccaneer Blogfest: The Big Idea MineLaura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-83483741152217477182012-07-21T09:58:22.130-04:002012-07-21T09:58:22.130-04:00Thanks! The writing itself leaves a lot to be desi...Thanks! The writing itself leaves a lot to be desired, but someday I'll dig those stories out and rewrite them now that I have a half a clue what I'm doing. :)Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-74738277082281397842012-07-21T09:56:53.932-04:002012-07-21T09:56:53.932-04:00My daughter likes to write down her dreams, too! I...My daughter likes to write down her dreams, too! It must be genetic. I'm just glad she enjoys writing. It made her first year in middle school a lot easier. She tackled her first real writing assignments with gusto and flair.<br /><br />A bit of writing advice that helped me: Try to see the story from the villain's point of view. Understand the bad guy's motives. The bad guy doesn't see himself as a bad guy. Writing out my dream took that perspective as far as it could go. The antagonist from my dream became the hero of my story.Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-2031594483240014952012-07-21T00:31:32.529-04:002012-07-21T00:31:32.529-04:00I love the way you turned around your nightmares i...I love the way you turned around your nightmares into something creative and inspiring, and started to love characters that had been scary. I think the writing comes from a very deep place then.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971798802079783209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-69459543368153414792012-07-20T18:07:04.675-04:002012-07-20T18:07:04.675-04:00Hey Laura! This inspiration is something like an a...Hey Laura! This inspiration is something like an abstract beauty. Nightmares turned novel that banned scary dreams. WOW! coolness!<br /><br />My son came to me just this morning and said he wanted to write his dream into a book. So I spent the morning writing down what he dreamed. It was about a little boy who was bitten by a wolf, which turned him into a werewolf. Original? Nope! But for my son, I was thrilled he even thought of writing a book. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, heh?Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-674033469670663652012-07-20T17:04:51.119-04:002012-07-20T17:04:51.119-04:00*something*somethingJessa Russo https://www.blogger.com/profile/07061996967428020722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-55833952082126106042012-07-20T17:04:42.892-04:002012-07-20T17:04:42.892-04:00I LOVE that story. So glad you turned somethign sc...I LOVE that story. So glad you turned somethign scary into something wonderful!Jessa Russo https://www.blogger.com/profile/07061996967428020722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-50813440876249178892012-07-20T17:03:18.144-04:002012-07-20T17:03:18.144-04:00It works! I haven't had a bad dream in over a ...It works! I haven't had a bad dream in over a year! :)Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-79625354374181587022012-07-20T16:24:49.518-04:002012-07-20T16:24:49.518-04:00What a great way to rid yourself of horrifying cha...What a great way to rid yourself of horrifying characters in nightmares!Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722388181450585313.post-10889227896587012582012-07-20T15:40:12.545-04:002012-07-20T15:40:12.545-04:00What an interesting source of inspiration! PS-- a...What an interesting source of inspiration! PS-- are you a Bostonian, too? Holding back squeals until I hear back. :PAmanda S. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865077959290947501noreply@blogger.com