tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283456492265050432.post903928174036740767..comments2014-03-20T16:55:13.856-05:00Comments on Gary Smothers the Jaded Hack: WRITING FUNK--the idea guyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159044364780864011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283456492265050432.post-52339116488521100552013-02-12T20:17:54.613-06:002013-02-12T20:17:54.613-06:00EVERYTHING starts with an idea, sometimes creativi...EVERYTHING starts with an idea, sometimes creativity gives you so many ideas it's hard to focus on just one. Start it, any of them. Hell put all of them in one story (Probably be a horrific finished piece, maybe not), or just keep them as short stories. As the ideas pile up, put your faves in a book of short stories. Or sit on a car battery rigged to shock your testicles if you were to leave the desk to keep focused on one... Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370874437797790307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283456492265050432.post-30688209757312500332013-02-04T21:32:58.367-06:002013-02-04T21:32:58.367-06:00Thanks, Tony. Yes, we had some fun times. A lot ...Thanks, Tony. Yes, we had some fun times. A lot of those, no one would believe. Good advice. I'm afraid it'd be too boring though. I am starting a new novel that is which has, basically, me as the protagonist--just a bit amped up for the story. This can be tricky, writing about yourself as fiction. It is fiction, and it's not though. We'll see. So, I'll take your advice with the caveat that it's SORT OF autobiographical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159044364780864011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283456492265050432.post-65932672849150441212013-02-01T01:07:09.352-06:002013-02-01T01:07:09.352-06:00Gary, I've had the pleasure of reading some of...Gary, I've had the pleasure of reading some of your stories and look forward to reading more. As you noted in one of your previous blogs, you pull from your life experiences and put them into the stories. Maybe you should pull a little more and write an autobiography. You're almost 40 so it could be part 1. You have more to write about than just the sad stuff. I know, I was with you for some of the fun shit. Just a thought. Tony Broccardo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com