Dorothy’s Comments (group member since Feb 04, 2012)

Dorothy’s comments from the Q&A with John R. Fultz group.

I never thought of it like that--very picturesque!

Very interesting! I can see the correlation with the longer pieces of music I write. One cannot stay at double forte and high intensity for the duration of the work; one must have rises and falls. Otherwise, the listener might be overwhelmed and stop listening or even caring.

Thanks to both of you! Yes, that really sheds some light on the process as you experience it. Remember that terrible old chicken-crossing-the-road joke? There really is something fundamental about "getting to the other side." There is a lure, a draw, an urge to see what's over there. And you won't really know unless you make the effort to go to that other place.

Hello, writers! I am interested in a discussion of the writing processes for short stories and for novels. What are the similarities in and differences between the processes?