Comments on: Let Your Writing Magic Flow

By: Bob Iozzia

Bob Iozzia — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:25:50 +0000

As an offbeat humor writer and aficionado of standup comedy, I craft my stories with a setup, middle and punchline.
When I get stuck somewhere along the way, it helps to ask myself (silently), ‘How would Ali Wong, Steven Wright or even Monty Python unstuck this?’

By: Sarah Sally Hamer

Sarah Sally Hamer — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:25:11 +0000

In reply to denise. Thank you, Denise!

By: denise

denise — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 02:08:57 +0000

very insightful

By: Sarah Sally Hamer

Sarah Sally Hamer — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:06:26 +0000

In reply to Lisa Norman.

Yep! We have to listen! To the characters and, just as importantly, to ourselves.

And it is magic!

Thanks!!!!

By: Lisa Norman

Lisa Norman — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:49:53 +0000

I feel this, Sarah! For me, the magic often comes when I start listening to the characters and I take time to play in my world and experience the emotions flowing through it. That's where the magic is for me.

By: Sarah Sally Hamer

Sarah Sally Hamer — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:19:25 +0000

In reply to Terry Odell. LOL!! Love this, Terry! Yep!

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:02:04 +0000

The late Robert B. Parker said, "You need your toilet fixed, you call a plumber and he says, "Can't work today; I have plumber's block." Nope. Writing can be hard, but you do the work.

By: Sarah Sally Hamer

Sarah Sally Hamer — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:38:34 +0000

In reply to Leanne Dyck. Leanne, I've been talking to more and more people who have discovered that dyslexia or ADHD or whatever they've been diagnosed with is a blessing. They may not have fit in the educational boxes, but they have discovered "magical" powers others can only dream of. Your brain works the way it's supposed to, doesn't it? Good for you!

By: Leanne Dyck

Leanne Dyck — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:53:59 +0000

Thanks for this empowering post, Sally, and for your thought-provoking questions.
My magic comes from my amazing dyslexic brain.
Way back in the day, I was taught that dyslexia was a problem. My solution was to realize that dyslexia allowed me to write my heroine's journey.

By: Sarah Sally Hamer

Sarah Sally Hamer — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:23:58 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Absolutely, Jenny. Some people want the magic to happen with no work. Learning our craft and putting our butts into the chair are so important -- but many want to skip past that to the acclaim and money. Doesn't work that way! Thanks for the post!