tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post2302033837410580280..comments2024-03-04T04:08:39.755-08:00Comments on The Fies Files: Breaking In ReduxBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-17303522311305374472012-11-16T18:35:38.963-08:002012-11-16T18:35:38.963-08:00Other people always have terrific ideas for ways t...Other people always have <i>terrific</i> ideas for ways to spend your time. Creating is the hard part, which gives me a hundred times more respect for anyone who creates anything--even if they're bad at it--than all who wait to snipe and tear them down.<br /><br />Write your book however you want; if your neat little essays on your blog are an indicator, bite-sized chunks will suit you well.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-8151437412890331812012-11-16T13:59:41.755-08:002012-11-16T13:59:41.755-08:00Words of wisdom / experience, Brian --- especially...Words of wisdom / experience, Brian --- especially the difference between an idea and *executing* that idea. My most frequent TVDads.com email, besides requests to contact celebrities on someone's behalf, is folks writing, "Hey, you should build a website about single TV moms, too!" My advice is that anyone can build a site, and I heartily encourage them to expand the free Internet content universe.<br />The other choice bit is that there are no right or wrong ways of writing and creating works. When I tell people I am writing a 300 page book by splitting the story into 30 linked anecdotes of 10 pages each, I'm told, "you don't write books that way!" Correction: that is *exactly* how I write books, because thait process seems to be working for me. The important thing is to find a method to get your creation to a point where you can edit it down to a final product. The creating part - at least to me - is the hard part.Jim O'Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806624628546492210noreply@blogger.com