tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post3620330290126294436..comments2023-10-12T05:00:35.247-04:00Comments on Jacob's Land of Bliss and Blisters: The Inspiration: The EndJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-40230150333849346992008-04-27T21:47:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:47:00.000-04:00I really do appreciate how you put yourself out th...I really do appreciate how you put yourself out there. Even though it's a work of fiction, you had to know I would search for aspects of your personality in the story.<BR/><BR/>It was nice to read something different, though. I applaud your pushing the envelope.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-76640571220698030562008-04-24T19:23:00.000-04:002008-04-24T19:23:00.000-04:00I'd like to flesh this out, but I've got a feeling...I'd like to flesh this out, but I've got a feeling to do it justice, even with the jumps there, it'd turn into a novella at shortest. I'm not into turning my blog over for an entire year as a free novel. If I'm putting that much effort into writing a story of that size, I'm going to do my best to sell it.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-70419714170889691442008-04-24T10:34:00.000-04:002008-04-24T10:34:00.000-04:00I'd argue the character is more than "loosely" bas...I'd argue the character is more than "loosely" based on you, Jacob, but it's OK. I've heard it said that nearly all fiction writers base the protagonists of their early works on themselves.<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with your earlier confession, that it has a sort of "author's rough draft" feel to it, going entirely against the "show don't tell" rule. But when spanning a man's full life in a very Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796345438886867796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-69752996027201035162008-04-23T09:37:00.000-04:002008-04-23T09:37:00.000-04:00Mickey and sid: I totally agree that this was hard...Mickey and sid: I totally agree that this was harder to post, but it doesn't make any sense. Why would putting up true and true-like substances up here be easier than something you completely made up and everyone knows you completely made up.<BR/><BR/>The character is very loosely based on me, but more in his circumstances than nature. I'm not sure I would have made any of the choices he made Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-81617466741849072072008-04-23T09:20:00.000-04:002008-04-23T09:20:00.000-04:00Hmm. I agree with Sid: thanks for having the coura...Hmm. I agree with Sid: thanks for having the courage to put this out there. I sometimes think I'd like to try posting some fiction, but it's easier and less risky to just make fun of retarded people instead.<BR/><BR/>This piece has more than a few shades of Jacob in it (naturally). Well written. I do want to know what those other two wishes were, though. It might help me decide the degree to Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-13636230280875303992008-04-23T05:03:00.000-04:002008-04-23T05:03:00.000-04:00I have read all your writing pieces. This is the f...I have read all your writing pieces. This is the first one I have read. I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing and having the courage to share it with us.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378637266179966793noreply@blogger.com