#EdenLit - Club Meeting - May 14, 2012 @7pm EST

Contributor: Ansley Ansley
Hey everyone, glad you all could be here tonight!
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
Little Spoon....that story touched me and was a pretty damn fine example of Third person perspective. Do you think our main char learned to let go of expectations, or did the two of them come together and learn about seeing things from their partner's eyes?
05/14/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
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Originally posted by Ansley
Sounds fantastic to me! I'm excited about it, you've been teasing me all day!
I love when she teases.... she's very good at it!!

Just so you all know... if I suddenly poof!!! my internet is being a wee bit wonky this morning.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Cedarlooman
Hello ladies!
Hey there man! So how is tax season progressing or is that finally over for you?
05/14/2012
Contributor: Cedarlooman Cedarlooman
I must admit that with Finals and everything else going on I have neither written nor read the wonderful prose submitted this month.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Little Spoon....that story touched me and was a pretty damn fine example of Third person perspective. Do you think our main char learned to let go of expectations, or did the two of them come together and learn about seeing things from their ... more
I think she let go of needing constant reassurance. The signs that he loved her were there all along. She just chose to ignore them.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
I can say from experience, we are still learning how to see things from each other's eyes.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Cedarlooman
I must admit that with Finals and everything else going on I have neither written nor read the wonderful prose submitted this month.
S'ok take a minute and scan it over if you need to. It's worth it!
05/14/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
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Originally posted by Ansley
I think she let go of needing constant reassurance. The signs that he loved her were there all along. She just chose to ignore them.
The whole actions speak louder than words. I saw that as well.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Ansley
I think she let go of needing constant reassurance. The signs that he loved her were there all along. She just chose to ignore them.
I was thinking the same thing and also that perhaps he learned that sometimes showy lovemaking is kinda necessary even if it shouldn't always be!
05/14/2012
Contributor: DeliciousB DeliciousB
I think she came to an understanding. That he shows his love in a different way.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Lickable Lollie
I can say from experience, we are still learning how to see things from each other's eyes.
A happy writer is one who writes from experience. Did you find yourself tempted to shy away from the pain of remembering what happened? Did you find that you wanted to sort of soften the ragged edges, so to speak?
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
A happy writer is one who writes from experience. Did you find yourself tempted to shy away from the pain of remembering what happened? Did you find that you wanted to sort of soften the ragged edges, so to speak?
No, honestly I think I write better when I'm hurt...so I sorta reopened the wounds to write from my heart. It was easy to do since it was a recent event for me.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by DeliciousB
I think she came to an understanding. That he shows his love in a different way.
Did you leave the story with a feeling like this is a couple who are deepening their relationship?
Question for the author: Did you want to imply a sense of hope or helplessness at the end of your story?
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Did you leave the story with a feeling like this is a couple who are deepening their relationship?
Question for the author: Did you want to imply a sense of hope or helplessness at the end of your story?
Definitely hope.
05/14/2012
Contributor: DeliciousB DeliciousB
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Did you leave the story with a feeling like this is a couple who are deepening their relationship?
Question for the author: Did you want to imply a sense of hope or helplessness at the end of your story?
Yes! Yes! I felt that their love what starting to build a much deeper bond. The kind were words could never express.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
"Did you leave the story with a feeling like this is a couple who are deepening their relationship?

At the end of it, I felt like she had reached a turning point in her thought process on relationships and that (sorry to talk about you like you aren't here, but it helps to critique the piece) there was a lot of learning left to do, that it was a very new territory for both people and that depending on how they chose to react to perceived slights and imperfections that they were going to be able to make it through things a lot of couples wouldn't.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Lickable Lollie
No, honestly I think I write better when I'm hurt...so I sorta reopened the wounds to write from my heart. It was easy to do since it was a recent event for me.
Ahhhhh good point! I wanted to ask because sometimes we forget that we dont HAVE to write everything down just as it happened. Sometimes a story can take us outside of our pain and lead to enlightenment...or just to a damn fine story. I want to be sure our writers know they can take liberties like this without guilt.
As it was that was an amazing piece of innocence and hope I have read in a long time.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
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Originally posted by Ansley
"Did you leave the story with a feeling like this is a couple who are deepening their relationship?

At the end of it, I felt like she had reached a turning point in her thought process on relationships and that (sorry to talk about you ... more
Don't worry about talking about me like I'm not here; I understand why.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Ahhhhh good point! I wanted to ask because sometimes we forget that we dont HAVE to write everything down just as it happened. Sometimes a story can take us outside of our pain and lead to enlightenment...or just to a damn fine story. I want to be ... more
I'm glad I'm here tonight, Airen. I really needed someone to give me permission to use that license. I've spent years going, okay was it this year that so and so did this and that was the cause of this or did it all happen within days of each other...no wait, I was here, oh fuck it. And just toss the whole thing aside, frustrated for not being able to remember it all.

I was living it, I wasn't thinking about remembering it at the time.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
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Originally posted by Ansley
"Did you leave the story with a feeling like this is a couple who are deepening their relationship?

At the end of it, I felt like she had reached a turning point in her thought process on relationships and that (sorry to talk about you ... more
When I read it, I felt like she had past that turning point from a girl-like relationship to a more mature and deeper relationship that went beyond just words.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Lickable Lollie
Definitely hope.
Well then Bravo! You did an excellent job. I was able to suspend disbelief and see myself as I was when I was in the same situation. Since my situation turned out to be amazing I was left feeling very hopeful and happy for the character. It will be interesting to see if someone else might not use their life experience and arrive at a different feeling.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
Ahhhhh good point! I wanted to ask because sometimes we forget that we dont HAVE to write everything down just as it happened. Sometimes a story can take us outside of our pain and lead to enlightenment...or just to a damn fine story. I want to be ... more
I did some editing from what really happened just because it wasn't all that interesting in real life, but the general idea is the same.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Woman China
When I read it, I felt like she had past that turning point from a girl-like relationship to a more mature and deeper relationship that went beyond just words.
Maybe, but I admit I have a little more insight into the author's background than you might. She was a student of mine (and a damn fine one at that).
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
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Originally posted by Ansley
Maybe, but I admit I have a little more insight into the author's background than you might. She was a student of mine (and a damn fine one at that).
Aw, thanks Stormy
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Ansley
I'm glad I'm here tonight, Airen. I really needed someone to give me permission to use that license. I've spent years going, okay was it this year that so and so did this and that was the cause of this or did it all happen within days of ... more
Good point. We have poetic license to use the past to illustrate our point as writers. That is the beauty of third person...the author is omniscient we KNOW what happened how we arrive at that point is about choice.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
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Originally posted by Ansley
Maybe, but I admit I have a little more insight into the author's background than you might. She was a student of mine (and a damn fine one at that).
There again is a good point. What point is too much information revealed? DO we have permission to say "this is what I wished I had said" and have it be accepted?
05/14/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Lickable Lollie
Aw, thanks Stormy
It was my pleasure. But, I think this is her first "big-girl" step and she's a little scared and so she was looking at the wrong signals, when all of a sudden it clicked. She's gotta couple more things to experience that are gonna knock her socks off.
05/14/2012
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
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Originally posted by Ansley
It was my pleasure. But, I think this is her first "big-girl" step and she's a little scared and so she was looking at the wrong signals, when all of a sudden it clicked. She's gotta couple more things to experience that are gonna ... more
Never fear Lollie, I just bought new socks. You can have a pair or two you can borrow if you loose yours along the way!!!
05/14/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
There again is a good point. What point is too much information revealed? DO we have permission to say "this is what I wished I had said" and have it be accepted?
Man, had I gone into complete detail of everything leading up to that point, it would have been a book... *ponders*
05/14/2012