tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post3727948941662191776..comments2023-07-30T05:57:48.256-04:00Comments on Gospel of the Living Dead: Baptism of the DeadKPaffenrothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-68563777110278585772008-06-05T14:48:00.000-04:002008-06-05T14:48:00.000-04:00Yes, "organic" is the right word - things grow and...Yes, "organic" is the right word - things grow and change in the writing like a living thing would. <BR/><BR/>I guess I'm not too sensitive to what people might say. I mean, if they say "Great!" or "That sucks!" that doesn't change anything. And they might say something that actually helps me (re)configure what I'm doing.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-44083367336311693542008-06-05T14:44:00.000-04:002008-06-05T14:44:00.000-04:00I also really love the discovery that comes in the...I also really love the discovery that comes in the act of writing--no matter how strictly you have things outlined or plotted in your head, something always seems to come up that you hadn't expected, that sometimes changes just part of a scene, and sometimes organically reshapes the whole.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, I find it interesting how you blog every step of the writing process. I find that when I talk too much about something I'm working on (plot, characters, etc.) with other people before I've finished a draft, it can sometimes sap the energy out of me for it--perhaps b/c I'm too sensitive about what the listeners might say/think. So generally I wait until a draft is done to talk about it much.<BR/><BR/>Diff'rent strokes.<BR/><BR/>The Vicar (aka Scott)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-82528777012517708222008-06-05T09:21:00.000-04:002008-06-05T09:21:00.000-04:00Ha - a stickler for details! I suppose I'd say two...Ha - a stickler for details! I suppose I'd say two things. Evoking imagery does not have to include every component of the original image (though it's a judgment call how many elements can be missing before you say the imagery isn't there). And the effects (if not the actual rite) of baptism are described as having past and future components (Romans 6:4-8) - we died with Christ (past tense), so that we will rise or live with him (future).KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-32928275127235165262008-06-05T08:23:00.000-04:002008-06-05T08:23:00.000-04:00Is it really baptism if they don't get back up out...Is it really baptism if they don't get back up out of the water?Allen's Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017088126061040113noreply@blogger.com