tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421706587311875668.post8803210799421960455..comments2023-10-14T06:54:41.793-06:00Comments on Julie Coulter Bellon: Writers and UnicyclistsJulie Coulter Bellonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07695605817809301518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421706587311875668.post-77246767153522749682012-05-17T16:35:30.329-06:002012-05-17T16:35:30.329-06:00Lindzee I agree!
Thanks, Jess! :)Lindzee I agree!<br /><br />Thanks, Jess! :)Julie Coulter Bellonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695605817809301518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421706587311875668.post-16461987679897122942012-05-17T15:53:09.796-06:002012-05-17T15:53:09.796-06:00Love your analogy! I can totally relate! I'm...Love your analogy! I can totally relate! I'm a figure skater/violinist/writer and all three have so much more in common than I could have ever imagined!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000569858548717605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421706587311875668.post-8413750434579726362012-05-17T15:50:46.318-06:002012-05-17T15:50:46.318-06:00"Easy reading is damn hard writing." -Na..."Easy reading is damn hard writing." -Nathaniel Hawthorne. Truer words were never spoken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421706587311875668.post-62330674479763805702012-05-17T14:41:50.657-06:002012-05-17T14:41:50.657-06:00Seriously Jon, I want you to guest post on my blog...Seriously Jon, I want you to guest post on my blog. There is a depth to you that I really admire. It's like you see what I'm trying to say and take it one step further. Thank you!Julie Coulter Bellonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695605817809301518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421706587311875668.post-446210274376324002012-05-17T14:34:16.558-06:002012-05-17T14:34:16.558-06:00I took a speech class where the teacher said that ...I took a speech class where the teacher said that if you took 60 seconds to think about it, you should be able to come up with a speech that compares any two things.<br /><br />The most obvious thing that unicycling and authoring a book have in common is the need for balance. Without achieving perfect balance, you fall off your unicycle. You need to balance your time between writing, revising and marketing or you won't get to your goal. <br /><br />This is not obvious, but you also need to possess an unusual skill. With unicycling, I doubt anyone can do it. I'm sure I couldn't. Authoring requires some skills in perseverance, as you've touched on Julie, but so many other fine skills - grammar, scene structure, plotting, characterization, beginnings and endings. I don't believe that just anyone can author a book. (My how-to-write book is not going to sell a million copies.) <br /><br />Finally, there's a performance aspect. While you might be one of the few to perform your art of personal satisfaction, the majority are looking for an audience to cheer you on and praise you for your good work. You have to know what they want to see or read and how to please them.Jon Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283068961865370674noreply@blogger.com