Comments on: Dog Train Your Writing Skills – Part One http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html Non-Fiction & Fiction Writing, Editing, and Web Technology for Freelancers Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:59:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » Write at WRA: Our Collaborative Blogging Project » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-7389 » Write at WRA: Our Collaborative Blogging Project » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:18:42 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-7389 [...] have a category for cats (unless you can find a way to tie the topic to writing like I did with the Dog Train Your Writing Skills series) or [...] [...] have a category for cats (unless you can find a way to tie the topic to writing like I did with the Dog Train Your Writing Skills series) or [...]

]]> By: Dog Train Your Writing Skills: Heel and Stay — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-594 Dog Train Your Writing Skills: Heel and Stay — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:03:30 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-594 [...] the first part of this series we discovered that learning to Sit is perhaps one of the hardest lessons a dog must learn. When puppies begin the challenge of [...] [...] the first part of this series we discovered that learning to Sit is perhaps one of the hardest lessons a dog must learn. When puppies begin the challenge of [...]

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-593 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:30:19 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-593 @ Sharon: Glad to have captured your attention, Sharon. I'll have to get the rest of this series finished up and posted so you can enjoy it. Thanks for the compliments. @ LaskiGal: Thanks, LaskiGal! I love to compare writing with other things. Since I've trained dogs I could see that connection and wanted to share it with others. I just wish I had a master to command me to Sit. ;-) @ Michele: *blushes* I'm not sure if having my ideas all over the place is such a great thing. It certainly makes it very hard to "sit" (focus) but I really do love to find connections and lessons in everything that touches our lives. That is what living is all about. Strangely enough, silence is more disturbing to me than noise. lol I guess it comes from having little ones underfoot. Right now for example I'm constantly watching the clock and I feel like I'm half in and half out of my chair. That's because I'm home alone with little ones BOTH at school. The silence is roaring loudly and I'm itching to bring back the noise. If I can HEAR them, they're safe and well. It's when it's quiet mothers have to be concerned. @ Sharon: Glad to have captured your attention, Sharon. I’ll have to get the rest of this series finished up and posted so you can enjoy it. Thanks for the compliments.

@ LaskiGal: Thanks, LaskiGal! I love to compare writing with other things. Since I’ve trained dogs I could see that connection and wanted to share it with others. I just wish I had a master to command me to Sit. ;-)

@ Michele: *blushes* I’m not sure if having my ideas all over the place is such a great thing. It certainly makes it very hard to “sit” (focus) but I really do love to find connections and lessons in everything that touches our lives. That is what living is all about.

Strangely enough, silence is more disturbing to me than noise. lol I guess it comes from having little ones underfoot. Right now for example I’m constantly watching the clock and I feel like I’m half in and half out of my chair. That’s because I’m home alone with little ones BOTH at school. The silence is roaring loudly and I’m itching to bring back the noise. If I can HEAR them, they’re safe and well. It’s when it’s quiet mothers have to be concerned.

]]> By: Sorry for the sporadic updates! — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-591 Sorry for the sporadic updates! — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:26:43 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-591 [...] Commenters Link Love post, my wrap up for the Absolute Write February Blog Chain, more of my Dog Train Your Writing Skills series, and even a ROAR award post from about a month ago. I promise to work on these as soon as [...] [...] Commenters Link Love post, my wrap up for the Absolute Write February Blog Chain, more of my Dog Train Your Writing Skills series, and even a ROAR award post from about a month ago. I promise to work on these as soon as [...]

]]> By: Michele http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-592 Michele Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:15:51 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-592 Once again, Rebecca, you've astounded me with your brilliance! The way you approach the topic of writing has always, always amazed me. From your SG1 Series to waterfalls and now training puppies, your ideas are all over the place. It shows your creativity and your ability to pull learning processes from parts of our every day lives and apply them to our writing life to help us learn, improve, grow, and become the best writers we can be. Great job! I can't wait to learn to heel and stay. ;-) Oh, and I am working on blocking out distractions. Silence, where are you? Smiles, Michele Once again, Rebecca, you’ve astounded me with your brilliance! The way you approach the topic of writing has always, always amazed me. From your SG1 Series to waterfalls and now training puppies, your ideas are all over the place. It shows your creativity and your ability to pull learning processes from parts of our every day lives and apply them to our writing life to help us learn, improve, grow, and become the best writers we can be. Great job! I can’t wait to learn to heel and stay. ;-)

Oh, and I am working on blocking out distractions. Silence, where are you?

Smiles,
Michele

]]> By: LaskiGal http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-587 LaskiGal Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:52:39 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-587 What a cool analogy. I never thought of it that way . . . so fitting. What a cool analogy. I never thought of it that way . . . so fitting.

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-588 Sharon Hurley Hall Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:16:25 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-588 Well, you certainly have my attention, Rebecca. I can't wait to see where you're going with this analogy - and the post title rocks! :) Well, you certainly have my attention, Rebecca. I can’t wait to see where you’re going with this analogy – and the post title rocks! :)

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-589 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:31:30 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-589 Perhaps we do need actually obedience classes. I know I could certainly benefit from more writing discipline. I also think writers need to be a little unruly. Chaos and clutter are important for creativity but it is also important to come out of that space and into the space of actual writing. Thanks for your comment, Rebecca. I'm looking forward to continuing this series. Perhaps we do need actually obedience classes. I know I could certainly benefit from more writing discipline. I also think writers need to be a little unruly. Chaos and clutter are important for creativity but it is also important to come out of that space and into the space of actual writing.

Thanks for your comment, Rebecca. I’m looking forward to continuing this series.

]]> By: Rebecca Taunton http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html#comment-590 Rebecca Taunton Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:35:13 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/02/dog-train-writing-skills-sit.html/#comment-590 Obedience classes for writers! This idea gave me a huge smile, probably because I'm a very unruly writer, so perhaps this kind of training would be the way to teach myself to sit and write! Obedience classes for writers! This idea gave me a huge smile, probably because I’m a very unruly writer, so perhaps this kind of training would be the way to teach myself to sit and write!

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