Comments on: Write it simple, write it true http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/ Just another WordPress site Sun, 20 May 2012 17:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alex http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2538 Alex Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:17:29 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2538 Well, I know Paul was especially touched to know that you consider him your new sister... Hee! That was one of the best gaffes ever -- and it certainly got me to stop tearing up! :-D Love you! Well, I know Paul was especially touched to know that you consider him your new sister… Hee! That was one of the best gaffes ever — and it certainly got me to stop tearing up! :-D Love you!

]]> By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2537 Kristan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:45:02 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2537 <b>Kristi-</b> Hi! And thanks! I'm hopping over to yours in a minute. :) <b>Jay-</b> Um, I could probably get my dog on that for you... <b>Jon-</b> Thanks, Jon! Hehe, random I can do. True wit like Jon Stewart, not so much. Kristi-
Hi! And thanks! I’m hopping over to yours in a minute. :)

Jay-
Um, I could probably get my dog on that for you…

Jon-
Thanks, Jon! Hehe, random I can do. True wit like Jon Stewart, not so much.

]]> By: Jon http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2536 Jon Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:41:41 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2536 If you and 3 friends go out to dinner, and some guy in a crocodile costume comes by and steals your food, you’re each going to tell the cops a different version of the same story. (The cops will probably laugh at all 4 of you, because come on? Guy in a crocodile suit? Seriously?) I laughed through this entire blog post, especially at this--who said you weren't funny?! .-= • Recent post by Jon: <a href="http://alternatewrites.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/learning-to-laugh/" rel="nofollow">Learning to Laugh</a> =-. If you and 3 friends go out to dinner, and some guy in a crocodile costume comes by and steals your food, you’re each going to tell the cops a different version of the same story. (The cops will probably laugh at all 4 of you, because come on? Guy in a crocodile suit? Seriously?)

I laughed through this entire blog post, especially at this–who said you weren’t funny?!
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]]> By: Jay http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2535 Jay Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:37:24 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2535 Where the hell is the poopy cola I was promised? .-= • Recent post by Jay: <a href="http://www.geniuspending.com/2010/01/so-much-for-effortless-beauty.html" rel="nofollow">So Much For Effortless Beauty</a> =-. Where the hell is the poopy cola I was promised?
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]]> By: Kristi http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2534 Kristi Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:00:44 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2534 I totally understand the stress of the toast...especially when it's someone you care so much about! Great reminder about voice in writing and how important it is to make the "you" come through! Something that's so easy for us all to forget! I just stumbled upon your site from Kimberly Franklin's site! Congrats on your award!!! Great blog! I totally understand the stress of the toast…especially when it’s someone you care so much about! Great reminder about voice in writing and how important it is to make the “you” come through! Something that’s so easy for us all to forget!

I just stumbled upon your site from Kimberly Franklin’s site! Congrats on your award!!! Great blog!

]]> By: Todd Newton http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2533 Todd Newton Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:50:34 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2533 Ah, well, congratulations anyway. Sounds like a good time. .-= • Recent post by Todd Newton: <a href="http://initialdraft.blogspot.com/2010/01/bleach-anime-series.html" rel="nofollow">Bleach (the anime series)</a> =-. Ah, well, congratulations anyway. Sounds like a good time.
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]]> By: Meghan Ward http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2532 Meghan Ward Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:18:41 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2532 Great post! And a great reminder that the best writing comes from our hearts. It's so much better to "just be you" than to try to be someone more clever, more witty, more outgoing than you. Thanks for this. Great post! And a great reminder that the best writing comes from our hearts. It’s so much better to “just be you” than to try to be someone more clever, more witty, more outgoing than you. Thanks for this.

]]> By: albie http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2531 albie Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:10:55 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2531 toasts are hard! i concur. =P christian asked me to be best man for his wedding like 8 mo in advance. all i knew for the first 7 months of it was i was more worried about the toast than anything else (that might also explain why bachelor party planning and tuxedo rentals took place so late) both the MOH and i wrote our speeches the morning of... easily verified by the fact that both of our speeches were written on the same hotel notepad paper =P toasts are hard! i concur. =P christian asked me to be best man for his wedding like 8 mo in advance. all i knew for the first 7 months of it was i was more worried about the toast than anything else (that might also explain why bachelor party planning and tuxedo rentals took place so late) both the MOH and i wrote our speeches the morning of… easily verified by the fact that both of our speeches were written on the same hotel notepad paper =P

]]> By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2530 Kristan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:44:10 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2530 Aw, I'm glad to hear that. And thanks! Aw, I’m glad to hear that. And thanks!

]]> By: Dara http://kristanhoffman.com/2010/01/11/write-it-simple-write-it-true/#comment-2529 Dara Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:34:00 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=4249#comment-2529 I most certainly did NOT waste my time reading it. It was actually just what I needed as I've been struggling with the whole "voice" thing in my writing--at least in my current WiP. So, thanks :) And congrats to your sister! .-= • Recent post by Dara: <a href="http://inthewritemind.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/contest-entries/" rel="nofollow">Contest Entries</a> =-. I most certainly did NOT waste my time reading it. It was actually just what I needed as I’ve been struggling with the whole “voice” thing in my writing–at least in my current WiP. So, thanks :)

And congrats to your sister!
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