Comments on: Once Upon a Time… http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:26:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: quill pen http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 quill pen Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:17:28 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-1042 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-875 --Deb Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:27:53 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-875 I have a hard time forcing myself to write rather than read, too--as much as I like writing, reading was my first obsession (grin). And, yes, those are my books--even to the old card-catalog card from my early attempts at a library. I just adored the Trixie Belden books! I have a hard time forcing myself to write rather than read, too–as much as I like writing, reading was my first obsession (grin).

And, yes, those are my books–even to the old card-catalog card from my early attempts at a library. I just adored the Trixie Belden books!

]]> By: Nicole http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Nicole Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:10:12 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-874 You are so right about stories catching our attention. While I always think I would like to write, I prefer reading. Finding time for either is difficult. I guess I'll never be a writer, because when I do find a free moment, I read instead. Are the books in the photo yours? Trixie Belden was my obsession as a teen, and I haven't thought about her or Honey and the gang in years. Thanks for reminding me of some long lost friends. I may have to pick up a couple old faves to reread. <em>Nicole's last blog post..<a href='http://audeo.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/new-addictions-and-getting-organized/' rel="nofollow">New Addictions and Getting Organized</a></em> You are so right about stories catching our attention. While I always think I would like to write, I prefer reading. Finding time for either is difficult. I guess I’ll never be a writer, because when I do find a free moment, I read instead.

Are the books in the photo yours? Trixie Belden was my obsession as a teen, and I haven’t thought about her or Honey and the gang in years. Thanks for reminding me of some long lost friends. I may have to pick up a couple old faves to reread.

Nicole’s last blog post..New Addictions and Getting Organized

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-827 --Deb Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:02:41 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-827 I guess Cinderella doesn't really work any more, either, huh? I guess the trick for that age is to relate it to OTHER people's lives, not your own. Preferably current people (as opposed to "I knew a girl who...")--and if they appear in the tabloids, so much the better. ("Well, you know, Britney...") I guess Cinderella doesn’t really work any more, either, huh? I guess the trick for that age is to relate it to OTHER people’s lives, not your own. Preferably current people (as opposed to “I knew a girl who…”)–and if they appear in the tabloids, so much the better. (“Well, you know, Britney…”)

]]> By: J http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-826 J Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:28:49 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-826 You're so right, framing things in stories works very well. When talking to my daughter, when she was younger, I could give her a lesson by telling her of a similar experience in my life, and she didn't feel like I was scolding her. Now that she's a tween, however, if I try to relate my life that way, she says, "I'm NOT YOU", and that's the end of it. Sigh. <em>J's last blog post..<a href='http://jellyjules.com/?p=1016' rel="nofollow">Save the Trees!</a></em> You’re so right, framing things in stories works very well. When talking to my daughter, when she was younger, I could give her a lesson by telling her of a similar experience in my life, and she didn’t feel like I was scolding her. Now that she’s a tween, however, if I try to relate my life that way, she says, “I’m NOT YOU”, and that’s the end of it. Sigh.

J’s last blog post..Save the Trees!

]]> By: maria http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-821 maria Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:07:52 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-821 I am thoroughly jealous of your Trixie Belden collection. I've got a few and am lazily trying to collect them. You might also like the Judy Bolton books by Margaret Sutton, though they are difficult to find. (I found a bunch on Ebay. Not great condition, but readable.) <em>maria's last blog post..<a href='http://www.lazychick.net/lazywords/?p=13' rel="nofollow">Blahs.</a></em> I am thoroughly jealous of your Trixie Belden collection. I’ve got a few and am lazily trying to collect them. You might also like the Judy Bolton books by Margaret Sutton, though they are difficult to find. (I found a bunch on Ebay. Not great condition, but readable.)

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]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Melissa Donovan Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:23:52 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-807 I think any piece of writing, even copywriting, can benefit from being worked into a story. You can see this in commercials on TV. Notice the ones that simply promote the products are boring but the ones with characters and a storyline are far more entertaining and memorable. How to squeeze a plot into tiny segments? That is the challenge! <em>Melissa Donovan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingForward/~3/304870322/improve-your-writing-get-feedback' rel="nofollow">Improve Your Writing: Get Feedback</a></em> I think any piece of writing, even copywriting, can benefit from being worked into a story. You can see this in commercials on TV. Notice the ones that simply promote the products are boring but the ones with characters and a storyline are far more entertaining and memorable. How to squeeze a plot into tiny segments? That is the challenge!

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]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-806 --Deb Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:13:49 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-806 I know they've improve in terms of visuals, too--the early ones were harder on the eyes than a computer screen! I'm not saying I would hate them, just that I LIKE books and find them very comforting to have around. Curling up with a little computer in my bed at night just doesn't have the same appeal as a book. (Oh, and I almost always prop my book against my legs or the couch cushions or whatever so as not to actually HOLD them while I read. And, believe me, I read a LOT. See? http://chappysmom.com/category/monthly-reading-list/ ) I know they’ve improve in terms of visuals, too–the early ones were harder on the eyes than a computer screen! I’m not saying I would hate them, just that I LIKE books and find them very comforting to have around. Curling up with a little computer in my bed at night just doesn’t have the same appeal as a book. (Oh, and I almost always prop my book against my legs or the couch cushions or whatever so as not to actually HOLD them while I read. And, believe me, I read a LOT. See? http://chappysmom.com/category/monthly-reading-list/ )

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Lillie Ammann Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:35:18 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-805 Deb, To each is own. I thought at first I wouldn't like e-books, but now I much, much prefer them to paper books. I curl up with my reader much more comfortably than I can curl up with a physical book. Of course, my vision problems and arthritis that make it hard to hold a book have something to do with that, but I think most people who bad-mouth e-books have never tried them. They might have sing a different tune if they ever experienced what they think they won't like. :-) Kind of like me and oysters - I KNOW I don't like them though I've never tasted them ... because I don't like them. :-) <em>Lillie Ammann's last blog post..<a href='http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/06/06/what-i-learned-from-animals/' rel="nofollow">What I Learned from Animals</a></em> Deb,
To each is own. I thought at first I wouldn’t like e-books, but now I much, much prefer them to paper books. I curl up with my reader much more comfortably than I can curl up with a physical book. Of course, my vision problems and arthritis that make it hard to hold a book have something to do with that, but I think most people who bad-mouth e-books have never tried them. They might have sing a different tune if they ever experienced what they think they won’t like. :-) Kind of like me and oysters – I KNOW I don’t like them though I’ve never tasted them … because I don’t like them. :-)

Lillie Ammann’s last blog post..What I Learned from Animals

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-804 --Deb Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:24:16 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/06/05/power-of-telling-stories/#comment-804 I think Ellen mostly meant a paper book, rather than specifically a novel. (Though, I read fiction and non-fiction and while I enjoy the non-fiction, it's the fiction that makes my heart beat faster. Personally, I much prefer the old-school paper book that I can curl up on the couch with. I haven't tried any of the newer e-book readers, but still can't imagine that they'd be as cozy to read from. Convenient? Sure, and definitely better than nothing at all, but it can't compare to holding a book, turning the pages, flipping forward and backward to skim ... Though, it's got to be a WHOLE lot lighter on vacations than the libraries I lug around in my suitcase! I think Ellen mostly meant a paper book, rather than specifically a novel. (Though, I read fiction and non-fiction and while I enjoy the non-fiction, it’s the fiction that makes my heart beat faster.

Personally, I much prefer the old-school paper book that I can curl up on the couch with. I haven’t tried any of the newer e-book readers, but still can’t imagine that they’d be as cozy to read from. Convenient? Sure, and definitely better than nothing at all, but it can’t compare to holding a book, turning the pages, flipping forward and backward to skim … Though, it’s got to be a WHOLE lot lighter on vacations than the libraries I lug around in my suitcase!

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