tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207442428304548327.post5012538946159564373..comments2020-05-25T05:43:18.934-05:00Comments on Kneading Words: Open the trunk, or not?Erin Stockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989398215528825856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207442428304548327.post-51164712271576385552010-09-29T10:02:32.325-05:002010-09-29T10:02:32.325-05:00Very true.Very true.Erin Stockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989398215528825856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207442428304548327.post-23998320991525150382010-09-29T10:01:01.452-05:002010-09-29T10:01:01.452-05:00The other way I view my trunk stories is that they...The other way I view my trunk stories is that they're simply something I had to write (even if they end up no good). I needed to get them out of my system to free myself up for for other (hopefully) better stories.wallofcheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729927894916806533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207442428304548327.post-30003288967675747822010-09-24T14:19:44.852-05:002010-09-24T14:19:44.852-05:00You're quite right! I'm not to that point,...You're quite right! I'm not to that point, probably because I haven't let them go the way I ought, but eventually, and hopefully.Erin Stockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989398215528825856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207442428304548327.post-54511423161345113662010-09-24T14:16:23.950-05:002010-09-24T14:16:23.950-05:00The trunk is great for one thing, though. Your sto...The trunk is great for one thing, though. Your stories may lie broken in there, but pieces of them can be lifted out and re-used - passages of writing, little ideas, images. I've constructed whole stories out of the various guts of an abandoned novel. <br /><br />The trunk can actually be a great resource in that way. It gives life to small parts of your old work, and makes all that writing feel useful after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com