tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post5494467430565787412..comments2024-02-08T05:57:40.157-08:00Comments on The Writing Game: Numbers: A Writer's PhobiaJennifer Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-56356084238081690942014-06-04T07:54:58.263-07:002014-06-04T07:54:58.263-07:00Loved this post. I have a quirky genius who's ...Loved this post. I have a quirky genius who's obsessed with numbers, especially primes. It really gives him a lot of character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-41573768230015445392014-05-28T10:55:44.437-07:002014-05-28T10:55:44.437-07:00LOL! I took several art courses as a teen, and the...LOL! I took several art courses as a teen, and the power of odd numbers has been permanently impressed in my mind. That said, I might be slightly OCD. Things HAVE to be symmetrical, especially numbers, and if they aren't, I start this mental balancing system--a visually way of making things even out. Yup, we've all got our own brand of crazy, right? Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-86909784251633143872014-05-23T16:03:21.075-07:002014-05-23T16:03:21.075-07:00I'm horrid with math, but I'm fascinated b...I'm horrid with math, but I'm fascinated by numbers. As for phobias as a writer, the only one I actually have is being ridiculed. That can make a person never want to write again.<br />I'm visiting from the A to Z list. One of my team's blogs is <a href="http://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Poetry of the Netherworld.</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468694259907774673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-44133494655058015012014-05-22T23:52:50.897-07:002014-05-22T23:52:50.897-07:00I like math. I don't notice anything special a...I like math. I don't notice anything special about numbers in my writing, although I tend to do things in threes plot-wise as suggested by some CP's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-37612431533996537522014-05-22T17:41:59.190-07:002014-05-22T17:41:59.190-07:00You know, I think I have a phobia about odd number...You know, I think I have a phobia about odd numbers! I always gravitate towards even ones instead. How funny - I never really noticed until I read this post!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-20472236661571969462014-05-21T20:49:29.425-07:002014-05-21T20:49:29.425-07:00p.s. Every time I try to join your site, GFC says ...p.s. Every time I try to join your site, GFC says "try again later." Add that to my phobias!Sher A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067955594103356768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-40026049613124082862014-05-21T20:47:09.859-07:002014-05-21T20:47:09.859-07:00Welcome to the club! I have a biscuit can, jack-in...Welcome to the club! I have a biscuit can, jack-in-the-box, and balloon-popping phobia (unexpected loud noises), also a clown phobia (I didn't even need to watch Killer Clowns from Space or Chuckie to get that one) and a black cat phobia because black cats have repeatedly come into our yard to attack our cats (high vet bills phobia?). Weird. There's a story in there somewhere...Sher A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067955594103356768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-12059394596204239022014-05-21T09:23:11.486-07:002014-05-21T09:23:11.486-07:00Ha! It's more like a bad habit;-)Ha! It's more like a bad habit;-)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-23149925155158048302014-05-21T09:22:47.396-07:002014-05-21T09:22:47.396-07:00I used to (okay, I still do) count stairs, mostly ...I used to (okay, I still do) count stairs, mostly by twos. I agree things look better in odd groupings. Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-6449178056917438342014-05-21T09:21:25.038-07:002014-05-21T09:21:25.038-07:00Thanks! Thanks! Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-56755295541628412722014-05-20T09:31:56.108-07:002014-05-20T09:31:56.108-07:00No, I don't have any phobias, but yours is sur...No, I don't have any phobias, but yours is sure interesting!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-69478293504621623142014-05-19T17:57:52.523-07:002014-05-19T17:57:52.523-07:00I count by threes...
I don't know if there...I count by threes...<br /><br />I don't know if there's anything wrong with avoiding even numbers. Artistically, things look better when you have them in odd groupings.<br /><br />As for math, well, I'm pretty good with numbers actually.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-56802303740210297152014-05-19T11:58:53.366-07:002014-05-19T11:58:53.366-07:00I wrote some flash fiction that would probably dri...I wrote some flash fiction that would probably drive you nuts! Within 1000 words, it brings up numbers 16 times. Not all of them are odd. :) <br /><br />Grats about the signing! That sounds like a lot of fun. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-1592047301932252852014-05-19T09:37:39.126-07:002014-05-19T09:37:39.126-07:00OMG - signing at the Mark Twain Museum sounds awes...OMG - signing at the Mark Twain Museum sounds awesome! I hope you have a wonderful time! No, I have no phobia about numbers. I know my lucky number is 6 (I'm expecting good things 2016!!), but I don't pay much attention to my unlucky number (8).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-80567902497779749152014-05-19T08:53:12.182-07:002014-05-19T08:53:12.182-07:00Marketing is my phobia. lolMarketing is my phobia. lolDonna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-46657774137464790642014-05-19T08:18:20.856-07:002014-05-19T08:18:20.856-07:00Thanks! I hope it's the start of more signings...Thanks! I hope it's the start of more signings:)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-80209525142543396652014-05-19T08:17:45.218-07:002014-05-19T08:17:45.218-07:00Thanks, Janet! It's a quaint town just like wh...Thanks, Janet! It's a quaint town just like where you are from with loads of small town charm.Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-47866999183921729272014-05-19T08:16:58.028-07:002014-05-19T08:16:58.028-07:00Call me crazy, but I embrace the number 13. I can&...Call me crazy, but I embrace the number 13. I can't help it. My entire finished WIP is based on this number and it's a MG mystery where Edgar Allen Poe makes a unique impact on solving the case;-) I'm not superstitious. I tend to be reluctant to embrace even numbers. So strange.Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-44225068385230896962014-05-19T08:11:14.747-07:002014-05-19T08:11:14.747-07:00I have the "13" thing to a degree. I won...I have the "13" thing to a degree. I won't stop writing or reading on page 13. Stephen King takes it a step further--he won't stop reading or writing on page #s that add up to 13! I'm also really hesitant to have a 13-chapter book, although with edits, sometimes it can end up that way even when you don't mean for it to.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-7963802119214879742014-05-19T05:23:32.305-07:002014-05-19T05:23:32.305-07:00Wish I could be there, Jennifer. Sounds like fun. ...Wish I could be there, Jennifer. Sounds like fun. Interesting post, I don't think I have any phobias - I'll have to think about that.janet smarthttp://creativewritingintheblackberrypatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528372652947659182.post-88134308297929724932014-05-19T04:49:15.136-07:002014-05-19T04:49:15.136-07:00Can't think of any phobias, number related or ...Can't think of any phobias, number related or otherwise.<br />Book signing at a museum - that's very cool!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com