Comments on: Learning by screwing up http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up For writers, readers, and independent thinkers--book talk for readers and writers, life chats when we need them, writers' motivational articles, secret behind-the-scenes stories from the publishing trenches, and more. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:58:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: bj http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1289 bj Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:18:34 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1289 NO! Not gingerale! CREAM soda! NO! Not gingerale! CREAM soda!

]]> By: Barry http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1276 Barry Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:28:06 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1276 Adding vanilla ice cream to ginger ale is truly sublime. Vastly superior to the overrated root beer float. Adding vanilla ice cream to ginger ale is truly sublime. Vastly superior to the overrated root beer float.

]]> By: Patrick http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1272 Patrick Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:19:25 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1272 From the moment I was conceived, I knew everything. Consequently, I have never had to learn anything. Anything that I appear to not know can simply be explained by knowing my methods are far too complex for anyone to understand. For the record, it works best if you add vanilla ice cream to coke. From the moment I was conceived, I knew everything. Consequently, I have never had to learn anything. Anything that I appear to not know can simply be explained by knowing my methods are far too complex for anyone to understand.

For the record, it works best if you add vanilla ice cream to coke.

]]> By: Heather Harper http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1268 Heather Harper Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:15:01 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/learning-by-screwing-up#comment-1268 I've gained knowledge from agent blogs that have helped me evolve from an oblivious nitwit to an informed nitwit striving not to be a nitwit. (And I'm glad I'm not the only one who has ever tasted vanilla extract. Hint: adding it to Coke does not a Vanilla Coke make. You need vanilla SYRUP for that.) I’ve gained knowledge from agent blogs that have helped me evolve from an oblivious nitwit to an informed nitwit striving not to be a nitwit.

(And I’m glad I’m not the only one who has ever tasted vanilla extract. Hint: adding it to Coke does not a Vanilla Coke make. You need vanilla SYRUP for that.)

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