tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post969490486006999784..comments2023-05-24T10:37:44.013-04:00Comments on Dispatches from the Northern Outpost: Writing to WriteShieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-6976115910016681392012-08-12T18:30:32.474-04:002012-08-12T18:30:32.474-04:00My Blogpost ideas in Evenote keep piling up - many...My Blogpost ideas in Evenote keep piling up - many out dated and many I feel may be only worth a Facebook Share.<br /><br />I have always enjoyed your style and humour. So please continue what you have done best.Jafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983488621851300959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-42759775677980942482012-08-12T18:24:15.384-04:002012-08-12T18:24:15.384-04:00There are so many times I've sat down to write...There are so many times I've sat down to write and absolutely nothing comes into my head. An idea that seemed promising yields nothing. I may be absent for months before I return to the blog. Then one day, out of the blue, something speaks to me and the writing flows easily. Maybe I'm just lazy!http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-32850826265390874122012-08-12T17:26:57.830-04:002012-08-12T17:26:57.830-04:00Regarding "writing to please:" All you ...Regarding "writing to please:" All you owe your readers is craft. Well-structured sentences, correct spelling and good grammar. After all, you wouldn't invite company for dinner and then serve them on dirty plates. The "art" part of it -- the ideas and emotions -- what you choose to serve your guests, that belongs to you. Some will like what you serve. Others won't. So serve what makes you happiest. When we strive to please everyone, we end up pleasing no one, least of all ourselves.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-20161925154288257732012-08-12T14:59:10.644-04:002012-08-12T14:59:10.644-04:00I cannot begin to tell you just how much I can rel...I cannot begin to tell you just how much I can relate to this. Only, I never would have been able to say it so eloquently. <br /><br />"Writing to please has left me paralyzed. The effort of meeting expectation is a curious source of resentment. Curious, because I enjoy writing things people like to read. But I am overly critical of my own writing, immediately discarding some ideas and overwhelmed by others."<br /><br />Um, yeah.meleah rebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-20053427522088249372012-08-09T23:56:48.605-04:002012-08-09T23:56:48.605-04:00You are such a gorgeous writer, as this incredibly...You are such a gorgeous writer, as this incredibly perceptive bit proves: "I know I chase a certain atmosphere by keeping a journal-- the books, the pens, the trappings seem to me more of a comfort than the words themselves; the doing, an escape..."<br /><br />We are fans. It's okay to be a critic of yourself, but not to the point that you use it as a means to shut yourself down.Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-25544391292154138492012-08-07T21:53:46.646-04:002012-08-07T21:53:46.646-04:00I haven't done that in years, but it is a very...I haven't done that in years, but it is a very good idea. Even if I use it to fiddle with sentences I have in my head that sort of exercise would prime the pump and get things moving. Thank you for that suggestion!Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-45518248448546973802012-08-07T21:41:21.495-04:002012-08-07T21:41:21.495-04:00Do you do "daily papers?" I learned to ...Do you do "daily papers?" I learned to do that in a creative writing class--where you just sit and write for a set time each day. There is no editing, no thinking, no stopping yourself. Who cares if it makes no sense or doesn't flow? It's just to get you to break down those self-imposed walls. That might help.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-828500697784644962012-08-07T00:26:26.287-04:002012-08-07T00:26:26.287-04:00I guess its about trusting my voice without pre-em...I guess its about trusting my voice without pre-emptive editing or judgement and dismissal. One of my hopes is to set that habit aside.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-52459770472869434792012-08-06T23:10:30.994-04:002012-08-06T23:10:30.994-04:00Writing to please....hmmmmmm. I'm not sure tha...Writing to please....hmmmmmm. I'm not sure that is always possible because there is always someone there to judge. Do it for yourself, with an audience in mind. If they like you, they will stay and read. If they don't...well....bon voyage. :) <br /><br />I'm glad you are posting again!Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-81262998447140394062012-08-04T21:32:36.919-04:002012-08-04T21:32:36.919-04:00And we get what to see what you come up with . . ....And we get what to see what you come up with . . . so excited to watch it unfolded. one of my most treasured letters from my college days is from you because it was so beautifully written. The other is from Dad. :-) Complete with a smooshed bug in one of the margins with an arrow drawn to it.Lisahttp://www.purephotographybylisa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-14240502535080157242012-08-03T22:01:31.646-04:002012-08-03T22:01:31.646-04:00My dear Kim,
Get off your own case! Without even ...My dear Kim,<br />Get off your own case! Without even trying to write what pleases others. You please others because you show them a new idea or perspective on the world. You put into words what others wish they could. You are able to help others clarify their own feelings and thoughts. Don't try to write to please, just put pen to paper and let go. <br />Now, about that "Tartar Sauce" candle... you want a topic ~ you've peaked all of our interest... Love you, glad to see your words in print again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-24441533565512696522012-08-03T10:42:28.819-04:002012-08-03T10:42:28.819-04:00Glad you are writing again. Please keep it up.Glad you are writing again. Please keep it up.just some guy rantinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635612926372038047noreply@blogger.com