tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post1747288798330706044..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: A PLACE TO GROWDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-4383178988732118292010-04-01T22:20:26.964+01:002010-04-01T22:20:26.964+01:00I know the site you mean, Fia. I feel there's...I know the site you mean, Fia. I feel there's always more complex stuff going on that first meets the eye - that's what I mean about the swirling energies - and some can be very negative and undermining whilst others can be engendering and supportive. Do you keep the email to remind you of this? Just wondered what would happen if you ritually deleted it so it's venom can't reach you any more. I'm just about to do something similar...<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-27415060297118812472010-04-01T20:15:06.620+01:002010-04-01T20:15:06.620+01:00It's very hard to get the balance right isn...It's very hard to get the balance right isn't it? I've kept an email that I recieved after what I thought was my good critque of another writer's work (on an arts council funded site). The venom still gets to me.Fiona Mackenzie. Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669889070557241716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-1207561083056297532010-04-01T10:44:32.092+01:002010-04-01T10:44:32.092+01:00Thanks, Sue - appreciate that! :)
SusiexThanks, Sue - appreciate that! :)<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-28588417487285502822010-04-01T09:06:53.989+01:002010-04-01T09:06:53.989+01:00Hi Susien - just read this late - haven't had ...Hi Susien - just read this late - haven't had much time for blogs recently. A great post, and I hope you are finding the right bit of sunshine for you right now.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-26606320659352556242010-03-31T23:35:57.047+01:002010-03-31T23:35:57.047+01:00Lovely to read all your comments - thanks, everyon...Lovely to read all your comments - thanks, everyone! (I've been out all day until very late.)<br />SusiexxSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-57809134264606692582010-03-31T17:09:12.294+01:002010-03-31T17:09:12.294+01:00It's an insightful post, Susie. Different env...It's an insightful post, Susie. Different environments, of course, favour different kinds of growth and creativity. So one person, even on the same day, may need a different space and stimulus. It follows that it helps enormously, if we know at the outset, what it is that we're trying to produce - whether it be a piece of writing or a state of mind. Not inly are we each the only person who can determine that but we are also each the only person who can really make it happen.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-20307563073388013482010-03-31T17:09:01.927+01:002010-03-31T17:09:01.927+01:00It's an insightful post, Susie. Different env...It's an insightful post, Susie. Different environments, of course, favour different kinds of growth and creativity. So one person, even on the same day, may need a different space and stimulus. It follows that it helps enormously, if we know at the outset, what it is that we're trying to produce - whether it be a piece of writing or a state of mind. Not inly are we each the only person who can determine that but we are also each the only person who can really make it happen.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-7751583568079148672010-03-31T15:17:37.211+01:002010-03-31T15:17:37.211+01:00Great post. I find ritual very helpful for me. I...Great post. I find ritual very helpful for me. I like to be challenged but not with a heavy hand. So I agree there is a delicate balance and we all need to find our own nitch. I like quietness with Mozart playing gently in the background. Whether that produces good writing or not, I have yet to discover.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-21077698000120688472010-03-31T14:15:44.868+01:002010-03-31T14:15:44.868+01:00Great post, Susie. I think another thing that play...Great post, Susie. I think another thing that plays a huge part in a writer's life is the emotions they feel on a particular day. If I've had a row with someone or someone has just cut me up on the way home, I find that simmering anger comes out in my writing, whether it should be there or not. If I'm having a great day and the sun is shining, that too has an effect on how I write - more positive and happier words I do write:)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371523973050040197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-3787688064734626252010-03-31T13:50:15.943+01:002010-03-31T13:50:15.943+01:00I really enjoyed this post. A lot of the time it&#...I really enjoyed this post. A lot of the time it's hard to find the ideal conditions. But I think if an idea is strong enough it will push you to write it - sometimes in spite of your circumstances rather than because of them.joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-8563813534565628862010-03-31T13:33:19.853+01:002010-03-31T13:33:19.853+01:00Excellent blog, Susie. I think discipline counts f...Excellent blog, Susie. I think discipline counts for a lot, for me anyway. Regardless of the environment, we should be able to focus on the task. I can't eat while I write, although I can read. And when it comes to rejection, I often want to give up.Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-26240625694271634702010-03-31T12:21:04.435+01:002010-03-31T12:21:04.435+01:00I love this post. I don't feel very lush and v...I love this post. I don't feel very lush and verdant right now - think I need the creative equivalent of some Baby Bio.<br />Great stuff, Susie.Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-41822224086224857622010-03-31T12:15:09.861+01:002010-03-31T12:15:09.861+01:00Now you've got that damn tune running through ...Now you've got that damn tune running through my head.<br /><br />(Great post, Susie)Roderic Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519267912305907364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-80739907593967014662010-03-31T11:22:20.940+01:002010-03-31T11:22:20.940+01:00Oh, Morcambe and Wise. So many memories -
Bring m...Oh, Morcambe and Wise. So many memories -<br /><br />Bring me Sunshine, in your smile,<br />Bring me Laughter, all the while,<br />In this world where we live, there should be more happiness,<br />So much joy you can give, to each brand new bright tomorrow,<br /><br />Make me happy, through the years,<br />Never bring me, any tears,<br />Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,<br />Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-72341525367175858752010-03-31T10:24:58.873+01:002010-03-31T10:24:58.873+01:00Hi
I think I'm a hothouse delicate thing! LOL...Hi<br /><br />I think I'm a hothouse delicate thing! LOL! I do like my silence, my little rituals, my space, etc. I like to be in control of my writing time from the phsyical to the emotional to the spiritual. If I'm upset in any form, way, function, I'm restricted creatively and in other ways too.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Morecombe and Wise sums it up for me really!<br /><br />Great post, thank you.<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-42606726898225019192010-03-31T09:14:53.034+01:002010-03-31T09:14:53.034+01:00What a great post, with lovely quotes, thank you.
...What a great post, with lovely quotes, thank you.<br /><br />I too have been thinking a lot about this issue and realising that there's a difficult balance to strike. On the one had one needs a nurturing environment yet on the other we all need to be challenged and face the fear, as our friends over the pond say.<br />HBxHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-66181748606742597882010-03-31T09:14:17.774+01:002010-03-31T09:14:17.774+01:00All very true. Part of learning to write is learni...All very true. Part of learning to write is learning what's right for you, and growing the confidence to reject what isn't. I think this is very relevant, too, to the kind of help you seek out for your writing. A teacher or a group which is vicious in the name of honesty and rigour is no use, but nor is one which is anodyne in the name of positivity and supportiveness. The latter is less painful, but neither kind will help you to grow. <br /><br />When it comes to making the most of someone's creativity I don't usually subscribe to the 'what doesn't kill makes you stronger' school of thought, but there's a lot to be said for learning the difference, as one does in Yoga, between the awful pain of something which is wrong and damaging for you, and the pleasurable pain of the stretch which gets the spot marked X makes a world of difference to your whole body.Emma Darwinhttp://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-41035374251321958532010-03-31T08:11:06.308+01:002010-03-31T08:11:06.308+01:00I find that having something to start me off in th...I find that having something to start me off in the mornings is good. Lately I've discovered Julia Cameron and reading a page or so sets me in the mood for it and I usually write a couple of pages that makes me feel good. Irritants are the worst thing like noise from a neighbour's tv or drumbeat, and I lose interest and go to bed. I find listening to opera myself is a great help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-10490334650010686972010-03-31T06:47:55.919+01:002010-03-31T06:47:55.919+01:00Oh geez. This rings a bell. I can't be in my c...Oh geez. This rings a bell. I can't be in my comfort zone if I wanna write. So, I can't be in my bedroom, at my own desk, or anywhere in my house! I'll get too comfortable and start doing other housey things.New Intern on the Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525731465919968075noreply@blogger.com