tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post2883481761427318507..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Lying on the bedDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-5242141025755986702009-11-21T19:35:22.549+00:002009-11-21T19:35:22.549+00:00So sorry to hear you've had such a rough year ...So sorry to hear you've had such a rough year Rod. I had no idea about your mum. <br /><br />I'm glad though that the year has ended better than it began, with Bridport and your business looking up.<br /><br />Love<br />Susannah xSusannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-56464585421237137912009-11-21T16:37:14.005+00:002009-11-21T16:37:14.005+00:00Lovely reflective piece, Rod. It's been a tou...Lovely reflective piece, Rod. It's been a tough old year for you, right enough! But think of that Bridport short-listed story!Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-18701913835724129382009-11-19T18:28:08.096+00:002009-11-19T18:28:08.096+00:00How about doing some writing whilst lying in bed?!...How about doing some writing whilst lying in bed?!?Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-69077524083375783602009-11-18T21:29:33.515+00:002009-11-18T21:29:33.515+00:00Hi Rod, thanks for posting something so uncompromi...Hi Rod, thanks for posting something so uncompromising. It's good to take stock regularly - often what changes is not the circumstances but our appreciation of them and their impact. Should you wrote, right now? Absolutely! Only don't worry about what it is that you write; it's enough to put pen to paper and keep the channel open. Maybe write, for yourself, about your mum if you feel ready? Wishing you a brighter 2010.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-26314689516176845452009-11-18T10:57:23.961+00:002009-11-18T10:57:23.961+00:00Rod - that's a tough year. Don't push your...Rod - that's a tough year. Don't push yourself too hard. Just lie there and let any ideas flow - and speak them into a dictaphone, or jot them down in a notebook. Nothing is wasted and you'll have such a wealth of inspiration when you finally feel the push to actually make a new start...often the thinking time is the most important. Very often, we need to do more. You might be sub-consciously fighting against the story you really want to write. Maybe it's too raw or personal. So, enjoy work (if you can) and Zach and Jess and don't beat yourself up...there's time...and there's all the good things in life.Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-81165703440557292412009-11-18T10:37:20.378+00:002009-11-18T10:37:20.378+00:00I loved this post Rod - someday I'll be brave ...I loved this post Rod - someday I'll be brave enough to post honestly without hiding behind humour too!<br />I guess my only advice is to try and live in the moment. Its hard when we have to 'plan' our lives so much but I think when we CAN achieve it - it works. <br />If you have to work, work in the knowledge that your creative side will still demand to be heard, and write when you can.<br />And be good to yourself - losing a parent can knock you for a long time... <br />I'm off now to lie on my bed and see what happens.Fionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-996189876935560032009-11-18T10:30:00.347+00:002009-11-18T10:30:00.347+00:00It's been a rough year, Rod, but I wish you ev...It's been a rough year, Rod, but I wish you every success for 2010.<br /><br />Congrats once again on Bridport :) yay :)<br /><br />And lying on the bed is good!Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-64762914175339905192009-11-18T10:26:54.644+00:002009-11-18T10:26:54.644+00:00Yes, so do I. You've had an incredibly tough y...Yes, so do I. You've had an incredibly tough year and I don't think anyone can truly understand how it feels to lose a parent until it happens.<br />Well done you on all that work flooding it. I work 'full' time [school hours and evenings sometimes] and somehow manage to cram in writing, so it can be done.<br />You might look like hell though and sometimes forget to feed your offspring, like me :)Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40265081367871854932009-11-18T09:53:20.705+00:002009-11-18T09:53:20.705+00:00That has been one tough year, Rod. Big hugs.
I lo...That has been one tough year, Rod. Big hugs.<br />I love the way you write - whether you're being funny or reflective. Seems to me that this might just be about variety, with boundaries. Writing time, business time, family time, lying-on-the-bed time. Each are part of who you are, and each needs its place. And each provides its own clues and whispers as to what it needs, and when. <br />I wish you a year of joy, creativity and abundance in 2010.<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.com