tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00An Awfully Big Blog AdventureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27621125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59561084846541475032024-03-23T13:28:35.637+00:002024-03-23T13:28:35.637+00:00I hope a compliment on your writing doesn't se...I hope a compliment on your writing doesn't seem out of place (given the subject matter) but this was so lucid and well-written and helpful. Thank you for posting. And I'm glad you got the problem sorted.Nick Garlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148555462561533966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-2442653555135366812024-03-20T18:21:00.839+00:002024-03-20T18:21:00.839+00:00Thanks Anne! XThanks Anne! XLuWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793378306766981247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-21976032160683624582024-03-20T17:32:23.847+00:002024-03-20T17:32:23.847+00:00I am so glad you have been given a second chance a...I am so glad you have been given a second chance at life - such an experience really puts things in perspective, and this lovely post about the phoenix is so fascinating. Get well soon and good luck with all the new writing!<br />Anne Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160915179685300264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-22717737913813864422024-03-18T17:05:21.126+00:002024-03-18T17:05:21.126+00:00Thanks both! And maybe editing something already w...Thanks both! And maybe editing something already written would be a good start 🤔LuWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793378306766981247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-2511233362278689552024-03-18T09:02:31.367+00:002024-03-18T09:02:31.367+00:00Good luck with starting something new!Good luck with starting something new!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-26119114371480877112024-03-18T08:44:08.673+00:002024-03-18T08:44:08.673+00:00Interesting post - and take your time recovering a...Interesting post - and take your time recovering as you become a grub!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-1036092760061214972024-03-16T11:19:39.756+00:002024-03-16T11:19:39.756+00:00Hi, Nick. I hear you! Making it up as we go along ...Hi, Nick. I hear you! Making it up as we go along sounds about right. I have a feeling I study writing processes as a way to procrastinate. Certainly, all my plotting and planning leaves me floundering far, far too often. The only thing I feel works, up to a point, are structured synopses. When I get totally lost, they are there to remind me that once upon a time I thought I had a story to tell and maybe will get around to finishing it one day. Good luck to you!Rowena Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548957772863528477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44949315694488309612024-03-15T17:44:58.343+00:002024-03-15T17:44:58.343+00:00Lovely stories, each one.
Although gardens in boo...Lovely stories, each one. <br />Although gardens in books are not quite the hard, muddy work that a real garden can be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78505594922321081542024-03-15T08:10:58.729+00:002024-03-15T08:10:58.729+00:00Interesting post. I have never found one single so...Interesting post. I have never found one single solid way of working. I make it up as I go along. I write one messy first draft. I stop and revise during the first draft. Last month, tired out from a heavy cold, I simply sat at my desk and scribbled all kinds of notes down as and when they occurred to me, looking for the places in my current WIP where the plot wasn't working. Whihc helped enormously.<br /><br />I don't expect this will ever change.Nick Garlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148555462561533966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61606742575852732952024-03-14T15:28:41.979+00:002024-03-14T15:28:41.979+00:00How wonderful!How wonderful!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-24476114882255230522024-03-13T18:58:58.876+00:002024-03-13T18:58:58.876+00:00Oh! Is it okay to be jealous about Frieda? What a ...Oh! Is it okay to be jealous about Frieda? What a lovely post - and I agree. Sindy did seem sweeter and friendlier than bosomy Barbie. Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-74335531653506007032024-03-13T16:26:14.174+00:002024-03-13T16:26:14.174+00:00This is lovely, Sheena. I loved my Sindy - one of ...This is lovely, Sheena. I loved my Sindy - one of the first ones with the denim jeans and striped top. I really regret parting with her and her belongings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25152823512623727402024-03-13T10:01:07.420+00:002024-03-13T10:01:07.420+00:00What a charming post. And that outfit is truly imp...What a charming post. And that outfit is truly impressive.Nick Garlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148555462561533966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-11230981550498981352024-03-13T09:40:48.262+00:002024-03-13T09:40:48.262+00:00Absolutely brilliant!
I, too, had only Sindy as a ...Absolutely brilliant!<br />I, too, had only Sindy as a companion. My mother had a stash of spare hands and arms in<br />a kitchen drawer, ready for emergency operations. My poor Sindy spent a lot of time in A&E. Horse riding accidents, perhaps. But I never made anything for her. You are amazing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-14163181127190112622024-03-12T19:01:29.308+00:002024-03-12T19:01:29.308+00:00That looks such fun!That looks such fun!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-20795168113719815522024-03-12T18:59:55.796+00:002024-03-12T18:59:55.796+00:00Interesting post, Keren. Collage as art, play and ...Interesting post, Keren. Collage as art, play and place to rest for the mind against all the other stuff around. Nice piece of work, too.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78443694249245132312024-03-11T16:25:06.327+00:002024-03-11T16:25:06.327+00:00Both wonderful books, Paul.
Thank you very much f...Both wonderful books, Paul. <br />Thank you very much for this post and reminding me of both titles.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-71210787994723987252024-03-10T12:22:08.298+00:002024-03-10T12:22:08.298+00:00I remember reading, liking, and being impressed by...I remember reading, liking, and being impressed by both these (very different) books. Thanks for reminding me of them.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-36079868941343264292024-03-09T14:11:43.328+00:002024-03-09T14:11:43.328+00:00What a beautiful phrase: 'a patchwork of meani...What a beautiful phrase: 'a patchwork of meaning from the scraps of existence'.<br />(Nice post, too.)Nick Garlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148555462561533966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-46670838029779046222024-03-08T14:31:40.696+00:002024-03-08T14:31:40.696+00:00Lovely post, Keren. I like your collages!Lovely post, Keren. I like your collages!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-16758435355031966372024-03-04T09:21:44.801+00:002024-03-04T09:21:44.801+00:00An interesting post. I'll look forward to Part...An interesting post. I'll look forward to Part 2 (Hopefully Middle Grade. . ) I'm currently working on a MG story that is set in post World War 2 in France. The children discover a buried notebook with most of the entries written in code. I found it quite challenging to write and describe how the children de-code the entries. There will be charts for children to follow. . . Next job: to finish the story, then wonder who to send it to!Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813842558807589339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32075272321936004632024-03-03T16:30:03.314+00:002024-03-03T16:30:03.314+00:00When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep, l...When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like my old Grandad. Not screaming like all his passengers.<br /><br />Andrew Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063661979113168003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-13690637943213864972024-03-02T09:44:53.916+00:002024-03-02T09:44:53.916+00:00Thanks for this, Penny!Thanks for this, Penny!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-63467067845818450742024-03-01T17:55:55.375+00:002024-03-01T17:55:55.375+00:00What a moving piece to read. So glad that your sur...What a moving piece to read. So glad that your surgery and care was successful. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and all you learned from it.Steve Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732531368216927208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-58560577597196868882024-03-01T08:38:48.364+00:002024-03-01T08:38:48.364+00:00After I'd written this, I decided to just sit ...After I'd written this, I decided to just sit and chip, chip, chip away - letting ideas come in their own good time. Like you say, Joan, not all that efficient, but it is bearing fruit.<br /><br />And Rowena: thank you. Your remark prompted a thought about/solution to the 'bridge problem'. Nick Garlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148555462561533966noreply@blogger.com