tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post6787112914003201653..comments2023-08-12T07:11:53.806-06:00Comments on Elusive Abstractions: Word Huggers, Write & Unite - 2.Roberta Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-10016853612063377032009-05-12T11:01:00.000-06:002009-05-12T11:01:00.000-06:00Seems joared, this was something I failed to addre...Seems joared, this was something I failed to address in the story despite my lengthy rant. And you are right in that observation. However in MD's particular situation the questions have all been asked (since MD was a child at frequent kitchen table discussions playfully dubbed 'mind-expansion seminars') to encourage her to find, recognize, and fulfill through her own efforts, whatever they might be, extensions of herself ruled within the context of her own heart and mind. In response she has already written much. But now her question has to do with moving outside her own experiences and tapping into market demand. That means, she is looking to ignore what some writers call 'automatic writing' (heart to paper), and bite into something that the general public will lap up.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-87635324843799776212009-05-12T05:37:00.000-06:002009-05-12T05:37:00.000-06:00Now I think when it comes to writing you are relie...Now I think when it comes to writing you are relieved of the mother responsibility for coming up with something for MD to write. Thought stimulating questions should be asked to allow her to find what her mind settles upon. Oh well, what do I know.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-55802049679190086762009-04-27T13:45:00.000-06:002009-04-27T13:45:00.000-06:00Hi Anne P. I really enjoyed our visit at your blo...Hi Anne P. I really enjoyed our visit at your blog yesterday. The clips you write are well worth reading (and applying) to life's frustrations. <br /><br />Thank you for the return visit.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-88580945646086796242009-04-27T13:42:00.000-06:002009-04-27T13:42:00.000-06:00Hi nora, thank you for stopping by. I'm glad you ...Hi nora, thank you for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed the chase. I've always been criticized for not sticking to my topic as ardently as I should, but thank you for letting me know it's okay for me to ramble about. If I'm going to write sidewinders, 'missing the trail' might be a good thing. As long as my deviations don't give readers a splitting headache.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-69322173650675436532009-04-27T13:35:00.000-06:002009-04-27T13:35:00.000-06:00Thank you, Pauline. 'Twas a long rambling rant, t...Thank you, Pauline. 'Twas a long rambling rant, to be sure. By the way, this new work, we are hoping to start -- we'll need some very lovely poetry as well, so you better get busy.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-28966661704910733302009-04-27T11:09:00.000-06:002009-04-27T11:09:00.000-06:00Hello Roberta, thank you for visiting my blog and ...Hello Roberta, thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. Writing is such a wonderful way to express our own ideas and experience. It does me good to remember that tomorrow I may see things completely differently. :)Anne Partainhttp://thepathofenlightenment.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-41923800144061213312009-04-27T06:29:00.000-06:002009-04-27T06:29:00.000-06:00Yes, very much worth reading. I try to follow you...Yes, very much worth reading. I try to follow your thinking and it leads me on a merry chase. I feel the same about best sellers. Keep on filling those blank pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-22401143485278940502009-04-27T03:27:00.000-06:002009-04-27T03:27:00.000-06:00lol Roberta - I knew you'd come around to filling ...lol Roberta - I knew you'd come around to filling that blank page with something worth reading!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-17679419722596562472009-04-26T10:52:00.000-06:002009-04-26T10:52:00.000-06:00anne, your comment is comforting particularly when...anne, your comment is comforting particularly when I take a peek at your blog. There you are on a day of leisure visiting the haunts of William Blake. 'Tis enough to renew anyone's faith in great literature. So I will keep my lamp and chair and continue to read and re-read.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting. New friends are always welcome.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-10395146029966344072009-04-26T10:09:00.000-06:002009-04-26T10:09:00.000-06:00Roberta, i actually think good literature is alive...Roberta, i actually think good literature is alive and well. Most of it is simply not being published. Fortunately, astute lit-lovers are smart enough to keep the books at hand that beg to be reread time and again -- which are the only books work keeping in any case. Otherwise we'd have no room for the comfy, broke-in chairs nor need for reading lamps.<br /><br />Enjoy your week, my dear.Susshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585814743817318006noreply@blogger.com