tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post3054941725809206364..comments2023-10-01T12:16:36.158-04:00Comments on Writing in the Wilderness: TGIFsarahjayne smythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-42136038144523236692010-02-26T16:50:05.017-05:002010-02-26T16:50:05.017-05:00I apologize for any interruption of your caffeine ...<i>I apologize for any interruption of your caffeine enjoyment. :)</i><br /><br />LOL! No, no caffeine was harmed in the writing of that post! :-D<br />What I meant was that by the time I read today's blog-post, for me it was gettin near dinner-time...<br />Temporal distortions are a nightmare! LOL<br /><br />And yes, your stories and characters can be put in any "right new place" and they alway thrive!<br />;-)Maddalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457992684016570400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-80500568532815233072010-02-26T13:32:56.813-05:002010-02-26T13:32:56.813-05:00Hi, Anne. They certainly do. :)
Hi, SP. Hee! I’m...Hi, Anne. They certainly do. :)<br /><br />Hi, SP. Hee! I’m glad I was able to give you an enjoyable start to the day. And I hope your husband enjoys it being read to him tonight. :) <br /><br /><em> Seriously, it was beautiful. I could see the scene but more than that I could feel his love for her. That is amazing.</em><br /><br />Thank you so very much. What a lovely way to put it. And those are some of the kindest, most generous words you can say to a writer. I’m honored that you think I could do this. <br /><br />Hi, Amy. Thank you. And I am glad we’re blogging together, too. You amaze me with your fearlessness as a writer, and I find your voice unique as well. I always feel and see and hear when I read your work.<br /><br />Happy weekend to you. And yes, I have voted. :) <br /><br />Hey, Nym.<br /><br />Hee! I love my morning coffee and I apologize for any interruption of your caffeine enjoyment. :) And thank you for the very lovely words you gift me with. <br /><br /><em>Having read this in a different context ;-) I must say that it works just as well when it's detached from the original setting: in a way it could be said that your characters are universal - for want of a better word - because they don't need a particular background to come alive before our eyes.</em><br /><br />I’m thrilled to hear you say that. I like to believe that most of what you’ve read is universal and transcends setting. I believe setting is as important as other elements, but I like to think I could transplant my stories to other locales and have them work at least as well. At least that’s what I hope so that I don’t feel I’ve wasted my time writing. Then I can feel good about my work as practice at honing my craft.<br /><br />Thank you for reading and your kind, very insightful words, and have a great weekend yourself.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-21243977210974464942010-02-26T12:26:54.315-05:002010-02-26T12:26:54.315-05:00Well, my morning coffe is all but a memory but let...Well, my morning coffe is all but a memory but let me tell you that this kind of storytelling is good before, during and after any drink of choice ;-)<br /><br />That said, I too have to underline the sheer cinematic quality of your writing, and the way it makes the characters and the setting come to life.<br /><br />Having read this in a different context ;-) I must say that it works just as well when it's detached from the original setting: in a way it could be said that your characters are universal - for want of a better word - because they don't need a particular background to come alive before our eyes.<br /><br />Thanks for the great beginning of the weekend!Maddalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457992684016570400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-27690059284274957112010-02-26T10:51:15.947-05:002010-02-26T10:51:15.947-05:00That was nice. Very nice! Perhaps you should have ...That was nice. Very nice! Perhaps you should have finished it ;).<br /><br />I am so glad we are blogging together. Your voice is unlike any others I read. Emotion runs through it making it possible to see and feel the places you take the reader. Fabulous write.<br /><br />Happy weekend, Sarah Jayne. Have you voted yet?!Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-37286565960725614202010-02-26T09:47:25.038-05:002010-02-26T09:47:25.038-05:00okay.... wow. that was wow. I loved it. So glad I ...okay.... wow. that was wow. I loved it. So glad I am NOT a coffee drinker...wow.<br /><br />What a way to start a Friday... Thanks. I might just read it aloud to husband this evening...yeah...good.<br /><br />Seriously, it was beautiful. I could see the scene but more than that I could feel his love for her. That is amazing.Courtney Barr - The Southern Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455508477182984039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-17595545305323696042010-02-26T08:59:51.945-05:002010-02-26T08:59:51.945-05:00Hey I sent something to Roni too. Great minds th...Hey I sent something to Roni too. Great minds think alike.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-20981710324872779152010-02-26T07:59:42.037-05:002010-02-26T07:59:42.037-05:00ROTFLMAO! I really thought about putting the discl...ROTFLMAO! I really thought about putting the disclaimer on that this was not safe for reading before coffee. I'm glad this made you happy. :)<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear it's freezing in your house. It's cold and snowing here. But thank you for the very kind words.<br /><br />I have broken out the novel again, thank you for the encouragement, after a long while of pretending that it didn't exist and wasn't sitting there mocking me. I even sent 750 words of it to Roni for critique.<br /><br />So we shall see. :)sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-1851737700397740052010-02-26T06:45:35.807-05:002010-02-26T06:45:35.807-05:00HAHAHAHAHAHAH I always loved sex before coffee!!!...HAHAHAHAHAHAH I always loved sex before coffee!!! I never thought I'd ever say this but thanks Sarah.<br /><br />Beuatiful and poignant as always. I love the way you write, I can SEE them, I can see the dog, the wilting sidewalk, the ugly shade of green wallpaper. I can FEEL how hot it is, (thank God cuz it's freezing in my house). <br /><br />You really need to break that novel out and start editing, revising, or whatever it is you need to do to it. You have such a great voice you need to get it out in front of the world.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com