tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post5561528629230827130..comments2023-10-01T12:16:36.158-04:00Comments on Writing in the Wilderness: Omitting Your Mistakessarahjayne smythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-24737839894683308322010-02-22T14:07:06.897-05:002010-02-22T14:07:06.897-05:00Very well done. You've brought us along with y...Very well done. You've brought us along with you.<br /><br /><a href="http://vanessavkilmer.com/?p=1600" rel="nofollow">Mad Hatter</a>Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-41279093434992843802010-02-12T09:07:15.692-05:002010-02-12T09:07:15.692-05:00Nym- What would I do without you? :)
Hi Jeff. Tha...Nym- What would I do without you? :)<br /><br />Hi Jeff. Thank you so much. And yeah,the daughter...I can't even imagine.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-8051480792169790852010-02-11T17:41:49.914-05:002010-02-11T17:41:49.914-05:00Whoo... nicely done. I was hoping it wouldn't ...Whoo... nicely done. I was hoping it wouldn't be the daughter from the first piece. Not that a sister's any better, but...<br /><br />Excellent tension through sorrow. Very nicely done.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-12460145536773232532010-02-11T15:38:28.749-05:002010-02-11T15:38:28.749-05:00It's been a hella enlightening experience
I&#...<i>It's been a hella enlightening experience</i><br /><br />I'm sure it is, but at the same time it looks as if enlightenment is a very painful process.<br />Well, as they say "What does not kill us, makes us stronger"<br /><br />Meanwhile, we're with you. All the way. :-)Maddalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457992684016570400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-24080495459331282562010-02-11T14:10:55.222-05:002010-02-11T14:10:55.222-05:00Hi, Nym.
Thank you so much.
Writing this challen...Hi, Nym.<br /><br />Thank you so much.<br /><br />Writing this challenge has been gut-wrenching. Tomorrow, when I post the fifth entry, I'll finally be over halfway finished.<br /><br />And when I come up for air after it's all over, I think I'm going to have to really decompress and maybe talk about what this was like.<br /><br />It's been a hella enlightening experience.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-30333833523109809912010-02-11T13:44:09.571-05:002010-02-11T13:44:09.571-05:00She's in there. Waiting for you.
There is no ...<i>She's in there. Waiting for you.</i><br /><br />There is no way I can express the depth of shared feelings I found in your latest gift, because the emotions you lay down for us defy words, and speak directy to the soul.<br /><br />You captured perfectly the dichotomy of experiencing the loss of someone so important in our lives, and yet still feeling their presence besides us. And the ambivalence of being both comforted and devastated by this revelation.Maddalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457992684016570400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-76161802503762956872010-02-11T07:38:55.136-05:002010-02-11T07:38:55.136-05:00Hey, PW. Good morning.
"She's in there w...Hey, PW. Good morning.<br /><br /><em>"She's in there waiting for you." Scared the shit out of me (you said it was okay to use that word).</em><br /><br />It is absolutely all right to use that word. And I find it just so fascinating how the simple things, the simple images, the simple words, things that can be so good and nice and happy, like someone waiting for you, can also be the most loaded, frightening, horrible images, words, things as well. It’s a fine line that separates. And that’s terrifying as well.<br /><br /><em>"I've always wondered where his endless supply of affection for me comes from. It's inexhaustable." You lucky lucky woman.</em><br /><br />Thank you. I love that line because it does mean she is a very lucky woman.<br /><br /><em>"Do I really need so much fucking care?" Yes sometimes we all do.</em><br /><br />Exactly. It’s not a sin and it’s not a crime and it’s what love is about. I like that she questions it, may not understand it, but has come to accept it as part of their lives together.<br /><br /><em>"My sister is waiting for me." I burst into tears.</em><br /><br />I’m sorry. Maybe I should put warning signs up. And like I said earlier, it’s the simple things. FWIW, when I first began this challenge I had no idea what the muses would be or how I would meet them. But it’s been a gut-wrenching experience for me writing these entries. First person puts you so deep in your character’s head that it’s easy to get pulled in, pulled down, and just generally beaten up. A word of warning. I don’t see it getting any prettier any time soon.<br /><br /><em> God Sarah, your writing is just so damn perfect. It affects me all the time. Either that or I'm just overly sensitive but I don't think so (Yeah, well ok, I am). Every word, every nuance, every sentence just delivers such a freaking visceral image that it's just fucking incredible. (There I've said it. That's how I truly feel about your writing It's fucking brilliant.)</em><br /><br />It’s absolutely ok to use that word, too. And thank you so much. You have no idea how much I appreciate your willingness to tell me that something I wrote touched you. That’s an incredible compliment to pay any writer.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669763793815784823.post-24851361829601124052010-02-11T06:55:55.195-05:002010-02-11T06:55:55.195-05:00Oh Sarah. I just don't know what to say.
&qu...Oh Sarah. I just don't know what to say.<br /><br />"She's in there waiting for you." Scared the shit out of me (you said it was okay to use that word).<br /><br />"I've always wondered where his endless supply of affection for me comes from. It's inexhaustable." You lucky lucky woman.<br /><br />"Do I really need so much fucking care?" Yes sometimes we all do.<br /><br />"My sister is waiting for me." I burst into tears. <br /><br />God Sarah, your writing is just so damn perfect. It affects me all the time. Either that or I'm just overly sensitive but I don't think so (Yeah, well ok, I am). Every word, every nuance, every sentence just delivers such a freaking visceral image that it's just fucking incredible. (There I've said it. That's how I truly feel about your writing It's fucking brilliant.)Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com