tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post731613094130437051..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: How childhood illness can shape adult creativity - Guest Post by Jane Davis Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44368099567662565082017-01-05T20:08:28.602+00:002017-01-05T20:08:28.602+00:00Thank you for your insightful post, Ms. Davis! It ...Thank you for your insightful post, Ms. Davis! It hit home for me, having been affected powerfully by a near-death experience in my early childhood, as well as recalling those summertime polio scares while growing up in the 1940s and 50s. You provide inspiration for transformative creativity in the face of terrible adversity.Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-68216382184438880802017-01-05T10:56:18.122+00:002017-01-05T10:56:18.122+00:00What a fascinating article. Using childhood illnes...What a fascinating article. Using childhood illness as the central core to build up a complex, hardened, driven character is a brilliant idea. I loved the scene in the rose garden, Lucy's white-hot anger evoked by the wonderful image of words not behaving properly on the page, as they 'massed and swam in shoals, becoming foreign to her.' <br /> It's clear from her reaction that simply turning down the honour won't be enough for Lucy.... In one paragraph you've created a powerful, intelligent, scary and intriguing person with such a strong sense of darkness in her past we at once want to know more. Terrific writing!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com