tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post1371707519677145290..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: IT'S ALL ABOUT HOPE - Pauline Fisk becomes an Electric AuthorKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-48226684997682207132011-09-22T15:51:36.902+01:002011-09-22T15:51:36.902+01:00What a lovely, inspiring post! Thank-you. Sometime...What a lovely, inspiring post! Thank-you. Sometimes it seems to me as though I'm surrounded by grumpy older people (which may be because I'm one myself!) and it can be a struggle to remain positive and full of hope - even though I've always thought of myself as an optimist. eBook publishing has - even with all the difficulties of coming to terms with a new way of doing things - given me a real buzz of pleasure over the past few months. You're so right - it's all about risk taking - believing, and hoping!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54922644775902410272011-09-22T09:43:41.811+01:002011-09-22T09:43:41.811+01:00I should have said DEBBIE (and Linda) thanks for t...I should have said DEBBIE (and Linda) thanks for the comment about the cover, and NICOLA, So do I etc! Sorry about that - I'm on a train, on the phone scrolling up and down.Pauline Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826696982301252524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-60980440959518445702011-09-22T09:37:27.696+01:002011-09-22T09:37:27.696+01:00Debbie, so do I. I've been asking myself that ...Debbie, so do I. I've been asking myself that question ever since. He was a very enigmatic man. At one point in the conversation I asked where he came from and he said, 'Oh I spend most of my time travelling around. I've met a lot of people in a lot of places. I have to say the Norweigans really stand out.'. Later, when I saw the angel in the grey mac in Wim Wenders' 'Wings of Desire' I thought, 'That's him!'Pauline Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826696982301252524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-14886073298552179482011-09-21T22:11:42.640+01:002011-09-21T22:11:42.640+01:00Great cover!Great cover!Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47837434853634027332011-09-21T21:05:37.352+01:002011-09-21T21:05:37.352+01:00Pauline - I really really really want to know why ...Pauline - I really really really want to know why he thought you were a writer!Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67749849805391811902011-09-21T13:01:39.151+01:002011-09-21T13:01:39.151+01:00Congratulations, Pauline - and what a wonderful an...Congratulations, Pauline - and what a wonderful and inspiring conversation.Linda Newberynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-48252671699784228242011-09-21T12:17:00.366+01:002011-09-21T12:17:00.366+01:00Wonderful blog - really inspiring.
I always smil...Wonderful blog - really inspiring. <br /><br />I always smile when people talk about the despair and nihilism of Samuel Beckett's work. If he really despaired, he wouldn't have written. Writing - <i>good</i> writing - about despair stems from the hope that change is possible and the belief that it's necessary. <br /><br />(Btw the cover for MIDNIGHT BLUE is fantastic.)Linda Gillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747108591927491742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-31674244092711372622011-09-21T12:06:32.372+01:002011-09-21T12:06:32.372+01:00Aren't conversations like that wonderful? I ag...Aren't conversations like that wonderful? I agree with him entirely. We need work that celebrates the full complexity of life - it's moments of despair *and* it's moments of joy. Too much is too one-dimensional.<br /><br />You've got me thinking now. "Of course there are loads of books about gap years" But other than Jo Carroll's Gap Years are Wasted on the Young, the only thing I could think of was The Beach - which is a very different kettle of fish!Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-72969562687712382482011-09-21T11:02:47.601+01:002011-09-21T11:02:47.601+01:00Lovely post, Pauline, what an experience! And yes,...Lovely post, Pauline, what an experience! And yes, I agree, hope is so important. I read Midnight Blue a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Good luck with the e-edition.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716058361689251073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87625979316033386802011-09-21T10:14:12.313+01:002011-09-21T10:14:12.313+01:00Good to hear from you. Yes, that conversation was...Good to hear from you. Yes, that conversation was quite a manifesto for what good writing can do. Keep staying intrigued - the e-book edition should be out in just a couple of weeks.Pauline Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826696982301252524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11498546051219808562011-09-21T09:46:59.397+01:002011-09-21T09:46:59.397+01:00Lovely post, from chat-up to sign-up. Your line ab...Lovely post, from chat-up to sign-up. Your line about talking deeply without feeling hit-on is almost a manifesto for what good writing can do. Your novel sounds as intriguing now as it undoubtedly was then. I'm off to investigate.Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.com