tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post7555133755161427752..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Writing – and rewriting – from the inside out, by Rosalie WarrenKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-65889502812879394722018-09-07T10:35:48.791+01:002018-09-07T10:35:48.791+01:00Thanks, Enid - that's interesting.Thanks, Enid - that's interesting.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-36421005979697596952018-09-06T12:58:57.995+01:002018-09-06T12:58:57.995+01:00A fascinating post, Rosalie. Think all of my writi...A fascinating post, Rosalie. Think all of my writing is done from the inside out, but then needs restructuring.Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-13236915966127663712018-09-05T13:18:27.916+01:002018-09-05T13:18:27.916+01:00The coat thing sounds very much like me (and my so...The coat thing sounds very much like me (and my son), Cecilia. And I do agree about not getting stuck in the murky depths!Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26110507054736762402018-09-05T08:57:02.641+01:002018-09-05T08:57:02.641+01:00I found on my older son's first day at school ...I found on my older son's first day at school that I had completely failed as a parent (I got used to this feeling over the years) by not teaching him to put his coat on, so his first attempt meant he somehow put it on inside out and upside down (I'm afraid he inherited this particular ineptitude from me anyway). <br />What a thought-provoking post - I am more of a 'skimming along the surface' writer, even when writing about death etc, but I can see that sometimes I would benefit from diving into the murky depths a bit. I think the problem might be if the writer got stuck down there for good. I think it's better if you can see a bit of daylight in what you're reading!Cecilia Peartreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653871639579934396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69581452168179512272018-09-05T08:38:25.927+01:002018-09-05T08:38:25.927+01:00Thank you Bill, Sue and Umberto, for your comments...Thank you Bill, Sue and Umberto, for your comments.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-75253399231484019732018-09-04T20:10:22.034+01:002018-09-04T20:10:22.034+01:00My mother used to tell me that if I put my shirt o...My mother used to tell me that if I put my shirt on inside out I'd "get a surprise" that day. I a lot of that as a spacey, bookworm kid (along with putting clothes on backwards.) But I don't remember many surprises. Nevertheless, I was buoyed by my mother's prediction every time. You're engaging remenisense has convinced me that "inside out" will work for writing, however. I will apply the suggestion of your erstwhile dissertation supervisor forthwith. One way or another, I feel certain that there will be surprises. There always are. Thanks!Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85330530931186461382018-09-04T11:25:26.293+01:002018-09-04T11:25:26.293+01:00There seems to be a big difference between fiction...There seems to be a big difference between fiction that appears to have been written to a "what's hot" checklist, which feels predictable, manipulative, even, and writing that genuinely comes from the heart (or is it the soul?). It's such a pleasure to read a book that may have been written decades ago, or by someone in a land thousands of miles away, or a completely different culture and feel that sense of universal humanity: I feel what they feel. I think that's what people mean when they say writing still feels "fresh" after so many decades.Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78437423791339413722018-09-04T10:16:09.387+01:002018-09-04T10:16:09.387+01:00Wise words, Ros. You made me reflect on how my app...Wise words, Ros. You made me reflect on how my approach to the job has changed since the early days. Back then, I dived into things, not much caring whether I was handling stuff that was fantastical or real. If a turn of phrase pleased me, that was enough. I sort of took it for granted that I was a writer. But with dotage comes reflection, and now I suppose I have greater respect for the whole process. And when I look at some of the interior me, it seems far too complicated, embarrassing, or some other epithet which seems too clogged with 'significance' to make it remotely interesting in an objective context.<br /><br />BUT... that's actually liberating, because rather than use whatever it is directly, I scratch around it until I find some metaphorical angle I can exploit, which makes it much easier to externalise and, I suspect and hope, potentially more interesting to readers.<br /><br />Thank goodness it's still enjoyable, though.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.com