tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post308192859472706807..comments2024-02-16T04:32:52.041-06:00Comments on Plot This: No Pain, No GainKatie Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-71800249792189597212008-12-18T10:51:00.000-06:002008-12-18T10:51:00.000-06:00I've found your blog via Irene's Wordloversunite, ...I've found your blog via Irene's Wordloversunite, and I'm so glad I did. <BR/>I love this notion that our lives are masterpieces, and all the more beautiful because of endured hardship. I do think growing in beauty can be related to endurance--or empathy for hardships, as Irene points out. <BR/>That said, sometimes the hardships of a person's life are what limits him/or her from actually making the art or expressing the nuances they've experienced. Maybe that's why that alchemy of talent and experience is so hard to find...or maybe that's why good writing so often happens only after time has burnished our lives a bit and given us some experiences to draw or or empathize with...Kiriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253821778906908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-41703430388896449812008-12-05T03:40:00.000-06:002008-12-05T03:40:00.000-06:00Tragedy?! I'm sick of it. A life marred by tragedy...Tragedy?! I'm sick of it. A life marred by tragedy is the best venue to escapism I've ever found. I know a writer who's on "lists" and wins awards, but ye gads what dull stuff; I think he's been through nothing. So on that score I agree. Me? Three deaths in my immediate family, alcoholism, mental illness, Alzheimers, and not a fortune in sight to save us all. I'm not sure if it's made me a better writer, but it's made me funny to compensate, and it's made me love escapist writing, film, and stories. I think there's a relationship between the two, but it hasn't kicked in yet to make me the next M. Scott Peck or Maeve Binchy. Perhaps I've admitted too much, but that's my 2 cents. Maybe I'll have to be a wise old man before it all sifts down into a thing that is true, beautiful, and yet tragic too.Graeme Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454091813490839478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-60091558769733975422008-12-01T09:22:00.000-06:002008-12-01T09:22:00.000-06:00Thanks Girls! Hope everyone had a delicious Thank...Thanks Girls! Hope everyone had a delicious Thanksgiving!Katie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-69241883991288468502008-11-30T21:57:00.000-06:002008-11-30T21:57:00.000-06:00Katie, this post is beautiful - and so is the phot...Katie, this post is beautiful - and so is the photo.Christy Raedekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263316476947361971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-56256360306593962782008-11-28T19:15:00.000-06:002008-11-28T19:15:00.000-06:00I would add that it's not necessarily that you hav...I would add that it's not necessarily that you have the unhappy childhood -- but do you have empathy? Can you imagine it? We all experience loss and pain, and just because we haven't experienced someone else's pain and loss, doesn't mean we can't relate or create a story that resonates. It just means you have to be very good at putting yourself in someone else's shoes. And if you are so lucky, be extraordinarly grateful that you DIDN'T have that awful childhood.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-69334284600334350362008-11-28T15:10:00.000-06:002008-11-28T15:10:00.000-06:00When people used to ask Ernest Hemingway about the...When people used to ask Ernest Hemingway about the best early training for a writer, he would invariably answer "an unhappy childhood."<BR/><BR/>While I don't necessarily think you have to have a horrific childhood to be able to write, you do have to have experienced emotions on a profoundly deep level. And, you have to be able to translate those feelings into words--no small thing!<BR/><BR/>Great post! <BR/><BR/>sfHardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-51784927756171681672008-11-28T12:04:00.000-06:002008-11-28T12:04:00.000-06:00Perfect!Perfect!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538625482067041579noreply@blogger.com