tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post7107927883633123323..comments2023-09-11T06:13:03.758-04:00Comments on Talking Writing: An awfully big adventure?Martha Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02125887259454036708noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-33559028896589473902009-11-24T07:56:57.009-05:002009-11-24T07:56:57.009-05:00Many institutions limit access to their online inf...Many institutions limit access to their online information. Making this information available will be an asset to all.Writing a Research Paperhttp://www.researchpaperspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-24103534335445647322009-09-11T16:49:44.801-04:002009-09-11T16:49:44.801-04:00Thanks, Elspeth, for your encouragement and words ...Thanks, Elspeth, for your encouragement and words of wisdom. You are so right! I'm looking forward to getting back into that Zen mode of writing where you lose track of time and yourself.Elizabeth Langosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870671096712471918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-69636723271021566542009-09-11T13:03:23.073-04:002009-09-11T13:03:23.073-04:00Just start writing. It's cruel but it's t...Just start writing. It's cruel but it's the way it is. Write. Write an outline, discover your characters, but write. One word after the other. It's like walking - sooner or later you catch your breath and can begin to run.<br /><br />Wishing you the best of luck and every type of encouragement!<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-67297477767231040002009-09-10T20:36:24.671-04:002009-09-10T20:36:24.671-04:00Thanks, Hadley! I won't forget that I have tw...Thanks, Hadley! I won't forget that I have two (very well-trained!) editors close at hand.<br /><br />I just read Elizabeth Spann Craig's thoughts on how to fit in writing with everything else in one's life (http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/). A perennial question for writers...Elizabeth Langosynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-15738720956728846842009-09-10T16:52:46.252-04:002009-09-10T16:52:46.252-04:00So get the parents of those tousled-haired distrac...So get the parents of those tousled-haired distractions following this blog (hi, Hadley!) and sending the link around. I need advice from them about publicizing the next chapter of our lives.Martha Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125887259454036708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-56820152291496901392009-09-10T16:41:02.833-04:002009-09-10T16:41:02.833-04:00Thanks, Martha, Elizabeth, and Judith, for your wo...Thanks, Martha, Elizabeth, and Judith, for your words of encouragement! It's reassuring to remember that there are innumerable ways to proceed, but the important thing is to just plunge into it. As for resisting distractions (especially of the cute little tousled-hair type), I'll let you know how that goes!Elizabeth Langosynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-11068957056155511212009-09-10T16:00:09.057-04:002009-09-10T16:00:09.057-04:00Woo-hoo! First post... posted! Don't forget ...Woo-hoo! First post... posted! Don't forget that you also have two daughters with red pens in hand itching to get back at you for all the times you took what we believed to be the final draft of our school paper and covered it in so much red we could hardly see the black. (I'll just gloss over how much that has helped my writing.) Begin knowing you have someone above you who cannot wait to read what you write first... even if it's just a paragraph you bring me. I'm only a flight up from you. I can't wait to see where this next chapter in our lives takes you.Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915748429892329281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-6673185633426440702009-09-10T11:23:01.856-04:002009-09-10T11:23:01.856-04:00Elizabeth, you have the chance to live the dream! ...Elizabeth, you have the chance to live the dream! And after years of stealing time outside of work and family you have more than earned this opportunity.<br />Have at it! I look forward to living vicariously through your posts.Judith Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079409605010969088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-30496203280835028292009-09-10T07:54:07.878-04:002009-09-10T07:54:07.878-04:00Have fun! And congratulations on your retirement.
...Have fun! And congratulations on your retirement.<br /><br />Maybe you shouldn't start at the beginning? That helps me sometimes. Or else, don't write anything on the paper until you've gotten a lot of ideas in your head. Then you can type all the ideas out and feel you're writing really quickly!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752087278312138965.post-17553861626009862382009-09-10T06:44:27.995-04:002009-09-10T06:44:27.995-04:00Congratulations, Elizabeth! You so deserve this ad...Congratulations, Elizabeth! You so deserve this adventure.<br /><br />As for where to begin: Stephen King says it best: "butt in chair." Your desk chair, that is, with your view of the lilies and the sunset.<br /><br />Of course then there's the problem of staring out the window and deciding to check for comments on your latest blog post and then maybe writing another teeny little post...<br /><br />So, maybe revise the rule to "butt in chair and NO Internet until after dinner" (or whatever works for you). And if you've got any reports from the field for how to deal with distractions, please let us know.Martha Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125887259454036708noreply@blogger.com