tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120117321989768574.post8336866006621155361..comments2023-09-08T05:59:26.244-07:00Comments on Write On The Fringes: Coming UnstuckDr Rosie Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13988518840376585225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120117321989768574.post-56382171448749665652012-01-24T04:12:41.649-08:002012-01-24T04:12:41.649-08:00Hi Rosie - thanks for your post. Some thoughts to ...Hi Rosie - thanks for your post. Some thoughts to provoke us to move towards creativity and authenticity. One quote I'd written down in my journal last year was from a book by Anne Lamott. "Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write towards vulnerability. Don't worry about appearing sentimental. Worry about being unavailable; worry about being absent or fraudulent. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you're a writer, you have a moral obligation to do this" -- and interesting that I re-read that just an hour before reading your post!OdetteUverohttp://facebook.com/odetteuvero.subijanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120117321989768574.post-15946471506388879732012-01-24T01:49:31.464-08:002012-01-24T01:49:31.464-08:00'Creativity is not an intellectual exercise...'Creativity is not an intellectual exercise' - love this, Rosie! It helps me understand why I resist analysing fiction, and why I don't belong to a reading group. Even when I offer manuscript assessments, and structural and copy editing, I approach the work intuitively, funnelling whatever I sense through professional filters so that the writer receives tools/ideas/triggers to work with in further refining her/his narrative.<br />Thank you.Desney Kinghttp://www.desneyking.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120117321989768574.post-21687976508499628742012-01-24T00:32:44.042-08:002012-01-24T00:32:44.042-08:00Yes Rosie, that would be a very nice thing to find...Yes Rosie, that would be a very nice thing to find - 'an essential self not disfigured by experience'...Mary Pomfrethttp://marypomfret.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120117321989768574.post-2574111764446749062012-01-23T18:04:00.949-08:002012-01-23T18:04:00.949-08:00thanks Rosie, it is a joy to read something that e...thanks Rosie, it is a joy to read something that empowers and inspires one on the journey...Fraser Mackayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443999486047514452noreply@blogger.com