tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post1947846478554845315..comments2023-09-28T10:59:26.381+01:00Comments on Living, writing and other stuff: Be careful what you writeBill Kirtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-22242345567065257732011-06-11T12:41:24.119+01:002011-06-11T12:41:24.119+01:00Hi LV. Which particular bit are you asking about: ...Hi LV. Which particular bit are you asking about: the slide show, the covers down the right hand column, or the images that go with the text?Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-91916876640884048232011-06-11T00:28:50.471+01:002011-06-11T00:28:50.471+01:00A little off-topic but how do you get blogger to l...A little off-topic but how do you get blogger to let you show your books like that?Dale Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040236779328386342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-40017707416546151562011-05-25T23:24:29.494+01:002011-05-25T23:24:29.494+01:00We understand. Completely.
(All seven of 'Us&#...We understand. Completely.<br />(All seven of 'Us'!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-63238847547892020712011-05-25T09:46:49.465+01:002011-05-25T09:46:49.465+01:00No danger of that, Rosemary. Once we get into it, ...No danger of that, Rosemary. Once we get into it, surely we still get lost in the fiction and, as you say, the characters who inhabit and create it take over. Interesting though how, even though we're unaware of it - and don't want to be aware of it either - bits of us still intrude.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-32358533500913795942011-05-25T09:11:11.448+01:002011-05-25T09:11:11.448+01:00An ongoing conundrum, Bill - does it matter if we ...An ongoing conundrum, Bill - does it matter if we know anything about the author? I don't think so, as I read every book for the characters in the story. <br /><br />But I guess all writers include a little bit of themselves in each book or story - how can we not since our feelings and experiences make us who we are, which surely must leak into some of our writing. Hm - I'd rather not think about it, as a writer - might make us too conscious of ourselves.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-67466720725148125342011-05-24T22:02:29.863+01:002011-05-24T22:02:29.863+01:00Profound analysis Richard. Safer for the general p...Profound analysis Richard. Safer for the general public if we stay inside then.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-71783127594238765312011-05-24T21:23:50.771+01:002011-05-24T21:23:50.771+01:00I've read them both at this point. The fact t...I've read them both at this point. The fact that I enjoyed two very different books that 'lay your soul bare,' as it were, either means all is ok, or neither one of us should be allowed outside without some sort of escort.<br /><br />I'm fine with both. :-)<br /><br />RBRBWoodhttp://www.rbwood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-91472759351064732112011-05-24T16:50:06.789+01:002011-05-24T16:50:06.789+01:00In fact, Sandie, I have a friend who does just tha...In fact, Sandie, I have a friend who does just that - the difference is that she literally writes knowing that nobody will ever read it because she doesn't show it to anyone. I know that's a different point but I find that intriguing too.<br /> You're right, though, about people reading stuff into what we right. The interest there is what it reveals about them.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387052581086893410.post-19176058345789336252011-05-24T16:20:23.359+01:002011-05-24T16:20:23.359+01:00It's an interesting one, isn't it? How muc...It's an interesting one, isn't it? How much we reveal - half-known and unwittingly - but also how much is read into what we've written... and there's no guarantee this will be accurate. People project, it's impossible to prevent and I think to fret about it would kill creativity.<br /><br />I can't remember who said something along the lines of "write as if nobody will read it"... it takes bravery to do that.Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548726163260606366noreply@blogger.com