tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post8938220555534924011..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: Why Would Anyone Want to Write???Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-8483140235307879502013-06-19T19:27:15.231-06:002013-06-19T19:27:15.231-06:00Oh, I forgot! Just a heads up! Reading The Silmar...Oh, I forgot! Just a heads up! Reading The Silmarillion is a bit like reading Genesis. It's all about Creation (of Middle Earth) and epic battles between good and evil. Tons of characters and lots of history (of Middle Earth again). It's fascinating, and you definitely get the backstory of the major players in Lord of the Rings. Since I read the Silmarillion after LOTR, I don't know what it would be like to read The Silmarillion first. It's definitely a challenging and amazing read, but I kept an index file box to keep track of every thing my first read (for a university course). Came in handy when I chose to compare it to Paradise Lost! I was also studying Milton and Shakespeare at the same time (and a few other things as well). LOL! Have a good evening! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-89234897932089648622013-06-19T19:15:32.296-06:002013-06-19T19:15:32.296-06:00Hi Terry! Thanks for your kind words! I was alwa...Hi Terry! Thanks for your kind words! I was always taught, if you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all! I try to ignore the nasties, but in the first few seconds of seeing a mean comment, it kind of gets me. Then I just zap it off into Google oblivion. You? Horse abuse? Now there was a stupid comment!!! Your love for all the sentient beings in your life shine through your posts and comments. I hope you all stay safe. And thank you again for your kind words.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-24369645707814724362013-06-19T19:08:59.367-06:002013-06-19T19:08:59.367-06:00Hi Becky!
What a lovely comment you wrote! It m...Hi Becky! <br />What a lovely comment you wrote! It made my day! <br /><br />I thought the pictures of the children were so beautiful, I simply had to post them. Some adults don't realize how deeply children think and feel. Their brains are a long way from being fully developed, and they haven't lived as long, but guaranteed children have important thoughts and insights into life. I consider myself fortunate to have spent many years in the company of children.<br /><br />I love to write too! I so get that your mind can be crammed with ideas. Sometimes ideas are shooting around in my head, and my fingers can't keep up with them on my keyboard. Sometimes, I'll stop and write down a list of the all the ideas ~ just enough for each idea to allow me to remember it later. Then I ask myself, "What's the most important thing I need to write about right now?" Then I start. If a new idea that I want to write about pops up, then I add it to the list, and keep on with what I was already writing. This strategy doesn't work every single time, but it has helped me a lot.<br /><br />Definitely keep on practicing, kiddo! Write your heart out! Just know that every writer, even the world's best, can always use the help of someone else to review, revise, and edit their writing. I used to think writer's ideas flowed right onto the paper (or into the computer) perfectly from beginning to end. Ha! It's hard work, which you already know ~ smart and pretty lady. Keep practicing. You already an awesome writer for your young age! <br /><br />Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-45705248464409224872013-06-18T22:02:07.124-06:002013-06-18T22:02:07.124-06:00I see you as Fireworks, in the best way. I want t...I see you as Fireworks, in the best way. I want to read "Human Refuse" - I bet it will be fascinating! Meanwhile, I'll read "The Silmarillion" - I only read "The Hobbit", and that was a long time ago.<br />I didn't see your nasty comment, only comments that you had had one. Please don't let that type of stuff get you down. I had a "horse abuse" comment on my blog. Can you imagine? Me? What a laugh. That just shows how ignorant those nasty comment folks are.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91460438800389097502013-06-18T19:26:01.936-06:002013-06-18T19:26:01.936-06:00Don't be downhearted about that jerk. You know...Don't be downhearted about that jerk. You know you've really "ARRIVED" here in the blogosphere when you get your first troll. I have one too and I delete every comment he makes, LOL! And if you turn off the "anonymous" option on your comment form, that will stymie many a troll right there.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-28480684128346137582013-06-18T16:43:29.536-06:002013-06-18T16:43:29.536-06:00You always have such nice pictures! It's so co...You always have such nice pictures! It's so cool to see other kids in different countries writing. I love to write. Sometimes I have so many ideas, it's not easy writing them all out! I think we just have to keep on practicing :DMy Amazing Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051391062217345673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-42832500547104563062013-06-18T07:42:29.848-06:002013-06-18T07:42:29.848-06:00Hi Francie! Thanks for your wonderful comment! I...Hi Francie! Thanks for your wonderful comment! It was affirming, encouraging, and it told a perfect story about the mysterious process of writing. Trust me ~ I got it! Bizarre experience, yes! But then people who spend time trying to write fiction, memoir, poetry, (heck it probably happens with grocery lists at times), well those people usually experience bizarre things. As for the worst murder mystery in the world ~ so what? You went for it! You probably worked through some unresolved issues with your co-workers and Lord knows what! Who knows? ~ you may return to it sometime, and it will transform itself in some mysterious way. Into something better! I love Tolkien's allegory about finally discovering that his niggling at "art" led to an opportunity to explore his art transformed into something so wonderful that it exceeded his wildest dreams. Thinking about JRRT's "Tree and Leaf" gives me hope and courage to keep niggling. So does your comment! Thank you, thank you! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-51454740970162140742013-06-18T07:21:26.005-06:002013-06-18T07:21:26.005-06:00Hi SWS! Your short, sweet, and superficial commen...Hi SWS! Your short, sweet, and superficial comment spoke volumes! It had me laughing ~ again. Notice I had a blog administrator zap the unsweet comment above into Google oblivion. As for superficial, anyone who titles her blog "She Who Seeks" will write posts that are not superficial! LOL! Anybody who dares to explore/explain Jungian archetypes and other fascinating topics is not superficial! Really, really LOLing now! Loved the word ALL for several reasons! Thanks for giving me some delicious humor with my morning coffee! Have a good day, Seeker! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-11589748126272211942013-06-18T05:54:27.731-06:002013-06-18T05:54:27.731-06:00Best blog ever, Fundy! I was mesmerized. You are ...Best blog ever, Fundy! I was mesmerized. You are amazingly insightful. Absolutely loved the carbou/muskeg analogy. You can take a girl out of Canada but you can't ... Anyway when I retired I spent a year writing the worst murder mystery in the world. But I became so possessed by the characters (I had based them on former co-workers) that when they threw me a surprise party a few months later I had a weird split from reality when they all came walking in. I thought they were my book characters! Can't describe it more than that - it was very bizarre. Anyway thanks for such a great post! The Dancing Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-916375869403902712013-06-17T21:31:52.521-06:002013-06-17T21:31:52.521-06:00I know better than ever to attempt a novel, LOL! T...I know better than ever to attempt a novel, LOL! That's why I just blog instead. Short, sweet and superficial -- that's me! Well, maybe not sweet ALL the time.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-86510060870265548492013-06-17T20:59:46.050-06:002013-06-17T20:59:46.050-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-12891514530905493142013-06-17T20:43:08.260-06:002013-06-17T20:43:08.260-06:00Thanks for your wonderful, perfect quote, Sue! An...Thanks for your wonderful, perfect quote, Sue! And comment! <br />One can always hope for mithril!<br />Along with meeting JRRT and Jack, I hope there are enormous libraries in Heaven! <br />That include all my writing in published form! LOL!<br /><br />Have you read Tolkien's "Tree and Leaf?" ~<br />It has a famous JRRT essay on why fairy stories are the highest form of art <br />as Sub-creation reflecting God's Creation.<br /><br />It also has a short story called "Leaf by Niggle"<br />about the creative process (Sub-creation) <br />which some consider an allegory for JRRT's creative process.<br /><br />I think the story is also about judgement, redemption, mercy, grace, and ultimate fulfillment as a artist.<br />Such big ideas in such a little book!<br />Have a good one!<br /> <br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-38397930116585214612013-06-17T19:57:32.631-06:002013-06-17T19:57:32.631-06:00Ooh, I have a great quote for you:
“Isn't the...Ooh, I have a great quote for you:<br /><br />“Isn't the writing of good prose an emotional excitement?"<br />"Yes, of course it is. At least, when you get the thing dead right and know it's dead right, there's no excitement like it. It's marvelous. It makes you feel like God on the Seventh Day – for a bit, anyhow.” (Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night)<br /><br />Writing IS hard work. Occasionally (rarely) it flows almost effortlessly. But mostly it's blood and sweat, followed by merciless pruning and clipping. And then some more blood and sweat and more pruning and clipping. (Of all the mixed metaphors, for one thing.)<br /><br />JRRT and Jack - I so look forward to meeting them one day in Heaven. They are at the top of my list of literary heroes.<br /><br />I think my unconscious is probably like the Mathom-House at Michel Delving - full of unwanted items, with (or so I would like to think) the merest possibility of some mithril hidden amongst the lumber. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-64512294733625062642013-06-17T17:47:51.852-06:002013-06-17T17:47:51.852-06:00Hey Pat!
Where you're at!
Muses and fireworks ...Hey Pat!<br />Where you're at!<br />Muses and fireworks are leading me<br />to places I never expected to be!<br />LOL!<br />Take care!<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-36322805048896682682013-06-17T17:23:06.777-06:002013-06-17T17:23:06.777-06:00Yeah not for the faint of heart
At any cart
As it ...Yeah not for the faint of heart<br />At any cart<br />As it can sure cause much<br />But when you have the touch<br />Let the fireworks flow<br />and your muse growPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-62481718753520673522013-06-17T16:36:36.012-06:002013-06-17T16:36:36.012-06:00Hey back at you, Keith! I've been preoccupied...Hey back at you, Keith! I've been preoccupied w/ lovely things like colonoscopies and big bad dental needles! Your recent post on Fate and Coincidence was super. I tried to leave a comment on it, but I'm getting into trouble because I'm LD in computers,<br />so who knows what might have happened. Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-8144391077796007922013-06-17T15:18:08.117-06:002013-06-17T15:18:08.117-06:00I haven't seen you around Blogger for a couple...I haven't seen you around Blogger for a couple weeks so I thought I would visit and say hey! I love that song (Firework). Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com