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Patricia’s Weblog » Blog Archive — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:24:51 +0000

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By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:58:35 +0000

gautami, I’ve visited your book review blog. Your energy is amazing. Reading is a great way to find new inspiration to write.

One More Believer, it’s great to see your name here. You sound like a true poet, writing in front of a window, a view to the world.

In one way, we always write about ourselves, at least different parts of ourselves, but at the same time, we’re writing about everyone else. I suppose it’s all in the way you look at creativity. Thanks for commenting!

By: One More Believer

One More Believer — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:55:00 +0000

passing by… trying to read all of your articles… have always enjoyed this site but never had the time to sit and read… not having seriously put the mind to pen it is exciting to write with intention to complete.. sometimes when im driving mind wondering words come… listening to music… best spot sitting in front of the window at my dining room table… love to find new topics to write about… writing abt me gets old… thrz gotta be more to life than that…thank you for the links in your article…

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:54:11 +0000

It is not easy to answer. I have phases. Sometimes I can write and write and then have dry periods. For past few months the dry phases has got less and less. Thats becos, I resort to write reviews for books I read. It keeps the words loosened in my mind and poetry kind of flows.

I do keep a notebook with me all the time. I only jot down certain words and phrases which strike but whole poetry, I do write directly on my PC.

Sometimes I too wonder how come I wrote that. I kind of go into a trance like state…

Does it make sense?

BTW, I loved reading the responses to this.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:36:51 +0000

Paisley,
Your answer to this post is a poem. Thank you for adding this honest description of your creative life. It’s interesting to hear how inspiration works for different people. Each way of making art is beautiful. Your approach to your work sounds almost spiritual….

By: paisley

paisley — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:28:25 +0000

i am different in that i cannot write outside of my controlled environment… i am lucky in that as a cloistered being,, i am almost always here… but i am not at ease outside of the house and thus the persona that i use in public has all of her energies concentrated on the task at hand,, and none of them free to create…

even when i write something that more or less writes itself… i am here in this same environment,, it is just the words that are free….

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:32:00 +0000

Juliet,

It’s true, if we keep your notebooks handy and our minds in tune, we can be in poetry mode most of the time. A good point.

During the documentary “Into Great Silence” I scrbbled notes in the dark on my pad – each scene was a poem!

By: Juliet

Juliet — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:49:08 +0000

Excellent post. I have special space for writing on Fridays (I only work 4 days) and Sundays but also often write in the evenings. I have a notebook with me all the time and will often scribble down notes during the day, at work, on the bus etc. I can keep lines in my mind without writing them down now too and I do that quite often. Basically I’m writing all the time. I also note down inspirations all the time, I only wish I could take notes during an inspiring film,

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:55:43 +0000

Linda, I love what you said about writing outside the bait shop or the auto parts store! I can totally relate to that. I also feel about writing like you do, in that I have so many poems inside me…. I can’t wait to get back to writing when I’ve been away from it.

Your comments are great, as are all the details of your writing life. I enjoy hearing how others incorporate writing into their daily lives.

By: Linda Jacobs

Linda Jacobs — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:37:53 +0000

I write anywhere and everywhere. During the school year, I have my students write poems twice a week to begin class and I write with them. I sit at my podium on my comfy high chair. I write in a notebook (This one was given to me as a X-mas gift by the paraprofessional in one of my classes.) and must use a yellow Papermate mechanical pencil.

Now that I’ve started blogging, I also write at home using my computer. I wondered if I’d be able to write that way without my special pencil but no problem. I usually sit in my recliner in the living room with my laptop in my lap.

I also keep a small notebook in my purse so I can write whenever I am waiting outside a bait shop, auto parts store, or heavy equipment dealership for my husband; or in a restaurant while he’s gone to the bathroom; or in doctors’ and dentists’ waiting rooms; or at the beach.

I guess because I didn’t start writing until I was 40, I’ve just got so many poems bottled up inside, that they’re willing to come out anytime. It’s like having a friend around to play with whenever I get the urge.