tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post1506181429485565723..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Tuesday: Confronting The Blank PageAlan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-61107732889647160692018-07-25T09:35:56.393+10:002018-07-25T09:35:56.393+10:00I love the notion of words and ideas 'simmerin...I love the notion of words and ideas 'simmering' in the head prior to the act of writing. Like you I find myself rarely stuck for writing inspiration. My writing process is greatly supported by a range of pre-writing actions, for which I remain eternally grateful. Glad you enjoyed the poem...Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-43227240892100281592018-07-25T05:09:07.086+10:002018-07-25T05:09:07.086+10:00You offer great advice and some that I am glad you...You offer great advice and some that I am glad your students will hear. Fortunately, I have never experienced writer's block (if it does exist). Like you, I do a lot of pre-writing in my head. I find that once I sit down, the words are ready to flow out onto the page if I have let them simmer in my head long enough! Love the poem, too! jlcjbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790798402432484057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-52838506598213827672018-07-24T23:18:32.485+10:002018-07-24T23:18:32.485+10:00I hope the words of the poem inspire you Terje. Ma...I hope the words of the poem inspire you Terje. May you find your force.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-22074209739719273062018-07-24T23:16:42.543+10:002018-07-24T23:16:42.543+10:00Thank you Fran. Indeed, if a writer is not determi...Thank you Fran. Indeed, if a writer is not determined to deliver the words into the light, they do remain trapped. In time they wither and fade away. We must raise our voices and we must be prepared to commit our words to the page.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-33929688475994238072018-07-24T23:13:29.721+10:002018-07-24T23:13:29.721+10:00Both songwriting and poetry require the strong pre...Both songwriting and poetry require the strong presence of rehearsal as you say Kevin, and in your meandering I have little doubt you devote a lot of time to this noble task. Glad you like the poem.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-1139490762857949182018-07-24T23:10:47.448+10:002018-07-24T23:10:47.448+10:00Thanks Bonnie. The power and importance of pre-wri...Thanks Bonnie. The power and importance of pre-writing is significant. Please feel free to share my little poem. I'd be honoured.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-38305667168507601852018-07-24T20:19:51.197+10:002018-07-24T20:19:51.197+10:00Above all, a writer must be determined, or the bea...Above all, a writer must be determined, or the beautiful words remain only inside us, and die with us. How powerfully conveyed here. A rallying battle-cry , indeed. Fran Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295033583781089018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-33303815496870437112018-07-24T19:56:09.803+10:002018-07-24T19:56:09.803+10:00Rehearsals ... I am thinking of how I often will w...Rehearsals ... I am thinking of how I often will walk around, toying with phrasing in my head (this happens more with songwriting and poems than with other writing). I appreciate the poem and the call to start the party.<br />:)<br />KevinDogtraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079631702744063837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-29599590138714826722018-07-24T18:38:16.956+10:002018-07-24T18:38:16.956+10:00Thank you for the poem. Something I needed to read...Thank you for the poem. Something I needed to read, as I have struggled with writing this summer. No excuse. Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-52197159382389112522018-07-24T18:23:59.375+10:002018-07-24T18:23:59.375+10:00Hey Alan,
Nice to see you, read your poem. LOVE...Hey Alan, <br /> Nice to see you, read your poem. LOVE it. I agree with the power of pre writing. I've been doing a lot of it lately. but that poem. I want to keep it and share it with others. Is that okay?<br />BonnieBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-6683472930311122032018-07-24T15:25:41.382+10:002018-07-24T15:25:41.382+10:00Thank you Ramona. Glad you found words that resona...Thank you Ramona. Glad you found words that resonated.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-48653468720862116882018-07-24T15:24:38.431+10:002018-07-24T15:24:38.431+10:00Thank you Robert. As the saying goes, attitude is ...Thank you Robert. As the saying goes, attitude is everything.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-15334815608773425312018-07-24T15:22:56.495+10:002018-07-24T15:22:56.495+10:00Wonderful voice and here are my two favorite lines...Wonderful voice and here are my two favorite lines:<br />"You hold no fear for me Blanky- Blank Page<br />For I remain a mighty writer"<br />I love the can-do attitude in these lines.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-41013843711434758082018-07-24T15:19:12.739+10:002018-07-24T15:19:12.739+10:00Love your poem. It is all about attitude and show...Love your poem. It is all about attitude and showing that blank page who is boss.arjehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793113101077660894noreply@blogger.com