tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post5720401459340463376..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: Breaking BarriersLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-23249059601606989212010-12-31T09:31:34.882-08:002010-12-31T09:31:34.882-08:00I love Anne Lammott, too! And that's another ...I love Anne Lammott, too! And that's another author I haven't thought about for awhile. It's kind of nifty cool that this blog post has led me to so many authors I haven't visited in awhile. Might be time to check them out again!Sharon Schulzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697870972304497221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-36116619217196372172010-12-29T14:41:31.994-08:002010-12-29T14:41:31.994-08:00Are you familiar with Anne Lamott's Bird by Bi...Are you familiar with Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird? I know some college writing teachers who like to use excerpts from her book in their classes, particularly the one on (expletive deleted) first drafts. (You can find some of the excerpts on line.)terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-28406114394281818462010-12-29T13:26:30.432-08:002010-12-29T13:26:30.432-08:00I have to put the brakes on picking up more books ...I have to put the brakes on picking up more books since I'm away for 3 weeks in January. :( <br /><br />Fortunately I have lots of paperbacks to drag along with me, shedding them as I go. I'm a little concerned about the weight of my suitcase since I am bringing my warping board and some other tools I find necessary, plus warps/yarns to weave.... :}Laura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-40448325943154742082010-12-29T12:39:21.852-08:002010-12-29T12:39:21.852-08:00Annie Dillard - there's a name I haven't t...Annie Dillard - there's a name I haven't thought about in awhile. I *love* Annie Dillard's writing!<br /><br />When I was writing a very big project with a deadline once I would just get stuck with a capital STUCK. I found that if I could keep my fingers writing (typing) I would get unstuck the fastest. So I had a "cue" word - something that would never EVER appear in the final document - and when I got big STUCK I would type that cue word and then just blab stream of consciousness whether it was about the tv program I saw the night before, my frustration with a colleague, or, well, sometimes just a string of expletives that expressed my frustrations. That would usually break the blockage so I could take a little break. I'd type the cue word again, type a few words or sentences and go take the break. The cue word let me easily find the stream of consciousness stuff so I could remove it earlier - I always used the same cue word so I didn't have to think hard about that part. <br /><br />Writing is surely a weird thing, isn't it? I once read that writers are just people who have a much harder time than anyone else getting words on a page. hee heeSharon Schulzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697870972304497221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-63976392492018106392010-12-29T03:47:12.920-08:002010-12-29T03:47:12.920-08:00I'm so glad, Laura - I'm eager to read thi...I'm so glad, Laura - I'm eager to read this new book of yours!DebbieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508692845369401119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-21304525166695837532010-12-28T21:07:50.888-08:002010-12-28T21:07:50.888-08:00Thanks for the book recommendations. So many book...Thanks for the book recommendations. So many books - sooooo little time! ;)<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-46463517369181859672010-12-28T19:34:08.919-08:002010-12-28T19:34:08.919-08:00Here's a next book for you to read: The Writin...Here's a next book for you to read: <i>The Writing Life</i> by Annie Dillard. She writes about the writing process in an evocative, brilliant, and very funny way.<br /><br />And while you're at it, <i>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</i> is pretty darn good too!Tien Chiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546830553833515210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-7719917737424813472010-12-28T17:51:22.248-08:002010-12-28T17:51:22.248-08:00Great! That's a start! And an inspiration for ...Great! That's a start! And an inspiration for me to also start a project I have been putting offMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232588216694535922noreply@blogger.com