tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post1647386915674731749..comments2023-12-27T08:47:46.468-05:00Comments on Irish Gumbo: On Not Writing FictionIrish Gumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-17383718168834399022011-05-19T01:34:35.845-04:002011-05-19T01:34:35.845-04:00You had me at solipsistic. But maybe that's ju...You had me at solipsistic. But maybe that's just me being me being me... ;-)<br /><br />Being a good writer, I think, involves the habit of being a good reader. I'm currently vacillating between *The World According to Garp*, *The Illuminatus! Trilogy*, and . . . The Onion. Natch.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-89142163677816156112011-05-18T23:20:47.229-04:002011-05-18T23:20:47.229-04:00To every thing, turn turn turn, there is a season....To every thing, turn turn turn, there is a season.<br /><br />Like reading is to writing, when I'm really inspired by music, I want to pick up my long abandoned guitar and make some sounds.<br /><br />There have been many times when I have abandoned my blog because something called to me to do so. It is good to listen to that inner voice. If you were quiet for awhile, we would return when you take up your cyber pen again. Or just blog about the clouds in the sky.....whatever.<br /><br />Peace, my friend, and happy reading!!! And yes, I would love to know what you are reading, actually.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-8210199168294549772011-05-18T21:04:17.913-04:002011-05-18T21:04:17.913-04:00i have a much lovelier time reading now that i see...i have a much lovelier time reading now that i see it as a luxury. <br /><br />and you must be an amazingly good reader!Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-10194629200746572732011-05-18T20:51:28.996-04:002011-05-18T20:51:28.996-04:00Whatcha reading?
I've been reading books more...Whatcha reading? <br />I've been reading books more than blogs this year. (You've made the short list of blogs, dude.) <br />:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-25283581246548047792011-05-18T19:07:00.385-04:002011-05-18T19:07:00.385-04:00Join the club :) when my kids were growing up and ...Join the club :) when my kids were growing up and my daughter was always sick, I was lucky if I wrote your phone number...I blog once a week, and only follow a few chosen sites now. If I can go over and read others, it is usually writer friends like you, no guilt what so ever...Chef Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198603107302675448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-33424120784524110302011-05-18T14:29:47.865-04:002011-05-18T14:29:47.865-04:00"Fiction, on the other hand, illuminates trut..."Fiction, on the other hand, illuminates truths through plausible lies we as readers want to be told." I love that.<br /><br />Want to get inspired? Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere" knocked me out. So fresh.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-81339968787001626222011-05-18T13:37:58.249-04:002011-05-18T13:37:58.249-04:00Reading is more integral to writing than anything ...Reading is more integral to writing than anything I can think of. Once I started reading is when I got the urge to write again because my mind is all a flutter of thoughts and ideas. You'll find your muse soon enough and it will all flow again.Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388724384917002199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-49165078471098217582011-05-18T08:49:32.296-04:002011-05-18T08:49:32.296-04:00In Stephen King's 'On Writing' reading...In Stephen King's 'On Writing' reading is one of the themes he constantly hammers the whole way through. Finding those few spare moments a day can be a challenge though.Captain Dumbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214826608461609241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-31815909927154906732011-05-18T07:22:02.391-04:002011-05-18T07:22:02.391-04:00I've been reading a lot of non-fiction lately ...I've been reading a lot of non-fiction lately (The New Yorker, The Atlantic, etc.) and writing my little heart out. <br /><br />Just not blogging very much.<br /><br />If sleep and work didn't eat up so much of my life, I could do so much more!Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-62168903158248271582011-05-18T00:13:07.258-04:002011-05-18T00:13:07.258-04:00So whatcha reading?So whatcha reading?Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151264293573254738noreply@blogger.com