Comments on: What I learned about writing from travelling in Mexico http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/ The art of writing, for non writers Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-119 Joanna Young Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:50:49 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-119 Thanks Yvonne. For me too it is all about capturing the essence of the place. Joanna Thanks Yvonne. For me too it is all about capturing the essence of the place.

Joanna

]]> By: Yvonne Russell http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-118 Yvonne Russell Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:15:08 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-118 Great entry Joanna. This is what travel and travel writing are all about. I find long emails are a good way for me to capture the essence of a place when I'm "in the moment", and a good way to relive memories as well as keeping a record. Great entry Joanna. This is what travel and travel writing are all about. I find long emails are a good way for me to capture the essence of a place when I’m “in the moment”, and a good way to relive memories as well as keeping a record.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-117 Joanna Young Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:23:12 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-117 Hi Robert I don't think it's self-indulgent at all. Good writing is always worth reading. Joanna Hi Robert

I don’t think it’s self-indulgent at all. Good writing is always worth reading.

Joanna

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-116 Joanna Young Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:20:03 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-116 Hi Laura, that's funny. Your comment made perfect sense in relation to the discussion of playlists too:) And now I'm looking forward to what you'll come with! As well as your entry on the group writing project, of course. Joanna Hi Laura, that’s funny. Your comment made perfect sense in relation to the discussion of playlists too:)

And now I’m looking forward to what you’ll come with!

As well as your entry on the group writing project, of course.

Joanna

]]> By: Laura http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-115 Laura Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:12:11 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-115 Oh, intended to leave the comment here. You can delete the earlier one if you want. Anyway, this is a good entry. I enjoyed reading it. Oh, intended to leave the comment here. You can delete the earlier one if you want. Anyway, this is a good entry. I enjoyed reading it.

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-114 Robert Hruzek Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:34:31 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-114 One of the things I did while in Taiwan was write a series of 'journal-like' things on different subjects, such as driving, food, architecture, etc. As I go back now and read them, I see what I think might make a pretty interesting book! That's sortof become a 'midnight oil' project now. The thing that surprises me (and this is going to sound REALLY self-indulgent here) is that I find that I thoroughly enjoy reading what I wrote back then (7 years ago). Hopefully others will think so too, and make it a good book one day. One of the things I did while in Taiwan was write a series of ‘journal-like’ things on different subjects, such as driving, food, architecture, etc. As I go back now and read them, I see what I think might make a pretty interesting book! That’s sortof become a ‘midnight oil’ project now.

The thing that surprises me (and this is going to sound REALLY self-indulgent here) is that I find that I thoroughly enjoy reading what I wrote back then (7 years ago). Hopefully others will think so too, and make it a good book one day.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-113 Joanna Young Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:57:34 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-113 Hi Robert, thanks for stopping by. Hope the group writing project is coming along nicely. I think you're right - that writing the stuff down helps us to capture the moment. Perhaps it doesn't work for everyone (for some people photography is the thing) but I'd certainly encourage everyone to try. Joanna Hi Robert, thanks for stopping by. Hope the group writing project is coming along nicely.

I think you’re right – that writing the stuff down helps us to capture the moment. Perhaps it doesn’t work for everyone (for some people photography is the thing) but I’d certainly encourage everyone to try.

Joanna

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://confidentwriting.com/2007/07/what-i-learned/#comment-112 Robert Hruzek Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:07:25 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=86#comment-112 Joanna, what a poignant memory! Thanks for sharing it with us! It's funny, but I had a similar experience back when I spent three months in Taiwan. My long emails back home were unwittingly good practice for blogging. Wish I'd known about it back then... but then again, my internet bill would have been a killer! But you're right - the fact that I captured so much on paper back then means I can still tell a complete story today about the many wonderful things I saw and experienced back then. Thanks for participating in this month's project! Joanna, what a poignant memory! Thanks for sharing it with us!

It’s funny, but I had a similar experience back when I spent three months in Taiwan. My long emails back home were unwittingly good practice for blogging. Wish I’d known about it back then… but then again, my internet bill would have been a killer!

But you’re right – the fact that I captured so much on paper back then means I can still tell a complete story today about the many wonderful things I saw and experienced back then.

Thanks for participating in this month’s project!

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