Comments on: Lokahi: the language of collaboration http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/ 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/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/#comment-536 Joanna Young Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:56:48 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=187#comment-536 Hi Greg, it's good to hear from you over here as well as at JJL. The energy there has been amazing hasn't it - I guess that's part of what I was trying to capture and learn from in this piece. It will be interesting to see how we move forward into the start of year 2,and where all this energy takes us. More on the language of collaboration... sure - I'll keep that in mind, and I've still a week left of September if the muse strikes... Joanna Hi Greg, it’s good to hear from you over here as well as at JJL.

The energy there has been amazing hasn’t it – I guess that’s part of what I was trying to capture and learn from in this piece. It will be interesting to see how we move forward into the start of year 2,and where all this energy takes us.

More on the language of collaboration… sure – I’ll keep that in mind, and I’ve still a week left of September if the muse strikes…

Joanna

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/#comment-535 Joanna Young Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:53:40 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=187#comment-535 Hi Steve, thank you! I had to look up "play by play" (amazing how different yet similar our language is...) It's funny, one of the writing styles I most admire is the online journalists here who write the running commentary (play by play style I guess) on football and cricket - and respond at the same time to comments, questions, jokes and suggestions that readers send in. The material's always crisp, informative, personal, lively and very very funny. I've often thought - I really admire people who can write like that. Maybe one day. But I'd have to spend quite a lot of time learning about the sport first! Best wishes Joanna Hi Steve, thank you!

I had to look up “play by play” (amazing how different yet similar our language is…)

It’s funny, one of the writing styles I most admire is the online journalists here who write the running commentary (play by play style I guess) on football and cricket – and respond at the same time to comments, questions, jokes and suggestions that readers send in.

The material’s always crisp, informative, personal, lively and very very funny. I’ve often thought – I really admire people who can write like that.

Maybe one day. But I’d have to spend quite a lot of time learning about the sport first!

Best wishes

Joanna

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/#comment-534 Joanna Young Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:50:10 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=187#comment-534 Karen, thank you. The whole thing last week was truly amazing, and I felt very proud to have played some part of it. I'm guessing you're probably feeling slightly overwhelmed by the way we've reacted to your writing - but I think that is inevitably what happens when someone writes direct from the heart, with their authentic voice. It resonates. I know what it's like to have to walk away from your machine when you read something that triggers a reaction - happens a lot to me too! You're welcome back any time you choose. Best wishes with your work this week to get your new magazine ready Joanna Karen, thank you.

The whole thing last week was truly amazing, and I felt very proud to have played some part of it. I’m guessing you’re probably feeling slightly overwhelmed by the way we’ve reacted to your writing – but I think that is inevitably what happens when someone writes direct from the heart, with their authentic voice. It resonates.

I know what it’s like to have to walk away from your machine when you read something that triggers a reaction – happens a lot to me too!

You’re welcome back any time you choose.

Best wishes with your work this week to get your new magazine ready

Joanna

]]> By: Greg Balanko-Dickson http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/#comment-533 Greg Balanko-Dickson Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:31:09 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=187#comment-533 I would love to read more from you on the language of collaboration. It has been an amazing month at JJL and the energy you and so many other brought to the discussion is inspiring. Thank You! I would love to read more from you on the language of collaboration. It has been an amazing month at JJL and the energy you and so many other brought to the discussion is inspiring. Thank You!

]]> By: Steve Sherlock http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/#comment-532 Steve Sherlock Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:45:15 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=187#comment-532 Joanna, this is good. If you weren't such a confident writer, you could always get a role doing the "play by play" as they say on this side of the pond! Great recap! I am glad you are part of the team! Joanna, this is good. If you weren’t such a confident writer, you could always get a role doing the “play by play” as they say on this side of the pond! Great recap! I am glad you are part of the team!

]]> By: Karen Wallace http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/lkahi-the-langu/#comment-531 Karen Wallace Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:32:49 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=187#comment-531 Joanna, the tears are flowing again... what a beautiful, heart-full post. You forgot something... the fact that it was YOUR writing that triggered the soul moment within me that prompted that piece of writing. And yet again I am going to echo your words - for often they could be mine... "I’m in tears as I read it, overwhelmed at the way our words, our stories, our voices can somehow connect, intertwine, inspire." Here's to tingling currents of thought... unbounded by time or place... that connect our souls together in wondrous ways. There may be more for me to say, but at the moment I am too overwhelmed to make head or tail of it. Joanna, the tears are flowing again… what a beautiful, heart-full post.

You forgot something… the fact that it was YOUR writing that triggered the soul moment within me that prompted that piece of writing.

And yet again I am going to echo your words – for often they could be mine…

“I’m in tears as I read it, overwhelmed at the way our words, our stories, our voices can somehow connect, intertwine, inspire.”

Here’s to tingling currents of thought… unbounded by time or place… that connect our souls together in wondrous ways.

There may be more for me to say, but at the moment I am too overwhelmed to make head or tail of it.

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