Comments on: What I Learned From Not Writing About What I Learned From The Law http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/ 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/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1715 Joanna Young Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:29:18 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1715 Jackie, I'm glad to hear you're a rule-breaker too. I reckon the more you blog the bigger that bit of you is going to get :-) Glad I made you smile - I got the same effect from reading yours! Joanna Jackie, I’m glad to hear you’re a rule-breaker too. I reckon the more you blog the bigger that bit of you is going to get :-)

Glad I made you smile – I got the same effect from reading yours!

Joanna

]]> By: Jackie Cameron http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1714 Jackie Cameron Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:23:14 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1714 Hi Joanna I was there with you on this one. I thought I might have to ignore Bob's challenge this time round but then the (tiny) bit of me that likes to break the rules kicked in. Thanks for sharing - it made me smile. Jackie Hi Joanna

I was there with you on this one. I thought I might have to ignore Bob’s challenge this time round but then the (tiny) bit of me that likes to break the rules kicked in. Thanks for sharing – it made me smile.
Jackie

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1713 Joanna Young Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:27:12 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1713 Jeanne, it was a challenge, but I guess like me you stuck with it because of the motivation - to be part of something a friend organises and supports - I often find that a positive intention helps me to find the words. I know it drives your work too. Thanks for the feedback Joanna Jeanne, it was a challenge, but I guess like me you stuck with it because of the motivation – to be part of something a friend organises and supports – I often find that a positive intention helps me to find the words. I know it drives your work too.

Thanks for the feedback

Joanna

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1712 Jeanne Dininni Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:29:20 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1712 Joanna, Wonderful post! Your honesty is refreshing and your wit a delight! This post is one that can bring so much encouragement to other writers who may occasionally experience similar shortages of inspiration on a particular topic. I have to admit that, right up until several hours before deadline, I had the same problem with this WILF topic and had really begun to think I would need to pass on this one for lack of anything to say about it! It was certainly a challenge, but thankfully I managed to come up with an angle at the last moment. Bravo for managing to develop an angle from your very lack of one! Wonderful work! Jeanne Joanna,

Wonderful post! Your honesty is refreshing and your wit a delight! This post is one that can bring so much encouragement to other writers who may occasionally experience similar shortages of inspiration on a particular topic.

I have to admit that, right up until several hours before deadline, I had the same problem with this WILF topic and had really begun to think I would need to pass on this one for lack of anything to say about it! It was certainly a challenge, but thankfully I managed to come up with an angle at the last moment.

Bravo for managing to develop an angle from your very lack of one! Wonderful work!

Jeanne

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1711 Joanna Young Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:10:39 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1711 Hi Daz - I'm glad you found something that resonated for you - it's great when that happens :-) I love the energy of the Clash too - it reconnected me to my younger self listening to this song, I'm glad you enjoyed it too :-) Joanna Hi Daz – I’m glad you found something that resonated for you – it’s great when that happens :-)

I love the energy of the Clash too – it reconnected me to my younger self listening to this song, I’m glad you enjoyed it too :-)

Joanna

]]> By: Daz Cox http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1710 Daz Cox Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:55:17 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1710 brilliant! The Clash always inspire me. The clash helped inspire the early hiphop scene too with their beats and fight the power lyrics. It's wonderful how things connect! glad i found your blog! brilliant! The Clash always inspire me. The clash helped inspire the early hiphop scene too with their beats and fight the power lyrics. It’s wonderful how things connect!

glad i found your blog!

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1709 Joanna Young Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:13:59 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1709 Hi everyone I'm glad you enjoyed the piece. I certainly had fun writing it. @ Jean It is a good way to stretch isn't it - each one has taken me in a different direction. I like your adage too, though maybe I'd stretch it to 'keep trying... till you find what works for you' (No point banging a head against a brick wall!) @ Karen With the right inspiration I can stretch most things into a post! I'm hoping you'll all let me know if I stretch things too far :-) @ Debbie - thanks :-) Interested in the name change - are you making the switch to Debbie? @ Robert - I'd never realised WILF was dedicated to latitude of thought but now you come to mention it... As Jean says, it does give us a stretch, either in content or the way we approach it. Hats off to you for organising it each month. @ Robert thank you and thanks for stopping by :-) It was fun working out a way to write about not-being inspired, especially when my theme this month is inspiration! Joanna Hi everyone

I’m glad you enjoyed the piece. I certainly had fun writing it.

@ Jean It is a good way to stretch isn’t it – each one has taken me in a different direction. I like your adage too, though maybe I’d stretch it to ‘keep trying… till you find what works for you’ (No point banging a head against a brick wall!)

@ Karen With the right inspiration I can stretch most things into a post! I’m hoping you’ll all let me know if I stretch things too far :-)

@ Debbie – thanks :-) Interested in the name change – are you making the switch to Debbie?

@ Robert – I’d never realised WILF was dedicated to latitude of thought but now you come to mention it…

As Jean says, it does give us a stretch, either in content or the way we approach it. Hats off to you for organising it each month.

@ Robert thank you and thanks for stopping by :-) It was fun working out a way to write about not-being inspired, especially when my theme this month is inspiration!

Joanna

]]> By: Robert @ reason4smile http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1708 Robert @ reason4smile Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:06:18 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1708 Hi Joanna, that's a very creative contribution you have, an inspiration who came from no inspiration. =) Great job! Robert Hi Joanna, that’s a very creative contribution you have, an inspiration who came from no inspiration. =)
Great job!
Robert

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1707 Robert Hruzek Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:34:04 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1707 Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! I am so glad you did this, Joanna; it illustrates perfectly the wide latitude of thought to which the WILF project is dedicated! And, being especially fond of surprise endings, you had me hanging on to the very end, only to experience a definite snort of laughter with your final sentence! It was worth the bag of cookies for that! Way to go! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

I am so glad you did this, Joanna; it illustrates perfectly the wide latitude of thought to which the WILF project is dedicated!

And, being especially fond of surprise endings, you had me hanging on to the very end, only to experience a definite snort of laughter with your final sentence!

It was worth the bag of cookies for that!

Way to go!

]]> By: Debbie Yost http://confidentwriting.com/2008/03/what-i-learned-6/#comment-1706 Debbie Yost Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:19:45 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=346#comment-1706 I have to be honest; I'm glad the law won. I really enjoyed this. I have to be honest; I’m glad the law won. I really enjoyed this.

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