Comments for KaBooM Writers

Comment on Two Important Questions for Shaping a Collection of Writing by Jan

Jan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:37:42 +0000

Is it time to add another completed manuscript to our agenda? How exciting. I love the possibilities you mention for structuring a manuscript.

Comment on Two Important Questions for Shaping a Collection of Writing by Susan

Susan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:50:20 +0000

Thanks, Lynn. It’s taken a long time to get to this point, but it does feel good to have a collection that feels complete. Here’s hoping for good things to come…

Comment on Two Important Questions for Shaping a Collection of Writing by Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:12:45 +0000

Kudos on discovering the main questions and answering them successfully, and then turning what you learned into a beautiful and valuable lesson for other writers. I like the various metaphors you explicated and how they could work as structures. Having read your essays in the past, I am excited to see them gathered together in a way that explores that crucial time in a mother’s life–from birth to release. All the best wishes for this collection in its next incarnation.

Comment on How Bullriding Is Not Like Judging a Literary Contest by Gail Koehler

Gail Koehler — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:45:47 +0000

Wow: for the foreseeable future, I will think of a bullrider every time I consider sending out an entry to a journal or a contest, Lynn, and ask myself if it’s really ready for the ring! Great image, and great reminder to be certain work takes a few extra turns on the spit to allow any residual fat to drip out!

Comment on Try again. Fail better. by Mary

Mary — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:22:06 +0000

Great blog, Gail.

Comment on The Things that Keep Us Going by Gail Koehler

Gail Koehler — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:46:54 +0000

I love your line about “dowdy effort”! That is exactly how it usually feels when slogging along–and then there’s that moment when it all begins to pay off!

Comment on Getting Organized, A Fairy Tale by David Jeffreys

David Jeffreys — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:59:27 +0000

Mary,
My favorite line in your story is “I would look in horror at the mess, the detritus left by unchecked creativity.” So now I know my problem thanks to you; it is called “unchecked creativity”! That’s me to a tee — fast paced creativity just pushing items I’ve just used to the side. Stacked on the left side of the desk and then stacked on the right side of the desk. Then stacked on a nearby table. When the table is about to break, I start stacking on the floor.

I just bought a book about how to de-clutter my life. Thank goodness, it is on my Amazon Kindle, or I would be soon stacking it somewhere too.

I thought getting my computer was going to be the solution to all my problems. No more paper. Everything organized on the hard drive. But I am a collector at heart and can’t throw anything away. You know if I throw it away, I’ll need (want) it next week. Nevermind that I haven’t used it in 5 years. I thought about calling in the Merry Maids to do weekly cleaning for me, but they wouldn’t stand a chance with all the clutter about.

Yes, I am OCD, but I think most of us creative folks are. That’s my story and I am sticking to it!

Comment on Nooked by Lisa MacQueen

Lisa MacQueen — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:00:31 +0000

Not only is the convenience a benefit, so is the ability to lay the Nook across our palms. Those of us with arthritis in our thumbs know the agony of a marathon reading session and realizing we can’t move our thumbs when finished! I’ll have to get one.

Comment on Getting Organized, A Fairy Tale by Lisa MacQueen

Lisa MacQueen — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:52:14 +0000

And in 6 months, we’ll have a follow-up with pictures! How brave of you to bring in a stranger to view the chaos – especially resisting the temptation to clean prior to her arrival. You go, girl.

Comment on The enduring power of words by lynn

lynn — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:52:58 +0000

What a lovely way to articulate the value of reading to children. There are so many ways that books for children are books for everyone–especially tales like The Velveteen Rabbit. Have you read “Runaway Bunny”?