tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4895977105759345391..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Writing is Such Sweet AgonyFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45548683441900461672011-11-05T22:27:37.301+00:002011-11-05T22:27:37.301+00:00Thanks for the nudge, F, I hear you!
Blissful days...Thanks for the nudge, F, I hear you!<br />Blissful days are dawning on you and I hope to bask in the leftovers.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-17578079150899349672011-11-05T18:06:33.465+00:002011-11-05T18:06:33.465+00:00Also gut. Scheibe viel und komm bald wider zu ins....Also gut. Scheibe viel und komm bald wider zu ins.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-48127147678152134512011-11-05T02:49:40.876+00:002011-11-05T02:49:40.876+00:00Yes, go for it, of course!Yes, go for it, of course!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77054133499830521172011-11-04T16:19:16.167+00:002011-11-04T16:19:16.167+00:00I hope we'll still see you around - but of cou...I hope we'll still see you around - but of course I'd encourage you to take the time to work on a memoir. Life fills up, passes too quickly, gets confusing. Write while you have the lust, the time and all the other necessary elements.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26143384821259839632011-11-04T08:06:19.016+00:002011-11-04T08:06:19.016+00:00I imagine that you have been working through the m...I imagine that you have been working through the memoir, in your mind, for a long time. So, now that your stars are all aligned in your favour, it is ready to be born.<br /><br />Like your other admirers, I send my good wishes.<br /><br />AnnaAnna at the Doll Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282617177491266907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57982095196330017122011-11-04T02:26:18.482+00:002011-11-04T02:26:18.482+00:00I love times as you describe when I am stimulated ...I love times as you describe when I am stimulated intellectually, emotionally, or spiritually at one encounter after another. Those times can be rare. <br /><br />If you have been productive writing that chapter in your memoir, then I think you were using your time as you should. I say those words to myself quite often, "If I don't do it now, I never will." I still have not to Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54663604795234361772011-11-03T23:00:23.463+00:002011-11-03T23:00:23.463+00:00Let those words pour onto the page (or screen). So...Let those words pour onto the page (or screen). Someday we may see your name on a cover and say, "I knew her when..."Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79104699604899218522011-11-03T22:14:41.637+00:002011-11-03T22:14:41.637+00:00Events lately have given me more time to read blog...Events lately have given me more time to read blogs so I am pleased to read yours again. Good luck with the memoir, I am sure it will be brilliant.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40544177304899465562011-11-03T19:21:40.975+00:002011-11-03T19:21:40.975+00:00Good for you! I am so happy that the writing is go...Good for you! I am so happy that the writing is going well (the very best reason for being away from your blog; this will wait, the other cannot).<br /><br />Thank you for including the story of the woman who became a poet. It's lovely, and there is some truth in the quotation. Carry on, Friko. All best to you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-441877418645720442011-11-03T18:17:15.368+00:002011-11-03T18:17:15.368+00:00You write so beautifully, and I'm glad to hear...You write so beautifully, and I'm glad to hear that you are working at it so avidly. Good for you.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3616012457928192212011-11-03T18:03:00.051+00:002011-11-03T18:03:00.051+00:00Long may the words flow and lightly - don't fo...Long may the words flow and lightly - don't forget to take a break now and then:-)jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10447486959312286662011-11-03T14:23:02.863+00:002011-11-03T14:23:02.863+00:00I am standing up and clapping wildly. I hope you ...I am standing up and clapping wildly. I hope you can hear it.Bagman and Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760203276065466927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-13773568864678651202011-11-03T14:17:54.126+00:002011-11-03T14:17:54.126+00:00Dear Friko, the story told by the poet in your gro...Dear Friko, the story told by the poet in your group of wanting to remember her home touched me deeply. It is poignant and speaks to the longing we all have to come home in some way.<br /><br />Your memoir writing may do this for you--take you home so that you might discover the treasure of your childhood. At least that is what has been happening for me as I write my on-line memoir.<br /><br />I Dee Readyhttp://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79162797561922908062011-11-03T13:54:41.418+00:002011-11-03T13:54:41.418+00:00The day or week I see less of you will be a sad on...The day or week I see less of you will be a sad one. I think of you as a member of my Internet writier's group. I wish I had one-tenth of your creative talent. Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88192294923676493262011-11-03T12:50:55.106+00:002011-11-03T12:50:55.106+00:00You have the writer's gift of flow and the pub...You have the writer's gift of flow and the publisher's sense to make it 750 words or less. A winning combination.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78139270321717980612011-11-03T11:55:57.764+00:002011-11-03T11:55:57.764+00:00Well, if it's birthing you're about, we ma...Well, if it's birthing you're about, we may all benefit in the end. And Deborah writes lovely stuff, too, doesn't she?<br /><br />That little paragraph about the vague lady and her lost home...that is a jewel of a story.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90883067604045386302011-11-03T11:20:27.860+00:002011-11-03T11:20:27.860+00:00Hi Friko - no worries .. if you're doing what ...Hi Friko - no worries .. if you're doing what you want to do .. and you write so well - it will be a fascinating read. Well worth waiting for .. all the best I'll be rooting for you from down south! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-89311632967327662762011-11-03T09:59:10.225+00:002011-11-03T09:59:10.225+00:00I'm with Pearl: sorry you won't be about, ...I'm with Pearl: sorry you won't be about, but happy you're writing - especially if it's really flowing for you.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62996214719409208772011-11-03T09:53:45.275+00:002011-11-03T09:53:45.275+00:00We all need applause, so here it is: clap clap cla...We all need applause, so here it is: clap clap clap clappety-clap clap clap clap (bravo from the centre) clap clap clap clappety (dog whistle from the side) clap clap clap (look those people are standing - leaving early? no: standing OVATION) clap clap clap clap clap ...<br /><br />best of luck with the witing Friko<br /><br />Isabel xIsabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91102950401136977832011-11-03T09:37:20.067+00:002011-11-03T09:37:20.067+00:00YYYEEEEESSSSSS!!! I'm so pleased to read this...YYYEEEEESSSSSS!!! I'm so pleased to read this - especially the 'flowed easily' and 'happy so far' parts. And in addition (you brilliant mentor, you) I have come away with a solution (perhaps) to my usual problems of timelines, chronology etc. Write about one day. Don't say it, please. I know I can't see the forest for the trees half the time. <br />Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62284289300893171452011-11-03T08:43:28.976+00:002011-11-03T08:43:28.976+00:00I'm glad you included the story of the woman w...I'm glad you included the story of the woman who at three decided to become a poet in your interesting week. Best wishes on your writing. What matters is that you are filling your soul, or speaking from her.<br /><br />I see that you have recently read Anne Michaels' <i>Fugitive Pieces</i>, one of my very favorite books. She is poetic in her prose (I prefer her prose to her poetry, Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-83810828988128882202011-11-03T08:33:08.567+00:002011-11-03T08:33:08.567+00:00Congrats to you for forging ahead!!
The dinner par...Congrats to you for forging ahead!!<br />The dinner party sounded fantastic!<br />Nothing like good friends, good food and great conversation!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66976312437372606622011-11-03T08:23:09.226+00:002011-11-03T08:23:09.226+00:00Hi Friko,your post is superb, i especially like th...Hi Friko,your post is superb, i especially like the picsunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194522376789894727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80613844462806887172011-11-03T06:30:43.567+00:002011-11-03T06:30:43.567+00:00How wonderful to feel it all coming together ! Enj...How wonderful to feel it all coming together ! Enjoy !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85417334871055672212011-11-03T05:23:33.872+00:002011-11-03T05:23:33.872+00:00I hope you can hear my applause, because I am doin...I hope you can hear my applause, because I am doing so--for this marvelous post--very loudly! I am inspired. Please don't stay away too long. :)Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.com