tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post8833258428920556960..comments2023-12-21T04:02:34.164-06:00Comments on inside space: Confession versus Expressionmiriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06107671021769120700noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-33284842498805914912012-12-14T14:19:23.287-06:002012-12-14T14:19:23.287-06:00Thank you to angelpricer, Madison Guy and Beth. I ...Thank you to angelpricer, Madison Guy and Beth. I knew for sure that this would provoke in your, Erin! I was hoping it would. I am still wading through this - parsing out the roles of editors, a writer's experience and skill, along with intensity of emotion. Bold statments indeed.<br /><br />One thing I want to make sure comes across is that I approve of writing of any kind - and certainly miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107671021769120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-2529585281976097472012-12-11T11:19:15.313-06:002012-12-11T11:19:15.313-06:00I meant to also say (sorry for all the comments!) ...I meant to also say (sorry for all the comments!) that I didn't offer to lend Wild to you only because I have it only on my computer and not in hard copy. But if you want it on your computer to read, I can hook you up. :)<br /><br />Plus I was stil thinking about this today. I might need to take today (well, not the full day, 'cause I'm too addicted) off from writing and instead use Erin Lyndal Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874560972765988455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-90326020175495382392012-12-10T14:58:12.335-06:002012-12-10T14:58:12.335-06:00Also, I am in the next room and it wouldn't be...Also, I am in the next room and it wouldn't be bugging me if you wanted to talk about this. :)Erin Lyndal Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874560972765988455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-88550042040600369492012-12-10T14:57:18.679-06:002012-12-10T14:57:18.679-06:00This is, of course, thought-provoking, especially ...This is, of course, thought-provoking, especially since I'm straddling that line in my own memoir re: confession that Madison Guy so poignantly referenced. <br /><br />I don't know much about the editing process of Cheryl Strayed's "Wild," which I'm finally reading now, but I found myself hungry for more information about her writing process. I found this article whereErin Lyndal Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874560972765988455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-82108444273058398842012-12-10T12:45:23.595-06:002012-12-10T12:45:23.595-06:00... if something feels like it's a confession,...<i>... if something feels like it's a confession, it's not processed enough yet to be creative.<br /><br />This is a strong statement. I realize this. Perhaps that's why I couched it at the end of a potentially run-on sentence at the end of a long paragraph.</i><br /><br />Wonderfully observed -- and perfectly expressed. A bold statement, softened by a reflection that, paradoxically, Peter Patauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791464275398693662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-41953523847790229872012-12-07T10:14:28.589-06:002012-12-07T10:14:28.589-06:00I really got a lot out of this, as a writer of mem...I really got a lot out of this, as a writer of memoir-like items. Thank you! Beth Moreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507326859684820743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13489654.post-39768232374287607942012-12-02T17:32:19.646-06:002012-12-02T17:32:19.646-06:00I found this essay to provide a valuable point of ...I found this essay to provide a valuable point of view in that tender arena of recording, for public consumption, the travails and triumphs of my own vulnerability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com