tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post5220597743578273198..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: More Advice Gone WTF?Charles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-39333351547068313902009-06-18T11:18:57.181-05:002009-06-18T11:18:57.181-05:00Michelle, as I get older I suppose I just have les...Michelle, as I get older I suppose I just have less patience for vague language. and go DP. 23 flavors, man.<br /><br />Merisi, I think you got it, although who can be sure?Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-7809278243173489812009-06-16T10:33:00.083-05:002009-06-16T10:33:00.083-05:00They could as well have said to shake the sillies ...They could as well have said to shake the sillies out (do I hear Raffi singing?) or to simply close the door and concentrate.<br /><br />Am I missing the point here? ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-55566570307549573852009-06-14T10:55:41.879-05:002009-06-14T10:55:41.879-05:00I agree with my girl Jodi -- it sounds very yoga l...I agree with my girl Jodi -- it sounds very yoga like and is probably about routine even though it reads like a fortune cookie. I would take a walk around my neighborhood if someone paid me and water is not my thing when there is Dr. Pepper in the world. And I don't believe anyone who is writing is ever "safe." The things you find out are scary as hell and it's good to be a little on edge about it.Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-77446500261686273242009-06-11T10:39:16.552-05:002009-06-11T10:39:16.552-05:00Writtenwyrd, I've often found that true. Peop...Writtenwyrd, I've often found that true. People love to dress up their activities to make them seem of huge importance.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-42878758916439401212009-06-10T19:02:17.923-05:002009-06-10T19:02:17.923-05:00"Why waste a lot of time on silly language. J..."Why waste a lot of time on silly language. Just do it."<br /><br />Indeed. Generally the act comes before the language if you are being shown how by someone who gets it, lol.<br /><br />Isn't it funny how people come up with such convoluted ways of explaining something simple?writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14011408096157077702009-06-10T11:26:25.178-05:002009-06-10T11:26:25.178-05:00Sidney, I figure it probably is just that. Though...Sidney, I figure it probably is just that. Though there surely was a clearer way to say it.<br /><br />Chris Eldin, I get you exactly on the "higher plane." It's like magic words or astrology or something. Lol at the story of the guy with the cigarrettes. It is fun to jar folks out of their preconceived notions sometimes.<br /><br />writtenwyrdd, that's the main reason I developed my own way of meditating. Why waste a lot of time on silly language. Just do it.<br /><br />Scott, these days I just drink water. or the occassional cola. Need the brain cells.<br /><br />Barrie, Oh if it works for her and her friends all power to her. It just won't work for me because I'm too busy laughing or snorting through my nose.<br /><br />Jo, yeah, I really don't understand the "safe" comment. If she means emotional safety then I think she's dead wrong.<br /><br />Barbara Martin, that does happen and it's a lot of fun. I'm not sure that's what she means but it could be. The usual term for that seems to be "being in the zone."<br /><br />JR, what is the sound of one hand flushing? lol.<br /><br />Vesper, well, I can't complain. I've gotten a couple of blog posts and counting out of this strange work!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80308692153810170712009-06-10T05:58:07.985-05:002009-06-10T05:58:07.985-05:00Focus... maybe, WTF certainly...
:-) :-) :-)Focus... maybe, WTF certainly...<br /><br />:-) :-) :-)Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35920051983497588182009-06-10T04:48:02.847-05:002009-06-10T04:48:02.847-05:00A tall glass of water will cleanse the writer of a...A tall glass of water will cleanse the writer of all obstacles, it'll purify the soul. If you believe that, then it's time to flush the book.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3311442644988261412009-06-09T23:48:39.394-05:002009-06-09T23:48:39.394-05:00Perhaps, Charles, by sinking into yourself this al...Perhaps, Charles, by sinking into yourself this allows the divine spark within to direct your writing. (I am not being facetious). This occurs during my writing and I have heard other authors speak of it, that while writing the story and characters takes on a life of its own and just goes. This may be the very thing that paragraph means.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14730842187383146902009-06-09T22:00:53.682-05:002009-06-09T22:00:53.682-05:00“Safe” writing sounds like boring writing to me to...“Safe” writing sounds like boring writing to me too. Live on the edge. (I like Mark's comment.)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-81045684577762386282009-06-09T21:55:04.920-05:002009-06-09T21:55:04.920-05:00Well, now I know my problem. I start my writing da...Well, now I know my problem. I start my writing day with a cup of tea, not water. Ack! (Joke) I can't really believe that we should all follow the same format.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-25054952737280530072009-06-09T20:32:21.047-05:002009-06-09T20:32:21.047-05:00Charles,
I usually drink wine when I write...I ...Charles,<br /><br /> I usually drink wine when I write...I don't know if it makes me sink into myself, but I sure do enjoy it.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726570487056061877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-66243736135354229332009-06-09T20:05:51.063-05:002009-06-09T20:05:51.063-05:00I get it. I can still do that when I take the pro...I get it. I can still do that when I take the proverbial "deep, cleansing breath." Otherwise known as centering, it is something you learn to do from meditation. <br /><br />I could go into a long esoteric explanation, but it would sound like so much b.s..writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23403217827056043792009-06-09T18:38:22.601-05:002009-06-09T18:38:22.601-05:00LOL @ Paul's comment!
I don't like these k...LOL @ Paul's comment!<br />I don't like these kinds of books, generally, because the author assumes a 'higher plane' than the rest of us. It freaks me out too much.<br /><br />May I say something about your post below, about your hair (which cracked me up!)....When I was 20, I worked as a parttime cashier at Woolworth's. A male friend of mine often had the same shift. He had long black curly hair. Very feminine hair, to be honest, but nice hair none the less. So he's got his back turned to the cash register, stocking cigarettes, when a man walks in and asks me, "Hey, can you ask her to get me a pack of Camels?"<br /><br />My friend gave me a sideways grin, then very slowly pulled the cigarettes out of its column, walked backward two steps, then spinned around very fast and put the cigarettes on the counter. He was inches from the man's face. And his shocked expression.<br /><br />I still laugh over that one.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732006129353079344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-40249826646567042009-06-09T16:35:40.434-05:002009-06-09T16:35:40.434-05:00I've found myself several mornings waking with...I've found myself several mornings waking with my brain a little too fuzzy to write. I've started turning on a lamp I didn't previously turn on to pour more light onto me and get me more into a waking state. I think it's all about getting in the zone.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-10626764262887804152009-06-09T16:26:27.769-05:002009-06-09T16:26:27.769-05:00Mary Witzl, I use soda for the same fuel.
L.A., l...Mary Witzl, I use soda for the same fuel.<br /><br />L.A., love the commune and wild berries comment. Had to laugh about your Auntie Nun. My mom is not a nun but you'd think to so considering how much of what I write she would disappprove of. If she'd read it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31561495725646295312009-06-09T16:13:33.887-05:002009-06-09T16:13:33.887-05:00Who has the luxury of this kind of time? Maybe if...Who has the luxury of this kind of time? Maybe if we lived in a writer's commune and came together once a day to dance with our muses and eat wild berries.<br /><br />I can relate to the "safe" thing, though. I have to remind myself repeatedly when I'm writing a love scene that my Great Aunt, who is a nun, will never read it.L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-58051866074482616562009-06-09T12:51:48.094-05:002009-06-09T12:51:48.094-05:00Jodi beat me to it: this sounds like good advice w...Jodi beat me to it: this sounds like good advice when you're getting ready for yoga.<br /><br />When I'm ready to write, I need a big, hot cup of coffee and that's about it. I love water, but writing is fueled on coffee...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-84565829298567895772009-06-09T12:00:15.492-05:002009-06-09T12:00:15.492-05:00SQT, yep. I wanna say, stop the mumbo jumbo.
Wil...SQT, yep. I wanna say, stop the mumbo jumbo.<br /><br />Wil, I don't really want to know any more about that Wil, but you'll probalby have a vid I can watch eh?<br /><br />Mark, exactly. She's trying to take a Zen approach but it's only serving to increase confusion rather than cut through it.<br /><br />Heff, uh oh, cutting grass doesn't sound like it would be "safe." Perhaps you better sit on the deck with a beer and contemplate it. Sink into yourself with each swallow of brew.<br /><br />pattinase, maybe some of us have dirtier minds than others. ;)<br /><br />etain_lavena, yeah, there's a lot of posturing in that paragraph I think.<br /><br />Scott Parker, I agree. The mystical mumbo jumbo only serves to distance one from the writing. It doesn't clarify, it scarifies.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-83162997365092461372009-06-09T09:41:59.066-05:002009-06-09T09:41:59.066-05:00Too often, I think folks think of writing as some ...Too often, I think folks think of writing as some mystical artform mastered only by people who can tie themselves into Mother Earth, draw power from her, and write. It's a job, just like welding and accounting. Sure, you use your imagination but, when you get down to writing, it's merely a job. A fun job, to be sure, filled with those moments only a writer can truly understand, but it's a job nonetheless.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44392924618405166612009-06-09T09:40:09.193-05:002009-06-09T09:40:09.193-05:00To me it sounds like they want to sound intelligen...To me it sounds like they want to sound intelligent, and as if they want writing to be a smooth process with one emotion, I agree boring writting.....hihihihih.....Drizelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746480963316566816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-40620301758592520942009-06-09T09:16:37.167-05:002009-06-09T09:16:37.167-05:00Those activities are what I do when I am stuck. Th...Those activities are what I do when I am stuck. That and swabbing the toilet. Water might cleanse the palate but not my mind.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-8269791445283519582009-06-09T08:42:06.304-05:002009-06-09T08:42:06.304-05:00I open my "artistic vault" by taking a d...I open my "artistic vault" by taking a dump, or cutting grass.Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-67939061630746529772009-06-09T05:59:56.727-05:002009-06-09T05:59:56.727-05:00I read it the same way as you and I thinks it'...I read it the same way as you and I thinks it's bullshit.<br /><br />If you want to write..park your butt in the chair and write. Zen is for zen and writing is for writing.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43725146268627717112009-06-09T05:53:12.419-05:002009-06-09T05:53:12.419-05:00I used to sink into myself when I was smoking thos...I used to sink into myself when I was smoking those left handed cigarettes . <br /><br /><a href="http://www.wilharrison.com/" rel="nofollow">Wil Harrison.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com