tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post6454547443653717280..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: The Year I Gave up on WritingCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71574008372472811222007-02-06T23:27:00.000-06:002007-02-06T23:27:00.000-06:00Sound like the type of luck I would have. I remem...Sound like the type of luck I would have. I remember wanting to meet Michael Moore at a writers conference to discuss an idea about Michigan's prisons. I entered a short story contest to see if I could win a trip to the conference. I did in fact win the contest, however, since had been out of town and didn't call to accept my prize, they gave it to someone else.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-47863958765248753712007-02-06T08:38:00.000-06:002007-02-06T08:38:00.000-06:00Whoa. That truly is terrible news about the man wh...Whoa. That truly is terrible news about the man who gave you that initial push. And so true about life experience - finding a distinct voice palatable to a public isn't easy...Danny Tagaloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899578338574197919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-83518146498038263942007-02-05T21:04:00.000-06:002007-02-05T21:04:00.000-06:00Wait a sec...
So I'm supposed to have something t...Wait a sec...<br /><br />So I'm supposed to have something to say??<br /><br />DamnHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617259549508716343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86409933263752036682007-02-05T19:05:00.000-06:002007-02-05T19:05:00.000-06:00I will definitely sample some of Gwaltney's work, ...I will definitely sample some of Gwaltney's work, and this is a very nice tribute to him. Like Michelle, I'm glad you're back at it.Susan Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566328070072489203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12550802835846495012007-02-05T16:07:00.000-06:002007-02-05T16:07:00.000-06:00I understand completely! Sometimes it's good to g...I understand completely! Sometimes it's good to give up something for a little while -- it gives you a clarity about it. What's the Gore Vidal line -- if you're wondering whether you should write, try not writing. Glad you're back at it!Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37552432723511621002007-02-05T13:10:00.000-06:002007-02-05T13:10:00.000-06:00That is very sad and unfortunate and I can underst...That is very sad and unfortunate and I can understand it being devastating. I will have to look up his stuff.<br /><br />I got some early encouragement from a freshman English teacher. He wasn't a writer but was a fan of the detective story so he always like the papers I wrote analyzing detective literature. Those early influences are really important.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-40927494576860373262007-02-05T12:26:00.000-06:002007-02-05T12:26:00.000-06:00Thanks, Erik. Gwaltney's stuff was very good. Ve...Thanks, Erik. Gwaltney's stuff was very good. Very much in the mode of Faulkner and Steinbeck.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-25374839321281625762007-02-05T12:02:00.000-06:002007-02-05T12:02:00.000-06:00That's horrible! No wonder you stopped writing for...That's horrible! No wonder you stopped writing for several years! Not childish at all, just sad. Francis Gwaltney's works look interesting, too -- I see he had a WW2 movie adapted from a novel, among other things. How cool. And before you wrote again, you picked up a lot more life experience, so. . . Onward! Cheers from Detroit Below Zero.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.com