tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post2106627787515944584..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Writing About Your Life (A Book Review)sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-11453594014364854752009-01-27T11:19:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:19:00.000-05:00I should probably print out that third paragraph a...I should probably print out that third paragraph and post it near my computer somewhere. I couldn't agree more. It's all in the details.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-7672613380313507742009-01-27T09:22:00.000-05:002009-01-27T09:22:00.000-05:00Glad to hear you are healing nicely and getting ar...Glad to hear you are healing nicely and getting around.Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031154927371849065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-36633121124258414022009-01-27T08:58:00.000-05:002009-01-27T08:58:00.000-05:00Hi sage, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.20th and not 16th....Hi sage, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.<BR/>20th and not 16th.:)venuss66https://www.blogger.com/profile/17804023747114879683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-39457992933843274842009-01-26T12:56:00.000-05:002009-01-26T12:56:00.000-05:00Interesting. Sounds like sound advice.Interesting. Sounds like sound advice.Hill Billy Ravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704562883204427129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26533256216042955652009-01-25T21:34:00.000-05:002009-01-25T21:34:00.000-05:00Permission to be who we are--I like it.BTW, concer...Permission to be who we are--I like it.<BR/><BR/>BTW, concerning the comment you left on my recent post, between you and me--I'll be telling myself the same thing in two months.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-8581851461402650392009-01-25T16:36:00.000-05:002009-01-25T16:36:00.000-05:00The Alchemist and True Believer are the two of you...<I>The Alchemist</I> and <I>True Believer</I> are the two of your books that I really enjoyed.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-17678228254780636952009-01-25T13:44:00.000-05:002009-01-25T13:44:00.000-05:00I've been published in the past. A very long time ...I've been published in the past. A very long time ago, but I aspire to do so again... I just don't write very well anymore, so this book just might help me out a little bit.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02285327851504685807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-36852289931555394172009-01-25T12:47:00.000-05:002009-01-25T12:47:00.000-05:00PI, good luck getting your autobiography published...PI, good luck getting your autobiography published, that's neat!<BR/><BR/>Scarlet, I do like a lot of what he has to say and have, for some time, tried to use such ideas<BR/><BR/>Amber, there is something graceful about laughing while we work <BR/><BR/>B, enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Venus, thanks for stopping by!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-33580869842257846172009-01-25T07:53:00.000-05:002009-01-25T07:53:00.000-05:00Hi, thank you for the book review. Take care. God ...Hi, thank you for the book review. Take care. God Bless.venuss66https://www.blogger.com/profile/17804023747114879683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-75583225985174679932009-01-25T05:58:00.000-05:002009-01-25T05:58:00.000-05:00Thanks for the great review. I have this book on m...Thanks for the great review. I have this book on my shelf....you make me want to get to it sooner than planned! Be well. B.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969587263030261179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67048698092552207682009-01-24T12:31:00.000-05:002009-01-24T12:31:00.000-05:00Very nice review. " Later, Zinsser suggests t...Very nice review. <BR/><BR/>" Later, Zinsser suggests that if we have the choice between two projects, one we feel we ought to write and the other we see as fun, to take the fun one for it will show in our final product. "<BR/><BR/>This reminds me of an interview I heard on NPR with Berkeley Breathed talking about why he was stopping the Opus cartoon and focusing on his books. It took his daughter commenting that she knew he was working on "Pete & Pickles" because he was laughing while he was drawing to make him do what made him happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18406771672950504492009-01-24T10:21:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:21:00.000-05:00Funny, two of my friends and I were talking about ...Funny, two of my friends and I were talking about writing our life stories. This book sounds like a must-read for both of us. <BR/><BR/>I like that line, "change is a tonic that can lead to new discoveries." It's a positive way of looking at life.<BR/><BR/>I think your writing reflects many of his ideas (how you write about "self-contained incidents" from your past) and writing about your passions. <BR/><BR/>It's important to be true to ourselves when we write instead of trying to please our readers. I totally agree with that.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31047784670262088422009-01-24T09:45:00.000-05:002009-01-24T09:45:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to have missed this book as I have spent...I'm sorry to have missed this book as I have spent the last three years, hopefully, getting my autobiography into a publishable state, but as I agree wholeheartedly with the points you mention maybe I'll get lucky.<BR/>I hope you are totally fit soon. So glad Net Chick sent me along.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53713507481107586062009-01-24T09:05:00.000-05:002009-01-24T09:05:00.000-05:00Kontan, I decided yesterday that I was all better ...Kontan, I decided yesterday that I was all better and went with my daughter's school ski club last night--but then I don't call downhill skiing in Michigan strenous.<BR/><BR/>Gautami, you should write a book, you're a very talented poet.<BR/><BR/>Pia, thanks and I agree about Zinsser writing helpful books on the craft of writing<BR/><BR/>TC, I know you have some great trips planned! Next time, try one that involves a large backpack or a canoe--and take Murf along... You're book would be a hoot and far outsell Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods"<BR/><BR/>Murf, what two books that I recommended that you liked? And I thought you were going to send Childs to Ed, someone who would enjoy and appreciate it<BR/><BR/>Tanya, thanks for the invite<BR/><BR/>Michael, Zinsser has some good advice, the best is to focus on the small, not the large picture<BR/><BR/>Kenju, I've already broken your piece of advice :) No, I haven't read that one, I've read his "Under the Banner of Heaven," and "Into Thin Air"sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-33152954756344915192009-01-24T00:42:00.000-05:002009-01-24T00:42:00.000-05:00Be careful and don't try to get out and about too ...Be careful and don't try to get out and about too soon. <BR/><BR/>Sage, have you read "Into the Wild" by Krakauer?kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-82927886588716518492009-01-23T23:02:00.000-05:002009-01-23T23:02:00.000-05:00Sage: Heal well and take your time. Writing about ...Sage: Heal well and take your time. Writing about one's life is hard. That's why the best use co-writers to help stay on track I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85820646438036290962009-01-23T18:07:00.000-05:002009-01-23T18:07:00.000-05:00Thanks for your recommendation... I'm always on th...Thanks for your recommendation... I'm always on the look-out for a decent book on writing skills!<BR/><BR/>Hope I can lure you over to the MEET n' GREET going this (and every) weekend on my blog, after taking over from Michele! It'd be great to have you a part of the fun!<BR/><BR/>http://netchick.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-3638052580124535912009-01-23T17:09:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:09:00.000-05:00I don't know if I dare try another of your recomme...I don't know if I dare try another of your recommended books although your score of good books to bad ones is a pretty impressive 2-1. That Craig Childs book really left a mark. :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-22238335381581531862009-01-23T14:14:00.000-05:002009-01-23T14:14:00.000-05:00As for travel writing, he describes it as “detecti...<I>As for travel writing, he describes it as “detective work,” where the author collects the small details and then crafts a story. </I><BR/><BR/>I'll have to try and remember that the next time I write about traveling. Of course, I'll have to travel to get to that point, but you know: semantics ;)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-38324735275778762172009-01-23T11:52:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:52:00.000-05:00Enjoyed your review very much. Zinser has a way o...Enjoyed your review very much. Zinser has a way of capturing the essence and you captured his :)<BR/><BR/>Very few people write writing books that are actually helpful. Zinser doesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26819448116437969862009-01-23T11:34:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:34:00.000-05:00This seems like what I need. I am seriously thinki...This seems like what I need. I am seriously thinking of publishing..gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80887457863385728792009-01-23T10:56:00.000-05:002009-01-23T10:56:00.000-05:00Glad you are on the mend!Glad you are on the mend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com