tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966097532659996793.post4506283803536672491..comments2023-11-02T08:39:45.816-04:00Comments on En Violet: The Unique ExperienceKelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966097532659996793.post-85284617342512285042009-09-29T22:00:33.932-04:002009-09-29T22:00:33.932-04:00Tugger -- Well, I'm hope I don't have to b...Tugger -- Well, I'm hope I don't have to become a tormented, love-sick misogynist to be great, but that's a pretty pervasive myth, with reason. And I really don't want to live in a cabin in Maine (sorry Maine).Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966097532659996793.post-73427986662189875502009-09-29T21:35:09.835-04:002009-09-29T21:35:09.835-04:00Hey!
While I would love to fall into the complete...Hey! <br />While I would love to fall into the complete illusion that all writers are these tormented, love-sick, misogynistic geniuses who live in mysterious cabins deep in the woods of Maine, I know this is not so. I believe that everyone, no matter how much of a "normal" life they've lead, has experienced some odd situations. Writers draw upon these experiences, no matter how negligible they may seem, and embellish them into fantastic tales. <br />Oh, and Lucas is a film major. Peter Jackson never traveled to Middle Earth and he's doing pretty well for himself.Tuggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125111604548214509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966097532659996793.post-55685080578338843782009-09-29T15:12:14.541-04:002009-09-29T15:12:14.541-04:00LW -- I have to agree that imagination is the most...LW -- I have to agree that imagination is the most important part. At least, that's how it's always been for. True, I couldn't deny that my experience slips in, but life as we know it hasn't prepared me for the things I write about.<br /><br />LnL -- I should like very much to hear more about the "You can't make this shit up" theory. It sounds true of a lot of writing. I think life can add authenticity where imagination adds unbelievability.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966097532659996793.post-45900325719793382492009-09-29T14:09:32.060-04:002009-09-29T14:09:32.060-04:00I think this goes right along with my "you ca...I think this goes right along with my "you can't make this shit up" theory. There are some things in life that are so random, so entertaining that no one could ever make them up. Personally, I love it when little details like that make their way into my writing. Adds a certain air of authenticity, no?lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966097532659996793.post-40171043226229933182009-09-29T11:48:59.112-04:002009-09-29T11:48:59.112-04:00I think our imagination is much more important tha...I think our imagination is much more important than our life experiences. Life experiences are valuable in the sense that they shape us into who we are and thus how we write, but it is our imagination that comes up with the great ideas to write about.<br /><br />By the way, I had to write a short story in college about an actual event from my past. The teacher did not believe my story either. I'll admit that I embellished a tiny bit, but most of it was true. The embellishing is the imagination part coming out. It's what made the story more interesting.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.com