tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post4514324264071263427..comments2024-01-05T10:10:53.543+00:00Comments on neetswriter: How do you write from the heart?Anita Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-75196865641285864772012-09-17T16:08:21.471+01:002012-09-17T16:08:21.471+01:00Yes! Thanks for your comment Linda.Yes! Thanks for your comment Linda.Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-80364232353957614982012-09-17T15:33:49.972+01:002012-09-17T15:33:49.972+01:00I am not a writer so can only image just how hard ...I am not a writer so can only image just how hard it can be to find inspiration.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-38794233396662129662012-09-14T12:46:58.266+01:002012-09-14T12:46:58.266+01:00Hi Rosemary, thanks for your lovely comment. I kno...Hi Rosemary, thanks for your lovely comment. I know what you mean re being an escapist-that's why I write upbeat stuff. Should write more serious stuff too, but then I think writing would make me feel miserable!Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-62304107248990472812012-09-14T12:42:57.573+01:002012-09-14T12:42:57.573+01:00Great Melissa-look forward to seeing your paragrap...Great Melissa-look forward to seeing your paragraphs!Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-31705348045891971052012-09-14T09:20:53.676+01:002012-09-14T09:20:53.676+01:00This is a very interesting post, Anita, and very t...This is a very interesting post, Anita, and very timely for me as I've been thinking about why some of my short stories work much better than others (and are published). I think you've touched on an important point, that we need to write from the heart, whether it's inspired by our own incidents/experiences or from life in general. Yet I'm basically an escapist, so I don't really like getting too near the bone!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-55058817159928842072012-09-13T23:55:55.161+01:002012-09-13T23:55:55.161+01:00I've seen a couple of your contributions and i...I've seen a couple of your contributions and it looks pretty good ... thanks. I might just check it out!Unpublished Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152652424684567118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-23731066153014494662012-09-13T21:19:14.464+01:002012-09-13T21:19:14.464+01:00Thanks for your comment Kelly. It sounds as though...Thanks for your comment Kelly. It sounds as though you know what you're doing! (well of course you do-I've seen your blog...)Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-20462087207018961712012-09-13T21:05:25.115+01:002012-09-13T21:05:25.115+01:00I've always said I write because it's who ...I've always said I write because it's who I am . I'm a writer. I've known it since I was in elementary school. And yes, my writing does come from my heart. I write what I feel, and I don't think about trends. That's why I cry, laugh out loud, and get chills when I write. I feel it all.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-83098394683965035142012-09-13T17:25:50.588+01:002012-09-13T17:25:50.588+01:00Thanks so much for your lovely comment Melissa. I ...Thanks so much for your lovely comment Melissa. I suppose it is good to strike a balance-plot using head and write using heart? Have you written for Paragraph Planet?-it's only 75 words so there's not much need for plotting-many of the paragraphs on there are about moments in time like you mention.Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-22326783187616815282012-09-13T17:22:45.233+01:002012-09-13T17:22:45.233+01:00Here is a comment from Melissa at My Unpublished L...Here is a comment from Melissa at My Unpublished Life. Apologies Melissa-I should never check my iPad whilst making the kids' tea-I somehow pressed 'delete' instead of 'publish' on your comment and can't get it back. So I've cut and pasted it from the email I received from Blogger. Hope that's OK.<br /><br />Unpublished Life has left a new comment on your post "How do you write from the heart?": <br /><br />Hi Anita, <br /><br />I always love your posts on writing because they always make me think. I am tempted to say that my problem is I always write from my heart ... too much so. I am too introspective, too internal, and that is why I can't sustain a novel, because I don't write plots, I don't write about a character moving both physically and emotionally through various experiences. I write about moments in time, instances. Whenever I write it feels like I am shining a spotlight on a specific event or feeling and I turn it inside out. That is how I write ... which I think is bad because it will never get me the published novel ... I think I need to re-think some things ... <br />Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-43114635225670253112012-09-13T16:44:45.852+01:002012-09-13T16:44:45.852+01:00Thanks so much Debs. Yes, sometimes getting on wit...Thanks so much Debs. Yes, sometimes getting on with it is the best way. Just saw an updated pic of your shed on your blog-very smart!Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-67177951046091266632012-09-13T16:43:28.741+01:002012-09-13T16:43:28.741+01:00Hi Phil, thanks for visiting my blog again and for...Hi Phil, thanks for visiting my blog again and for your best wishes.Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-32690442390830986592012-09-13T13:56:06.280+01:002012-09-13T13:56:06.280+01:00I've just re-read your post, 'Why Do I Wri...I've just re-read your post, 'Why Do I Write?' and was so touched by it again. <br /><br />I think it is best to write from the heart. I know that's easier said than done sometimes, but I suppose the most important thing is to find something (an emotion, inspirational picture/thought) that sparks off the day's writing and get going. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299424383918605036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-54830202905709015262012-09-13T12:28:31.851+01:002012-09-13T12:28:31.851+01:00Good to be here again after a bit gap.
Yes, the th...Good to be here again after a bit gap.<br />Yes, the things comes out genuinely from the heart will get definitely more attention than others. Just for the sake of creating something one can approach many ways but the real attention may not get to such creations<br />I am sure it should come from the heart,<br />Best wishes for the new novel/. let that too come out from the heart<br />Regards<br />PhilPhilip Verghese 'Ariel'https://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-84615810119183998452012-09-13T12:13:18.616+01:002012-09-13T12:13:18.616+01:00Hi Stacey, thanks for your comment. Yes, I agree t...Hi Stacey, thanks for your comment. Yes, I agree that overthinking doesn't help. I do love 'research'...!Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-57851128689768813612012-09-13T12:01:49.640+01:002012-09-13T12:01:49.640+01:00I think writing from the heart can be tricky. Some...I think writing from the heart can be tricky. Sometimes you just have to write and not think about it - it's when you stop thinking about it and just let it happen that the heart gets involved. (I overthink everything though, so what do I know?!)<br /><br />On another note, I love all the activities writers can pass off as research: reading, watching films, going out for a walk, people watching....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com