Comments on: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Writing

By: Linda Ruggeri Editor

Linda Ruggeri Editor — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:54:14 +0000

I really enjoyed this post Barbara and have recommended it to a few of my writing clients. Sometimes when we get so immersed in needing to tell our story (in memoir), we forget of the smaller/bigger significant stories that help shape our own. The "the tics and traits of our characters, their signature phrases and gestures, and the descriptive details that bring a scene to life" are excellent examples too. Thank you for sharing!

By: gabe

gabe — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 02:43:00 +0000

Good stuff. Thanks for the eye exam!

By: jeanne kern

jeanne kern — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:20:13 +0000

I loved this. Thanks for a new "focus."

By: tobecontinuedbysam

tobecontinuedbysam — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:33:14 +0000

I look out my office window where I sit at my cluttered computer and I see much needed cumulus clouds moving slowly from the Santa Rita Mountains, north toward our home. Thanks for reminding me to stop and look up once-in-awhile. I'll tape your piece on the wall in front of me along with the picture of my wife and me in our 1963 Triumph TR-3 to remind me to look up once in awhile.

By: Patricia Schudy

Patricia Schudy — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:07:21 +0000

From my perspective as a writer and photographer --- as well as a person who wears glasses to correct a slight diplopia (double vision) --I appreciated and enjoyed your excellent post. Thank you for pointing out the parallels between what and how we see and what and how we write.

By: barbaralinnprobst

barbaralinnprobst — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:04:37 +0000

In reply to dholcomb1. Thank you, Denise! Knowing that what I've written is useful to others makes it all worthwhile!!

By: barbaralinnprobst

barbaralinnprobst — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:03:59 +0000

In reply to barbdelong. "Be a drone"—I like that! And I agree that we each have our tendencies, so it's good to see where the "what else" might lie in our writing. Thank you for weighing in!

By: barbaralinnprobst

barbaralinnprobst — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:02:43 +0000

In reply to Julie Ryan McGue. Thank you, Julie! I like your work "translatable." The kind of posts that I find most helpful, personally, are those that are what I'd call "actionable" because I can apply the ideas in a practical way. I'm glad this was like that for you!

By: barbaralinnprobst

barbaralinnprobst — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:01:14 +0000

In reply to Terry Odellt. Like you, I find that a fresh metaphor can be so helpful! Sometimes it helps me to see things in a new way, and sometimes it helps me to articulate what I'm already doing :-)

By: barbaralinnprobst

barbaralinnprobst — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:59:35 +0000

In reply to Gwen M. Plano. So glad you found it helpful, Gwen!