tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post6928064818878598354..comments2023-12-18T04:15:28.686-05:00Comments on Ten Block Walk: Beauty, of the writerly sortMolly O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812748747208236745noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post-482019493016079872010-08-15T12:55:25.852-04:002010-08-15T12:55:25.852-04:00A FaceBook reminder, conjuring visions of cake, ic...A FaceBook reminder, conjuring visions of cake, ice cream and presents, led me to your blog and Chee's post on novels. Number 18 smiled knowingly at me---I got no further. My own humble writings start with the Illustration Friday word-of-the-week (being an artist), and progress to a place that is not usually associated with the literal meaning of that word. It is only after I've finished my 'ten blocks of thinking' and writing that I am clear about what the word has stirred, and what memories, images and wise words by others have gathered to throw light upon one simple truth or question. It is an amazing unfolding... and I ALWAYS hope that I won't be asked what I'm writing about before I, myself, figure it out. Would a woman want to be asked if it's a girl or a boy, while she's giving birth? Of course not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post-62708050181390324402010-01-26T18:20:30.681-05:002010-01-26T18:20:30.681-05:00I loved those things! I'm afraid I have to agr...I loved those things! I'm afraid I have to agree with #12, and I'm seeing the truth of #22 as we speak.<br /><br />I highly, highly recommend Alex's novel EDINBURGH, by the way, if you haven't read it. It's incredible:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Edinburgh-Novel-Alexander-Chee/dp/0312305036/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264547856&sr=8-1Nova Ren Sumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475570392172157785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post-8134343625401685742010-01-26T18:19:14.696-05:002010-01-26T18:19:14.696-05:00I love the part about novels taking big bites of e...I love the part about novels taking big bites of each other. That is so true!Molly Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750066072893963735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post-40365039619106033642010-01-26T08:42:47.148-05:002010-01-26T08:42:47.148-05:00I love a perfect sentence too. Or even a perfect p...I love a perfect sentence too. Or even a perfect paragraph (I'm thinking Cormac McCarthy)where you just have to read it to someone. Mmissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303591190702162043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post-86351827308328914042010-01-25T17:19:32.715-05:002010-01-25T17:19:32.715-05:00I agree. I am reading it and already nodding along...I agree. I am reading it and already nodding along in agreement. Thanks for posting this!Emma Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00472202702058908057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3459102772155347338.post-36263588563637219122010-01-25T16:02:49.269-05:002010-01-25T16:02:49.269-05:00Oh, thanks for posting that! A few people mentione...Oh, thanks for posting that! A few people mentioned it on Twitter, but I lost it when I tried to go back.<br /><br />My favorites are 18 and 23. Both testament to the power of revision and the evolution of the story.Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.com