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By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:26:31 +0000

Sorry it disturbed and disrupted you, Redness. Just think of that poor monk who had to work with that devil!! My devil is not quite as scary looking, and does not exact such an extravagent toll.

By: Redness

Redness — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:42:13 +0000

Whoa … that an evil image … that’s messed with my train of thought, disrupted my comment and got me leaving here till next week …. Brrrrr !!!

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:11:41 +0000

gautami tripathy – Thanks for commenting. Absolutely – profit pretty much comes from pleasure, no doubt about it. I do find practice fun. And then there is the saying, “practice makes perfect!” I am still waiting for that day….

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:39 +0000

One thoughtful post. I write more for pleasure. I never profited out of it! Practice makes pleasure profitable

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:47:10 +0000

Thanks, Becca. It was a great prompt – really set me thinking about WHY I write. I am so pleased I finally brought Bird by Bird home. There is something to quote on every page.

Hi Litlove. Yes, I think you will enjoy Ann Lamott. She is so unassuming and insightful and funny. You are absolutely right, the point is the writing. I do not want that to ever get away from me. The idea of writing being the most fabulous hobby ever is perfect.

By: litlove

litlove — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:29:06 +0000

Ages ago I read something about creativity that suggested you should always keep it as just the best, most fabulous hobby ever. If you decided you had to be published or that you were diminished as an individual somehow by rejection, then you lost access to all the pleasure that creativity could give you. I really believe this. You have to write what you want, what pleases you, and if someone else likes it too, great. If not, well, the point was always the writing, wasn’t it? And I must read Ann Lamott – I seem to find her name cropping up all over the place lately.

By: Becca

Becca — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:35:38 +0000

As usual, a wonderful post with so much to think about! I love the quote from Ann Lamott – it’s one of my favorites from that book, and I come back to it over and over. The whole process of writing teaches us so much about ourselves. And then, for the lucky reader, the education begins again in a new way, as your quote from Sara Nelson illustrated so well.

Great thoughts and reflections (and illustrations)! Thank you so much for sharing