tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post5995530802023809935..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: How to write with feeling - finding the still points of a turning worldCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-16059652191655016572017-05-18T17:39:12.196+01:002017-05-18T17:39:12.196+01:00Wonderful post. Thanks for sharing. Wonderful post. Thanks for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-67688748367665026672017-05-15T17:05:53.510+01:002017-05-15T17:05:53.510+01:00Thanks so much, Sara and to Zoe! I'm glad you ...Thanks so much, Sara and to Zoe! I'm glad you found your way here!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-92192614278193495752017-05-15T12:17:06.613+01:002017-05-15T12:17:06.613+01:00Beautiful and very inspiring. Thank you, Addy (&am...Beautiful and very inspiring. Thank you, Addy (& thanks to Zoe Thomas of Welsh SCWBIes for sharing your post on FB - which is how I found it!). sara gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162388225104675292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-42157306417811021922017-05-14T21:25:43.354+01:002017-05-14T21:25:43.354+01:00That was so interesting, Nick. And yes, I do wonde...That was so interesting, Nick. And yes, I do wonder that myself sometimes. Then other times I think I'm just working out a few issues (although I like to think that what I write becomes more than the sum of my past). Thanks, Nick.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-89537367140528345652017-05-14T17:05:26.337+01:002017-05-14T17:05:26.337+01:00Great post, Addy. Your opening gambit reminded me ...Great post, Addy. Your opening gambit reminded me of the recent documentary film <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/19/ecstasy-wilko-johnson-review-mark-kermode" rel="nofollow">The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson</a> in which the rock guitarist was given a terminal cancer diagnosis but then unexpectedly didn't die and is still alive today. In that initial period after accepting the imminence of death, his experience of the world became almost overwhelming.<br /><br />We're surrounded by so much sensory input all the time, but as adults we've learnt to tune much of it out. But I do think that children's authors sometimes FEEL things more acutely than others, which is perhaps why we do what we do.Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-13119148000545120612017-05-14T08:36:40.212+01:002017-05-14T08:36:40.212+01:00Thanks, Ana. Yes, having random memories ambush yo...Thanks, Ana. Yes, having random memories ambush you at random times is a good thing! That are there to be used and they are all yours.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-27085578466806200132017-05-14T08:33:56.404+01:002017-05-14T08:33:56.404+01:00Clare, I'm so glad you're still here. xClare, I'm so glad you're still here. xAddy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-17039231186177713652017-05-13T22:32:07.704+01:002017-05-13T22:32:07.704+01:00Lovely post. There's something very satisfying...Lovely post. There's something very satisfying about using memories creatively. You can invest the random with subtle relevance by varying the context.Ana Salotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373695860557420762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-22664446419809356512017-05-13T19:09:19.521+01:002017-05-13T19:09:19.521+01:00Great, Addy. I really get that 'returning to l...Great, Addy. I really get that 'returning to life after being dead' thing. I nearly died in my 20s and although it was really horrible at the time, my attitude to life since then has been much better and happier. I've been mining some childhood memories as you suggest. But WATCH IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE! xJuliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-89905118678307462212017-05-12T17:12:16.587+01:002017-05-12T17:12:16.587+01:00Sit down, Maureen, before you fall down! It's ...Sit down, Maureen, before you fall down! It's utter madness, I know but it will be remedied toot sweet. Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-64765301373330582002017-05-12T12:48:07.769+01:002017-05-12T12:48:07.769+01:00I was going to comment on the excellent blog but I...I was going to comment on the excellent blog but I'm reeling - You have never seen A Wonderful Life! How is this possible???Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-31034019814128929962017-05-12T11:38:52.137+01:002017-05-12T11:38:52.137+01:00Don't wait til Christmas!! Source a copy and ...Don't wait til Christmas!! Source a copy and watch it now! Think finial was the word I was searching for. Thanks.Alice Hemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694364581604394819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-70485358321034841472017-05-12T11:16:22.096+01:002017-05-12T11:16:22.096+01:00Thanks, Candy. The Brain Pickings blog is especial...Thanks, Candy. The Brain Pickings blog is especially good for having a good old think. And beautiful as well.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-38587979825285604462017-05-12T11:15:18.217+01:002017-05-12T11:15:18.217+01:00Thanks, Jenny! Thanks, Jenny! Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-26137865192092238642017-05-12T11:14:35.221+01:002017-05-12T11:14:35.221+01:00Thanks, Alice. I've never watched It's a W...Thanks, Alice. I've never watched It's a Wonderful life'! I must! Is it newel post or finial - I don't know but I'm intrigued now.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-12035629495957719202017-05-12T10:28:32.525+01:002017-05-12T10:28:32.525+01:00What a beautiful blog post! It's funny how one...What a beautiful blog post! It's funny how one thinks, oh I don't remember anything about younger me but the truth is who we are today:a jumble of all those experiences!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-27965505415334533522017-05-12T10:26:05.151+01:002017-05-12T10:26:05.151+01:00Lovely, simply lovely and evocative. Yes it made m...Lovely, simply lovely and evocative. Yes it made me think. Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135291251024050645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-54244970724758567042017-05-12T09:58:57.677+01:002017-05-12T09:58:57.677+01:00Awww. Spot on. Remember the bit in 'It's a...Awww. Spot on. Remember the bit in 'It's a Wonderful Life' where he kisses the broken bannister knob*?<br />*there is a word for bannister knob but I can't remember what it is.Alice Hemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694364581604394819noreply@blogger.com