tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post8899376854393851283..comments2023-11-02T06:02:54.115-04:00Comments on If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going: Angel In Blue- Repostsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-11288488718245654002010-01-18T05:19:30.668-05:002010-01-18T05:19:30.668-05:00Thank you Mikka for visiting, I will have to stop ...Thank you Mikka for visiting, I will have to stop by your blog later today and visit you! <br /><br />Anon- I like the comment about the writer doing the dishes.... that was brilliant! Thank you for your kind comment. I would love to read your work as well, you can always send it to me, care of hollythecat at gmail.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-74429726899353762242010-01-18T03:38:53.213-05:002010-01-18T03:38:53.213-05:00I'm a writer. I write when the muse strikes. I...I'm a writer. I write when the muse strikes. Isn't that what being an artist is about? Or is that bipolar (which I also am)? A very famous author (can't remember just at this moment who) said that she was most often inspired to write when she was doing the dishes. The writing I do on schedule is functional. The writing I do when lightning strikes is illuminated. I see some real Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-66467255542003143282010-01-17T16:40:57.823-05:002010-01-17T16:40:57.823-05:00the idea of writing on a set schedule is as old as...the idea of writing on a set schedule is as old as anything, but not part of some universal creative truth. i write whenever the urge hits -- meaning the biggest challenge is to sort the thoughts as they hit me. i usually have a pen and paper, or some other recording device, handy.<br /><br />i have always found it odd that people like to attach conventions to practices that are best practiced byhowardhttp://nonbreakingspace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-22438835678402687682010-01-17T14:43:59.959-05:002010-01-17T14:43:59.959-05:00Ana,
Thank you for your kind words and compassion...Ana,<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words and compassion. If you are ever ever in NY, or I am ever in South America, lets meet for dinner and shopping? I would love to meet you and get sloppy doggie kisses from Nell.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-16634621213985492932010-01-17T14:14:56.965-05:002010-01-17T14:14:56.965-05:00I'm anonymous and will remain anonymous till d...I'm anonymous and will remain anonymous till death because I don't want stigma because I take psych-drugs.<br />I am not bipolar, never been depressed and was misdiagnosed.<br />I know bipolarity because my ex is bipolar and I have seen him in depression and his first manic episode that made him go to a mental institution.<br />He is a painter and a very good one.<br />Susan,<br />No, no Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889189418315180865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-20099944813072869462010-01-16T19:58:42.421-05:002010-01-16T19:58:42.421-05:00I used to hide behind a psuedonym, but now I am ju...I used to hide behind a psuedonym, but now I am just me ~ I hear you about the writing-discipline thing. Have you heard of "morning pages" ....? <br /><br />Writing is a difficult, solitary and lonely activity. Each of us intereacts with our craft in a different way.roxanne s. sukhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424834424208118694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-66076096017408645052010-01-16T17:54:56.977-05:002010-01-16T17:54:56.977-05:00I use my real name on facebook. I keep facebook a...I use my real name on facebook. I keep facebook and my blog completely separate. On facebook I present the pleasant things going on in my life. On the blog, I pretty much let my raw thoughts and feelings spew out. I also review products for amazon.com using the pseudonym Matthew the Raven. He was a character in Neil Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman.Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448066827760753757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-8655587082601085392010-01-16T17:11:15.584-05:002010-01-16T17:11:15.584-05:00@Deputy's Wife-you are right, the writing keep...@Deputy's Wife-you are right, the writing keeps me sane, that and the cat.....this was a repost, but it's still the same- days go by when it's sterile, I can just eek out a few words and then, nothing. Then the flood. <br /><br />@Matthew- I didn't know you use a pseudonym? Are we friends on facebook? I should have set up a pseudonym..... I wasn't thinking, since facebook is susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-37781649135021621232010-01-16T16:48:46.950-05:002010-01-16T16:48:46.950-05:00I can see the concern for being anonymous. I use ...I can see the concern for being anonymous. I use a pseudonym myself. Nobody in my real life knows that I keep my blog. They all see the happy me on facebook. It's in the blog that I let loose on my bipolar and borderline stuff.<br /><br />On the subject of writing on a schedule or when you're inspired. I tried to be a writer myself for a while in my free time, but just didn't Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448066827760753757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-77136226189548858702010-01-16T16:38:33.747-05:002010-01-16T16:38:33.747-05:00The mind is a crazy place, especially having a bip...The mind is a crazy place, especially having a bipolar one. Nobody understands us and we can't explain it. Keep writing, friend. Its what you love and are good at. If you don't feel like writing for a few days, then screw it, you'll pick up then pen again when that lightening bolt strikes and its always lightening somewhere!Deputy's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072138281879237378noreply@blogger.com