tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post5514774297371623580..comments2024-03-29T07:53:44.472-04:00Comments on Lisa Romeo Writes (the blog): This or that? Now or then? More or less? Yes. No. Maybe.Lisa Romeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-56957760037000142552011-10-13T15:30:30.864-04:002011-10-13T15:30:30.864-04:00jessibobessi,
I too love the way playing in diffe...jessibobessi,<br /><br />I too love the way playing in different genre sandboxes can help develop craft skills. I'm a nonfiction writer, who sometimes writes & publishes poetry (and some questionable fiction). I guess the question will always be - is that part of our writing *work* or is that a diversion which, however helpful or fun it may be, at some point steals from the limited time and mental resources we each have?<br /><br />- LisaLisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-16854188571635369732011-10-13T15:25:45.697-04:002011-10-13T15:25:45.697-04:00Charlotte,
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I t...Charlotte,<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I too like writing in many different formats and like the way the cross-germination creates writing chops and new ideas. I just wonder if we are all spreading ourselves a bit too thin? Then again, I love that many authors I admire keep blogs too, so I can read their thoughts there as well. <br />- LisaLisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-18119319922619444152011-10-13T10:17:12.536-04:002011-10-13T10:17:12.536-04:00I was just talking about this issue a few hours ag...I was just talking about this issue a few hours ago with a friend of mine. I enjoy the different kind of writing I do online--mostly nonfiction and personal essay kind of stuff because, when I am writing "the book," I am writing fiction. I like playing with the different genres, but, as your friend said, so far, the blog's been eating the book... huff...Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391492247348150015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-11208201172336108442011-10-11T21:26:34.830-04:002011-10-11T21:26:34.830-04:00I understand why people want to step away from the...I understand why people want to step away from the internet, but I love it, and I feel that writing my blog serves me and my writing well. Posting regularly keeps my words fluid and flowing, and it keeps me in touch with my clients and potential clients. Also creates lots of ideas for new articles and products.Charlotte Rains Dixonhttp://www.charlotterainsdixon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-77716338881297423672011-10-07T08:14:25.490-04:002011-10-07T08:14:25.490-04:00Laraine,
What you wrote rings so true.
I think wr...Laraine,<br />What you wrote rings so true. <br />I think writers (urged on by the publishing marketplace) have mixed up writing with writing-and-all-that-comes-after-the-writing; that is, marketing and PR, which let's face it, can (sometimes) serve the wallet, ego and reputation, but likely not the actual writing.<br />Going over to read the Annie Dillard piece now...Lisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-79938765071700936092011-10-07T08:09:56.278-04:002011-10-07T08:09:56.278-04:00Thanks, Kim. I'll be here, just less frequentl...Thanks, Kim. I'll be here, just less frequently (maybe?). I appreciate your reading and hanging out with me. Onward.Lisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-4056854515437735222011-10-07T06:01:45.518-04:002011-10-07T06:01:45.518-04:00Lisa, I get it, but I will certainly miss your pos...Lisa, I get it, but I will certainly miss your postings!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299560297210944177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-11702793605797962532011-10-06T16:57:54.363-04:002011-10-06T16:57:54.363-04:00Lisa, so many of us are engaging in these same que...Lisa, so many of us are engaging in these same questions. Did you see the Annie Dillard website? She's stepping entirely out and away.<br />http://anniedillard.com/<br /><br />I have been pondering these questions for myself: What is serving my writing? What is supposed to be serving my writing?<br /><br />The things that are supposed to be serving my writing (FB, Twitter, the blog, other social network sites, give aways, etc) pretty much rarely serve my writing, and I am finding myself empty for the work that really matters to me. At the end of my days, is the question floating in the air going to be: Do you wish you'd spent more time on Twitter? :-) Not for me. And that's helped.Laraine Herringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890043873658222111noreply@blogger.com