tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post7011114537109870646..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: The Creative Spark and How to Re-Ignite itLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14535160798227555052008-01-18T13:46:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:46:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jude! That's exactly right. We must lear...Thanks, Jude! That's exactly right. We must learn from the children--and Raymond Chandler. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14569903150771482332008-01-17T18:38:00.000-05:002008-01-17T18:38:00.000-05:00Paraphrasing Raymond Chandler:If you ever get stuc...Paraphrasing Raymond Chandler:<BR/><BR/>If you ever get stuck, send in a couple of guys with...blowtorches! :)<BR/><BR/>Loved your son's story!Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-88318072331117067882008-01-17T14:54:00.000-05:002008-01-17T14:54:00.000-05:00Cool! Thanks for the info. Be sure to let us kno...Cool! Thanks for the info. Be sure to let us know what you find out about your creative soul.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-61014731146571350832008-01-16T22:51:00.000-05:002008-01-16T22:51:00.000-05:00It's a 12-week course based on Julia Cameron's tea...It's a 12-week course based on Julia Cameron's teaching--a "spiritual journey" to unblock/re-discover your creativity." It's been around a long time, and is used by writers, painters, actors, sculptors and so on. Pretty cool, but intensive stuff.<BR/>Thought I'd give it a try. You can study via her book (The Artist's Way)by yourself, or take the course within a class setting. I'm taking it with a small group--a painter, a weaver, and moi. <BR/>My luck, I'll discover that I was meant to be metal sculptor, and have to go out and buy soldering irons and blowtorches. ;-)Candy Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991835886974318472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-10784959410928576802008-01-16T22:18:00.000-05:002008-01-16T22:18:00.000-05:00Hi, Candy! Thanks. What's the Artist's Way? Is ...Hi, Candy! Thanks. What's the Artist's Way? Is it something you have to go to in person, or is it an online thing?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-285327020194576332008-01-16T19:26:00.000-05:002008-01-16T19:26:00.000-05:00Julia,I love Ian's feisty, creative Attitude, with...Julia,<BR/><BR/>I love Ian's feisty, creative Attitude, with a capital A. It speaks of both talent and a great self-esteem (plus wonderful parenting!)<BR/><BR/>I'm currently taking the "Artist's Way" workshop, and there is much mention of nurturing your inner "child artist." <BR/><BR/>What could be better proof and affirmation than Ian's wonderful freewriting?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>CandyCandy Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991835886974318472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-22985701914992895552008-01-16T15:17:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:17:00.000-05:00Why, thanks! I think he's a natural, too, but I'm...Why, thanks! I think he's a natural, too, but I'm biased, which is why I had to bring it to this august group.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11190124663930565682008-01-16T14:48:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:48:00.000-05:00I think he seems like a natural writer - perhaps a...I think he seems like a natural writer - perhaps a chip of the old block or refined shard of crystal in this case.jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-65725961264366500402008-01-16T14:43:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:43:00.000-05:00Thanks, Nina, Mark and Felicia for your comments.N...Thanks, Nina, Mark and Felicia for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Nina, I do agree that writing is full of possibility and revelation when you're thirteen (or even younger!).<BR/><BR/>Mark, what an interesting coincidence! I wonder if we both thought the name IAN would look good on the spine of a book? :)<BR/><BR/>Felicia, you are so right, and I suppose that's what writing seminars and workshops are all about--getting the spark back.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-10351267879008986532008-01-16T10:45:00.000-05:002008-01-16T10:45:00.000-05:00Julia, lovely post and I did so enjoy your son's s...Julia, lovely post and I did so enjoy your son's snowman story. The crux is that we know when it's our best writing because it does have "spark" like your candle on the wall. I hope your son's tale inspires you to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard soon.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86799110078315964672008-01-16T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-16T09:22:00.000-05:00"First he thought he should use his powers only fo..."First he thought he should use his powers only for good. Then he decided to use them just to annoy."<BR/><BR/>If good storytelling is about, as I've written before on my own blog, "surprising inevitability" then Ian (I have a 14-year-old son named Ian who is a writer) may truly be gifted. That line made me smile and it was true and it twisted the cliche, because I thought he was going to say "evil."Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-20561684817409502102008-01-16T00:08:00.000-05:002008-01-16T00:08:00.000-05:00Yes, Julia, your son has the creative spark! And ...Yes, Julia, your son has the creative spark! And you have hit on exactly why that is, other than the obvious fact that he has inherited his mom's awesome storytelling talent. Ian, at age 13, is still writing for the joy of it, for the heady thrill of creation and combustibility, to see what will happen when he spins a tale from the ether onto paper. Who will show up and be part of the story, and where will that story lead? It's not so much an assignment as an experiment, an adventure. <BR/><BR/>Thanks--to you and to Ian--for reminding us why we started writing in the first place.Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.com