tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1355270224844436095..comments2024-03-29T07:01:21.278-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Importance of SolitudeJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83645792279308566932015-01-29T18:56:11.381-05:002015-01-29T18:56:11.381-05:00Shari, you sound so much like me. I'm glad tha...Shari, you sound so much like me. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who enjoys visiting with people, but can't write with people around me.I really think that probably the most productive writers, painters and poets worked alone. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91230906878269757302015-01-29T18:00:42.123-05:002015-01-29T18:00:42.123-05:00Oh, boy, did you hit a nerve when you mentioned wr...Oh, boy, did you hit a nerve when you mentioned writing prompts - I can't imagine anything more terrifying that having to come up with a coherent piece of writing in a group. Yikes!<br />I am very easily distracted. I write best in a dank, one person study carrel at the local library. Writer's jail! I don't understand how people can write with music or at a coffee shop. My kids are always teasing me that I can strike up a conversation with anyone. Coffee shops would be too much temptation, social and otherwise.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91687172048277904312015-01-29T14:17:19.850-05:002015-01-29T14:17:19.850-05:00Alyssa, I don't have music playing when I writ...<br />Alyssa, I don't have music playing when I write, however when I settle into my nesting chair at night to read, I usually have a CD playing music I find relaxing.<br /><br />Warren, that's why you were able to be so productive and do a good job of it.<br /><br />KM, I can be tolerant in crowds at airports, stores, parades, etc., I don't even mind being a crowded airplane, either. But still I'm the most content at home aloneGloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32725858540490406532015-01-29T12:13:50.670-05:002015-01-29T12:13:50.670-05:00I appreciate solitude, but I am also pretty tolera...I appreciate solitude, but I am also pretty tolerant of crowded surroundings. <br /><br />My family had a 4 room house, later adding an attic bedroom, until there were 6 kids in the family. My first grade class had 49 kids in it.<br /><br />I think those experiences led me to view solitude as a luxury, and now that I can have it, I enjoy it all the more.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5082944978965816442015-01-29T11:50:41.654-05:002015-01-29T11:50:41.654-05:00I had solitude by the bucketful when I wrote my di...I had solitude by the bucketful when I wrote my dissertation, finished my first novel and made major revisions to my work in progress. Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18330328390181976802015-01-29T10:15:59.628-05:002015-01-29T10:15:59.628-05:00I'm also an introvert in that I need to be alo...I'm also an introvert in that I need to be alone to recharge. I always marvel at those people who can work at Starbucks. When I write, I don't even like to have music playing. And I love sit outside in the early mornings with my coffee and just watch and think.Alyssa Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978259122676814979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10682327864702914482015-01-29T10:09:20.152-05:002015-01-29T10:09:20.152-05:00Aw, thanks, Gloria!Aw, thanks, Gloria!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38952080724422906412015-01-29T10:06:17.954-05:002015-01-29T10:06:17.954-05:00
Annette, that made me laugh. Nothing could be fur...<br />Annette, that made me laugh. Nothing could be further from the truth. I love your books. :-)Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13295063331059177482015-01-29T10:00:53.254-05:002015-01-29T10:00:53.254-05:00Yes, it did, Gloria. Everyone else was brilliant a...Yes, it did, Gloria. Everyone else was brilliant and I was the class idiot. ;-)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59524578143972204992015-01-29T09:36:08.344-05:002015-01-29T09:36:08.344-05:00Annette, did it upset you, too, when everyone else...Annette, did it upset you, too, when everyone else seemed to have all these wonderful ideas as they scribbled away while you sat there almost in a comatose state? :-)<br /><br />Like I mentioned, E.B. I'm lucky that I do have more solitude now, but it wasn't always so in my life. Someday, hopefully, you'll get more than bits and pieces of it. I'm glad you are able to use those piecemeal moments to write.<br /><br />Margaret, that's so true for me, too. Some consider weeding boring work, but not for us. It's when we're doing work that doesn't require much thinking that we come up with our ideas. Even more so while walking in the woods. Dogs don't chatter away and distract us, do they?Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52456375939726391762015-01-29T08:10:05.957-05:002015-01-29T08:10:05.957-05:00I value my solitude, while I'm writing and als...I value my solitude, while I'm writing and also when I'm out walking with the dogs or working in the garden. I never stop thinking about my current and future writing projects; moments of inspiration or a solution to a problem come when I'm weeding or pruning.<br /><br />Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-84046523865573325172015-01-29T07:59:10.931-05:002015-01-29T07:59:10.931-05:00Solitude. What's that? When I evaluate the wor...Solitude. What's that? When I evaluate the work I need to do, I require at least a weekend to myself. Doing revisions piecemeal doesn't work. One full weekend to myself would be such a windfall, but I know it isn't to be. I will have to use my piecemeal moments to revise--even though I don't think it will do the trick. Frustrated.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79255950202931467062015-01-29T07:57:00.327-05:002015-01-29T07:57:00.327-05:00Gloria, I agreed with everything you said. I love ...Gloria, I agreed with everything you said. I love socializing, but I NEED solitude. As Jim mentions, it helps me recharge. <br /><br />But when you talk about freezing up in workshops when given a writing prompt, I nearly jumped out of chair and shouted, "AMEN, Sister!" I thought I was the only one! Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81379843720807148382015-01-29T07:32:30.197-05:002015-01-29T07:32:30.197-05:00I totally understand you, Jim. I can only be with ...<br />I totally understand you, Jim. I can only be with large groups of people i.e. weddings, parties, etc. before I feel a need to leave. I'm usually one of the first ones to leave.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39687825758484343332015-01-29T06:59:42.309-05:002015-01-29T06:59:42.309-05:00I am an introvert and need times of solitude to re...I am an introvert and need times of solitude to recharge. Fortunately, I am also a morning person and arise before others so can get my daily bit of quiet then.<br /><br />I prefer quiet when working. I can work through noise around me, although sometimes I need headphones and ambient music to help.<br /><br />When I am at my northern home, it is easy to get away into the woods and be one with nature. In the city it is more difficult, but still possible to find.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com