tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post8219773400403263246..comments2024-02-03T17:37:27.803-08:00Comments on Cogitations and Meditations: Write and Write, and then Write Some MoreKeira Soleorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-18421190783739923352008-07-02T11:57:00.000-07:002008-07-02T11:57:00.000-07:00Terri, one day soon I hope. Perhaps the cross-coun...Terri, one day soon I hope. Perhaps the cross-country trip in July will work as the good luck charm for a second one, this time to Seattle.<BR/><BR/>Cassondra, I don't think you're nuts, erm, perhaps b'cos I'm, too?! Every time I've had the occasion to go to the ocean, I've spent every moment I could watching it. It's a sight that never bores.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-69040922238966699662008-07-02T11:12:00.000-07:002008-07-02T11:12:00.000-07:00It's the Ocean for me too Keira.I've never spent m...It's the Ocean for me too Keira.<BR/><BR/>I've never spent much time near the ocean, but the one time I was so severly blocked that I simply couldn't write, I went with my husband on a business trip and I hung by the ocean on the balcony of my room and POOF. The clarity rolled in with the tide. <BR/><BR/>I can sit all day like a little kid in the edge of the surf, trying to catch the shells that ride in on the lapping waves. <BR/><BR/>People think I'm nuts.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-38257362588055025722008-07-02T05:37:00.000-07:002008-07-02T05:37:00.000-07:00Keira - I read a book once set in the Pacific Nort...Keira - I read a book once set in the Pacific Northwest and I've wanted to go ever since. I can only imagine how gorgeous it is over there. I'll get over there someday. Hopefully, someday soon.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-49835032768078076982008-07-01T19:59:00.000-07:002008-07-01T19:59:00.000-07:00Terri and Ammanda: So the ocean reminds you of sno...Terri and Ammanda: So the ocean reminds you of snoozing in hammocks and not of writing, but the trees (<I>cough</I> ents <I>cough</I>) talk to you and egg your muse onwards. I seem to need wide, open spaces to do my thinking, whereas stillness of the forests and mountains ensure that you can hear yourself think. Er, and mountains where it's cool and green always...<I>cough</I> Seattle <I>cough</I>.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-60957437173143220942008-07-01T19:51:00.000-07:002008-07-01T19:51:00.000-07:00Hey Jo, thanks for your kind words. I have my ritu...Hey Jo, thanks for your kind words. I have my rituals and my music and other memorabilia as daily reminders, but sometimes it's journaling (and blogging), essentially writing it down in words, that help to get my mind out of tight spots and revive my flagging spirit.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-35710376820274102152008-07-01T13:52:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:52:00.000-07:00Have to agree--I love the ocean so much, but being...Have to agree--I love the ocean so much, but being near it just makes me want to loll around in a hammock and close my eyes, listening to the waves! I love the mountains (especially when it's cool and green) for getting creative work done. Wish I was there now. :)Amanda McCabe/Amanda Carmack/Laurel McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575437197334661544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-57909914930499753082008-07-01T13:16:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:16:00.000-07:00The ocean sooths me into total relaxation, but I'm...The ocean sooths me into total relaxation, but I'm not sure I could write while being near it. I'd want to just watch and listen to it without the distraction of writing. Then again, I could always take my laptop to the beach this weekend and test the theory.<BR/><BR/>I think I could get more done in the mountains. Just me, the laptop and a little cottage. I know that would be the perfect setting to get this story out of my head.<BR/><BR/>This is a beautiful blog and good luck getting that trip to Australia. *g*Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-81151634791958709892008-07-01T11:32:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:32:00.000-07:00Oh yes, Keira, I get the same restless, energetic ...Oh yes, Keira, I get the same restless, energetic feelings when I'm at the ocean. There's something so uncomparably magestic, peaceful yet frightening, about the ocean, the tides, the waves.<BR/><BR/>I loved your blog today. We writers need constant reminders not to give up. When those manuscripts pile up under the bed, month after month, year after year, with no success, it's so easy to become discouraged.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the lift.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-38361406646047724732008-07-01T09:51:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:51:00.000-07:00Diane dear, please don't beat yourself up over the...Diane dear, please don't beat yourself up over the mistake. It can happen to anyone and anywhere. I'm confident the rewrite is going to be better than the previous one.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-74756852769266707732008-07-01T09:25:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:25:00.000-07:00It's the ocean for me, too, Keira. Maybe if I'd be...It's the ocean for me, too, Keira. Maybe if I'd been by an ocean, hearing the waves instead of a Holiday Inn Express off of Rt 81, I wouldn't have lost the last chapter to my book, making me even later than before!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-35496593129859800712008-07-01T09:07:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:07:00.000-07:00Christina, I've heard high praise of Sunriver from...Christina, I've heard high praise of Sunriver from a couple other people who rent over there. Sounds like you have a marvelous weekend coming up. Wish all the best writing mojo.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-41282796001921905352008-07-01T08:18:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:18:00.000-07:00I love forests. There's something about being surr...I love forests. There's something about being surrounded by nature that seems to help release my pent up creativity. We have a place down in Sunriver, Oregon in the high desert/mountain area and I'm always so relaxed down there. I'm heading there this evening for the long holiday weekend and have my laptop packed. Hoping to get a lot of writing done, in between visiting with the family. :-)The (Mis)Adventures of a Single City Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251831216687175535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-81501141476551526492008-06-30T20:58:00.000-07:002008-06-30T20:58:00.000-07:00The rooster thing works so well on the Banditas bl...The rooster thing works so well on the Banditas blog, I'd hate to steal the idea and have something similar here. Not sure what that honor would be yet.<BR/><BR/>I so-so want to visit, Fo. I'm working on Hubby for a trip next summer (your winter) after school's out in June and before summer school starts. If it happens, you'd be the first to know. Hubby has a cousin in Melbourne, who we'd be visiting, too.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the ocean, <I>plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose</I>.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-20736375146136639472008-06-30T20:49:00.000-07:002008-06-30T20:49:00.000-07:00Oh, well, was worth a try!Actually, Keira, I'm wit...Oh, well, was worth a try!<BR/><BR/>Actually, Keira, I'm with you. It's the sea that takes me away from myself and is endlessly fascinating. I think because it's continually different and continually the same. You should come to Australia - we've got plenty of seascapes where you can't see the next bit of land!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-11096091866912499962008-06-30T20:48:00.000-07:002008-06-30T20:48:00.000-07:00Hey, do I get a rooster if I'm first here?Hey, do I get a rooster if I'm first here?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.com