tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post8100782310535997395..comments2024-03-27T03:25:59.119-04:00Comments on Robyn Campbell: Writing is an itch. What has it taught you?Robyn Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-65096494008571037282009-11-23T09:26:09.387-05:002009-11-23T09:26:09.387-05:00Many institutions limit access to their online inf...Many institutions limit access to their online information. Making this information available will be an asset to all.Writing a Research Paperhttp://www.researchpaperspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-66605173662939175992009-09-20T01:52:43.294-04:002009-09-20T01:52:43.294-04:00Writing has taught me to speak my mind and find so...Writing has taught me to speak my mind and find some realizations that I couldn't have found if I weren't writing. It is a bridge between reality and some other world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-91919794224377005842009-09-19T08:37:16.768-04:002009-09-19T08:37:16.768-04:00Claire, great to have you stop by. You speak the t...Claire, great to have you stop by. You speak the truth. I can always tell when the writing is FLAT and empty. But when I let ME and all of ME come in, I see my flat, empty writing become creative expression and it feeds me, wonderfully. Thanks! :) Your words are worth much more than two cents!Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-22084226707374358492009-09-18T23:54:06.892-04:002009-09-18T23:54:06.892-04:00Robyn,
Thanks for popping in to my blog! I abso...Robyn, <br /><br />Thanks for popping in to my blog! I absolutely have to comment here --<br /><br />When I started writing I disassociated myself from my characters. Writing has taught me an author cannot do that. While we do not put ourselves as characters, there are bits and pieces of us in all of our characters. Like you said our life experiences contribute. If we block ourselves to these things, the writing will come across as flat. If we embrace them, the writing will be evocative. The passages that are the most difficult for us to write, because our emotions might be too raw, are the ones that often get the most praise.<br /><br />My two cents!Claire Ashgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314691430076316516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-87496880428690610032009-09-18T14:47:02.209-04:002009-09-18T14:47:02.209-04:00Davin,understanding emotions. Oh great on. Me too....Davin,understanding emotions. Oh great on. Me too. As I write about life, I realize that I didn't understand emotional stuff like I thought I did. In other words, Robyn wasn't quite as wise as she thought she was! :)<br /><br />Oh and punctuation marks run from me! *grin*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-38071483337238320212009-09-18T14:41:15.676-04:002009-09-18T14:41:15.676-04:00Maria, You're welcome! And I agree totally. Le...Maria, You're welcome! And I agree totally. Leaving a legacy. Another wonderful comment about what writing has done for us. And the awareness for me too. And how to show that awareness. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-33271231291254854592009-09-18T14:37:59.257-04:002009-09-18T14:37:59.257-04:00Susan, passion. Why didn't I think of that one...Susan, passion. Why didn't I think of that one. A great comment. I too have become more passionate about all things because of my writing. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-84269684522022833482009-09-18T14:36:15.302-04:002009-09-18T14:36:15.302-04:00Katherine, It is so nice to meet you and visit you...Katherine, It is so nice to meet you and visit your blog. I love your plan, miss a day then double the words the next day. I too have done that. And your word count is very doable. Thanks! :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-47455732789580541762009-09-18T14:34:01.040-04:002009-09-18T14:34:01.040-04:00Tricia, isn't it great to KNOW that you KNOW t...Tricia, isn't it great to KNOW that you KNOW that you imagine a lot? Woohoo! :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-9353243855459616882009-09-18T14:32:36.966-04:002009-09-18T14:32:36.966-04:00Scott, thought I'd get ya with my blogging is ...Scott, thought I'd get ya with my blogging is writing comment! HA! *another fist pump* <br /><br />I see what you are saying, but... This girl hasta write or she's afraid the words will dry up in her head. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-21042417489371236852009-09-18T14:28:22.459-04:002009-09-18T14:28:22.459-04:00Linda, I do that too. But I only go a day or two. ...Linda, I do that too. But I only go a day or two. I'm afraid to go longer. I love your bipolar comparison! The truth is, I guess all writers are like that. If I step away too long I feel like I've lost that lovin' feelin'. So even when at the hospital with my boy, I lug the ol' laptop around and plug in. They know me and kinda expect me to plug in as soon as I get there. Then there's a coffee shop across the way. I can go there and blog. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-62123660410397783192009-09-18T14:24:40.899-04:002009-09-18T14:24:40.899-04:00Robyn, what you said about punctuation is hilariou...Robyn, what you said about punctuation is hilarious. I've learned a lot about myself too. I've learned that I'm very intrigued by people I don't understand. Those are the people I tend to write about, the seemingly unsympathetic ones. And, ironically, I've also learned that I can lack sympathy for others too. That's something I have improved on through writing. I feel like I can understand my friends' emotions better since I am constantly torturing my characters.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-81728200694229690302009-09-18T14:16:52.053-04:002009-09-18T14:16:52.053-04:00Angie, going deep. I like that. So is Bubba a frie...Angie, going deep. I like that. So is Bubba a friend? :) I love the way he does the boat launch!Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-73964075121126122002009-09-18T14:14:07.604-04:002009-09-18T14:14:07.604-04:00Great one Cindy! Isn't that wonderful? Perseve...Great one Cindy! Isn't that wonderful? Perseverance. I have learned that too. Thanks for reminding me. Hope your weekend is great! :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-72700767122916148782009-09-18T14:11:47.956-04:002009-09-18T14:11:47.956-04:00Beth, you know I am! But I try to fake it around t...Beth, you know I am! But I try to fake it around the GRAMMAR QUEEN! Hehehe And it don't come easy, does it? *stamps feet and kicks* :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-37917642464127403782009-09-18T13:02:05.161-04:002009-09-18T13:02:05.161-04:00Writing serves as an emotional outlet for me. It h...Writing serves as an emotional outlet for me. It helps me truly identify how I'm feeling - a few times it's even surprised me to find that the more I typed, the more I became aware of things that were there, just not expressed. A God-given outlet, helping me to leave a legacy! Thanks for the prompt, Robyn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475395753533265087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-59338139921904652412009-09-18T12:37:43.424-04:002009-09-18T12:37:43.424-04:00Writing has taught me that I am a passionate perso...Writing has taught me that I am a passionate person and that I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get to where I want to be. I never had that kind of drive until I started writing.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-1319973777379562542009-09-18T11:43:29.840-04:002009-09-18T11:43:29.840-04:00Hi Robyn,
So nice to find your blog about writing....Hi Robyn,<br />So nice to find your blog about writing. I'm in the process of writing a book. It's called 'Lessons from the Monk I Married' about my 13-year journey with a Korean Buddhist monk. Writing is not the problem, I have a fear of sending my work out. I also blog (blog is the same title as my book). Recently I've been working on my proposal, so I haven't worked much on the actual book. I am setting a goal for myself, two pages of writing per day. If I miss a day, I'll write four. I think it's good to be disciplined about writing. If I set aside the time only for writing, I find that a lot comes out, but I have to set aside this time or it doesn't happen. I also have a dream, like Scott...yes, Oprah!Katherine Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732133918969183030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-29201149758739643212009-09-18T11:43:23.292-04:002009-09-18T11:43:23.292-04:00I think I am both emboldened and humbled by writin...I think I am both emboldened and humbled by writing fiction. It is a wilder and more complex experience than I imagined--and I imagine quite a lot!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-85716679052024771192009-09-18T10:56:45.364-04:002009-09-18T10:56:45.364-04:00Robyn - yeah, blogging is writing as well, but a d...Robyn - yeah, blogging is writing as well, but a different kind of writing, but still writing. Ha!<br /><br />I think the theory - you must write every day - works for some people, and it doesn't for other people. The author I spoke about . . . well, it didn't work for her. She readily admits she is not an every day writer and that sometimes months would pass on the project before she would write again.<br /><br />We're all unique, and do things that work best for us. There are projects where I wrote every single day on the project, and multiple times per day some days. There are other projects where weeks might pass in between. I think as long as we write, when we write, then we're doing what we love to do! <br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-88495565465425628052009-09-18T10:53:46.792-04:002009-09-18T10:53:46.792-04:00I think writing has taught me that I'm bipolar...I think writing has taught me that I'm bipolar. Sometime I can organize all my story ideas and file things perfectly so that others will look at the neatness, oohing and ahhing. Other times, there's no order, no schedule, no rhyme or reason. Just piles of chaos.<br /><br />Sometimes, I get in a writting grove and must write everyday. Other times, I'll go on a dry spell and write nothing... for weeks(cringe).<br /><br />Sometimes my ideas for stories feel out-of-this-world spectacular. Other times, I'm like, "Linda Kay, where in the world did that pathetic excuse of a plot spring from?"<br /><br />So, basically, I think I have a crazy, scattered, creative side... as well as a dry orgazined, monotone, methodical side. Which might not be so bad. When in the midst of writing, I can be all creative, emotional, and disordered. Later, I can go back and place some distance between me and story, and also bring order to the mess. <br /><br />At least I hope that's the case.Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-41352790746336149722009-09-18T10:53:17.960-04:002009-09-18T10:53:17.960-04:00Writing has shown me the importance of perseveranc...Writing has shown me the importance of perseverance and looking deeply into situations and relationships.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-28239471331970171792009-09-18T10:44:41.046-04:002009-09-18T10:44:41.046-04:00Great post for a Friday! What have I learned about...Great post for a Friday! What have I learned about myself through writing? That I can persevere. That when it gets rough and it's looking next to hopeless, I don't give up. I want to write and I want to share my work with others and no matter how many obstacles get in my way, I'm still going for my dream.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-13492175048411170992009-09-18T10:30:28.063-04:002009-09-18T10:30:28.063-04:00Oh, you're not that bad on grammar!! :)
Hmmm....Oh, you're not that bad on grammar!! :)<br /><br />Hmmm...what have I discovered? Ummmm...writing has been a humbling experience for me. I'm such a Hermoine, that I think it's probably helped me become a better person to not get everything so easily. And patience. Lots of patience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-58968876862977977682009-09-18T09:08:03.676-04:002009-09-18T09:08:03.676-04:00OH! Me too, on Oprah! hehehe Well don't know a...OH! Me too, on Oprah! hehehe Well don't know about the fab Oprah appearance. But I will be published. And I disagree. I think, for myself anyway, I need to write most everyday. It keeps me from getting all stale and everything. You've heard the old adage, if you don't use it, you'll loose it? Well I think that applies to my writing. Now I take a day off, two even, but for the most part I need to write everyday. You do too. Your blog is a part of your writing life. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.com