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Comment on Musehouse Reading by Lauren B. Davis

Lauren B. Davis — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:40:24 +0000

Thanks SO much Rita. I do hope they can come. (And that the occasional bad word won’t offend anyone — but then again, what am I saying? Sisters of Saint Joseph? You ROCK!)

Comment on Musehouse Reading by Rita woehlcke

Rita woehlcke — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:34:17 +0000

HI LAuren,

Just to say i put the announcement of your being in Chestnut Hill out to our community. YOu will be very close to our Motherhouse and college.

Hope some of our sisters and associates can go

rita

Comment on Shooting the Crow by Lauren B. Davis

Lauren B. Davis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:03:26 +0000

Wendy — I remember those fountain pens. They had a ‘bladder’ that sucked up the ink. In fact, I just ordered a rather posh new fountain pen, and it came with just such an attachment, should I choose to go old school! Funny. As to your question as to whether creativity evolves faster when sitting at the keyboard . . . I’m not sure. I use both tools, but for different reasons. There are some passages that, for me, simply demand the slow thoughtfulness of pen and ink.

Comment on Shooting the Crow by Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:26:42 +0000

Hi Lauren,
Love this month’s ‘story’ about your writing workshops. If I recall, the earliest British nib pens were quills from large birds, as you explained talking about John Ruskin. Weren’t some of the earliest ‘inks’ used made from soot, tar, pitch and coal mixed with water? And wasn’t animal blood the first pigment used for art on caveman drawings?

In 1956, when in Grade 3, I have memories of my earliest writing attempts using a single nib pushed into a shaped pen with a curved slit in the base and with ink in the desk inkwell. Oh how this dates me!

Being left handed, I had to alter how I moved my hand across the paper to avoid smearing the ink with my hand. Changing from the upside-down mannerism of writing like many lefties and unlike my right handed classmates. How interesting that your essay here would cause that memory to surface. I suppose all our memories are waiting for recognition.

With the ballpoint pen and keyboard, writing has advanced so far from that painstaking action of loading up a nib, scratching letters until the ink fades away. Now, quick tapping and the words appear not even on paper. It makes me wonder, does creativity evolve with greater speed without that slow, steady action of dipping into ink and writing with the quill?

So, thank you for your essay and all the ideas that challenge my thoughts about writing.

Comment on When There’s No Sky Left by Class of December 2011 part 2 - Page 12 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:58:48 +0000

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Comment on Shooting the Crow by Lauren B. Davis

Lauren B. Davis — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:27:38 +0000

Hi Nancy, thanks for commenting. Glad to hear you’re still inspired and writing!

Comment on Shooting the Crow by nancy Rappaport

nancy Rappaport — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:20:43 +0000

Lauren,
I love the idea of lighting out after inspiration with a club!
I also find the idea that you are highlighting Brenda Ueland talks about
as “creative idleness” key in helping you write.

I am inspired by this blog to carry my notebook for new ideas and to will some inspiration.
Nancy

Comment on Waiting for Canada by Lauren B. Davis

Lauren B. Davis — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:48:59 +0000

Thanks, Lucky8. Having the book picked up by a large publisher is a lovely surprise, and I’m delighted to hear you enjoyed it. May I say, you sound like a brilliantly sophisticated reader? Thanks again for commenting!

Comment on Waiting for Canada by lucky8

lucky8 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:11:37 +0000

Lauren, congratulations!! That sounds quite unusual, delighted to see you get this extra recognition from a big name publisher. I’ve read ODB, which I loved — the story and characters remain on my mind. I’m sure many more readers will hear about it from the resources Harper Collins can put behind it.

Comment on Chair Glue for Writers by Lauren B. Davis

Lauren B. Davis — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:12:19 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Wendy. You understood my intentions for the book, and that’s such a gift to a writer. And you’re correct, it wasn’t an easy book to write, but I felt I had a responsibility to do so. You might be interested in this review of the book, which says much of what you said: http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/sin_and_sustenance_20120105/

You’re also correct in saying that discipline is one of the secrets to creativity. I always say that the muse is much more likely to find you if you’re sitting in your writing chair than anywhere else. Keep writing and Happy New Year to you and yours as well.

Thanks again for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.