Comments on: Luc Sante and Flaubert: Language, Meaning, and Process http://www.nancyrawlinson.com/2008/09/language-and-meaning/ Thu, 27 May 2010 03:39:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alison Jarvis http://www.nancyrawlinson.com/2008/09/language-and-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Alison Jarvis Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:51:31 +0000 http://nancyrawlinson.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-46 Slogging around this morning, trying for hours to write one line of a poem, I went for diversion and read your Luc Sante' piece. Thank you for that! I have to be lead back to these writing touchstones over and over, I guess. They are always true and always fresh. And thanks too,Nancy for your wise comments. Slogging around this morning, trying for hours to write one line of a poem, I went for diversion and read your Luc Sante’ piece. Thank you for that! I have to be lead back to these writing
touchstones over and over, I guess. They are always true and always fresh. And thanks too,Nancy for your wise comments.

]]> By: nancyrawlinson http://www.nancyrawlinson.com/2008/09/language-and-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-42 nancyrawlinson Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:37:48 +0000 http://nancyrawlinson.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-42 Yes — you have to trust your own instincts above everything. If you don't have that, you're just flotsam on the opinions of others, and that's no way to build a writing life. Yes — you have to trust your own instincts above everything. If you don’t have that, you’re just flotsam on the opinions of others, and that’s no way to build a writing life.

]]> By: anna rawlinson http://www.nancyrawlinson.com/2008/09/language-and-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-43 anna rawlinson Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:05:49 +0000 http://nancyrawlinson.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-43 Great stuff Nancy. And there different kinds of rhythms. Someone edited out a part of a sentence in some of my writing recently and the edit felt wrong to me, and it was this question of rhythm - though me and the editor may have disagreed. I went with my version. Great stuff Nancy. And there different kinds of rhythms. Someone edited out a part of a sentence in some of my writing recently and the edit felt wrong to me, and it was this question of rhythm – though me and the editor may have disagreed. I went with my version.

]]> By: nancyrawlinson http://www.nancyrawlinson.com/2008/09/language-and-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-44 nancyrawlinson Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:16:38 +0000 http://nancyrawlinson.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-44 Thanks, Denise. I like that E. L. Doctorow quote too and I also love <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/30/AR2005093001847.html" rel="nofollow"> this </a>story about him. A preview: "E.L. Doctorow began his writing career with a spectacular failure." Apparently, in high school, Edgar was assigned to write a profile. He chose a doorman at Carnegie Hall. His teacher loved it. Wanted to publish it, with a picture, in the school paper -- at which the future novelist confessed that he'd made the whole thing up. Nonfiction's loss was fiction's gain. Thanks, Denise. I like that E. L. Doctorow quote too and I also love this story about him. A preview:

“E.L. Doctorow began his writing career with a spectacular failure.”

Apparently, in high school, Edgar was assigned to write a profile. He chose a doorman at Carnegie Hall. His teacher loved it. Wanted to publish it, with a picture, in the school paper — at which the future novelist confessed that he’d made the whole thing up. Nonfiction’s loss was fiction’s gain.

]]> By: Denise Turner http://www.nancyrawlinson.com/2008/09/language-and-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Denise Turner Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:28:16 +0000 http://nancyrawlinson.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-45 Wonderful post! I think E.L. Doctorow said "Writing is an exploration. You start with nothing and learn as you go." You've captured the writing process beautifully. Thanks for sharing. :) Wonderful post! I think E.L. Doctorow said “Writing is an exploration. You start with nothing and learn as you go.” You’ve captured the writing process beautifully. Thanks for sharing. :)

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