tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6701327383101890181..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Tongue-tied WritersJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59410812288022162172009-11-04T14:26:45.949-05:002009-11-04T14:26:45.949-05:00This isn't just about shyness and public speak...This isn't just about shyness and public speaking. I'm intrigued by the idea that the physical act of writing frees our thoughts and our creativity. I'd like to hear some writers comment on this. When you sit down to write, do you feel as if you're switching on a part of your psyche that's dormant, or at least under-utilized, when you're not writing?Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44707305828000871832009-11-04T13:13:52.850-05:002009-11-04T13:13:52.850-05:00I can sympathize. The bigger the group, the quiete...I can sympathize. The bigger the group, the quieter I get. I do not like talking in front of a group of people. And the weird thing is I'm a sign language interpreter for the deaf and a math teacher(I'm still trying to figure out how that happened!) Over the years, it has gotten easier, but it still doesn't come naturally.signlady217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28043364679802644802009-11-04T10:28:11.532-05:002009-11-04T10:28:11.532-05:00Here's a link to the NY Times Book Review essa...Here's a link to the NY Times Book Review essay by Arthur Krystal titled "When Writers Speak":<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/ykvo3do<br /><br />You may have to copy and paste into your browser.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-87609479474677026052009-11-04T09:46:41.096-05:002009-11-04T09:46:41.096-05:00Liz, you're one of those writers who excel in ...Liz, you're one of those writers who excel in speaking off the cuff. Even so, you always know what your topic will be, don't you? Whether you've actually written out your responses in advance or not (I doubt that many of us go that far), some degree of preparation has taken place.<br /><br />I enjoy talking to readers too, but I let them do most of the talking. That's actually Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-73973587301385113652009-11-04T09:18:29.592-05:002009-11-04T09:18:29.592-05:00If your publisher had warned you from the beginnin...If your publisher had warned you from the beginning that you would have to go out to unfamiliar places and face crowds of strangers (or the total absence of?) and say something witty and bright, would you have stopped writing?<br /><br />Like Liz, I've been shy much of my life, but I've found I enjoy talking to readers. And the only writers who turn me off are the divas who think they&#Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-69115932961259089342009-11-04T08:11:14.968-05:002009-11-04T08:11:14.968-05:00Sandy, I think it's a very individual thing--l...Sandy, I think it's a very individual thing--like voice or the writing process itself. For me, it's all about connecting, whether the words I reach out to others with are written or spoken. And I never know in advance what I'm going to say on a panel or giving a talk. Please DO believe I'm being spontaneous. If I'm giving a lecture, I might riff off an outline, especially for Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.com