tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.comments2023-04-29T11:16:41.676+02:00Sarah CallejoSarah Callejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170538674915115980noreply@blogger.comBlogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-33710667801935774332014-02-25T13:53:44.929+01:002014-02-25T13:53:44.929+01:00Interesting that you know the beginning and end bu...Interesting that you know the beginning and end but not what's in-between. That's exactly the way I write, it can be quite hair-raising especially at the three quarters mark, but we get there in the end!!Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-84990393061187065902014-02-24T23:34:14.501+01:002014-02-24T23:34:14.501+01:00Maybe you'll have to leave behind the Spanish ...Maybe you'll have to leave behind the Spanish sun & come over to the UK and sample some of our lusciously dark, Gothic winter??Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-72725546984377804472014-02-24T23:23:33.885+01:002014-02-24T23:23:33.885+01:00Thanks so much for taking part in this, Sarah. It&...Thanks so much for taking part in this, Sarah. It's been fascinating hearing about the type of books you write - I love the sound of darkly sinister, gothic romance! Can't wait to read those. And it's great to meet another pantster.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-50992814475553016602013-04-14T10:51:13.005+02:002013-04-14T10:51:13.005+02:00Fab blog Sarah which I have just discovered having...Fab blog Sarah which I have just discovered having recently joined twitter - so pleased I joined as I am now able to discover people like you - I shall follow you with interest. I love your point about re-reading something you had forgotten you had written - I kept journals all through childhood and my teens and occasionally get them out - it's like looking through the eyes of a different Mel Strattenhttp://www.forty-tude.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-54141607104205408552012-08-14T19:47:24.508+02:002012-08-14T19:47:24.508+02:00Children playing - always a joy.
A couple meetin...Children playing - always a joy. <br /><br />A couple meeting at a railway station or airport, melting into each other with sheer delight at being together again.<br /><br />The smell of mown grass (especially if someone else has cut it).<br /><br />Packing my rucksack - that tingly-feeling when I'm off travelling again.<br /><br />The silence of snow.<br /><br />... isn't the world JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-44192197971340035862012-03-08T12:16:30.544+01:002012-03-08T12:16:30.544+01:00Hello Sarah,
I am also an aspiring writer who is ...Hello Sarah,<br /><br />I am also an aspiring writer who is just getting started as well as an expat American living in Germany. I enjoyed your descriptions and hope to sharpen my talents in that direction too. Right now, I am working on plot structure and a timeline to get my ideas more concrete on paper.<br /><br />Thanks for highlighting the details!<br /><br />Cordially,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072248524792110605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-58596448854588852042012-02-17T23:00:54.564+01:002012-02-17T23:00:54.564+01:00What a lovely list,Sarah, and what an excellent id...What a lovely list,Sarah, and what an excellent idea for a blog posting.<br /><br />I love the moment in a theatre when the lights dim, and you begin to be drawn into a world created by another person's imagination.<br /><br />Liz XLiz Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936240880106723456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-73781924923293642512012-01-26T22:12:32.699+01:002012-01-26T22:12:32.699+01:00I really like sitting around a table with friends ...I really like sitting around a table with friends while eating something wonderful, drinking something bubbly, and laughing at silly stories we tell.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-20470310954616079922012-01-26T11:23:12.805+01:002012-01-26T11:23:12.805+01:00I like waking up and tweeting inconsequencialities...I like waking up and tweeting inconsequencialities to people I've started to get to know on Twitter. Even if I've never met them in person. Or am not likely to...Philip C Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506199502085466202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-71734166838484202802012-01-26T10:34:27.411+01:002012-01-26T10:34:27.411+01:00Lovely post. I love the worn-down stone dip of my ...Lovely post. I love the worn-down stone dip of my front door step, and the small brass sign on my front door (probably dating from the 18th century) which reads 'Please do not ring unless an answer is required.' I think of all the people whose feet wore away the stone, and the harassed 18th century cook or housewife who got so sick of answering the door to deliveries that she had the signNina Bellhttp://www.ninabell.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-14332600522922228082012-01-26T10:28:23.847+01:002012-01-26T10:28:23.847+01:00Lovely post, Sarah! I love the sound and smell of ...Lovely post, Sarah! I love the sound and smell of the sea. It always makes me feel as if I have 'come home' even though I live too far away. One day I will live close enough to make sure that the sound and smell never leave me.Mandy K Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05107477886064281756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-67686315460840152142012-01-26T10:14:06.346+01:002012-01-26T10:14:06.346+01:00Lovely, Sarah. I especially connect with the waxin...Lovely, Sarah. I especially connect with the waxing moon against a clear early sky.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-8114896566477463102012-01-26T10:13:04.292+01:002012-01-26T10:13:04.292+01:00I love soft blankets, the smell of rain, the sound...I love soft blankets, the smell of rain, the sound of waves, the warmth of my tea mug, sunshine glinting on copper, wind rustling leaves...<br /><br />Lovely post!<br /><br />ClaireBucksWriterhttp://www.clairemarriott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-54976668253356102962012-01-26T09:59:34.652+01:002012-01-26T09:59:34.652+01:00What a lovely post, Sarah. There are so many detai...What a lovely post, Sarah. There are so many details to treasure, but I think one of my favourites is walking through the woods just as winter turns to spring, and smelling all the little flowers under the earth who are waiting to be born.Joanna Cannonhttp://www.joannacannon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-63053414030321738142012-01-26T09:08:36.716+01:002012-01-26T09:08:36.716+01:00I love the way my small granddaughter studies my f...I love the way my small granddaughter studies my face when I see her, and then - once she's registered who I am - her eyes light up and she gives me the biggest smile and I feel like I'm the one person in the world she wants to see.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-60698669726298127082012-01-26T00:56:17.529+01:002012-01-26T00:56:17.529+01:00Those are wonderful pleasures, Sarah! I like all o...Those are wonderful pleasures, Sarah! I like all of those too, especially #2 and #5! I like how warm and fragrant my clothing is when it comes out of the dryer. I like eating a gooey hot chocolate chip cookie immediately out of the oven. I like when out of all their brand new toys, my nieces and nephews are playing with what I got them for Christmas or birthday because it makes me feel like the Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-47947973784263076932011-12-13T17:11:14.552+01:002011-12-13T17:11:14.552+01:00Sarah, it's not unprofessional to let mood aff...Sarah, it's not unprofessional to let mood affect writing! It's a) natural and good and b) for fiction, necessary. And your two-way observation is very true and useful, too.<br /><br />Also, many writers do their best and most emotionally rich writing when not at their happiest, even when depressed. A silver lining!<br /><br />Remember when you're down that the downs can make the ups Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-67057429973802731262011-11-28T13:23:13.105+01:002011-11-28T13:23:13.105+01:00I think I write more earthy material in the winter...I think I write more earthy material in the winter; tales about leaves and earth, trees and maggots. It's a forest walk / woolly jumper thing, what I experience during the day. Currently writing about ginger wine and log fires... But I like winter. I'm a pink, freckled ice-cream stain in the summer (and deeply envious of all those who tan and look wonderful). Christmas pudding girl, me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-30176035413553322702011-11-17T23:20:48.671+01:002011-11-17T23:20:48.671+01:00Sarah,
I've awarded you the Liebstaer Blog Aw...Sarah,<br /><br />I've awarded you the Liebstaer Blog Award. Details on my blog here http://nettiethomson.com/2011/11/17/leibster-blog-award/<br /><br />NxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-17411264245896071852011-11-08T18:07:08.753+01:002011-11-08T18:07:08.753+01:00I'm in college, and where I am in a semester i...I'm in college, and where I am in a semester influences my writing. When a semester start, I am energetic and spilling over with new ideas. Later, usually after the midterms, I am just trying to survive and my writing is more sparse.steviehttp://reviewsbystevie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-69730191809464348682011-11-05T11:45:49.417+01:002011-11-05T11:45:49.417+01:00I write more in the winter - and not because I'...I write more in the winter - and not because I'm leading such a busy, exciting life in summer. Given how dark my stuff is, it might just be that the season suits my psyche: you can get up to a lot of mischief when the sun disappears....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-73849371096902841312011-11-05T11:44:08.602+01:002011-11-05T11:44:08.602+01:00Hi Sarah. Music can do it for me and although I wr...Hi Sarah. Music can do it for me and although I write in absolute silence, the mood that has been created escapes through the writing.<br />Kind regards<br />Laura.Laura E Jameshttp://www.lauraejames.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-90891251265262433102011-11-05T11:10:58.672+01:002011-11-05T11:10:58.672+01:00Well, writing horror at times AND romantic comedy ...Well, writing horror at times AND romantic comedy at others will keep you very busy!<br /><br />And I admire that you write when tired. I tend to spend that time reading or watching silly television.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-64474974731130889272011-11-05T10:05:32.092+01:002011-11-05T10:05:32.092+01:00Such an interesting post, Sarah. I tend to hoover ...Such an interesting post, Sarah. I tend to hoover out my head when I write, so if I've had a tough day at work, my character has to have a tough day as well. If I'm hungry, they are hungry too and if I'm drinking wine, I allow them to join me and have a glass or two. It seems only fair.Joanna Cannonhttp://www.joannacannon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-6151297510658629652011-11-05T09:38:33.856+01:002011-11-05T09:38:33.856+01:00Hi Sarah, I've noticed that I get loads of ide...Hi Sarah, I've noticed that I get loads of ideas when I've had no sleep. My brain seems sharper and I can think clearly. I agree that what you're writing can affect your mood. If my character is feeling sad or angry, I find myself feeling the same and have to remind myself it's just the book!Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.com