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Comment on Can Writing Help Your Body Fight Off Illness? by Terescia

Terescia — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:12:42 +0000

The science is there, although studies don’t always prove right in the long run. The thing is, this study was about expressive writing. Most people do it because they want to not because someone is forcing them to do it.

I’m not really sure what you’re talking about when you say, “The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion.”

I certainly don’t know how this could be harmful, unless you’re talking about the stress of forcing production. But again, this isn’t likely to be the case with expressive writing. It’d be like harm coming because someone chose to talk about something bothering them. Usually this is more of a cathartic experience than anything else.

I’ll keep assuming that writing is good for me and have at it. :-)

Comment on Can Writing Help Your Body Fight Off Illness? by Heather R.

Heather R. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:47:38 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with this…though I do think that getting things off your chest will sometimes help.

The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion.

:-)

Heather R.

Comment on The Anti-Social Does a Get Together by Terescia

Terescia — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:28:25 +0000

The car trip was something I wasn’t going to mention…. I was trying to focus on the fun stuff! LOL. I’m kidding. You know I loved having the opportunity to catch up in person!

Comment on The Anti-Social Does a Get Together by Heather R.

Heather R. — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:23:19 +0000

Well, gee, Terescia, you didn’t even mention the best part…

Being in the car a total of 14 hours in two days with ME! LOL!

Honestly, though, I enjoyed the gathering a lot. I couldn’t help but have fun with so many wonderful writers and readers chatting, eating, reading, and signing wonderful books!

It might just have to turn into an annual event for us????

Heather R.

Comment on Madeleine L’Engle’s passing by Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:27:14 +0000

It’s funny, but I wrote an entry in my blog just like this when I heard of Ms. L’Engle’s passing. I was so touched and inspired by her and after I read her obituary, I became reflective as well. Just wanted to share. It’s very clear she’s touched a lot of readers, even though the two of us happen to be writers. :) I just stumbled upon your blog yesterday, but I am enjoying it.

Arielle

http://arielleleebecker.blogspot.com

Comment on Ah! Finally I have my blog back by Thoughts and Such » Year and a half in review

Thoughts and Such » Year and a half in review — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:03:16 +0000

[...] then, I now know that some habits just don’t die. During my fix up of my blog a few days ago, I discovered this post about my 2006 New Year’s [...]

Comment on A Solitary Writer’s Life by » Blog Archive » Solitary Writer’s Life :: Do you need the down time?

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:09:04 +0000

[...] Here’s a link to Terescia’s post: http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/ [...]

Comment on A Solitary Writer’s Life by Heather R.

Heather R. — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:57:14 +0000

Wow, Terescia! This is a long post, but chalked full of interesting facts that I can relate to in so many ways. The problem I often run into is that I can’t seem to have the “alone” time to get into my characters heads and stay there long enough to get through a whole book. With kids, family issues, life in general, it’s often hard for me to stay solitary for the blocks of time I’d need to get into the story. That means I often find myself going back near the end and finding where I lost the charcters and where they were going, and sent them back in time rather than forward with their story.

That explanation might seem off topic from what you were discussing in your post about being a solitary writer but not a solitary person, but it really comes down to the need to be solitary sometimes and not being able to achieve that goal.

I’m such a people person that I often find I need that down time from being around others to escape into my imaginary world where anything can happen. When I can’t get the down time, I often have trouble writing, I believe. However, on the other hand, if I get the time I need I can often integrate mixing people into that world without breaking stride. I honestly believe it’s a must to have a nice mix of both (solitary time and non-solitary time).

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us!

:)
Heather R.

Comment on More time to write by Terescia

Terescia — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:51:07 +0000

Taking advantage of time-saving personal services is an excellent way to regain lost time for writing. There’s a financial tradeoff of course, but I try to always compare only how I’ll feel and not the perceived dollars and cents value of my time. Sometimes it’s not all about the numbers.

I often return from the grocery store feeling overwhelmed and drained and that’s certainly not conducive to writing and creativity. I also fret about the time I’ve spent in the store more than is logical considering what I know to be the dollar value of my time. Like I said, I think it’s about feelings rather than actuality.

So, yes, I find sacrificing money for time to be a great tradeoff regardless of whether or not the dollars lost makes budgeting sense.

Comment on More time to write by Heather R.

Heather R. — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:11:37 +0000

This is mighty interesting. I’m going to have to check them out. It reminds me of the old, old days when you could have a “bill” of groceries delivered to your home from the local store. It’s amazing how things have shifted from having an individual in your town deliver groceries to the computer and a courier service (UPS, FedEx, etc.) deliver them!

Thanks for sharing!
Heather R.