tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post1341733099332541565..comments2024-03-18T07:36:25.373-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: Writing as nostalgia: on the origins of fictionKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-44822482963855926422013-02-11T19:15:01.563-05:002013-02-11T19:15:01.563-05:00I think our lives finds it's way in our writin...I think our lives finds it's way in our writing, even if it is only indirectly. Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-27235358136944890422013-02-11T14:41:01.903-05:002013-02-11T14:41:01.903-05:00I love nostalgia! A tidbit of family history has l...I love nostalgia! A tidbit of family history has led me to write four books!!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-18249428988079821042013-02-11T14:37:31.948-05:002013-02-11T14:37:31.948-05:00You make me laugh, Magdalena. I find it kind of s...You make me laugh, Magdalena. I find it kind of sad that we can't just stick with instinct. That we have to go back and work on that structure and all the other little things that make people turn the pages of a novel they're reading. (-: <br /><br />And yes, nostalgia gets me. I even have a nostalgia bulletin board on Pinterest. (http://pinterest.com/chowardjohnson). And, some of my Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-22324335574123796192013-02-11T01:14:06.062-05:002013-02-11T01:14:06.062-05:00I feel exactly the same way Peggy. Writing is cath...I feel exactly the same way Peggy. Writing is cathartic and healing.Magdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-13635486616939893222013-02-10T19:42:58.191-05:002013-02-10T19:42:58.191-05:00Maggie, how true. I think nostalgia can motivate u...Maggie, how true. I think nostalgia can motivate us to write. I love certain time periods for either the way of life, the value system, or other. This was part of the reason I wrote Walking Through Walls.<br /><br />And, Peggy, it is great as a writer to be able to 'revisit' and change a 'real' outcome or revive something we've lost.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-2360388493096177312013-02-10T10:14:18.062-05:002013-02-10T10:14:18.062-05:00Maggie, if something bugs me in real life, I can r...Maggie, if something bugs me in real life, I can revisit it in poetry or fiction. Perhaps make it better, change the outcome, voice my feelings. Names of old friends and relatives show up in my fiction. Their quirks may be assigned to a character or two. If it haunts me, I can consign it to the page and hope it will leave me alone.Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.com