Comments on: A Writer's Process: Kevin Powers Interview as Guidance & Inspiration

By: It's All About The Music | Laura Bruno Lilly

It's All About The Music | Laura Bruno Lilly — Sun, 03 May 2015 20:17:42 +0000

[…] title. In reigning in the scope of my Swimming with Swans project, first steps were found in the Kevin Powers article I read and wrote about sometime last year. Still, it only addressed the written aspect of […]

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:37:04 +0000

In reply to Holistic Wayfarer.

Diana:
Until I read your comment, I hadn’t realized I’d approached my Swimming with Swans project like I do my concert-programs! Very interesting indeed.
I’m pleased the glimpses into ‘my journey’ are providing fodder for consideration on your own path.
Take care

By: Holistic Wayfarer

Holistic Wayfarer — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:00:07 +0000

Interesting. “Content.
Ordering.
Timing.
Inclusion criteria.
Purpose.”
I appreciate this, as a musician.
The components apply in our living as well.
Takes wisdom to discern what content should comprise our days (activities, people)….this would be a whole other post. =)
Very nice to know something of your journey better, Laura.

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:14:59 +0000

In reply to Jayne.

Hi Jayne! Yep, there is certainly ‘nothing new under the sun’ but how individuals work through and apply ‘rules, advise, information’ in craft is where the ‘newness’ lies…

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:41:35 +0000

Lots to think about here! As I read it, I couldn’t help but remember something I read on Facebook yesterday. It was material excerpted from Stephen King’s book On Writing and included 20 Rules for Writers (or something like that). I read the book a few years ago and dip into it often, so there was nothing brand new in the post. However, I’m glad I read it because it reminded me that even someone of his stature, fame, and talent still works hard. It’s kind of easy to get it all down in some sort of jumbled up way, but then that’s when the real work begins: editing, cutting, editing, rereading, editing, ordering, editing, rewording, editing….

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:12:44 +0000

In reply to Anna Scott Graham.

The term ‘synchronicity’ comes to mind here…
keepin’thepeace!

By: Anna Scott Graham

Anna Scott Graham — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:26:51 +0000

A fortuitous time for you to stumble across this article. I’m always amazed when something lands my way that helps to ease me to another juncture, or just give me food for thought. Then I smile at myself, wondering why I’m so surprised… 🙂
pointspeace!

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:59:51 +0000

In reply to Joe Finnerty.

‘…like dessert after the main meal.’ An appealing way of dealing with bits that just don’t seem to fit.
Thanks, Joe!

By: Joe Finnerty

Joe Finnerty — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:57:09 +0000

There are many solutions to this memoir writer’s problem, and what fits one author may not suit another. After standing on the board, one finally has to take the plunge.
I chose to compile my vignettes in a chronological sequence.
Unable to fit all of them into that mold, I tacked the ungainly ones on at the end, like dessert after the main meal. I am certain a professional editor might have offered a better solution, but if the story is entertaining, a reader will enjoy it regardless of its imperfections in form, style, or chronology.
“It ain’t how you start, it’s how you finish,” go the lyrics.