tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5692187949160173111..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Pressing PAUSE, taking time out for a writing retreatJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43533303148076477352014-09-21T02:24:34.678-04:002014-09-21T02:24:34.678-04:00Just an awesome experience. I give my best notes f...Just an awesome experience. I give my best notes for the educational side of the writing.Micronesia Guidehttp://sports-book.co/swimming-in-micronesia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9429446781132009532014-06-08T21:08:01.686-04:002014-06-08T21:08:01.686-04:00Hallie, once upon a time I was on one of Jacquelin...Hallie, once upon a time I was on one of Jacqueline Lichtenberg's round robins for new writers. No one had ever told me about POV, but so many people in that group really screwed it up that I GOT it, instantly. You can learn a lot from bad examples!<br />Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20326808256570149002014-06-08T16:44:58.923-04:002014-06-08T16:44:58.923-04:00I took LOTS of classes! One on essay writing. One ...I took LOTS of classes! One on essay writing. One that I repeated for several semesters on writing (12 students, 1 instructor) at the then Radcliffe Seminars. And I was in a writing group with writers I met at a writing class. <br /><br />In the early days I kept a yellow sticky on my computer screen with two pieces of advice: KILL THE AUTHOR KILL THE NARRATOR. Which was really about voice and viewpoint. Took me a long time to really get it, so I'm so sympathetic to new fiction writers discovering they can't just let the viewpoint slide around in a scene.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5655385272686981172014-06-08T13:29:50.738-04:002014-06-08T13:29:50.738-04:00I continually hear how wonderful and beneficial wr...I continually hear how wonderful and beneficial writing retreats/conferences/workshops are, and they do sound so indeed. And, Hallie, I was most interested that you took a class when you were "first learning to write." See, that always surprises me, how writers don't just start out with the words flowing in a stream. I'm being a bit facetious in that last comment, but in thinking that it would be amazing to attend a writer's retreat just to learn where to start, I admonish myself by the thought that people attending these events have actual pieces that they are working on. Is there a place for someone who wants to observe the process and see what it's all about? Your mention of the writing class, Hallie, made me think that a class might be the first step to deciding if one has the chops or not. Interesting and informative post, Hallie. Thanks.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5649197860736045672014-06-08T11:54:08.763-04:002014-06-08T11:54:08.763-04:00I have always been hesitant about even thinking ab...I have always been hesitant about even thinking about a writers' retreat. I cannot be out of touch for that long. The only times in the past 45 years I've been able to get away for two weeks, I've had to spend the four to six months beforehand clearing my calendar, and even then, there were some crises that arose. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57303699685834308872014-06-08T11:51:43.796-04:002014-06-08T11:51:43.796-04:00I learn something EVERY time. SOunds fabulous!I learn something EVERY time. SOunds fabulous!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46710501661137913772014-06-08T11:00:20.889-04:002014-06-08T11:00:20.889-04:00Definitely the 2012 Seascape. My group and the ins...<br />Definitely the 2012 Seascape. My group and the instructors helped me get the beginning on track. Also, watching and listening to readers respond to my pages showed me my setting needed more work to help people new to the story world get their bearings. (Setting is tricksy, as Gollum would say. Looks obvious, but isn't.) On a wider note, I met writers whose work I enjoyed, and we've been stayed in touch ever since. <br /><br />Rhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57965124579747302792014-06-08T09:35:05.464-04:002014-06-08T09:35:05.464-04:00Ah, that was the 2009 Seascape...Ah, that was the 2009 Seascape...Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26411560609880018062014-06-08T09:34:36.376-04:002014-06-08T09:34:36.376-04:00As you know, Hallie, your Seascape Retreat weekend...As you know, Hallie, your Seascape Retreat weekend, with your fellow teachers Roberta and Sue Hubbard, really did energize me and helped me figure out how to get past the middle of my first mystery, and past the middle of every one since. I just completed the first draft of my SIXTH mystery, with five either published or in production, so it clearly worked. Thank you! Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19242455140943180302014-06-08T09:24:02.413-04:002014-06-08T09:24:02.413-04:00I love retreats. I've done them all: days, wee...I love retreats. I've done them all: days, weekends, week-long intensives, 2 week residencies. <br /><br />How about a retreat for Jungle Red regulars?Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25187478268948419562014-06-08T08:56:25.546-04:002014-06-08T08:56:25.546-04:00Sounds like a wonderful weekend Hallie! you're...Sounds like a wonderful weekend Hallie! you're right, there's nothing like connecting with kindred souls who will travel the writer's path with you...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34690494783349638342014-06-08T08:33:15.538-04:002014-06-08T08:33:15.538-04:00I agree with you - there is a magic about connecti...I agree with you - there is a magic about connecting with other writers in a class or retreat, etc. I am fast friends with fellow writers I met years ago with Lewis Frumkes' class at the Marymount Writing center in New York City. Thelma Straw in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85049332773532830092014-06-08T07:02:47.706-04:002014-06-08T07:02:47.706-04:00When I was first learning to write, I went to the ...When I was first learning to write, I went to the Providence Fine Arts Work Center, took a class and met some wonderful women with whom I shared manuscripts for years. A class or retreat is the best place to find likeminded souls, people whom you like, whose WRITING you like, and whom you would trust to help you make yours better.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80357327122985277172014-06-08T06:12:42.962-04:002014-06-08T06:12:42.962-04:00Your writing retreat sounds like an amazing experi...Your writing retreat sounds like an amazing experience . . . I've never had the opportunity to do something like this, but perhaps someday . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com