adventuresofalgy said: Thank you 🙂 Algy has just started his 2nd book! Your idea sounds good – write from your existing material, then revisit to edit, check authenticity and complete. Wondering if the coming winter will be like the one…
adventuresofalgy said: Reading this and the other piece, 2 things struck me. 1, that you arrived at a process of observation through profound introspection, but I (and) maybe others arrive there by a completely different route, and (2) “success” is…
brushstrokesandshutterclicks said: Fabulously lucid, once again. An enjoyable and inspiring read. Thank you. What is so good about cross-posting here on tumblr is that people leave notes and comments in a way they rarely do on my website. That these…
brushstrokesandshutterclicks said: This is something I’d also like to do. When I joined, I found something to “oooooh” at every day; these days there’s a numbness, mainly through lack of originality in a lot of the things I see and…
adventuresofalgy said: Would you like to find individuals who post their own images etc, or good curated blogs? I think both. I’m probably going to start using this tumblr as somewhere to curate on themes I’m thinking about (and probably…
On Tumblr
This week, amongst a myriad of other tasks, I would quite like to refresh my tumblr – find interesting people who share lovely things, change my theme, etcetera. If anyone has any suggestions on either, that would be grand!
adventuresofalgy said: I think an immersive account of that adventure would make a great book. I also think that to write it as well as it can be written, you should put aside all other projects and re-immerse – focus…
brushstrokesandshutterclicks said: Yes to all of this, especially the distillation of lucid droplets of truth that even you were unaware of at the time. This resonates stongly. A brilliant decision. Thank you! It really is quite fascinating how time can…
Writing is indeed strange
adventuresofalgy said: Writing is undoubtedly a very strange business altogether 🙂 Yes indeed! It is maddening, frustrating and wonderful. It is marvellous, heartwarming and irritating. But yes, most of all perhaps, it is strange. I don’t think there’s anything quite…
Finding a story
Sometimes you spend six hours working on a story, only to realise that it is not the right story at all. However, the tale in this sting is that invariably the exact moment – when you realise you’ve found the…