Comments for Spark in the Umbra

Comment on Land of the Other by Elaine King

Elaine King — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:46:39 +0000

Hi Paul

I guess we are hybrid vigor!

I enjoyed your interesting post.
Certainly a willingness to try something new or in a diffrent way.

Long live the #8 wire ethos!

Comment on Land of the Other by Cassie

Cassie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:24:15 +0000

Yes it’s great to see a new post up from you I always enjoy reading what you have to say – I think your comment about the pioneering creativity in NZ is a very relevant one, makes me so proud to be a kiwi

Comment on How time flies when you’re not writing… by Ripley Patton

Ripley Patton — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:59:35 +0000

Paul,
Please write.

Your friend,
Ripley

Comment on Land of the Other by Ripley Patton

Ripley Patton — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:54:36 +0000

Paul,
What an intelligent and thoughtful post, per usual! Thanks for joining us in New Zealand Spec Fic Blogging Week!

Ripley

Comment on How time flies when you’re not writing… by Paul

Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:38:14 +0000

Hey, thanks for the encouragement, Cassie.

I’ve been recently reading Susan Perry’s book ‘Writing in Flow’ as well as her related blog on Psychology Today.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creating-in-flow

Sustaining motivation is something of an art, one I suspect every writer or creative individual needs to find their own way of doing.

For me, I need to abandon the futile quest for perfection (which is all about fear) and reconnect with that sense of excitement and fun which I had when I started this crazy journey (which is all about awe and wonder).

To quote Chumbawamba’s song Tubthumping:

‘I get knocked down.
But I get up again.
You’re never gonna keep me down’.

Comment on How time flies when you’re not writing… by Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:26:16 +0000

yes, it has been far too long since you wrote here, and wrote anything at all by the sounds of it!
I hope you find the time and will to get back into it, and as always, I’m here if you need motivation or someone to give you some feed back

Comment on Wish you were here by B J Keltz

B J Keltz — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:07:03 +0000

You both have mail. Eep! Time to run and hide.

Comment on Wish you were here by Cassie

Cassie — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:41:34 +0000

I’ll second the Critters recommendation. And yes I’d love it!

Comment on Wish you were here by Paul

Paul — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:55:02 +0000

Cool. RTF format is fine.

And yeah, Critters is indeed a time commitment. But if you can swing it, it’s worth it.

Comment on Wish you were here by B J Keltz

B J Keltz — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:22:24 +0000

I would be honored to swap critiques with you. I just pulled up the text and it weighs in at a hefty 6342 words. I have it saved in .rtf for Wordpad unless you prefer something different.

Cassie, do you want it also?

I’ve spent quite some time on the Critters website and will evaluate my calendar in hopes of fitting it in after my revised website and a new project launch.