tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post256679393424692638..comments2023-08-19T08:21:42.894-04:00Comments on Cedar's Mountain: Mojo No GoG. B. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-33712011876089114172009-07-29T18:53:22.538-04:002009-07-29T18:53:22.538-04:00Hi M.M.! So glad that you stopped by to say hi.
W...Hi M.M.! So glad that you stopped by to say hi.<br /><br />While this is mostly true about writing not always needing to be happy or positive, there is a fine line between slightly negative and downright nasty/violent.<br /><br />I'm still trying to find that proper balance and until I do, I want to limit my exposure to the things that push me over the edge like that.<br /><br />Anyways, I G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-75240430039035400502009-07-29T18:28:49.841-04:002009-07-29T18:28:49.841-04:00Just wanted to say hello! I am glad to see you ar...Just wanted to say hello! I am glad to see you are still writing. Well...who says writing needs to be happy or positive? Some of the best writings can come from places of great turmoil, pain, and unrest. <br /><br />I need to catch up with your writings to really know the full story.<br /><br />But anyways...just wanted to say howdy. Hope you are having a good summer.Synchronicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631238942909923311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-9625778001974212772009-07-28T20:15:22.328-04:002009-07-28T20:15:22.328-04:00Thats a new on me. You must move in different circ...Thats a new on me. You must move in different circles on FB than I do.<br /><br />If you're up to it, I think I got mojo straightened out of facebook (I hope). I had to redo my name so hopefully people can find me properly on FB by using my real name. I know I'm on there somewhere.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-18310523026583911662009-07-28T18:06:45.061-04:002009-07-28T18:06:45.061-04:00Why is it that people want to tell you all the gor...Why is it that people want to tell you all the gory details of their divorce on Facebook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-61693609443618015482009-07-28T15:13:44.104-04:002009-07-28T15:13:44.104-04:00Sounds like you managed to turn a negative into a ...Sounds like you managed to turn a negative into a positive quite well.<br /><br />For now, I think that if I'm gonna continue visiting the park (and I usually do during the summer and fall), I'll probably stick with the waterfall as a good resting point to write.<br /><br />That way, I can still stay relatively skewered with my writing without crossing that particular line.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-82526772011535618872009-07-28T14:06:08.986-04:002009-07-28T14:06:08.986-04:00I'm a basically upbeat person, so the negative...I'm a basically upbeat person, so the negative or dark places that I've been forced to visit have been helpful in fleshing out characters with attributes I don't have. It gives me a sense of what it might be like to be dark or negative. It's a way of taking back control and using an unsavory experience in a positive way.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-67799804232432697852009-07-28T12:14:58.053-04:002009-07-28T12:14:58.053-04:00Hey Sy! Long time no see (well not really, since w...Hey Sy! Long time no see (well not really, since we're on FB)!<br /><br />That sounds like a major washout. I can relate to that as I got long time friend of the family who can never be quite positive about anything. Can never quite give a compliment either.<br /><br />My main issue with the playground is that no matter how hard I try, the bad vibes just keep seeping into the writing. As soonG. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-68190748193618039492009-07-28T09:27:18.581-04:002009-07-28T09:27:18.581-04:00I have a FB contact that I went to school with tha...I have a FB contact that I went to school with that in the year that I was friends with her, she never had a single upbeat status. It was always "I feel down" or "I feel ill" or "poor poor me". I actually got to the point where I couldnt write after seeing her status because it would wind me up...which doesnt help when you are writing (well...trying, even if Syhttp://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-49695074713641064452009-07-28T06:24:36.265-04:002009-07-28T06:24:36.265-04:00Talon: It was especially horrific, on a multiple o...Talon: It was especially horrific, on a multiple of levels, one of which was my job.<br /><br />I work at a child protection agency (state level) and to have them even get remotely involved would have been disasterous.<br /><br />I will agree with you about winding up in dark places for your writing, though. I don't know about it being a source of inspiration other than negative.<br /><br />G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-53009032354931000272009-07-28T03:52:36.816-04:002009-07-28T03:52:36.816-04:00I can see how that would make you feel weird about...I can see how that would make you feel weird about going back. <br /><br />I like the letter to the editor idea, that might at least get it better in your mind. Or a bit of peace with it. Maybe you'd even feel like going back.Jannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-24318172998966456072009-07-28T00:58:20.918-04:002009-07-28T00:58:20.918-04:00It's unfortunate that something that should ha...It's unfortunate that something that should have been a good experience turned out so horrifically. Because it is horrific to be thought of as something so vile. I can only think that some people completely over-react and don't think of the consequences of their over-reactions.<br /><br />I don't have a place that taints my writing, but I have had negative experiences that have. I TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-8555077931801543732009-07-27T17:49:44.767-04:002009-07-27T17:49:44.767-04:00Charles: I can relate to personal relationships af...Charles: I can relate to personal relationships affecting one's writing. I had serious problems with a few people about three years ago, and I spent about a year plus writing really angry stuff. I still feel that way to a small degree to those few people, but it takes a lot of self restraint not to go down that particular road with my writing.<br /><br />Lynn: I would have to agree with you G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-22818419260492703222009-07-27T13:41:36.269-04:002009-07-27T13:41:36.269-04:00Being a writer, you are naturally a perceptive and...Being a writer, you are naturally a perceptive and visual person. I fear that the playground will always bring back that negative experience to you. I know it would for me too. I still write alone at my dining room table. I haven't ventured outdoors to write, so I don't have an experience to share. However, I do find that certain negative memories will creep into my consciousness septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-41299125106148679062009-07-27T12:26:06.767-04:002009-07-27T12:26:06.767-04:00G -
I am sorry you had that experience. Since I ...G -<br /><br />I am sorry you had that experience. Since I am not a writer by profession, I haven't really had that kind of experience, ie. one that would impact the kind of things I write.<br /><br />I have had occurances that have shaken my faith in people though and certainly affected the way I feel about places.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-25769231167367485492009-07-27T12:08:27.601-04:002009-07-27T12:08:27.601-04:00I'm not being facetious when I say that my fir...I'm not being facetious when I say that my first serious relationship with a woman produced that. For many, many years I could not write anything featuring a character like that without it ending negatively.<br /><br />I can't think of a particular place like that, though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com