tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760018118498685466.post3092482913208860613..comments2023-09-17T03:44:41.319-04:00Comments on Talkworthy: Some Days Writing is HardKaren Szymusiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989718657089668579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760018118498685466.post-30020761367580632072016-03-29T06:01:46.134-04:002016-03-29T06:01:46.134-04:00Unless we are writers we don't understand.. My...Unless we are writers we don't understand.. My favorite lines are "Give them space. Give them time." We are often in a rush and this gentle reminder is so important. Thanks for sharing.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165228990207676534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760018118498685466.post-86343521337581685582016-03-28T23:24:18.136-04:002016-03-28T23:24:18.136-04:00Karen, your post reveals some essential truths abo...Karen, your post reveals some essential truths about writing. some days it is hard work. I often tell kids that some days the words flow easily and seem to fall in all the right places and other days. I feel like I am pushing them out onto the page. what you have written about here is an experience worth sharing with student writers. They need to know their struggle is your struggle too at times. It is how we solve this problem that becomes the valuable insight about this writing life. It is also a story of persistence. Writers who persist and find ways to solve writing problems gain great joy from the experience. More power to you for writing about your writing experience in this honest and open way. Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760018118498685466.post-38213034489456451512016-03-28T17:19:56.372-04:002016-03-28T17:19:56.372-04:00Yes, I agree some days there just doesn't seem...Yes, I agree some days there just doesn't seem to be anything to say and other days I could write a book. cflathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745509196826609638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760018118498685466.post-82221909338745835852016-03-28T16:00:00.284-04:002016-03-28T16:00:00.284-04:00This is so important Karen -- participating in thi...This is so important Karen -- participating in this challenge has really taught me so much about process and response. Both things I want to think more about in the classroom. Thank you for sharing your reflection -- it was really helpful.<br />ClareClare Landriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413627163568088181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760018118498685466.post-12260496478234855912016-03-28T15:46:49.716-04:002016-03-28T15:46:49.716-04:00 I know those days well too. You have to give down... I know those days well too. You have to give down time and let them explore their emotions. I sometimes told my students to write anything that came to mind even if it looked like nonsense. They could go back later and circle the ideas that really sprung out and write from there. I also told them never to throw anything away. I have so many drafts on my computer of stuff started. I open up random writings and sometimes, something catches me and I write. Mary Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364984522554522146noreply@blogger.com