tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284927177173576290.post4502274172293715562..comments2023-04-19T19:20:55.503-05:00Comments on #TeachWrite Chat Blog: When I Stick With It by Fran HaleyJennifer Laffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409566035103972341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284927177173576290.post-25413195942525253582018-05-09T07:39:59.676-05:002018-05-09T07:39:59.676-05:00Thank you & TeachWrite for the opportunity to ...Thank you & TeachWrite for the opportunity to share, Jennifer! It’s a joy. Sometimes I think writing falls under what I call the “Hold on Loosely” philosophy, as in the song by 38 Special:<br /><br />Hold on loosely<br />But don’t let go<br />If you cling too tightly <br />You’re gonna lose control. <br /><br /><br />Writing cannot be forced; it has to come, as you said, when it’s ready. An organic, natural, mysterious outpouring - we’re recievers of the messages, relaying them as best we can. Thank you again!Fran Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295033583781089018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284927177173576290.post-20848784755866948522018-05-08T18:32:35.963-05:002018-05-08T18:32:35.963-05:00I also agree that writing is a living, growing thi...I also agree that writing is a living, growing thing. So often, it morphs and changes right before my eyes. Other times, patience pays off as words reveal themselves in time (and when THEY are ready). Thank you for writing for us again, Fran!Jennifer Laffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409566035103972341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284927177173576290.post-61331691699219737362018-05-08T17:45:42.783-05:002018-05-08T17:45:42.783-05:00So well-put about writing being the mysterious glu...So well-put about writing being the mysterious glue that puts the pieces of our lives together. And you’re right about our fighting the voice & thinking it’s not good enough - it’s often why we hesitate to share our work. We have to trust the process and the voice, that it will all come together. A piece at the time. Thanks so much, Margaret. Fran Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295033583781089018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284927177173576290.post-8967752108556083912018-05-08T16:43:01.626-05:002018-05-08T16:43:01.626-05:00Fran, I've had a similar experience with a blo...Fran, I've had a similar experience with a blog post. I think it was the authentic voice that made it work for me. Sometimes we fight that voice. We think it's not good enough. I love the image of the pieces of sand dollars. Ideas are those fragments. Writing is that mysterious glue that puts the pieces of our lives together. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.com