Comments for Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com A Wordsmith's Tale of Completing a Memoir Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Life writing defintions by My kingdom for a good editor « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/life-writing-defintions/#comment-29 My kingdom for a good editor « Creating My Opus Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:20:02 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-29 [...] I had personal essay (freshen up on your life writing defintions here) published on why I choose to be a fundamentalist Christian - despite my sexuality. You can read [...] [...] I had personal essay (freshen up on your life writing defintions here) published on why I choose to be a fundamentalist Christian – despite my sexuality. You can read [...]

]]> Comment on Work expands to fill the time available by Hard enough to write anything « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/work-expands-to-fill-the-time-available/#comment-28 Hard enough to write anything « Creating My Opus Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:29:47 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-28 [...] matter how big or small - ad infinitum. How do we avoid this trap? Set a due date, as I spoke about here, or on a big project a series of [...] [...] matter how big or small – ad infinitum. How do we avoid this trap? Set a due date, as I spoke about here, or on a big project a series of [...]

]]> Comment on Zen and the art of library suggestions by marcys http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/zen-and-the-art-of-library-suggestions/#comment-27 marcys Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:15:02 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-27 PS. My memoir, and this theme, is at a different URL from my regular WP blog. In case you care, it's at http://marcysmemoir.wordpress.com PS. My memoir, and this theme, is at a different URL from my regular WP blog. In case you care, it’s at http://marcysmemoir.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Zen and the art of library suggestions by marcys http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/zen-and-the-art-of-library-suggestions/#comment-26 marcys Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:13:51 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-26 We're both reading and writing memoirs and using the same Wordpress theme! I find good memoirs are few and far between. Many people who write them aren't writers to begin with. Also, people can be self-serving, or way too detailed, especially regarding mundane childhood incidents. The best one I've read is The Liars Club. I read Zen and the Art...many years ago. Long live libraries! We’re both reading and writing memoirs and using the same WordPress theme!

I find good memoirs are few and far between. Many people who write them aren’t writers to begin with. Also, people can be self-serving, or way too detailed, especially regarding mundane childhood incidents. The best one I’ve read is The Liars Club. I read Zen and the Art…many years ago.

Long live libraries!

]]> Comment on Zen and the art of memoir writing by Zen and the art of library suggestions « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/zen-and-the-art-of-memoir-writing/#comment-25 Zen and the art of library suggestions « Creating My Opus Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:06:26 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-25 [...] of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, which inspired a series of articles, starting here. Another book that people were thrilled to see I’d borrowed was Holy Cow: An Indian [...] [...] of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, which inspired a series of articles, starting here. Another book that people were thrilled to see I’d borrowed was Holy Cow: An Indian [...]

]]> Comment on How to learn from bad writing by Answering the unanswered « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/how-to-learn-from-bad-writing/#comment-24 Answering the unanswered « Creating My Opus Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:57:35 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-24 [...] the unanswered A few weeks ago, I shared how to learn from bad writing. Sara Wheeler managed to fill a book on Chile that left me, as a reader, with less knowledge about [...] [...] the unanswered A few weeks ago, I shared how to learn from bad writing. Sara Wheeler managed to fill a book on Chile that left me, as a reader, with less knowledge about [...]

]]> Comment on Life writing defintions by Start at the start « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/life-writing-defintions/#comment-23 Start at the start « Creating My Opus Sat, 31 May 2008 05:33:06 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-23 [...] start is only one technique in a writer’s repertoire. Given Patti Miller’s definition of memoir, we can come up with other places to start: theme (such as Nigel Slater’s Toast, burning [...] [...] start is only one technique in a writer’s repertoire. Given Patti Miller’s definition of memoir, we can come up with other places to start: theme (such as Nigel Slater’s Toast, burning [...]

]]> Comment on JT LeRoy’s Legacy by Jt Leroys is the new black » Blog Archive » What others have been saying about jt leroy http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/jt-leroys-legacy/#comment-22 Jt Leroys is the new black » Blog Archive » What others have been saying about jt leroy Fri, 30 May 2008 21:00:27 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-22 [...] http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/jt-leroys-legacy/My post the other day that mentioned JT LeRoy has been popular, so I’m posting something juicier for the all the LeRoy fans in the house. It’s an article I wrote for a Sydney, Australia paper on my interactions with LeRoy. … [...] [...] http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/jt-leroys-legacy/My post the other day that mentioned JT LeRoy has been popular, so I’m posting something juicier for the all the LeRoy fans in the house. It’s an article I wrote for a Sydney, Australia paper on my interactions with LeRoy. … [...]

]]> Comment on JT LeRoy’s Legacy by Zen and the art of trust « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/jt-leroys-legacy/#comment-21 Zen and the art of trust « Creating My Opus Fri, 30 May 2008 14:06:44 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-21 [...] Zen and the art of trust A writer makes some kind of promise to each reader at the start of a book. Trust abused is the fastest way for a writer to find obscurity (or notoriety - think James Frey, Helen Demidenko, JT LeRoy, Stephen Glass). Trust lost is almost impossible for a writer to restore. (UPDATE 30 May 2008: People seemed interested in LeRoy, so I’ve written more about him here. [...] [...] Zen and the art of trust A writer makes some kind of promise to each reader at the start of a book. Trust abused is the fastest way for a writer to find obscurity (or notoriety – think James Frey, Helen Demidenko, JT LeRoy, Stephen Glass). Trust lost is almost impossible for a writer to restore. (UPDATE 30 May 2008: People seemed interested in LeRoy, so I’ve written more about him here. [...]

]]> Comment on Zen and the art of trust by JT LeRoy’s Legacy « Creating My Opus http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/zen-and-the-art-of-trust/#comment-20 JT LeRoy’s Legacy « Creating My Opus Fri, 30 May 2008 14:03:39 +0000 http://creatingmyopus.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-20 [...] LeRoy’s Legacy My post the other day that mentioned JT LeRoy has been popular, so I’m posting something juicier for the all the [...] [...] LeRoy’s Legacy My post the other day that mentioned JT LeRoy has been popular, so I’m posting something juicier for the all the [...]

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