tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post5696292904213503250..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Not Just So Anastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-62230622490473214432012-09-27T15:43:13.042-07:002012-09-27T15:43:13.042-07:00:-):-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-71931947126422821792012-09-26T19:58:33.498-07:002012-09-26T19:58:33.498-07:00Ana, I can't imagine better practical advice f...Ana, I can't imagine better practical advice for a writer than to imagine, just before beginning their writing session, their ideal reader just as you have described yourself: "I lie down, tucked-in, cosy and warm, under my duvet, waiting once again to be thrilled, charmed and beguiled . . . "<br /><br />That simple procedure alone might ignite a new literary renaissance . . . !Chris Coffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599801901347194290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-35663765814753229502012-09-24T16:30:46.144-07:002012-09-24T16:30:46.144-07:00O, Best Beloved, as old as time and older; as old ...O, Best Beloved, as old as time and older; as old as memory and older. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-87476742867459692832012-09-24T16:29:10.746-07:002012-09-24T16:29:10.746-07:00We all have our worlds to bear. :-)We all have our worlds to bear. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13988159039551938382012-09-24T11:46:39.936-07:002012-09-24T11:46:39.936-07:00Once upon a time, O Best Beloved, there were no st...Once upon a time, O Best Beloved, there were no stories at all, and no writing, and no memories of the endless days that stretched uncounted into the mysterious past, and unlooked for into the unimagined future. <br /><br />Then, magic happened. Creatures that were not-yet-men began to remember things seen and heard and to dream things that might be, and to reshape things around them to their imaginings. And one day, not-yet-men began to imitate the sounds and movements of other creatures, and invent new sounds and gestures. <br /><br />What were the first stories? Maybe something like: "Danger! Hide!" or "Beast. Follow, Kill, Eat." How many thousands of tellings and retellings before Past and Future were discovered? How many before Story became History and Instruction? Memory passed down generations - is this the oldest magic of all? <br /><br />Somehow, the very young know exact retelling is important to make the magic work. Just how old are the oldest tales? How much do we remember? How much do we invent?Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-22116050310230390172012-09-23T16:41:02.940-07:002012-09-23T16:41:02.940-07:00Quite right, A perfect world would be German and p...Quite right, A perfect world would be German and pagan!anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.com