tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post3213511952705262692..comments2023-10-02T03:28:51.480-07:00Comments on From the Shadows to the Page: Writing from LifeKaren Jones Gowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-18298956916023276712010-04-07T03:15:52.967-07:002010-04-07T03:15:52.967-07:00Talli, thanks for following. So glad to see your p...Talli, thanks for following. So glad to see your perky, friendly cup on my follower gadget!<br /><br />Linda G., and I find it next to impossible to write anything except real life stories! <br /><br />Niki, thank you! Hope my face doesn't scare anyone off lol!<br /><br />Brigid, somewhere here I must find a permanent spot for that new Celtic word I learned from you. I love it.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-45419768051031508272010-04-07T02:41:15.842-07:002010-04-07T02:41:15.842-07:00Hi Karen, lovely new blog, really interesting and ...Hi Karen, lovely new blog, really interesting and I love the photos, I will be back for a visit.Brigid O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646687391409208367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-4259570133943659462010-04-06T21:02:44.244-07:002010-04-06T21:02:44.244-07:00Wonderful new blog Karen, and extra lovely to see ...Wonderful new blog Karen, and extra lovely to see your face :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-50473438274957868152010-04-06T15:41:02.574-07:002010-04-06T15:41:02.574-07:00Great blog! Love all the old photos. I find it tou...Great blog! Love all the old photos. I find it tough to write "real life" stories myself, but I sure love reading them.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-34505281948610819252010-04-06T12:44:47.070-07:002010-04-06T12:44:47.070-07:00Great blog, Karen. Looking forward to reading more...Great blog, Karen. Looking forward to reading more here!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-61959908422145360572010-04-06T11:33:05.087-07:002010-04-06T11:33:05.087-07:00Christine & hampshireflyer, Welcome and yes, I...Christine & hampshireflyer, Welcome and yes, I'm feeling some pressure here right now. Christine, you have a life & hard times journal written by your father? That is so awesome!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-47820408164302773062010-04-06T10:49:41.702-07:002010-04-06T10:49:41.702-07:00Well, I'll be following this one as well - alt...Well, I'll be following this one as well - although us WordPress lot are probably invisible from a stats point of view, I'm afraid :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-74468718287446313802010-04-06T10:45:06.978-07:002010-04-06T10:45:06.978-07:00I love this idea. I plan to follow your blog about...I love this idea. I plan to follow your blog about memoir writing--I have my father's life and hard times journal and I have never known what to do with it.<br /><br />Great job!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-85853082375426955602010-04-06T10:16:50.350-07:002010-04-06T10:16:50.350-07:00Pat, and I meant what I said about you needing to ...Pat, and I meant what I said about you needing to write a memoir!! On this blog, I hope to share tips and ideas from my own experience and others as we all work at bringing those shadows to the page.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-85674947225668446192010-04-06T10:12:02.067-07:002010-04-06T10:12:02.067-07:00Karen,
Thanks again for the award! I meant what I...Karen, <br />Thanks again for the award! I meant what I said about the value of getting it from you...<br /><br />Nice new digs!<br />Old photos fill me with wonder.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to take notes throughout most of my life. Many of them were destroyed or thrown away (by others), but I read them often enough to reatain vivid specific memories.<br />My journals usually consisted of the insides of matchbooks, paper napkins, and tons of lined school paper.<br />thanks again!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-48220659664815702812010-04-06T07:32:24.453-07:002010-04-06T07:32:24.453-07:00My journals have always been sporadic. I have alwa...My journals have always been sporadic. I have always written little stories though. I only came across a few written fourteen years ago. Stories written about everyday occurrences. That was interesting reading.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-23339169992011490062010-04-06T06:15:29.667-07:002010-04-06T06:15:29.667-07:00I wrote diaries from when I was little. Then at ag...I wrote diaries from when I was little. Then at age 13 I thought they were all stupid, and I went out and burned them all. This scene is in my current wip. Marcie as an adult, wanting to be a writer, and remembering the day she burned her childhood diaries. I still have impulses to destroy my old journals. What kind of sicko am I anyway to want to do that?Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589472503893819862.post-58748822148536376332010-04-05T21:43:30.317-07:002010-04-05T21:43:30.317-07:00I should start with a journal. I guess a blog is ...I should start with a journal. I guess a blog is like a journal, but it is not very personal. I kept a journal during high school where I recorded my daily activies, not even my thoughts. I reread it once and was surprised how interesting it was. I usually like fantasy, fake life, science fiction, but journals are good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385007178133808237noreply@blogger.com