tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post114141708607614270..comments2023-10-22T04:53:10.706-07:00Comments on LIVING THE WRITER'S LIFE: MAMWLAD FY NHAD: LAND OF MY FATHERS. AN ODE TO WALES ON ST. DAVID'S DAYWynn Bextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1141834726179422312006-03-08T08:18:00.000-08:002006-03-08T08:18:00.000-08:00It sounds like your father had a hard but happy an...It sounds like your father had a hard but happy and interesting life. The family history about the mining is fascinating, Wynn, especially what you discovered about Senghenydd. I very much enjoyed your <I>Dragons</I> excerpt. Sounds like a captivating story.Daisy Dexter Dobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431829813135214824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1141520028842972392006-03-04T16:53:00.000-08:002006-03-04T16:53:00.000-08:00As I teach a creative writing class (Prompting the...As I teach a creative writing class (Prompting the Muse) I know how important it is to let people 'create'. In my class I give them the prompt, they can write whatever they want (Poetry, play, essay etc) unless it's a specific assignment for a short story. I might suggest someone try to write first or third person for their story but it's up to the writer's choice. I tried it for Olwen's story as suggested and it didn't work. I also workshopped it with a certain group I was in at the time and the responses were not at all helpful (often negative, in fact). So, I gave up. I realize now it's a great story and needs to be told. And being involved in classes and writing workshops I'm very careful to point out that the critiques are meant to 'help', not 'discourage' a writer.<BR/><BR/>I didn't intend to leave "Dragons" on the shelf for so long. It just happened. And now, thinking it over, I have fresh new ideas and know I can finish it whenever I allow myself to begin again.<BR/><BR/>No, I can't work on "Shadow" and "Dragons" simultaneously because they are two quite different voices. And yes, I do have a third book already planned and titled "The Black Dove" which will be about Alexander's mother Olympias's life.Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1141498621309886622006-03-04T10:57:00.000-08:002006-03-04T10:57:00.000-08:00Argh, teachers in creative subjects should know be...Argh, teachers in creative subjects should know better than to <I>insist</I> on something. I probably can be glad there's no such thing as Creative Writing courses in Germany, it may have saved me from a lot of trouble.<BR/><BR/>Well, the worlds of Olwen and Alexander are quite different, else I'd say work on both at the same time. But in this case it might prove difficult to change the mindset. My Roman books share the same world, after all, the difference is rather being in Talorcan's culture, or Horatius', and both are in the same book. :-)<BR/><BR/>Sending Olwen into Alexander's world could be some fun. A third book?Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1141491527608824012006-03-04T08:58:00.000-08:002006-03-04T08:58:00.000-08:00Thanks for the heads up on the NG edition. I'll ha...Thanks for the heads up on the NG edition. I'll have to pick one up. The trouble with going back to Olwen's story right now is that I'll have to do a lot more research and redo what I've already done. So I can' really spare the time when it's so crucial for me to finish "Shadow"<BR/>However, I feel her calling...and I know once I can return to her story I will have a better chance of finishing it. (I got screwed up with it because my creative writing teacher kept insisting it should be in third person so I tried, and got all mixed up!)Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10059313.post-1141469069930239882006-03-04T02:44:00.000-08:002006-03-04T02:44:00.000-08:00I love Celtic mythology and Celtic customs. There ...I love Celtic mythology and Celtic customs. There is an excellent article about all things Celt in the National Geographic this month (I got it because of the DNA articla that fascinated me so)<BR/>This was a lovely post to read! Thank you!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.com