tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post6234837846735362383..comments2024-03-28T19:02:37.054+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Does it have to hurt? By Veronica Zundelauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-23434440922681082192015-06-20T05:55:04.993+01:002015-06-20T05:55:04.993+01:00Powerful, Veronica. Thank you.Powerful, Veronica. Thank you.Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-47138000312865342772015-06-19T18:32:53.855+01:002015-06-19T18:32:53.855+01:00Veronica, I admire your courage and resolve in pur...Veronica, I admire your courage and resolve in pursuing memoir writing because I have begun and faltered several times. My reasons are very similar to those stated by Fiona above. And I can also relate to the way our stories still tend to bleed onto the page, although maybe not in the manner we'd intended. <br />It's in blog posts and poetry that I yield to my emotions and feel led to share some deeply personal things which may never make their way into a book. It sounds like you're going through the toughest part and I would urge and encourage you to keep going if possible. Someone out there needs to read the words you share. Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-40269683798717078852015-06-19T13:12:48.165+01:002015-06-19T13:12:48.165+01:00You are immensely brave, Veronica. I once told som...You are immensely brave, Veronica. I once told someone the true story of my childhood. She asked me why I'd never written about it. I said I can't. And I still can't. It's complex, it's not just about avoiding the pain, but about protecting the people who don't know - and perhaps don't want to know - the truth. But I draw on the emotion of that in my other writing. At least that's what I tell myself. Keep on writing, Veronica.Fiona Veitch Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149126168135123118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-77577031698809168602015-06-19T11:03:33.906+01:002015-06-19T11:03:33.906+01:00Really powerful and moving - and so true. Thanks f...Really powerful and moving - and so true. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us Veronica xClaire Mustershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036616394571778969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-37894312812189000442015-06-19T10:02:10.404+01:002015-06-19T10:02:10.404+01:00I was going to say you've hit the nail on the ...I was going to say you've hit the nail on the head, Veronica, but knowing your humour, it might be more accurate to say you've hit the nail into your heart. I have a quotation on my books page, attributed to American author, Paul Gallico, for whom I used to work. It says: "It's only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader." Paul Gallico And I'm afraid he's right.<br />Having written about my daughter's death - five years after she gave up a 13yr heroin addiction - I know just how tough it is. The book was exactly what it's title says it is - A Painful Post Mortem. All I can say is, keep at it no matter how painful you find it. Because although I still weep at times, the reward is in knowing that you've given meaning to your loved one's life; and you've enriched your readers lives. That may be simply in by enlarging their vision, their understanding of something quite outside their experience. Or it may be that they're going through something similar themselves. Or it may be that you're bringing peace to those who've lost someone. Whatever it is, I believe you'll find peace and satisfaction eventually. May God bless you - and your work.Mel Menzieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026959995814159600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-8568163939825575442015-06-19T10:01:40.003+01:002015-06-19T10:01:40.003+01:00I am battling against writing from the heart it is...I am battling against writing from the heart it is a vulnerable place to be and yet God calls us into a place of openness and vulnerability to lean into him. Your story, the story of your brother, spoken from the heart could be the healing of another's heart. Keep going :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925242441001910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-23457569323705346092015-06-19T09:03:15.892+01:002015-06-19T09:03:15.892+01:00I think you answered your own question with the re...I think you answered your own question with the reference to Kingsolver and the fact that since then she's written nothing quite so outstanding or moving. I totally agree with you on that novel. It stayed with me for a long time after I'd read it, and one day I hope I'll get the chance to teach it. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-60487653594544317342015-06-19T08:53:52.330+01:002015-06-19T08:53:52.330+01:00I definitely write better when I'm hurting. Bu...I definitely write better when I'm hurting. But I also find the whole process of getting it down on paper, however painful, ultimately eases the agony a bit. An honest post with many challenges. Thank you...Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-70682888992914672172015-06-19T07:50:13.089+01:002015-06-19T07:50:13.089+01:00Veronica, you are very brave. It takes resolve to...Veronica, you are very brave. It takes resolve to write about painful memories. I am trying to do a similar thing, and like you I am not making much progress having reached the painful part of the story. My advice to myself is to have two types of writing going at the same time, so that I can take a break from the difficult task and do something lighter. (In my case this might be revising the early part of the story, which is written in a lack-lustre style. SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com