tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.comments2023-05-07T09:00:26.530+01:00Sapphist WritersNicki Hastiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08688408490931426245noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-74942236397006663472012-02-06T21:53:35.808+00:002012-02-06T21:53:35.808+00:00I'm really excited about our anthology. It'...I'm really excited about our anthology. It's lovely to have something "solid" as evidence of the wonderful diversity and creativity of our group...and it's very exciting to be able to share that with the world too. :)Rebecca S. Buckhttp://www.rebeccasbuck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-44467299027637487752012-02-05T19:04:17.168+00:002012-02-05T19:04:17.168+00:00We can definitely make the document available in t...We can definitely make the document available in text for those who need it that way, but it won't be as pretty :-) as a matter of interest, can you please let us know why you need a text file, and is there another way of us accommodating your needs without you losing all the formatting?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766763767316933590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-33995935537718601742012-02-05T12:13:27.190+00:002012-02-05T12:13:27.190+00:00Please can it be available in .txt format? Lookin...Please can it be available in .txt format? Looking forward to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-38175119560235174112012-02-03T17:47:08.894+00:002012-02-03T17:47:08.894+00:00Looks brilliant. Can't wait to get a copy! And...Looks brilliant. Can't wait to get a copy! And can't wait to get less busy so I can (finally) come along and meet you guys...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-71152903385669870812011-08-02T18:48:00.470+01:002011-08-02T18:48:00.470+01:00Bloody hell! I just wrote a whole rambling respons...Bloody hell! I just wrote a whole rambling response, but somehow it got lost. I can't do it again just now, but interested to see where the discussion goes. And fully supportive of where it's gone so far. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-55907572012944909052011-08-01T10:39:21.417+01:002011-08-01T10:39:21.417+01:00Hi Vic I completely agree with what you're say...Hi Vic I completely agree with what you're saying, but it doesn't conflict with the point I'm making at all, it's not about not wanting feedback, it's about wanting that in the right space at the right time and in the right way. As Rebecca points out more eloquently than me, novel writing is very different from poetry, and it's hard enough to merge the expertise of critiquing poetry, novel-writing, blog and short story writing let alone add to that that we appreciate different genres and may have different takes on what good writing actually is.<br />One of the important things I do as a writer is go to a book group and regularly listen to readers tearing apart “great” writers, it’s a wonderful exercise in perspective!<br /><br />There is more than one way to skin a cat, as they say, and I hope that our own individual journeys as writers are all valid, and we all hopefully know what’s best for ourselves and what meshes with our own writing style, genre, and personal psychology.<br /><br />Sapphist Writers is a very general group, it was always intended as an opportunity to connect, explore and network. Although all that stuff about being thick-skinned is what we think makes us better as writers, I believe indulging our creativity and “playing” are equally important. I could also cite a number of famous authors who say that critiquing from writers groups is of dubious value. Sapphist Writers was also always intended to be there for all writers, not just those hell-bent on publication.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798491704599957447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-62516937975428810302011-08-01T09:09:13.301+01:002011-08-01T09:09:13.301+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798491704599957447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-9199165479882466512011-07-31T12:52:34.154+01:002011-07-31T12:52:34.154+01:00I suppose it all comes down to what you want from ...I suppose it all comes down to what you want from a writing group--a place to simply enjoy the flow of creativity and the friendship around you, or a place that pushes you hard with the goal of publication at the end of a piece. <br /><br />As an editor, I know you can not publish without constructive feedback--NOT negative feedback, but constructive. No writer is perfect or writes the perfect piece without years and years of feedback and work on their craft. <br /><br />But if your goal is to simply enjoy writing, without worrying about the end result, then constructive feedback isn't as important. <br /><br />And if this group is about nurturing and simply the enjoyment of putting down words, then that's lovely. <br /><br />I do feel the need to say this: as a writer who wants to publish, you must have a thick skin, because NO writing is wonderful and perfect from the outset. You must be able to listen and accept that you have too many gerunds/adjectives/clauses or that your characters aren't perhaps coming across in the way you want them to. And wouldn't you rather know that than have people simply pat you on the back and tell you how wonderful it all is, even if that isn't true? <br /><br />I am hard on the authors I edit because I want their stories, their creations, to be the absolute best they can be before they go to print. And in that way, their writing just gets better and better. <br /><br />Nurturing and positivity are without question wonderful, but so is the kind of feedback that allows you to make the changes that make your writing stronger.<br /><br />In my opinion, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-69848751966086864092011-07-28T20:43:50.105+01:002011-07-28T20:43:50.105+01:00Personally, I value both constructive feedback and...Personally, I value both constructive feedback and the space to freewrite my socks off! I use the group as a catalyst for my work. Ideas come out of what we have shared, and I tend to take my writings home as snippets to be worked on at some time in the future. I love hearing other women's work, the polished and the raw, and I'm happy to give feedback when requested, though it will rarely be overly technical. Having been put off writing for over ten years after sharing some of my works with a poetry group and getting damning feedback because it dealt with hard emotional subjects, I value being able to write difficult themed work and not have it thrown back at me with rash comments. I think our women's writing space is a precious one and value everyone within it.Codienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-29379182207286834282011-07-28T19:50:58.005+01:002011-07-28T19:50:58.005+01:00I've thought and thought about this. I've ...I've thought and thought about this. I've been on both sides of the fence, and well and truly on the fence. I am a serious writer, with publication as a goal. I'm well aware that part of that involves accepting constructive criticism. But I'm also very aware that writing is a personal and emotional process that requires a safe space to find expression. Yes, writing well is a technical discipline, but it's also creative and involves the heart as well as the mind. <br />All writers are different. For some public workshopping is useful and crucial. For others, like me, it's hard to deal with. Personally, I wouldn't join a formal writing workshop, where the emphasis was on critique. I suppose, from the start, I've seen Sapphist Writers more as a space where women come together to experiment with words, to talk about words, to love words. In so many different ways.<br />The differences are crucial. We're all so different--and write so many different things--that I actually don't feel we can be a very effective workshop. I can't critique a poem to save my life. But I can appreciate it when it's shared with me.<br />So, honestly, I think we maybe need to seperate the different functions of our group. Maybe even have seperate meetings. There is the safe, creative, social space, an accepting group where we experiment with words, free writing and discussing informally. And there is the more technical writing workshop. <br />Maybe we can do both. But I think we have to accept that both aren't suitable for everyone. And that's fine. I think we can all use the wonderful connections this group gives us to get what we want from it. Without being worried about what is "correct" for a writers' group.<br />So thank you, Sandy, for expressing this. I'm interested to see what everyone else thinks! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-28553647705806381682011-07-28T17:21:54.560+01:002011-07-28T17:21:54.560+01:00That was beautifully expressed Sandy and captures ...That was beautifully expressed Sandy and captures so much of what I value about our group. Since I have been part of Sapphist Writers I have felt held and heard by some wonderful souls. What I value so much is being able to share our words without having to have a shared aim for what happens to those words out in the world. I'm in awe of those of you who are able to write in such a way that allows you to be published but that isn't something that I see as a goal for my writing at this point. I love the way that I can open up by reading something that came from inside me, and to feel that it has been accepted by the group. Thank you fellow writers xoxfire dragonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-69751503758265196372010-12-09T06:10:42.244+00:002010-12-09T06:10:42.244+00:00The boss said no one could take time off because t...The boss said no one could take time off because the world went on.<br /><br />That's exactly right, so let's keep moving.REACHhttp://www.ecoangel.jp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-3363556960342687992010-04-01T02:44:13.610+01:002010-04-01T02:44:13.610+01:00Great performance, thanks for their hard work.Great performance, thanks for their hard work.ヤフカテhttp://100-links.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-4420872810412825202010-03-31T11:40:13.496+01:002010-03-31T11:40:13.496+01:00That's great, because all of them must be very...That's great, because all of them must be very happy.被リンクを増やすhttp://addamaniac.com/flow.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-63782333693371164102010-03-23T05:39:33.901+00:002010-03-23T05:39:33.901+00:00Yes, with my smile, thank you for the ode.Yes, with my smile, thank you for the ode.風俗 SEOhttp://f-links.com/ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-71697661897759534502010-02-14T16:56:38.647+00:002010-02-14T16:56:38.647+00:00We really must get rid of the spam comments. They&...We really must get rid of the spam comments. They're really starting to spoil the blog. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm off now to find out more about Joan Jett... I wonder if she'll inspire me this way? :-) Nice one Rebecca.TechnoDykenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-55265653461420791432010-02-06T11:55:21.337+00:002010-02-06T11:55:21.337+00:00A good tentative contribution. Good job.A good tentative contribution. Good job.SEO 成果報酬http://tuu.jp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-685113896768843842010-02-02T05:09:58.933+00:002010-02-02T05:09:58.933+00:00This is a good start, and good luck to everybody.This is a good start, and good luck to everybody.SEOリンクhttp://addamaniac.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-25212438456979334902010-02-01T06:57:16.754+00:002010-02-01T06:57:16.754+00:00Scrying on the Moon
By sibylline light
appear ima...Scrying on the Moon<br /><br />By sibylline light<br />appear images I recognize,<br />creviced captures of my life.<br />I know her judgment to be my own.<br /><br />"Nourished by Moon rivers<br />mythical cavern blooms<br />unseen by sunlight<br />glow green." Thus she sets the scene;<br />becomes the prophecy.<br /><br />"Purest white simplicity<br />curved to suggest fragility<br />faith fed maiden ready for <br />plucking,<br />given in bondage to womanly woes,<br />hard rows to hoe<br />for that little bit of hug through <br />crying of night.<br /><br />Fate of Trojan soldiers, sacrificed to lust.<br />Unbended, beg for the boon of drama<br />high adventure<br />sneaking into sad hotels<br />for a fix or a tumble.<br />Laughs,<br />deadly play,<br />danger, a real chance.<br /><br />Barefoot in the snow<br />icy roads<br />winds so strong<br />I could not make you hear.<br />I thought you were my destiny.<br />These thoughts are far from clear;<br />but I believed<br />song lyrics from somber deities<br />would not lie, leave me<br />dying, fading into winter's grey<br />drifting clouds,<br />endless sorrow endured for naught.<br />Lost on this careless corner,<br />dreaming of oblivion, intent on visions<br />like rain<br />tapping against eternity's<br />vast windowpane.<br />Scenic serenity.<br />Nature's gradations of green<br />soothes tired eyes,<br />trembling nerves, throbbing veins.<br />Slivers of moonlight reflect<br />in withered refrains, unearth secrets<br />embedded in song<br />effervescing through cool pure air<br /><br />cleansing the uprising nestling<br />set aflame<br />resurrected<br />tempered mettle,<br />pure, wise, tested<br />engorged with the will<br />to rise"libramoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077072773341726387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-64034707459338386092010-01-28T07:21:52.950+00:002010-01-28T07:21:52.950+00:00Good luck to you, hope everything will go well.Good luck to you, hope everything will go well.SEO 被リンクhttp://100-links.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-58322155381389869602010-01-23T01:52:39.839+00:002010-01-23T01:52:39.839+00:00Seems a little nervous at first.
Then good!Seems a little nervous at first.<br /><br />Then good!SEOリンクhttp://addamaniac.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-80863889041019536822010-01-11T00:52:34.755+00:002010-01-11T00:52:34.755+00:00That's great. I'm quite not good at writti...That's great. I'm quite not good at writting poem.<br /><br />But it's not bad to appreciate others' poem.SEO 被リンクhttp://100-links.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-58278077358846512672010-01-02T13:21:58.522+00:002010-01-02T13:21:58.522+00:00Karen, you are a genius. Your words and phrases ...Karen, you are a genius. Your words and phrases always set me thinking.Davidhttp://inhand.jp/qaw/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-19707672402590250242009-12-02T01:01:29.815+00:002009-12-02T01:01:29.815+00:00Good read, thanks for the sharing.Good read, thanks for the sharing.Millanhttp://www.ginza-chida.net/peowl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443084695530006335.post-45410096704098043932009-11-19T07:08:28.606+00:002009-11-19T07:08:28.606+00:00Late, it was late.Late, it was late.Jackhttp://www.hokutop.net/fr/noreply@blogger.com