tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post3236804458043857597..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: 7 Lessons for Creatives from the Life of J.R.R. Tolkien, Part 1Edie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-24496265266869378382015-05-12T17:09:10.716-04:002015-05-12T17:09:10.716-04:00Great post. What a joy--to escape in good storytel...Great post. What a joy--to escape in good storytelling--either reading it or writing it. Julie Garmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774724750356986307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-56699972456423573062015-05-09T07:40:50.800-04:002015-05-09T07:40:50.800-04:00That's the way my family was when I was growin...That's the way my family was when I was growing up, Marjorie. I'd sit with my cousins in Grandma's porch swing, telling stories and laughing at everything. When we weren't doing that, we were putting on talent shows and creating mysteries that I literally got lost in. I miss that front porch. Thanks for joining the conversation!Vonda Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709374938210704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-55681751313590408112015-05-08T12:19:10.761-04:002015-05-08T12:19:10.761-04:00Storytelling has always been my other world. My pa...Storytelling has always been my other world. My parents and grandparents were storytellers. We’ve a story to tell to the nations...what better way than through stories?<br />Thanks for posting about J.R.R. Tolkien.Marjorie Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921305674139662221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-54593412339265859132015-05-08T09:51:26.805-04:002015-05-08T09:51:26.805-04:00I started out doing those same things, Ane! I KNEW...I started out doing those same things, Ane! I KNEW we were sisters!Vonda Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709374938210704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-11947908294290411012015-05-08T07:58:52.358-04:002015-05-08T07:58:52.358-04:00Love this, Vonda. Before I started writing, I used...Love this, Vonda. Before I started writing, I used my creativity to write funny poems for my bosses clients. That's when I began to realize, like #3, my day job wasn't my art. I could write! Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.com