tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post7435194094321471435..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: A Question of Genre ( #IWSG )Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-16217501141414929692019-06-10T15:28:47.193-07:002019-06-10T15:28:47.193-07:00I don't get surrealism all that well but now a...I don't get surrealism all that well but now and then I like to read something that is not quite in the norm or easily understood. sometimes just enjoying the words is enough I think.<br /><br />I think everything's an experiment because we haven't done it yet so I don't mind experimental and non-traditional writings but I doubt I would write that kind of writing.<br /><br />I just want to say thanks for stopping by my blog, have a lovely day.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-9771713687018389272019-06-08T22:47:38.871-07:002019-06-08T22:47:38.871-07:00Sorry, Arlee, I meant ! Alex is next !Sorry, Arlee, I meant ! Alex is next !Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-44918007973910889172019-06-08T22:45:41.255-07:002019-06-08T22:45:41.255-07:00Dear Alex. Thank you for this uplifting post. This...Dear Alex. Thank you for this uplifting post. This morning I don’t feel quite as alone as Yesterday in my quirks !<br />Please do share your dream-like surreal writings. If not in a post, then send me some via email: susan.rouchard@cegetel.net <br />And I’ll send you some of mine !<br />Have an inspiring weekend.<br />Susan Baury Rouchard, also on WordPress. Life in Poetry.Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-7612659266328339582019-06-08T16:26:36.013-07:002019-06-08T16:26:36.013-07:00Lisa, that stuff without punctuation can be challe...Lisa, that stuff without punctuation can be challenging to read. Maybe you just have to be in the right state of mind to appreciate it.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-996666635728928522019-06-08T11:25:43.431-07:002019-06-08T11:25:43.431-07:00I like writing different genres. I was a teenager ...I like writing different genres. I was a teenager in the 70s and like some of the psychedelic stuff that came out then! Gertrude Stein was a writer who wrote without punctuation and to me, some of her stuff was surreal and psychedelic!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49366936472122707242019-06-06T21:32:37.320-07:002019-06-06T21:32:37.320-07:00Tanza, nothing wrong with that.
leeTanza, nothing wrong with that. <br /><br />leeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75444955831845257092019-06-06T21:31:55.663-07:002019-06-06T21:31:55.663-07:00Susan K, blogging helped me as well in regard to m...Susan K, blogging helped me as well in regard to more focus on writing. Having an outlet to get read by others is a great encouragement.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-14173998922447641512019-06-06T19:09:48.198-07:002019-06-06T19:09:48.198-07:00I have no genre orientation in writing....
Have a...I have no genre orientation in writing....<br /><br />Have a wonderful dayTanza Erlambanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033202053400016976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48973974407739258122019-06-06T16:43:30.780-07:002019-06-06T16:43:30.780-07:00Other genre just doesn't speak to me. I write...Other genre just doesn't speak to me. I write best when I write what I know, who I am.<br /><br />Blogging came along at the right time for me. All my random writing suddenly had a focus. Also, suddenly I was more faithful to writing every day.<br /><br />thanks for getting this all rolling, Arlee.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-18586564757830502472019-06-06T09:39:15.715-07:002019-06-06T09:39:15.715-07:00Diane, no plans to stop blogging yet, but then aga...Diane, no plans to stop blogging yet, but then again blogging came to me somewhat serendipitously and took me by storm for a while.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59619756208727021832019-06-06T09:36:30.611-07:002019-06-06T09:36:30.611-07:00Adrienne, I do enjoy film noir--watch a lot of it ...Adrienne, I do enjoy film noir--watch a lot of it in fact. The 1940's would be fun to visit, but I'm not totally sure that I'd want to live there.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-70715101166130206692019-06-06T09:35:15.967-07:002019-06-06T09:35:15.967-07:00H.R., I'm seeing experimental writing very rel...H.R., I'm seeing experimental writing very related to poetry. I guess that's partly where the term "creative writing" comes from.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-55443399307281491902019-06-06T09:33:54.431-07:002019-06-06T09:33:54.431-07:00Roland, I think purple prose might lend itself wel...Roland, I think purple prose might lend itself well to the surrealistic genre, but I think it might cross many genres. It can be distracting to read.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-17532877601586798882019-06-06T09:32:01.042-07:002019-06-06T09:32:01.042-07:00CW, your idea sounds like it would make for an exc...CW, your idea sounds like it would make for an excellent story.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4737142520679714872019-06-06T09:31:30.287-07:002019-06-06T09:31:30.287-07:00Liza, that is the essence of enjoying life I think...Liza, that is the essence of enjoying life I think: Do what you love. SOC is a good writing exercise I think.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-27366426357361014752019-06-06T09:30:16.681-07:002019-06-06T09:30:16.681-07:00Robyn, I tend to be OOTB I think--or least "o...Robyn, I tend to be OOTB I think--or least "outside the box". I often march to that old proverbial different drummer.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-67598706506086499392019-06-06T09:27:44.628-07:002019-06-06T09:27:44.628-07:00Diedre, I'm not sure how long I could stay in ...Diedre, I'm not sure how long I could stay in a job that required me to write about things in which I had no interest. Although if I wrote about certain topics enough I would eventually start having an interest in them. Haven't found out yet.<br /><br />There is a comfort in being in familiar territory.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-85635512222672427112019-06-06T09:25:08.848-07:002019-06-06T09:25:08.848-07:00Anna, it probably depends on a writer's skills...Anna, it probably depends on a writer's skills and coherency of thinking. Maybe matching writers and readers is a bit like entering into a romantic relationship.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-41898546992846884792019-06-06T09:23:08.050-07:002019-06-06T09:23:08.050-07:00L.Diane, often I think it's a stage of the you...L.Diane, often I think it's a stage of the youthful writer looking for voice. When I was in college I tended to be more rebellious and crazier thinking. Surrealistic nonsense fit with my state of mind back then.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-17704129508174966912019-06-06T09:21:24.395-07:002019-06-06T09:21:24.395-07:00David, we can write for the market or for a relati...David, we can write for the market or for a relatively small niche audience depending on our goals or the expediency of doing what we decide to do. You might enjoy the surrealistic style. You might find that you've written things already in this style.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-183303859999821862019-06-06T09:19:19.299-07:002019-06-06T09:19:19.299-07:00Loni, it's definitely on its own something or ...Loni, it's definitely on its own something or other.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49487625890519077022019-06-06T09:18:35.680-07:002019-06-06T09:18:35.680-07:00Mary, I agree that a good writer can be fairly eff...Mary, I agree that a good writer can be fairly effective with any topic or style if they set their mind to it. Thanks for your encouragement.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-9406161095181183392019-06-06T09:06:10.613-07:002019-06-06T09:06:10.613-07:00Carrie-Anne, there are so many different forms of ...Carrie-Anne, there are so many different forms of surrealism and related micro-genres that it can be easy to write something in one of those forms or do some crisscrossing through more than one. I'd relate surrealistic style to anything related to dreams or dreamlike in some sense.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-24360155440804926542019-06-06T08:26:42.822-07:002019-06-06T08:26:42.822-07:00Write what you love and keep blogging.Write what you love and keep blogging.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-62794336230032865342019-06-06T08:00:48.283-07:002019-06-06T08:00:48.283-07:00My favorite genre to read and write is noir myster...My favorite genre to read and write is noir mystery. I think I belong in the 1940's. Ha. Happy IWSG!Adrienne Reiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658753766385895790noreply@blogger.com