tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post8155494356910637721..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: APRIL 22 -- AN OUTLAW EVEN TO TIMERoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-86506121451304482352014-04-22T14:28:58.146-05:002014-04-22T14:28:58.146-05:00Taryn:
Thanks! The ghost of Mark Twain sends a win...Taryn:<br />Thanks! The ghost of Mark Twain sends a wink your way!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-47197345077968637452014-04-22T13:57:05.764-05:002014-04-22T13:57:05.764-05:00I love the Mark Twain quote at the beginning. Spec...I love the Mark Twain quote at the beginning. Spectacular.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1416874856860013212014-04-22T12:48:13.091-05:002014-04-22T12:48:13.091-05:00Hilary:
There are too many books out there for any...Hilary:<br />There are too many books out there for any of us to be called well-read!<br /><br />Audiobooks are fun if you are on the road like I am, and it sounds like you you plan to be. Just be careful as you drive while you listen!!<br /><br />TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE narrated by Gary Sinse is an entertaining listen. :-)<br /><br />Chrys:<br />Gypsy was hard on my stacks of books with her claws! And like your cats, she chewed cardboard as well -- Mark Twain said she needed the fiber, don't you know!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43543035563221605252014-04-22T11:50:05.442-05:002014-04-22T11:50:05.442-05:00Mark Twain might not have seen cats eating manuscr...Mark Twain might not have seen cats eating manuscripts before, but mine eat cardboard boxes so my manuscripts might be next. hahaChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12132327325823222392014-04-22T11:44:54.118-05:002014-04-22T11:44:54.118-05:00Hi Roland - well you've introduced me to lots ...Hi Roland - well you've introduced me to lots here ... I am not well read, I admit. However you also send me off to audio books - and I must get myself geared up for that - once the Challenge is over I shall definitely sort the audio bit out .. especially as I expect I'll be taking off in the car and I can listen as I drive the motorway or lanes ... <br /><br />Cheers - I shall definitely remember these - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12115409321141180632014-04-22T11:39:02.723-05:002014-04-22T11:39:02.723-05:00Donna:
Steinbeck nearly cried. He felt he never re...Donna:<br />Steinbeck nearly cried. He felt he never re-captured the novel as he had first written it. :-(<br /><br />Robin:<br />Steinbeck loved his sons. In AMERICA AND THE AMERICANS, his articles including his young sons are full of love and warmth -- and humor, too. :-) I'm glad you clicked over to the full letter.<br /><br />D.G.:<br />I slept 13 hours straight yesterday. After the surgeries and the knifing, it takes me longer to recover from these solo weekends as a rare blood courier!<br /><br />You really need to read TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE. I enjoyed but was saddened by his visit to New Orleans during one of its ugliest episodes. :-(<br /><br />"In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable." <br /><br />That might apply to trying to convey the problem of expressing the human heart in conflict with itself. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46564065748254700902014-04-22T10:19:09.723-05:002014-04-22T10:19:09.723-05:00It's admirable that he even addressed the issu...It's admirable that he even addressed the issue, it shows good communication between him and his son. I like the 'nothing good gets away' idea, but it doesn't always ring true. I've never read Travels with Charlie.<br /><br />I think this is a good writer's mantra, especially if the material is otherworldly(scifi, paranormal, fantasy):<br /><br />"In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable." <br /><br />Yes, so don't explain. . .tell a story instead. I like that. Hope you survived the hectic weekend.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43205665318594015002014-04-22T09:07:10.813-05:002014-04-22T09:07:10.813-05:00I clicked the link and read the letter in full. I ...I clicked the link and read the letter in full. I tried to imagine receiving a letter like that from my father... how wonderful. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-77847796436459757552014-04-22T01:40:57.361-05:002014-04-22T01:40:57.361-05:00So is that where the excuse "my dog ate my ho...So is that where the excuse "my dog ate my homework" came from?dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-31785991360284450502014-04-22T00:01:43.179-05:002014-04-22T00:01:43.179-05:00Helena:
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY would be a good non-f...Helena:<br />TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY would be a good non-fiction of his to start with. It is like a time machine to 1960! His social conscience was still as strong and moral. I need to read CANNERY ROW. :-)<br /><br />Elephant's Child:<br />Bad Max! If you can, listen to the audiobook of TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY narrated by Gary Sinse. He does a marvelous job!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-27650712031103485132014-04-21T23:51:22.239-05:002014-04-21T23:51:22.239-05:00So Max started 'the dog ate my homework' l...So Max started 'the dog ate my homework' line...<br />And yes, Travels with Charlie is a classic - which you have reminded me it is time I reread.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-21868400556862733492014-04-21T23:46:28.075-05:002014-04-21T23:46:28.075-05:00Steinbeck came out of a Depression-era generation ...Steinbeck came out of a Depression-era generation that had a strong social conscience. Even in his short books like Of Mice and Men there was a universal message, a largeness of spirit and heart that made his stories important ones. But I'm ashamed to say I haven't read his nonfiction, so I've got some catching up to do.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-49178060059647450072014-04-21T22:16:24.522-05:002014-04-21T22:16:24.522-05:00Inger:
He wrote CANNERY ROW for the G.I.'s in ...Inger:<br />He wrote CANNERY ROW for the G.I.'s in WWII who asked him to write something over which they could laugh. So he did.<br /><br />His TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY is my favorite book of his, too. I listen to the audiobook of it by Gary Sinse over and over again as I drive the rural roads on my blood runs. :-)<br /><br />David:<br />Ouch! Great pun. LOL. I listen to his audiobook, OF AMERICAN AND AMERICANS which is a collection of most of his non-fiction. His recollection of a winter trip to a remote cabin in the winter is priceless. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35187493048692811062014-04-21T22:07:31.388-05:002014-04-21T22:07:31.388-05:00I have never read the nonfiction of Steinbeck. Fun...I have never read the nonfiction of Steinbeck. Funny that his first draft of Mice and Men was eaten by his dog, maybe the dog found the Grapes of Wrath too sour. ;-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67887952151498292292014-04-21T21:57:57.384-05:002014-04-21T21:57:57.384-05:00He may have been the first American writer I ever ...He may have been the first American writer I ever read as a young person back in Sweden. I have always liked him a lot. I liked Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row and I remember being astonished when I discovered how many liters there were to a gallon. That's what they drank, gallons of wine. His travels with Charley may have been my favorite book. No surprise there, I guess.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35137627551624550682014-04-21T21:08:02.071-05:002014-04-21T21:08:02.071-05:00Alex:
I truly get more out of the non-fiction of J...Alex:<br />I truly get more out of the non-fiction of John Steinbeck than I do his fiction. He was a wise and kind man, despite the dour look often on his face!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-51227435920088167702014-04-21T20:54:28.400-05:002014-04-21T20:54:28.400-05:00Wise words from a father. If it's right, it ha...Wise words from a father. If it's right, it happens.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com