Comments on: 100 Words: Sledding [Snow] http://blog.writenothing.com/2008/01/24/100-words-sledding/ Writing and I have a love/hate relationship. And by that I mean hate/hate/love. But I'm gonna do it anyways... so you might as well come along for the ride Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Reflecting Pool at Reflections on a Ridiculous World http://blog.writenothing.com/2008/01/24/100-words-sledding/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Reflecting Pool at Reflections on a Ridiculous World Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:05:07 +0000 http://writing.yulebomb.net/2008/01/24/100-words-sledding/#comment-101 <p>[...] The most rewarding part of the semester, and one of the strongest motivators for my choosing to spend my writing time under BG is the plethora of writing games designed to shake up our (writing) realities a bit. These are just what I need to get away from my traditional writing mindset, which is rather locked-down, not to mention intimidating. As I spent a few minutes looking over my EL170 blog (which I’ve just imported, see the archives) I noticed that the results of the exercises, especially the 100 words pieces, have been much more complete and well-rounded. My ability to write to the constraints without being as splayed out in intimidated perfectionist frustration has been rather refreshing. [...]</p> [...] The most rewarding part of the semester, and one of the strongest motivators for my choosing to spend my writing time under BG is the plethora of writing games designed to shake up our (writing) realities a bit. These are just what I need to get away from my traditional writing mindset, which is rather locked-down, not to mention intimidating. As I spent a few minutes looking over my EL170 blog (which I’ve just imported, see the archives) I noticed that the results of the exercises, especially the 100 words pieces, have been much more complete and well-rounded. My ability to write to the constraints without being as splayed out in intimidated perfectionist frustration has been rather refreshing. [...]

]]> By: Alex R http://blog.writenothing.com/2008/01/24/100-words-sledding/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Alex R Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:03:57 +0000 http://writing.yulebomb.net/2008/01/24/100-words-sledding/#comment-74 <p>When you read this I was with you- especially the Fannie speech- could you get any slower? You write beautifully in these ancedotal shorts. The shoes one is great too- the normalcy of your feet in your eyes even though they are growing absurdly.</p> <p>The note on girls in high heels is also a great one- we wear them to make our legs sexy long- but walking hurts so fucking much we ruin the effect. The backfires of vanity, eh?</p> When you read this I was with you- especially the Fannie speech- could you get any slower? You write beautifully in these ancedotal shorts. The shoes one is great too- the normalcy of your feet in your eyes even though they are growing absurdly.

The note on girls in high heels is also a great one- we wear them to make our legs sexy long- but walking hurts so fucking much we ruin the effect. The backfires of vanity, eh?

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