tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post6213626795766077534..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: A Recipe for Creative PeopleConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-82347314758676872002007-11-12T09:12:00.000-08:002007-11-12T09:12:00.000-08:00Nancy, what kind of jewelry do you create? Can we ...Nancy, what kind of jewelry do you create? Can we see some? And I'd add to your list: reading. Not enough time to read and it sure is blissful.<BR/><BR/>And Kathy, sometimes I think what really slows me down is my continual sniffing...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-77650641425915401062007-11-12T05:57:00.000-08:002007-11-12T05:57:00.000-08:00If I really followed my bliss I'd do nothing but w...If I really followed my bliss I'd do nothing but write short stories, make jewelry, garden, chatter on blogs, and have lunch with friends. Writing novels is not bliss (to me), although having written them is pretty nice.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-6303510140425294972007-11-11T20:08:00.000-08:002007-11-11T20:08:00.000-08:00You both make great points. I do believe as we pra...You both make great points. I do believe as we practice and grow we are more able to recognize what's right and wrong in our writing and others.<BR/>But to continue the cooking analogy, there comes a time to stop adding spices and just put the dang thing in the oven. <BR/>I'm still sweating away the words, though, and not in the sniffing to see what works and what doesn't stage.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-57806525601511337162007-11-10T12:57:00.000-08:002007-11-10T12:57:00.000-08:00Aha! Well, he should know...but I do believe that ...Aha! Well, he should know...but I do believe that all writers are geniuses...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-83442081470007829042007-11-10T11:29:00.000-08:002007-11-10T11:29:00.000-08:00I believe you are misquoting Thomas Edison who sai...I believe you are misquoting Thomas Edison who said, "<I>Genius</I> is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration".Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-13096186428566590952007-11-10T10:55:00.000-08:002007-11-10T10:55:00.000-08:00Excellent points in your post, jim. Reminded me of...Excellent points in your post, jim. Reminded me of the saying: Everything is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. <BR/><BR/>Now who said that first?Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-84165119515660035812007-11-10T04:05:00.000-08:002007-11-10T04:05:00.000-08:00I started to reply to this but my response got so ...I started to reply to this but my response got so long I decided to post it on my own blog here: <A HREF="http://jim-murdoch.blogspot.com/2007/11/practice-practice-practice.html" REL="nofollow">Practice, practice, practice</A>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com