tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post2905830664893046260..comments2024-01-12T02:52:06.482-06:00Comments on what women write: Karen Harrington on Writing and Nature vs. NurtureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-69974449453347593202010-02-05T21:45:18.148-06:002010-02-05T21:45:18.148-06:00I enjoy the likes of John Irving and it amazes me ...I enjoy the likes of John Irving and it amazes me how they can write the way they do. As for me, brevity is the way i go. Not because i don't want to, it's because i can't! And no, i haven't had any training in writing.Bungzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400705050393549441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-27709767647614624102010-02-05T14:23:54.912-06:002010-02-05T14:23:54.912-06:00As always, I enjoyed reading your post, Karen. I ...As always, I enjoyed reading your post, Karen. I think I'm more of a nature writer rather than nurture. I'm still wrapping my brain around this very cool way of approaching our writing style. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-19871859915319384082010-02-05T14:11:33.820-06:002010-02-05T14:11:33.820-06:00I "hear" life, as well as what I like wr...I "hear" life, as well as what I like writing best, in more of a Conroy style than a Hemingway style. There are times when a Hemingway style was needed: news stories, articles, grant requests, computer manuals, etc. But the older I get, the more difficult it is for me write "logical" rather than impressionistic. I wonder if all of us are like that: we can write differently when we have to even if we don't always want to.<br /><br />MalcolmMalcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-35053846216045354872010-02-05T09:06:06.074-06:002010-02-05T09:06:06.074-06:00I am very much the interior decorator and I think ...I am very much the interior decorator and I think it is genetic. My family includes artists of the page, canvas, and even the soil (my dad builds golf courses). Though I only dabble in painting, I easily write from the point of view of a painter because our composition techniques are so similar. I adore John Irving and Pat Conroy and I can't stand Hemingway. That's not to say there are no minimalists I like or that I have the patience to read pages of description about a sunset or a room or what a character is wearing. If I'm going to make the effort to paint a scene there must be a purpose behind it, a reason for the reader not to be tempted to skim ahead.<br /><br />By the way, Karen, thank you for filling in for me today! Great post.Kim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100854132576647442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-50729895079398759242010-02-05T09:01:23.004-06:002010-02-05T09:01:23.004-06:00Welcome, Karen! This is a great post. I think it g...Welcome, Karen! This is a great post. I think it gets back to that elusive idea of voice. I don't think voice can be learned; voice comes from within. I think style can be learned but how we apply it is a function of who we are as writers. When we try to thwart our own natural voice to emulate another style, it can sound very forced.Jenna Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591399291903261245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967179224372520114.post-25897517202239901462010-02-05T08:27:16.872-06:002010-02-05T08:27:16.872-06:00Thanks for having me here today. This is one of my...Thanks for having me here today. This is one of my favorite blogs. It's nice to be here with so many interesting writers. <br /><br />K. HarringtonKaren Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425141684712829990noreply@blogger.com