tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post3700512465281343928..comments2023-09-07T07:41:28.307-04:00Comments on Zestful Writing: Good Writing Doesn't FlinchElizabeth Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-5320155130184175552013-06-14T09:13:57.760-04:002013-06-14T09:13:57.760-04:00I'm thrilled to hear from you, Carolisabella! ...I'm thrilled to hear from you, Carolisabella! Very glad you're finding the book worthwhile, and thank you for taking the time and trouble to stop in at this blog and tell me so. Write on, and keep me posted, OK?Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-36798756516144251962013-06-14T09:12:06.461-04:002013-06-14T09:12:06.461-04:00Wow! Peter, I'm impressed with your insight an...Wow! Peter, I'm impressed with your insight and courage. I'd never thought about healing old trauma the way you just described: ripping open that dressing (or hey-cutting open the scar) and going in and doing the job of healing right. Which probably involves more pain, but pain that gets you to the other side.<br /><br />Thank you for looking in, and mega thanks for sharing your own hard-won wisdom. And best wishes as you continue your journey of healing and gaining strength.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-34853669396175532302013-06-14T07:01:25.485-04:002013-06-14T07:01:25.485-04:00Hi, I’d just like to say thank you for writing “Yo...Hi, I’d just like to say thank you for writing “You’ve Got a Book In You”. I bought it some weeks ago – and I’m still in reading (and working) mode - and so far your book has been a great help and inspiration. So, thanks once again!Carolisabellahttp://rohitmedenbok.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-22708945922345579372013-06-13T20:44:35.333-04:002013-06-13T20:44:35.333-04:00So true, Elizabeth. I don't write nearly as m...So true, Elizabeth. I don't write nearly as much volume as I would like to, but one of the things that I love (and hate!) about writing is working through the emotional fallout of the piece. I like to write about things that scare me, anger me and hurt me. Writing about it is like picking at a scab and making it bleed every day for three months. There are things that upset me so much I can't write about them yet (like child abuse).<br /><br />And yet, the writing acts as a salve once it's done. I have expressed how I feel about an issue (like religious intolerance, injustice, hunger, betrayal), felt the emotion, and grieved, but at the same time can look at it coldly and clinically to craft the expression in a way that makes sense in my world. <br /><br />I feel like it has developed the emotional muscles that allow me to conquer my fears in ways that I wasn't able to when I was face to face with them. It's like treating an injury after the trauma has occurred. I wasn't able to defend myself when it was happening, but the writing enabled me to rip it back open and dress the wound more efficiently, the way EMTs and ER doctors do. <br /><br />I do believe writing has enabled me to avoid becoming an emotional cripple, and for that I am truly grateful. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238062071462557468noreply@blogger.com