tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post3284582747571296586..comments2024-02-16T02:33:52.334-08:00Comments on In The Writer's Closet: Write and Link #2: When Suddenly I SawNatalia Lialinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-21788818845185812582015-07-05T17:13:14.206-07:002015-07-05T17:13:14.206-07:00This is great to read. Made me feel tingling in my...This is great to read. Made me feel tingling in my stomach. <br /><br />I was always wondering how gypsy fortune tellers are doing the magic. I mean, it's always the same basically, or at least it was in Poland many years ago. They'd ask you to place a coin, tell ou something, then ask you for paper and so on and so on and then they'd just disappear:D I met a gypsy fortune teller just once and she suprisingly didn't want any money. I promised myself I'd remember what she'd said but time passed and I don't remember anymore. I just know it was something uplifting, not 'I see many children, husband and love' but actually something unexpected, yet I just can't remember:)<br /><br />I so hope I will make it next time and share something too.<br />xxxxxToTylkoJahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127354467687266821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-84884831682194482032015-07-01T14:14:22.468-07:002015-07-01T14:14:22.468-07:00just stopping by to thank you for your comment and...just stopping by to thank you for your comment and for reading my story. I'm looking forward to our next link up.Ivana Splithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908566377732204399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-52473149721727858592015-06-30T09:43:15.634-07:002015-06-30T09:43:15.634-07:00I'm so glad you made it this month too, Ivana!...I'm so glad you made it this month too, Ivana! No, of course it is not against "the rules" :-) which are pretty simple to begin with and design to give us all freedom to create and just enough common ground and push to start, that's the idea anyway. I'm off to read your story!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-13792081179355637982015-06-30T07:30:41.580-07:002015-06-30T07:30:41.580-07:00I have linked up an old story of mine that I manag...I have linked up an old story of mine that I managed to rewrite today...I just wasn't able to write anything new, I hope this is not against the rules:) Have a lovely day.Ivana Splithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908566377732204399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-65675113369226170442015-06-29T05:20:51.580-07:002015-06-29T05:20:51.580-07:00I'm working on a story, but I'm afraid tha...I'm working on a story, but I'm afraid that I've encountered a writer's block of some kind. We'll see if I can sort it out by tomorrow.Ivana Splithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908566377732204399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-84886774637318193372015-06-28T14:00:34.069-07:002015-06-28T14:00:34.069-07:00Oh Ivana! Thank you so much for such an insightful...Oh Ivana! Thank you so much for such an insightful comment! You totally got it. Much love to you! I do hope to see your story too! xxxNatalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-58630183276997284372015-06-28T13:35:28.743-07:002015-06-28T13:35:28.743-07:00I was absoultely bewitched by this short story of ...I was absoultely bewitched by this short story of yours...I hanged on every word. It's poetic prose, well written and beautiful...wonderful descriptions and dialoque...but what impressed me the most was the message that the gypsy woman gave to that girl...the message of not looking for justice.<br /><br />Sometimes things that happened to us are not fair and we shoul just let go instead of trying to find an answer to everything...as hard as it is to believe for some of us, sometimes we are not to blame for everything.<br /><br />So what I'm trying ro say is that this story resonated on a personal level with me.Ivana Splithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908566377732204399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-28943622958720232482015-06-28T13:20:27.516-07:002015-06-28T13:20:27.516-07:00Thank you so much, Jill, for saying it - it means ...Thank you so much, Jill, for saying it - it means a lot to me!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-11805683511915507422015-06-27T23:55:44.753-07:002015-06-27T23:55:44.753-07:00A truly touching story, I so enjoyed your descript...A truly touching story, I so enjoyed your descriptions of the gypsy woman and her blue eyes.Beautifully written.Jill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393826705818799236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-35849127147841760882015-06-27T12:59:19.080-07:002015-06-27T12:59:19.080-07:00Isn't it a truthful description, Joni? I think...Isn't it a truthful description, Joni? I think every one of us at least once experienced such a flow of tears... Thank you! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-29520932271858937622015-06-27T12:58:19.690-07:002015-06-27T12:58:19.690-07:00Makovsky is such a brilliant painter, isn't he...Makovsky is such a brilliant painter, isn't he? Love his work. Thank you for your always so kind and encouraging comments, my love.Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-24997356188577307752015-06-27T12:57:21.445-07:002015-06-27T12:57:21.445-07:00Then you know just exactly how it feels, my dear! ...Then you know just exactly how it feels, my dear! Thank you.Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-51272832798161309222015-06-27T12:56:49.273-07:002015-06-27T12:56:49.273-07:00I am so, so very touched that you find it evocativ...I am so, so very touched that you find it evocative and interesting, Monica!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-7158796369680368572015-06-27T12:56:00.612-07:002015-06-27T12:56:00.612-07:00I am so touched by your reaction, Anna! It's i...I am so touched by your reaction, Anna! It's interesting that Justin mentioned that my European readers (or those Americans who traveled to Europe and had encounters with Gypsies, like himself) would probably especially appreciative. It's just such a big part of our life there - mystical, intriguing, a bit scary... :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-67361839667506175542015-06-27T12:53:07.304-07:002015-06-27T12:53:07.304-07:00Well, maybe it is the way to go for you - writing ...Well, maybe it is the way to go for you - writing longer stories. I have a great appreciation for concise forms of art - that's why I picked 1000 words as a measure. Some of my short shorts are 200 or 300 words. And I want to challenge myself to write even shorter pieces, where every word is like gold... But I do not mind longer stories in this link-up, I mean, as long as they are not 10000 words - not novels :) - it's all fine by me. I agree that some stories need more space to develop. <br /><br />It is so much fun, isn't it? :) Even just talking about writing is FUN! :)Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-34693868614225955842015-06-27T12:45:44.208-07:002015-06-27T12:45:44.208-07:00They certainly can spook you. Look for the ones wi...They certainly can spook you. Look for the ones with true depth!Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-91736051775146259242015-06-27T08:57:55.401-07:002015-06-27T08:57:55.401-07:00Beautiful story! I loved your description of tears...Beautiful story! I loved your description of tears flowing out to the sea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-32395620636116890112015-06-27T05:24:32.992-07:002015-06-27T05:24:32.992-07:00wise and beautiful story natasha!
atmospheric! si...wise and beautiful story natasha! <br />atmospheric! sigh....<br />and i love that paining from makovsky :-)<br />hugs&kisses!!!!!!!!!bahnwärterinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032478343344432338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-42085082285636991472015-06-27T05:04:31.199-07:002015-06-27T05:04:31.199-07:00Lovely with the spooky eyes.
I love the way the li...Lovely with the spooky eyes.<br />I love the way the little mama had a new lease on life after 14. I experienced this after a health scare!<br />Great link up. Xo Jazzy Jack Jazzy Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082508866581606775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-23597317290579381142015-06-27T04:01:58.474-07:002015-06-27T04:01:58.474-07:00touching, evocative, interesting, and full of subt...touching, evocative, interesting, and full of subtle shades of feeling and color through the words!<br />besosSeñora Allnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403540346998939207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-11848632172234204782015-06-26T20:10:50.709-07:002015-06-26T20:10:50.709-07:00Very touching story. Maybe because I am homesick s...Very touching story. Maybe because I am homesick sometimes and you remind me home or maybe of my experience with gypsy old lady. Love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753526366663993298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-29962820335683690842015-06-26T17:30:05.878-07:002015-06-26T17:30:05.878-07:00Another lovely story, Natalia. I have a fear of f...Another lovely story, Natalia. I have a fear of fortune tellers-this is probably why! SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-53349043977069394922015-06-26T15:23:03.452-07:002015-06-26T15:23:03.452-07:00One of my favourite short story writers, Alice Mun...One of my favourite short story writers, Alice Munro, writes around 7,000 word stories. I find that the story tells me how long it wants to be. I can edit and clean it up a bit but I only knocked about 500 words off that story in the one edit that I did. Oh I also read that Alice Munro spent at least seven months fine tuning her stories before she submitted them but I am definitely sharing things that are still very rough draft. As you say, we experiment and find the way that is right for us. xoxoxoxoShawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-34359462889254760502015-06-26T14:46:27.482-07:002015-06-26T14:46:27.482-07:00No worries, it is easy to do (delete links). I'...No worries, it is easy to do (delete links). I'm in the middle of your story. I don't care if it is lengthy - I consider us learning and experimenting! My play was 1500 words. :))Natalia Lialinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552652475347261756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759460753738753423.post-266162206988255762015-06-26T14:43:53.165-07:002015-06-26T14:43:53.165-07:00Sheesh there are two you have to delete. I am cle...Sheesh there are two you have to delete. I am clearly very tired! I know one of them is right and I think it's the last one. So sorry! I think I have too many tabs open and not enough brain cells functioning.Shawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.com