tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795191973728869942.post1037375013893654408..comments2023-02-17T17:13:57.768-08:00Comments on Schizophrenia And Art: Leo TolstoyKaren May Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436905322393073250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795191973728869942.post-30574894982263017182010-07-05T16:48:58.518-07:002010-07-05T16:48:58.518-07:00Hi Karen!
Sorry I've been so silent these las...Hi Karen!<br /><br />Sorry I've been so silent these last three weeks. That's just the way it goes with me sometimes when I take a trip. I get a bit lost inside my solitary (though cat filled) world. <br /><br />You know, you inspire me with your reading and writing. I think it is excellent that you are learning how to structure your writing and book from Leo Tolstoy. I've read that that's an important way to learn how to write well--study those writers you respond to. I am starting to return to writing after not writing (not including my blog) for a couple of months. I took out 3 books from the library last week, one of them is on how to write a book proposal. I think it will help to train me to figure out exactly what kind of a book I want to write. If I can actually write a book proposal, I might be able to write a book, but if I can't write a proposal, then it is not likely that I will be able to write a book. I don't know much about it yet, but I do know you are supposed to include 1-3 chapters. Anyway, it's a goal to aim for for me.<br /><br />One of the other books I took out is a memoir by Natalie Goldberg called Long Quiet HIghway: Waking Up In America. I heard of her by reading a book called Writing Down The Bones, which was both a book on writing practice and a memoir. Ms. Goldberg is a good writer I think, but not a "great" writer like Tolstoy or Woolf, but she is incredibly dedicated to both writing, Buddhism and painting and that was enough to capture my interest. I would like to be a little like her. I am also thinking of writing a self help book for schizophrenia sufferers and a memoir, which is copying her composite book style. <br /><br />As always, I enjoy reading your writing. I will send you an email soon,<br /><br />Your Friend, <br /><br />Kate : )Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550316119497369344noreply@blogger.com