Comments on: reading and learning http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/ a writer in search of zen-like clam Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:29:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ruth http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32803 Ruth Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:28:49 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32803 I just finished 'Timbuktu' by Paul Auster, which is written from the point of view of a dog called Mr Bones...have you thought about having an animal as your lead character? ;) It was pretty good, but not marvellous. One I did love was 'After Dark' by Haruki Murakami which was beautiful to read. Oh, and I entered a competition in the local library today, you have to nominate a book as a recommended read and I nominated One Night Stand! I just finished ‘Timbuktu’ by Paul Auster, which is written from the point of view of a dog called Mr Bones…have you thought about having an animal as your lead character? ;)
It was pretty good, but not marvellous. One I did love was ‘After Dark’ by Haruki Murakami which was beautiful to read.

Oh, and I entered a competition in the local library today, you have to nominate a book as a recommended read and I nominated One Night Stand!

]]> By: Jessica Raymond http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32782 Jessica Raymond Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:55:00 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32782 Vitamin B, OK, I'll have a try. I'm sure I heard that you could get vitamin injections from your doctor to keep you pepped up, but I could be wrong! Also, Earth Mama Angel Baby (the company who makes the Milkmaid Tea) do a lovely body/room spray called Happy Mama which you can use to lift the blues. I used it fairly often in Little Frog's early months and every now and then when I'm having a yucky day. And good point about Nora! I should not be trying to become another writer. But ... *sigh* ... lately I just feel like I'm not good enough to do it. Seems to me like lots of people have the blues at the mo! Maybe it's something to do with seasonal affective disorder. The clocks will change soon, though. Hugs to you and Fecklet. Vitamin B, OK, I’ll have a try. I’m sure I heard that you could get vitamin injections from your doctor to keep you pepped up, but I could be wrong! Also, Earth Mama Angel Baby (the company who makes the Milkmaid Tea) do a lovely body/room spray called Happy Mama which you can use to lift the blues. I used it fairly often in Little Frog’s early months and every now and then when I’m having a yucky day.

And good point about Nora! I should not be trying to become another writer. But … *sigh* … lately I just feel like I’m not good enough to do it.

Seems to me like lots of people have the blues at the mo! Maybe it’s something to do with seasonal affective disorder. The clocks will change soon, though.

Hugs to you and Fecklet.

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32708 Julie Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:51:48 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32708 LOL indeed... ;-) I will look into evening primrose, too. Thanks, Donna. LOL indeed… ;-)

I will look into evening primrose, too. Thanks, Donna.

]]> By: Donna Alward http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32706 Donna Alward Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:31:41 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32706 Julie I take B vitamins for that reason. Evening Primrose Oil is another good one for hormone regulation that my doctor suggested. And get outside and get some sunlight. It helps too. I had to do a stint on actual meds several years ago and hated it, so my dr is great about trying common sense methods. More sex? LOL Hugs hon. D Julie I take B vitamins for that reason. Evening Primrose Oil is another good one for hormone regulation that my doctor suggested. And get outside and get some sunlight. It helps too.

I had to do a stint on actual meds several years ago and hated it, so my dr is great about trying common sense methods.

More sex? LOL

Hugs hon.
D

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32700 Julie Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:35:05 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32700 Dennis, I get reading envy all the time. Get a few graphic novels from your library! They don't take long and are total escape. I think Candace's idea of a book on tape for the car was a really good one. My parents will be sorry that they missed you! Dennis, I get reading envy all the time. Get a few graphic novels from your library! They don’t take long and are total escape. I think Candace’s idea of a book on tape for the car was a really good one.

My parents will be sorry that they missed you!

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32699 Julie Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:33:27 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32699 Jess, only Nora can be Nora, and you don't want to be Nora, you want to be Jessica Raymond!! I am taking massive doses of B vitamins, and vitamin C. I thought it was working but then the blues came back big time yesterday so maybe it's not. I'll keep on at it; I had a B6 deficiency one time years ago and it felt much like this. Marcy, I want to see Juno! I'm glad you liked it. I need to make some time for that one. Jess, only Nora can be Nora, and you don’t want to be Nora, you want to be Jessica Raymond!!

I am taking massive doses of B vitamins, and vitamin C. I thought it was working but then the blues came back big time yesterday so maybe it’s not. I’ll keep on at it; I had a B6 deficiency one time years ago and it felt much like this.

Marcy, I want to see Juno! I’m glad you liked it. I need to make some time for that one.

]]> By: Julie http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32698 Julie Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:31:41 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32698 Amy, I love hearing about what people are enjoying reading and that sounds like a good one. Lucky you with your exercise bike, and very smart! I suppose I could jog up and down the hill with the toddler in the pushchair. Oh, wait, I do that every day anyway. Fran, I don't mind being called annoying in that way! ;-) Donna, you are right that books you don't love can also be helpful, because you can see what didn't work. I have read a few books lately that annoyed me because though they were fun, they were superficial, and I like to emotionally relate to the characters. I read one where the heroine had three best friends who were total cliches (the rich bitch, the gay guy, the mouthy one) and nothing else. There was no depth or emotion at all. You couldn't figure out why they would like each other, and they spent most of their time complaining about each other. Maybe as the book went along they gained some self-knowledge, but I didn't stick around to find out. The book I'm writing now is all about a group of friends, and man am I trying hard to make them realistic and actually like each other. Amy, I love hearing about what people are enjoying reading and that sounds like a good one. Lucky you with your exercise bike, and very smart! I suppose I could jog up and down the hill with the toddler in the pushchair. Oh, wait, I do that every day anyway.

Fran, I don’t mind being called annoying in that way! ;-)

Donna, you are right that books you don’t love can also be helpful, because you can see what didn’t work. I have read a few books lately that annoyed me because though they were fun, they were superficial, and I like to emotionally relate to the characters.

I read one where the heroine had three best friends who were total cliches (the rich bitch, the gay guy, the mouthy one) and nothing else. There was no depth or emotion at all. You couldn’t figure out why they would like each other, and they spent most of their time complaining about each other. Maybe as the book went along they gained some self-knowledge, but I didn’t stick around to find out.

The book I’m writing now is all about a group of friends, and man am I trying hard to make them realistic and actually like each other.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32631 Dennis Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:59:48 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32631 I wish I had time to sit down and read. I must confess that the last time I sat down and read a book was in October. This was back in the "pre life changing event" period for us. I have reading envy, maybe I should go pick up a good sci fi this week and escape. On the stalker side of things....I stopped in to see your folks on the way back from skiing yesterday but they were out. It was a bit surreal pulling into the drive after all these years. Candace says "thanks for the support" D I wish I had time to sit down and read. I must confess that the last time I sat down and read a book was in October. This was back in the “pre life changing event” period for us. I have reading envy, maybe I should go pick up a good sci fi this week and escape.
On the stalker side of things….I stopped in to see your folks on the way back from skiing yesterday but they were out. It was a bit surreal pulling into the drive after all these years.
Candace says “thanks for the support”
D

]]> By: Marcy http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32598 Marcy Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:26:52 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32598 Last night I went to the movies to see Juno. What a story. It was simple...yet powerful! I loved all the symbolism and hope that I can achieve even a fraction of that character development in my own writing. Last night I went to the movies to see Juno. What a story. It was simple…yet powerful! I loved all the symbolism and hope that I can achieve even a fraction of that character development in my own writing.

]]> By: Jessica Raymond http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-32593 Jessica Raymond Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:36:17 +0000 http://www.julie-cohen.com/blog/2008/03/01/reading-and-learning/#comment-32593 Honestly? Lately my reading has told me that I will never be Nora Roberts...! And for my own information, what vitamins are you taking? I could do with taking some. Honestly? Lately my reading has told me that I will never be Nora Roberts…! And for my own information, what vitamins are you taking? I could do with taking some.

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