Comments on: letting go, holding on, going back, going forward

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:07:03 +0000

Just found you through Twitter. I am a freelance marketing writer and aspiring fiction/children’s author. So glad I found you! Enjoy your posts.

By: Toni

Toni — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:11:36 +0000

This is eerie, Sara. I feel like you stepped into MY closet – old cameras, tripods, musical instruments (mine was a piano, long sold by my parents, but I do have my old music). Now that I’ve been writing for 15 years, I am starting to miss that old stuff too. Not that I don’ love writing, but maybe I need to fill myself up again in a different way. And here’s the weirder thing – last week I took a screenwriting workshop. I thought I would want to write a screenplay, but instead I walked out thinking of a new novel. I may revisit the screenplay, but I think I just needed to spread my wings a little again and just play. Thanks for this.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:56:06 +0000

Thanks, all, for the comments.
Emily, keep your labeler on standby…

By: Emily Wing Smith

Emily Wing Smith — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:56:50 +0000

I’m glad you’re not in such a “streamline-everything” mode that you’ve forgotten what’s important to you. That’s great. Also, if you need a labeler for your sheet music, etc., you know where to look!

Oh, and please do invite me on your IKEA trip, should you make one. That place has some clever fixes for smaller spaces.

By: gordon

gordon — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:30:56 +0000

The screenwriting class sounds really interesting, a new territory, or the next step in territory you have explored somewhat. I opened my file cabinets at school yesterday and wondered about chucking all the old files. Hmmm…

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:51:12 +0000

Goodness, I don’t know what I’d do if I had to go through all of my stuff. Sentimental value would probably have me holding on to most of it

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:45:34 +0000

I’m glad you kept your clarinet. I still have TWO clarinets that I am GOING TO PLAY AGAIN SOMEDAY hopefully when my children are old enough to attend school. If not then, sometime… soon. Music is just so fundamental and primal and emotional and and and I could go on, but I won’t. Great post in general to remind everyone not to neglect the things that make them who they are :).

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:42:04 +0000

Looks like our office since the teenager moved in. We got the rest of the house in order, but still haven’t re-fit the office.

By: Sal

Sal — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:33:36 +0000

Thumbs up for this, Sara. Too easy to lose track of what grounds you. Hope the office sort continues apace even while you’re buying new guitars and signing up for classes. …

By: Eric Luper

Eric Luper — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:31:21 +0000

Okay, I was wrong. You must address this chaos patiently and thoughtfully. Good luck because if I was faced with tossing all of my old sketches and doodles, I’d be in a weird place too. Good luck!