tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post319384695744215020..comments2023-11-04T01:02:14.725+11:00Comments on Hybrid J: Strange TalesHybrid Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-29272965505150196672009-03-07T21:45:00.000+11:002009-03-07T21:45:00.000+11:00PS. How about calling your writing Sophie's curio...PS. How about calling your writing Sophie's curious stories ... :)Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-89488376134815423682009-03-07T17:07:00.000+11:002009-03-07T17:07:00.000+11:00Hi Sophie,Me too - I love the trams and the trians...Hi Sophie,<BR/><BR/>Me too - I love the trams and the trians! They're terrific for observations and eavesdropping, hahaha! But what I love them most is their rocking motion, it sends me off to the world of imagination.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for starting the thread of ongoing conversations on motivation and inspiration. That's one of the reasons why I decided to start blogging: apart from having my own space to rant a bit, it's also about connecting with fellow creatives to share our experience and support each other.<BR/><BR/>I've got some ideas for posting from this conversation, so keep following ... :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers and have a wonderful weekend!Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-66645858932518457652009-03-07T16:54:00.000+11:002009-03-07T16:54:00.000+11:00Hi Kate,Glad that you found my "not here to impres...Hi Kate,<BR/><BR/>Glad that you found my "not here to impress" useful to your creative life. I reckon the genre subject has become almost a universal label to all creative venture. It doesn't matter if you're a jeweller, painter, writer etc. people need that as a form of identification. I'm a believer that if you stick to your own thing, you'll be fine! :)<BR/><BR/>And welcome to the circle! Will write up a welcome post to you ...<BR/><BR/>Cheers and have a wonderful weekend!Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-86496232018024011782009-03-06T13:17:00.000+11:002009-03-06T13:17:00.000+11:00PS. I just re-read that post: "Mine ideas"... lol,...PS. I just re-read that post: "Mine ideas"... lol, sounds almost Shakespearean.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461837588541448417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-69054688525994054362009-03-06T13:16:00.000+11:002009-03-06T13:16:00.000+11:00Hi Hybrid J,Mine ideas usually come in a similar w...Hi Hybrid J,<BR/><BR/>Mine ideas usually come in a similar way. Or sometimes I'll hear someone on the street (or in a tram, when I lived in Melbourne -- for some reason trams were a huge source of inspiration for me) say something and wonder what their story is. So I make it up.<BR/><BR/>Then I sometimes just have random ideas that tend to start with "What if...?" and I write a story from there.<BR/><BR/>At the moment I seem to be writing quite a few 'strange tales' as well, which is unusual for me. <BR/><BR/>I guess what I meant was that I really struggle to answer people when they ask me that question. <BR/><BR/>But I'm glad I've sparked a conversation about motivation and inspiration! I'm always interested to find out where other people get their ideas from.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461837588541448417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-40137705327335047042009-03-06T11:57:00.000+11:002009-03-06T11:57:00.000+11:00"I'm not here to impress. I'm here to tell the sto..."I'm not here to impress. I'm here to tell the story as truthfully as I could."<BR/><BR/>i really like that idea :) im going to try and live by that a little bit more. i experience the same kinda of pigeonholing in the jewellery world. people asking "yeah but what is your thing" "what is it that you make?" <BR/><BR/>its frustrating that you seem to need to have a genre for people to be able to understand. oh well i guess this is part of being creative?katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623023112312115413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-91269919340503639772009-03-05T13:29:00.000+11:002009-03-05T13:29:00.000+11:00Hi Sophie,Thanks for the two comments. I always h...Hi Sophie,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the two comments. I always have a hunch that the genre thing is by and large a publisher's & markeing idea. It might be problematic to me, but it'll help general readers to quickly locate the books they want when they wander in a huge bookstore like Borders. Anyhow, I'll stick to my "strange tales" :)<BR/><BR/>Will hop over to your place (ie The Monday Project) later today to discuss your struggle about "what do you write?" question. Hope this is o.k. with you. ;)Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-56087756575732529662009-03-05T09:49:00.000+11:002009-03-05T09:49:00.000+11:00PS. I like your description 'strange tales'. It's ...PS. I like your description 'strange tales'. It's perfect really! If only people didn't have the marketing genres so firmly entrenched in their brains... then you might not find yourself having to explain it further all the time.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461837588541448417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-85527274282160094302009-03-05T09:45:00.000+11:002009-03-05T09:45:00.000+11:00I understand your frustration at people trying to ...I understand your frustration at people trying to pin you down about 'what you write'. I write all kinds of stuff (short stories, non-fiction essays and short pieces, screenplays, radio plays... this list goes on) but no one seems happy with "all kinds of stuff" as an explanation. I'm sure there are some writers who sit down with a specific genre in mind, but most I know just write and whatever comes out comes out. It's only later that a genre is applied.<BR/><BR/>I guess people are just showing an interest and trying to understand, so I shouldn't complain too much, but I've really struggled with my answer to the "what do you write?" question.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461837588541448417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-34985411954955318952009-03-04T16:05:00.000+11:002009-03-04T16:05:00.000+11:00Hi Caroline,Good to see you again! Guess I'm just...Hi Caroline,<BR/><BR/>Good to see you again! Guess I'm just too comfortable in my own skin, hahaha! ;)<BR/><BR/>Didn't make the rutilated quartz bracelet myself, wish I could ... (I'm not good with my hands.) Glad the RQ is one of your favourite. They are simply divine and the one on the pix is one of my constant companions. I call them My Boys! <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for dropping by.Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-73442290231633850942009-03-04T15:31:00.000+11:002009-03-04T15:31:00.000+11:00You are perfect just as you are! You have a uniqu...You are perfect just as you are! You have a unique voice that will continue to grow and develop. Bravo!<BR/><BR/>P.S Did you make that bracelet labeled "my precious?" Rutilated quartz is a wonderful healing gem stone....one of my favorites!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com