tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post378190497024277375..comments2024-01-01T17:00:10.761-05:00Comments on Ramblings of a Daydreamer: A to Z Challenge Day 10: JK Rowling, Journals & JunkSweetMarie83http://www.blogger.com/profile/12518239232924662332noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-73706811528620556972011-04-12T20:27:37.393-04:002011-04-12T20:27:37.393-04:00Why does J.K. Rowling have to be so beautiful AND ...Why does J.K. Rowling have to be so beautiful AND intelligent AND successful. It brings up a different j word...<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-62691886619430952152011-04-12T17:59:47.338-04:002011-04-12T17:59:47.338-04:00So nice to meet another Canadian on the A-Z challe...So nice to meet another Canadian on the A-Z challenge! <br />You know, I really believe the most interesting journals are the ones where you write about your home; what you know best. Always more interesting than travelogues.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-9226637228232292572011-04-12T17:55:16.453-04:002011-04-12T17:55:16.453-04:00it's like we're the same person... STRANGE...it's like we're the same person... STRANGE like that. JKRowling is who I attribute with getting back to writing after decades of thinking it was a pipe dream. The harry Potter books taught me how to FINISH a story, and how to do a limited 3rd person where the perspective is often flawed really well. I adore her BALANCE, and my highest goal would be to write books like she does that are understandable on so many levels. My kids both had those books read to them at 6--and they loved the simple good versus evil, monsters, witchcraft tale... in later elementary there is the budding romance angle and the 'just because they're in charge, they aren't necessarily right' angle. In middle school you add some spotting of foreshadowing, in high school some evidence of mythology... PhDs have debated these books. How can you please on so many levels?! I want to KNOW! <br /><br />And I journaled in my youth then gave it up for lack of variety, but a year ago a medical resident I'd helped with some research gave me one of those 5 year journals and I've been using it to document the writing milestones...<br /><br />And finally... I am the world's biggest packrat (well, maybe not biggest, but I would be if we lived in a house bigger than a shoebox)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-61437531924543395812011-04-12T16:53:36.678-04:002011-04-12T16:53:36.678-04:00I keep an 'idea' journal and I make a big ...I keep an 'idea' journal and I make a big fat one for each novel. I love old diaries for research and inspiration. It's fascinating for insight into a time period.<br /><br />I like Jimmy Eat World. I have them on my playlist. <br /><br />I have yet to read a Harry Potter. I need to remedy that. I've liked the movies.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-58236236867573980032011-04-12T16:46:13.038-04:002011-04-12T16:46:13.038-04:00I felt the same way about HP and then decided I ha...I felt the same way about HP and then decided I had to read the first one to see what all the fuss was about. Immediately after than I read book 2 and just kept going. What a great series. But I refuse to see the movies.Linda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01005584805379179415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-62425993572381981012011-04-12T12:43:50.737-04:002011-04-12T12:43:50.737-04:00I, too, am a huge fan of both the HP books and mov...I, too, am a huge fan of both the HP books and movies. The first book had been out for a bit (I think maybe the third one had just been published?) when I picked it up for the first time. An obsession was born. I will probably cry when the last movie comes out, but I heard they're working on a documentary of the filming, so I have that to look forward to. As for journals, I was never one to write a lot of personal things down, but I do keep a notebook nearby to jot down writing ideas so I don't forget anything. Great "J" post!Sarah Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-67009200042219587802011-04-12T12:33:27.530-04:002011-04-12T12:33:27.530-04:00lovely J Words.
Love J. K. Rowling 2.
beautiful y...lovely J Words.<br /><br />Love J. K. Rowling 2.<br />beautiful you.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825931548219116513.post-36993032560644160612011-04-12T11:17:47.426-04:002011-04-12T11:17:47.426-04:00I rarely get to be the first to comment. Whoo hoo!...I rarely get to be the first to comment. Whoo hoo! I was a pretty avid journal writer as a teenager. Somewhere along the way (too many moves) I lost them. Now that I am busily writing middle grade and YA I wish that I had them. I also have writing journals I kept for years. Those often give me great ideas for projects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953440041536434213noreply@blogger.com