tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post5926438797308221895..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: What writers do and do not want for Christmas etc.Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-68576408513686526622019-12-09T14:33:10.938-05:002019-12-09T14:33:10.938-05:00Teehee category!Teehee category!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-41742272789424100942019-12-09T14:18:56.999-05:002019-12-09T14:18:56.999-05:00I see what you mean, and no, definitely no to the ...I see what you mean, and <i>no</i>, definitely no to the temporary tattoos!scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-20501834066588029542019-12-09T14:00:11.008-05:002019-12-09T14:00:11.008-05:00Yes, but do you do stick-on temporaries? Not surpr...Yes, but do you do stick-on temporaries? Not surprised you have some but would have been surprised by the sight of you rubbing on fakes, hahaha!<br /><br />I can get on board with a Pequod mania...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-7433234998110375062019-12-09T13:56:32.703-05:002019-12-09T13:56:32.703-05:00I have three permanent tattoos already!
I will a...I have three permanent tattoos already! <br /><br />I will admit to a <i>Moby-Dick</i> t-shirt collection that somehow keeps growing. Otherwise, I'm all set for writerly chachkies.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-68321450428552207192019-12-09T13:32:28.697-05:002019-12-09T13:32:28.697-05:00Oh, yes, the word-of-mouth gift! Should've put...Oh, yes, the word-of-mouth gift! Should've put that in...<br /><br />I have a Levenger fountain pen that I sometimes use. I have a (probably bad) tendency to write very quickly, so I tend to write on the computer a lot.<br /><br />Hah. Your own temporary tattoos--I'll believe it when I see it!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-91287585012826137742019-12-09T13:20:35.963-05:002019-12-09T13:20:35.963-05:00I write everything longhand, so Mighty Reader gets...I write everything longhand, so Mighty Reader gets me pens for Christmas. A couple of years ago, she gave me a beautiful fountain pen that I use at my desk at home.<br /><br />But yes, if you know a writer, buy and read one of her/his books! Or buy one of her/his books and give it to another of your friends. Or better yet, buy two copies, keep one and give the other away. And be part of the scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-90486609639316142922019-12-09T08:55:35.944-05:002019-12-09T08:55:35.944-05:00Yesterday I was thinking about Shelley's loves...Yesterday I was thinking about Shelley's loves and Byron and his (especially Lady Caroline Lamb), and pondering what a hash of things Romanticism made...and how it still taints minds. And was feeling so glad for Keats! <br /><br />Yeats said we have to pick between perfection (right, we're just so bound to get there, W. B.) of the life or work, but Shelley.... Wow. He makes me feel less Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-57434578041864188552019-12-09T08:47:21.805-05:002019-12-09T08:47:21.805-05:00I know! Thought that was amusing...
Maybe that...I know! Thought that was amusing...<br /><br />Maybe that's who it's for?Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-10680505658244695042019-12-09T03:07:36.555-05:002019-12-09T03:07:36.555-05:00Never a fountain pen. Never...
You write a brilli...Never a fountain pen. Never...<br /><br />You write a brilliant sentence - in ink - and its brilliance fades when exposed to the light. You crush the paper and throw the ball on the floor. By mid-morning when you break for coffee, cocaine or whatever (Writing is a stressful business: discuss.) the floor is littered with reminders of your indecisiveness. Who wants that?<br /><br />What you need isRoderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-87801083025952190882019-12-09T00:10:12.896-05:002019-12-09T00:10:12.896-05:00I love that "a subscription to Writer's D...I love that "a subscription to <i>Writer's Digest"</i> is on their list. I remember getting my hands on some issues of the magazine in the late 1980s or early 1990s and finding it scattered with basic information that one can now find easily online. Honest question: Does anyone but very new aspiring writers actually read it?Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-66674037322314015142019-12-08T23:04:53.232-05:002019-12-08T23:04:53.232-05:00World peace... Reminded me of "Groundhog Day....World peace... Reminded me of "Groundhog Day." Drink to world peace... Not likely to arrive right away, alas.<br /><br />The other stuff: possible, possible...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-45804931063101031752019-12-08T22:57:08.500-05:002019-12-08T22:57:08.500-05:00Ah, yes! What they want is new readers, and review...Ah, yes! What they want is new readers, and reviews - so so true! Also maybe world peace, but everyone wants that. Remember, the books of any writers in your care also make great gifts for other people, as well! :) Kim Beallhttp://www.kimbeall.comnoreply@blogger.com