tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114104875256267735.post9222676334516564339..comments2023-10-28T03:05:46.145-07:00Comments on Stroking the Pen: Left Meets Right- The Journey BeginsSusan Littlefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03876465032469555397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114104875256267735.post-42955171583652823732009-10-01T22:50:43.352-07:002009-10-01T22:50:43.352-07:00It's a novel, contemporary suspense, set in Te...It's a novel, contemporary suspense, set in Texas. Makes sense because my life right now goes from one suspense to another.<br /><br />It's not autobiographical or anything like that. None of the characters or the plot bears any resemblance to me or my life.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114104875256267735.post-27860773602048918342009-10-01T18:22:53.107-07:002009-10-01T18:22:53.107-07:00Jai, if you don't mind me asking, what is your...Jai, if you don't mind me asking, what is your current book about? Is it a novel or memoir?Susan Littlefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876465032469555397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114104875256267735.post-17270873582236528642009-09-30T10:10:35.246-07:002009-09-30T10:10:35.246-07:00Susan,
Writing Follow the Cowherd Boy wasn't ...Susan,<br /><br />Writing Follow the Cowherd Boy wasn't quite therapeutic as it was a journey of discovery. I had to do some much research on the history and circumstances, and learn so much about my own culture. Even as I wrote I was learning so much. It just came out that way and when I read back I was blown away but the things I saw.<br /><br />I would say that the book I just finished writing is more therapeutic than Follow the Cowherd Boy. I was dealing with a lot of internal issues when writing it that I was able to make peace with.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114104875256267735.post-58027891924925182202009-09-29T21:44:26.493-07:002009-09-29T21:44:26.493-07:00Jai,
I think it's important to get those sto...Jai, <br /><br />I think it's important to get those stories out of us and onto paper. I still work at the same place, but my perceptions about work are so different now. I think that our writing most often reflects what is inside of us, whether it be a dream, or the need for a different life story, or whatever. <br /><br />Follow the Cowherd Boy is set in Indian culture, correct? Did you find that writing a story containing your culture was therapeutic?Susan Littlefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876465032469555397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114104875256267735.post-76683471767827985812009-09-29T14:15:26.993-07:002009-09-29T14:15:26.993-07:00Sometimes the characters just take over and we hav...Sometimes the characters just take over and we have to go with it. Sometimes I smack my characters back into line and make them do what I want them to do. It all depends on what my guts tells me.<br /><br />That's an interesting story about how your novella helped you to cope with what you were going through in your work enviroment. I find that writing can be therapeutic and soothing while going through stress. It can help a lot! I'm glad it helped you.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.com