Comments on: Seeing the wood from the trees

By: Domestic Executive

Domestic Executive — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:23:46 +0000

In reply to sabrina. Oh Sabrina - you say the nicest things, and keep me inspired. One of the wonders of blogging is to have found other people who are learning and sharing. In love reading about your photographic adventures and admire all the work you are doing with Rear Curtain and ART. Look forward to hanging out with you on line. Vancouver is still on my sights for a trip next year.

By: Domestic Executive

Domestic Executive — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:21:19 +0000

In reply to Jeff Iseminger. Great to hear from you Jeff. I always loved reading what you wrote. So lovely to know you're still cheerleading for me :o)

By: Jeff Iseminger

Jeff Iseminger — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:11:05 +0000

As a writer myself (though not a blogger), Julie, I love the sheer joy of using language to express thoughts. I consider writing to be a kind of blossoming, and how often can you say that about anything? Three cheers for your blogging!

By: Domestic Executive

Domestic Executive — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 04:59:52 +0000

In reply to Sue. Sue, I know what you mean about "stage fright". Reading more about writers, writing and how creativity works has opened my eyes to how central this is to any creative endeavour. I love to read your blogs and since meeting and starting to get you know you a little more I enjoy them all the more because they are such a reflection of who you are as a person. Thanks for taking the time to tell me why you blog.

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:02:28 +0000

I started writing my blog to see if I could sustain a regular writing practice outside my journal, and to see if maybe I had what it takes to be a columnist. I wasn’t expecting anyone outside my immediate family to read it. Now I’ve got a small audience of people I know and complete strangers, and to be honest, I regularly get stage fright and worry that what I write is boring or irrelevant or self indulgent. The result is that I don’t post as often as I used to, and it feels harder — sometimes more of a should-do chore than a love-to-do enjoyment. But I’m going through a bit of blogging and writing-in-general naval gazing, and I think the honest and right thing for me to do is write about what I love, and if anyone else wants to read it, then that’s a bonus.

By: sabrina

sabrina — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 05:44:40 +0000

I would miss your blog if you took a permanent sabbatical, Julie but it seems the break has given you a renewed sense of purpose. When I switched my blog from “learning photography” to sharing more what I was doing with my photography, it was a big shift. I now have less traffic and I blog less but it wasn’t until you mentioned that I understand what happened. The blog was no longer the end result but my writing was more to speak out loud to make sense of what I was working on. Even if no-one reads it, I gain some clarity for myself and that’s important. For sure, I am going to stick around these parts and see what you create. I’m very much looking forward to it!