tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406419060193144228.post1224563470193180530..comments2022-02-09T03:06:58.862-08:00Comments on KL's Writing FAQ's: 14. BLOGATHON SWAP DAY—“Digging Deep into the Well”Kathryn (KL) Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01801435890997786332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406419060193144228.post-60930743938807073112012-05-14T18:03:50.510-07:002012-05-14T18:03:50.510-07:00Words are not the only means of expressing your ex...Words are not the only means of expressing your experiences (no matter how painful), but they are the most accessible for those of us who write. Filmmakers who bring stories to life on the Big Screen are able to use action and body language without a single piece of dialogue to get across a feeling. Some of the most moving music I've heard has no words...you have to decide what is best for you as an artist and a storyteller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406419060193144228.post-47174617094789765952012-05-14T16:52:06.502-07:002012-05-14T16:52:06.502-07:00Dr. Dave--I am not certain that it is always assum...Dr. Dave--I am not certain that it is always assumed that all human experience is expressible in words and syntax. I am a writer, so I process experiences, even "those that are so overwhelming they go beyond words" in words. I don't sculpt or write music, so what other medium do I have? The best example I can think of from my own work is Going to See Grassy Ella, which is a comic novel ultimately about my sister's death, which was the most overwhelming experience in my life. I had no other way to express it. The same experience also shows up in Pandora's Genes. I may blog about this. I will pass your question on to Anne for her take on it. Thanks for commenting.Kathryn (KL) Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801435890997786332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406419060193144228.post-70008862011382774322012-05-14T11:00:43.770-07:002012-05-14T11:00:43.770-07:00Thanks for the insights, but I have a question for...Thanks for the insights, but I have a question for both you and kl along these lines which is related to my own writing plans. How can you write about an experience that is so overwhelming that it goes beyond words? As Wittgenstein famously wrote, "Of those things we cannot speak, thereof we must be silent." But that means blank pages instead of lots of words, right? Basically, why is it conveniently assumed that all human experience is expressible in words and syntax?Dr. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17789202745107578330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406419060193144228.post-641003188128637892012-05-14T08:46:19.353-07:002012-05-14T08:46:19.353-07:00OK, so now at least I know why I am not a writer. ...OK, so now at least I know why I am not a writer. No imagination. No well. No river. No "have to." It's a relief, actually.Nannoreply@blogger.com