tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post1180687024290023067..comments2024-02-21T03:32:15.577-05:00Comments on Jill Kemerer: Migration and WritersJill Kemererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-75478307112125519252011-03-16T11:18:11.531-04:002011-03-16T11:18:11.531-04:00I adore migration season. I'm thinking about d...I adore migration season. I'm thinking about doing a bird series at the Moonboat this spring.Cassandra Frearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564236561567663914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-35839261858559847542011-03-15T21:00:11.320-04:002011-03-15T21:00:11.320-04:00Hi Jill -
I'm in the first draft stage of a p...Hi Jill -<br /><br />I'm in the first draft stage of a project. Very exciting!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-25200475212238732182011-03-15T13:10:09.947-04:002011-03-15T13:10:09.947-04:00Everything was the same, but I think with the subt...Everything was the same, but I think with the subtle changing of the seasons, I'm migrating again. YAY!Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-80329340575362290112011-03-15T10:41:51.871-04:002011-03-15T10:41:51.871-04:00Love the writing and migration analogy. Projects d...Love the writing and migration analogy. Projects definitely feel like migrations!!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-63357777902007077472011-03-15T09:05:01.414-04:002011-03-15T09:05:01.414-04:00Terri: Tell me about it! Editing feels like the lo...Terri: Tell me about it! Editing feels like the longest winter, doesn't it? :)<br /><br />Tyrean: Nice--fiction and poetry. I'm sure the transition keeps you fresh. I would love to migrate away from laundry too!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-6292954003026964332011-03-14T22:44:45.329-04:002011-03-14T22:44:45.329-04:00I love your migration metaphor for writing and lif...I love your migration metaphor for writing and life projects. I'm migrating between revision for fiction and poetry right now, along with trying to migrate away from laundry - but the stuff keeps piling up.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-9823310651156964812011-03-14T19:26:55.429-04:002011-03-14T19:26:55.429-04:00For me everything feels like the same thing right ...For me everything feels like the same thing right now with writing but that's because I am editing. And editing...and editing. Do you notice a pattern??Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-80156713571625947842011-03-14T16:58:54.298-04:002011-03-14T16:58:54.298-04:00Erica: The summer of your WIP--what a nice place t...Erica: The summer of your WIP--what a nice place to be! We keep getting snow too. It melted over the weekend, so I'm hoping none sticks until next winter!<br /><br />K.B.: It's like a Duck mohawk! Cute!<br /><br />Nancy: I feel very blessed to have such a rich array of birds nearby. It truly is a treat!<br /><br />Karen L: Thank you!<br /><br />Lynda: I hope that for you (and for me!) too!<br /><br />Keli: Two years of winter can drain the sturdiest of writers. Have fun in your new, fresh season!<br /><br />Cindy: Great Blue Herons lurk here all summer. So majestic! I'm with you on starting something new and leaving the tired parts behind. :)<br /><br />Patti: Oh yes! It's easy to fall into the "I've made no progress" frame of mind, but when we step back, we see how far we've come!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-19477943534448361342011-03-14T15:18:21.444-04:002011-03-14T15:18:21.444-04:00Hi Jill! I love the way you start up the engine in...Hi Jill! I love the way you start up the engine in my head and create a space for me to wander around in. The comparison between writing and migration got me thinking about the irregularity in so many seasons of our lives. Unfortunately, situations are much less predictable than seasons. Looking backwards, we can usually make out the lines of demarcation, when a change took place, etc. I've been taking a run-ago at my story for months, hitting walls, falling down, generally feeling like I'm getting nowhere. But when I look at it with a "migratory" viewpoint, it's much easier to gauge the distance I have come - and feel encouraged! I AM migrating, heading to a destination. In my own power, at my own speed.patti.mallett_pphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453756965198648016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-13922173051488615632011-03-14T15:09:15.626-04:002011-03-14T15:09:15.626-04:00A Great Blue Heron walking around your neighborhoo...A Great Blue Heron walking around your neighborhood? That's so cool. I saw one of those once at a nearby river and it was beautiful!<br /><br />I think I'm so fond one new projects because it feels like a migration. A step toward something new and different, and a chance to leave some of the old things behind.Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-1626114899591786852011-03-14T15:03:35.684-04:002011-03-14T15:03:35.684-04:00Jill, I love how you compared the stages of a stor...Jill, I love how you compared the stages of a story to the seasons. I'm in the spring of my WIP, and it's so fun. After having spent the better part of two years enduring winter with my last book, I was more than ready for the change of seasons.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-24878029949081124402011-03-14T14:58:28.440-04:002011-03-14T14:58:28.440-04:00I'd love to mirgrate to the published novelist...I'd love to mirgrate to the published novelist side of my writing journey. Hopefully soon! Great post!Lynda Lee Schabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827732317985384301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-64487276887900564862011-03-14T14:27:29.267-04:002011-03-14T14:27:29.267-04:00Interesting analogy! Good post, thanks. :)
Blessin...Interesting analogy! Good post, thanks. :)<br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-71181375956761481332011-03-14T12:58:28.499-04:002011-03-14T12:58:28.499-04:00Migration sounds wonderful, especially if I could ...Migration sounds wonderful, especially if I could go to Florida. But if the birds are coming back, well, I guess it must be spring. How lucky you are to have such a rich harvest of waterfoul of every type. I love birds. Enjoy your newcomers.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662759281341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-10631396272496575482011-03-14T12:40:18.296-04:002011-03-14T12:40:18.296-04:00Love the duck pic - looks like he's having a b...Love the duck pic - looks like he's having a bad hair day!K.B. Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09510886155613873085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-39936688567627442862011-03-14T11:04:50.741-04:002011-03-14T11:04:50.741-04:00I love the 'change of seasons' analogy for...I love the 'change of seasons' analogy for the process of writing a book. It totally applies! I guess I'm in the summer stage of my current project.<br /><br />Wish it looked like it through the window. At least the sunshine on all this snow looks cheerful.<br /><br />And I love the bufflehead duck name. :)Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772984806574666959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-47943590516750981342011-03-14T10:23:54.755-04:002011-03-14T10:23:54.755-04:00Katie: Sometimes I feel that my book will never be...Katie: Sometimes I feel that my book will never be finished! Keep hacking away!<br /><br />Lynn: It's still cold here, but the birds don't seem to care. The Kildeers came back yesterday, and boy are they noisy! Spring is on its way!<br /><br />Patrice: Oooh, good word. Fallow! Love it! Reminds me of plowing and oxen. :)<br /><br />Tamika: Yay! Your positive energy always inspires me!<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-15863299411138494502011-03-14T10:16:04.248-04:002011-03-14T10:16:04.248-04:00Love this word picture! I've been in a slow mi...Love this word picture! I've been in a slow migration with my current project, but I feel the blossoms of Spring coming along with new chapters to begin.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-39386118669320800642011-03-14T10:07:18.558-04:002011-03-14T10:07:18.558-04:00I love the analogy between migration and writing. ...I love the analogy between migration and writing. Very true. Right now, my current wip feels like it's in the "fallow" stage....a necessary part of the creativity cycle.PM Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158084685117474279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-50646959087032511372011-03-14T10:04:35.249-04:002011-03-14T10:04:35.249-04:00I loved reading about the birds migrating 'hom...I loved reading about the birds migrating 'home' to your area again. It gives me hope that I shall see my feeders buzzing with activity again soon. Yes, life including writing 'mirgrates' to different places. My next place is reading a book on writing again, and photography. Time to study!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-83374946869312752932011-03-14T10:01:31.336-04:002011-03-14T10:01:31.336-04:00I'm wanting to migrate faster than my book is ...I'm wanting to migrate faster than my book is allowing me. I'm doing book surgery. Can't wait to be done with it!Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-91726981855097913882011-03-14T09:32:49.007-04:002011-03-14T09:32:49.007-04:00Good morning!
Laura: I live near Lake Erie. You w...Good morning!<br /><br />Laura: I live near Lake Erie. You wouldn't believe the herons we see--they are gorgeous!<br /><br />Jessica P: Yeah, it's laundry day for me today. I can run, but I can't hide. :)<br /><br />Wendy: I know what you mean. I'm really glad this book will be finished before spring. <br /><br />Joanne: Each project brings fresh insight, certainly. I don't know about you, but I also aim to brush up on craft issues when I switch projects. Even a quick study session on commas or writing conflict makes my writing better.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-37391474986283998532011-03-14T09:19:01.897-04:002011-03-14T09:19:01.897-04:00Definitely migrations. It's all a journey, an...Definitely migrations. It's all a journey, and hopefully when we come around to a new manuscript, we've brought some wisdom we learned from the first trip ...Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-60052007069867129882011-03-14T08:45:58.607-04:002011-03-14T08:45:58.607-04:00Great thought--migrating from project to project. ...Great thought--migrating from project to project. Considering my last book took place during the summer and now I'm working in winter, I can apply this point even more.<br /><br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911314544674287828.post-35096650643078410212011-03-14T07:21:51.049-04:002011-03-14T07:21:51.049-04:00I like how you unfolded a story idea into a finish...I like how you unfolded a story idea into a finished product by seasons! Very clever and true. Oh and thanks for reminding me I'm stuck with laundry. Made my day. Really. ;)Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.com