tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post6408752912962588292..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: The Bowling AlleyElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-88481152343786083872010-04-16T06:15:55.016-07:002010-04-16T06:15:55.016-07:00Avoid the gutter?! But I am QUEEN of the gutter! ...Avoid the gutter?! But I am QUEEN of the gutter! I also love the analogy because I've bowled enough to know SOMETIMES you are really in the zone... it's almost magical, and sometimes, it takes three or four games to finally get on the right footing.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-42663516184390416632010-04-16T00:15:50.931-07:002010-04-16T00:15:50.931-07:00Great analogy! I loved Margot's comment about ...Great analogy! I loved Margot's comment about the right shoes. It not only applies to seeing yourself as a writer but making sure you're writing what fits you best.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-27605504423641409622010-04-15T19:38:07.764-07:002010-04-15T19:38:07.764-07:00A really great post, Elspeth. Your shoes are prett...A really great post, Elspeth. Your shoes are pretty darn snazzy, too :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-36724522675804752462010-04-15T16:40:52.379-07:002010-04-15T16:40:52.379-07:00Do I get a funky bowling shirt too :)
Great analo...Do I get a funky bowling shirt too :)<br /><br />Great analogy!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-75274950173089002662010-04-15T15:43:24.137-07:002010-04-15T15:43:24.137-07:00Nice analogy. I'm starting a new manuscript no...Nice analogy. I'm starting a new manuscript now, and I'm already seeing the pins going every which way.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-13971629117322212562010-04-15T11:02:12.197-07:002010-04-15T11:02:12.197-07:00Alan; How could I have forgotten those marvy shir...Alan; How could I have forgotten those marvy shirts? It's the name on them that makes them art.<br /><br />Margot; The shoes are all-important, aren't they? They need to be the right type and the right size. The non-slip soles can be lifesavers - especially when you want to throw yourself down the alley after yet another gutter ball.<br /><br />Carolyn; I'm glad you liked it. IElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-31970017668427027102010-04-15T10:53:32.202-07:002010-04-15T10:53:32.202-07:00This was a great metaphor for writing.
I feel like...This was a great metaphor for writing.<br />I feel like I want to bowl now :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-80463754671271117962010-04-15T10:35:09.368-07:002010-04-15T10:35:09.368-07:00Elspeth - What a wonderful metaphor for writing! I...Elspeth - What a wonderful metaphor for writing! If I may, I'd like to add: put the right shoes on. By that I mean, <i>see</i> yourself as a writer - as a creator of stories. It takes that self-view and self-confidence to keep going when one has gutterballs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-28603928719762367262010-04-15T10:15:58.430-07:002010-04-15T10:15:58.430-07:00Writer as kegler--I love it! (And you forgot the c...Writer as kegler--I love it! (And you forgot the cool shirt with your name stitched, in cursive, above the pocket.)Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.com