Comments on: Reveille revisits the optimism of childhood http://www.ladywriter.ca/2010/reveille-revisits-the-optimism-of-childhood/ We write to taste life twice Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rhonda Herrington Bulmer http://www.ladywriter.ca/2010/reveille-revisits-the-optimism-of-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Rhonda Herrington Bulmer Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:46:30 +0000 http://www.ladywriter.ca/?p=230#comment-408 I never thought of that before, Deb. I really do love writing dialogue. Even back then, I imagined the conversations in my head. (I was going to say "heard the conversations in my head," but I thought it sounded schizophrenic!) I never thought of that before, Deb. I really do love writing dialogue. Even back then, I imagined the conversations in my head. (I was going to say “heard the conversations in my head,” but I thought it sounded schizophrenic!)

]]> By: Deborah Carr http://www.ladywriter.ca/2010/reveille-revisits-the-optimism-of-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Deborah Carr Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:06:36 +0000 http://www.ladywriter.ca/?p=230#comment-407 Well...as the girl who was beaten (10 times) and starved (in a later story, I invented the word 'starvatiousness' - was I not getting enough to eat??), I can say you've nailed it, Rhonda! We have to be so careful to allow children to continue dreaming big. I, for one, am so glad you didn't throw that novel away. It is something to be cherished now as a means to see your younger self. You were a pretty talented writer at 14, I must say...and I was intrigued to note now much of your excerpt included dialogue..considering you are deeply interested in writing plays right now...Curious, huh?? Well…as the girl who was beaten (10 times) and starved (in a later story, I invented the word ’starvatiousness’ – was I not getting enough to eat??), I can say you’ve nailed it, Rhonda!

We have to be so careful to allow children to continue dreaming big. I, for one, am so glad you didn’t throw that novel away. It is something to be cherished now as a means to see your younger self.

You were a pretty talented writer at 14, I must say…and I was intrigued to note now much of your excerpt included dialogue..considering you are deeply interested in writing plays right now…Curious, huh??

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