tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post8184196381402434311..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: The communion of other writersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-70886649990504710762011-09-23T19:30:51.140-04:002011-09-23T19:30:51.140-04:00Oh, Maria, I'm a day late... but what a fabulo...Oh, Maria, I'm a day late... but what a fabulous post. I had to comment after the out of kilter, four different docs on the phone (two vets & a linked call between Children's Hospital & the very nice but not quite up to speed UGA health center doc) writer's day I had! Did that make sense? Forget the laundry, maybe next week! Aside from any writing of my own, my main goal was to write a review for Susan's fabulous LBD, which I promise is forthcoming! Anyway... your post did make me think of my movie inspired writer's moment, that scene from Romancing the Stone where Kathleen Turner boo-hoos into her 1980's computer screen (or maybe it was a typewriter), putting the finishing touches on her soon to be bestseller romance! Yeah, I'm still waiting for that plus Michael Douglas!Laura Spinellhttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-7306195710230666662011-09-23T11:09:16.026-04:002011-09-23T11:09:16.026-04:00Kris, I recently saw it again too and adored it al...Kris, I recently saw it again too and adored it all over again. Maria, that is funny! I was thinking, 'how the heck does Susan know it is Maria?' Glad to see your name added and hi to you. For me, it is a tree around which my writing universe spins. When I move, I care more about the trees and the views onto them than anything else. I also have no art on the walls (okay, posters) between me and the window, and no postboard clutter. I like to see just the tree. The chaos is firmly *behind* my chair and not in my eyeline. Litter boxes verboten! Nice post and a lovely Gang from one who must remember to switch slippers for a pair of heels when writing some time. Wonder what *that* would feel like!Sue Russellhttp://www.suerussellwrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-59231813654088997482011-09-22T19:37:44.216-04:002011-09-22T19:37:44.216-04:00Maria, I saw that movie again recently, and I was ...Maria, I saw that movie again recently, and I was also struck by how effortless writing seemed for the character, despite the chaos in her life, which never happens for me when my life is chaotic -- and how much I envied her that kitchen. Though if I had it, I'd sure add a splash of COLOR. Talk about sterile. But gorgeous.Kris Nerihttp://www.krisneri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-22110800922806792792011-09-22T17:12:29.281-04:002011-09-22T17:12:29.281-04:00You are all so neat. So what if your kitchen is li...You are all so neat. So what if your kitchen is lived in by all and sundry? You truly seem to enjoy each other, and your lives. Thanks for sharing them with us.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-45213368843613840462011-09-22T16:46:23.621-04:002011-09-22T16:46:23.621-04:00Maybe we writers are a little nuts. I often wonder...Maybe we writers are a little nuts. I often wonder why I didn't quit when my first book received nearly 30 rejections--or all the other times rejections flooded my mailbox. Not sure if I can lay claim to perseverance or being stubborn.<br />And I'm sure I'll never have a Diane Keaton kitchen, but I do look out over a river and a range of mountains.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-89817948542506937892011-09-22T16:43:50.688-04:002011-09-22T16:43:50.688-04:00Maggie, That is why I purposely keep my laptop far...Maggie, That is why I purposely keep my laptop far away from the litter box :)Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-31275507323222595942011-09-22T14:27:42.221-04:002011-09-22T14:27:42.221-04:00Maria, that would certainly be a nice touch! ;-)Maria, that would certainly be a nice touch! ;-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-65589294978926592582011-09-22T13:55:54.277-04:002011-09-22T13:55:54.277-04:00As I write this, I have multiple bags of groceries...As I write this, I have multiple bags of groceries that need to put away, a cat box close by, the stench of which is making my eyes water, and an email from a client asking questions which I have no answers to. But open on my laptop is my latest w-i-p and that makes everything else worthwhile. Terrific post, Maria. I suspect that those of us without the white kitchen (or heck, Diane Keaton's body!) are the majority, not the minority. My desk chair faces an exercise bike, btw, not the ocean and I'm just waiting for the appropriate hour to have a vita muffin. Followed by a glass of wine. MaggieThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-61173864750141060232011-09-22T13:19:51.714-04:002011-09-22T13:19:51.714-04:00Hi Susan,
I think Keanu Reeves in that kitchen wo...Hi Susan,<br /><br />I think Keanu Reeves in that kitchen would complete it for me!Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-91934348910117421532011-09-22T13:18:48.919-04:002011-09-22T13:18:48.919-04:00Hi Sue, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I&#...Hi Sue, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I'm so glad you enjoy the blog. The ladies here are terrific :)<br />And thanks for reminding me I forgot to sign my post!Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-44105093961320780872011-09-22T13:18:35.463-04:002011-09-22T13:18:35.463-04:00Maria, I totally agree. We would go insane without...Maria, I totally agree. We would go insane without our writer buddies because they can so empathize with everything we go through. I adore my family and "civilian" friends, but they're not in the business so there's just some stuff that never comes up in our conversations. But with writer-buds, I can talk about the nuts and bolts and the frustrations that are so familiar to us all. Anyway, lovely post! And lovely Diane-Keaton-movie-kitchen (which looks nothing like mine either!)! I think I'd like that kitchen even better if it came with a healthy chef to prepare all my meals! Hey, a girl's gotta dream! :-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-23262850357573682082011-09-22T12:28:41.395-04:002011-09-22T12:28:41.395-04:00As a fellow scribe (in a rather different genre) I...As a fellow scribe (in a rather different genre) I couldn't agree more, and my kitchen looks nothing like Diane Keaton's either! Sigh. Where did I go wrong? But like you, I don't know what I would do without my writer buddies. (And one or two of them blog for the Stiletto Gang!) <br /><br />I love your home page's bold design so congrats on that. If I could make one request it would be to see your blog posts carry the writer's byline. I'm guessing this may be Evelyn writing today but I love to know whose voice I am hearing....just a suggestion! Stiletto Gang is a great, friendly destination. Keep up the good work!Sue Russellhttp://www.suerussellwrites.comnoreply@blogger.com