[stylist] Quote to ponder

[Donna Hill]

Bridgit,
Is he saying that the illusion is the writer's belief that they are
communicating "x" and that the reader, bringing to each work their own life
experiences, gleens "y?" I think that's true, but I still believe in trying
to communicate precisely whatever I'm trying to get across, but I enjoy the
fact that readers get things out of it that I didn't think I was
communicating -- hopefully tangential and not diametrically opposite. *grin*
Donna  

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
Pollpeter
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 2:13 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Quote to ponder

Thought I'd post another quote to spark some discussion. This comes from one
of the writers I featured in the creative nonfiction lesson.

"Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize its just an
illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it."
David Sedaris

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate & Style Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can satisfy,
we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for another world."
C. S. Lewis


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