tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post8180276985549334866..comments2023-05-25T04:43:27.212-07:00Comments on Gina Stoneheart: Writing Captured by Life's Experiences Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-89998846262128973212014-04-13T16:50:12.438-07:002014-04-13T16:50:12.438-07:00Isn't it incredible how lost we can become wit...Isn't it incredible how lost we can become within our own work? I never imagined the possibilities which would come from my own writing. Brenda, your work is quite moving. It's a wonder how emotionally involved you become with your own novels and blogging. Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-30948082385113683542014-04-13T16:48:28.999-07:002014-04-13T16:48:28.999-07:00Happy Sunday, Sandra. Thanks for stopping by. Yo...Happy Sunday, Sandra. Thanks for stopping by. You're so sweet=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-73371674383976628772014-04-10T21:21:59.811-07:002014-04-10T21:21:59.811-07:00I just read your reply on my blog and want to let ...I just read your reply on my blog and want to let you know I'm very grateful for your strong encouragements, Gina. Hope all's well with you. :)Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-4035525568360419742014-04-10T08:07:34.784-07:002014-04-10T08:07:34.784-07:00I was rereading my novel recently and thought '...I was rereading my novel recently and thought 'how pathetic I am...' I was crying as i read through a scene. I laughed at another. For a moment I forgot it was my work. I think we can't help but feel the emotions we write. I believe this to be a wonderful thing. I'm sure your friend would be very please.<br /><br />As for our emotions....it's in our tool kit. We draw on all aspects of our life when we are facing the blank page. Keep soaring on the page, Gina. brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480258485472568272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-69324697052278237782014-04-07T04:40:49.579-07:002014-04-07T04:40:49.579-07:00Thanks, Sandra! Have a wonderful week. Still goin...Thanks, Sandra! Have a wonderful week. Still going at it with the novel but hoping to get another blog post up today... hoping! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-19189497979129339162014-04-06T15:35:02.454-07:002014-04-06T15:35:02.454-07:00Just stopped by to say Hey and Happy Sunday Evenin...Just stopped by to say Hey and Happy Sunday Evening.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-10077524192078950582014-04-02T02:54:07.016-07:002014-04-02T02:54:07.016-07:00Yes, Lady Lilith... the world around us is constan...Yes, Lady Lilith... the world around us is constantly providing us with inspiration. Like yourself, I carry a small journal in my purse and write down any thoughts or musings which come to mind throughout the day. I also have a notepad next to my bed because as you can tell, my dreams are intense! And provide some great entertainment and ideas=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-79133057269084675502014-04-01T11:36:18.993-07:002014-04-01T11:36:18.993-07:00Everything. I carry a pad and pen with me. When I ...Everything. I carry a pad and pen with me. When I am inspired, I write it down and save it for when I need it. There is so much inspiration I do not want to miss it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-34808693992052085652014-03-29T12:26:24.564-07:002014-03-29T12:26:24.564-07:00Thank you so much for your kind thoughts, Claudine...Thank you so much for your kind thoughts, Claudine=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-18320158660996684542014-03-28T00:40:21.954-07:002014-03-28T00:40:21.954-07:00Dear Gina, your Daddy C and G would be very proud ...Dear Gina, your Daddy C and G would be very proud of you. Everyday. You were a special part in their lives. So keep going, keep writing, and stay beautiful inside and outside by taking the best care of yourself, ok? I've teared up a few times while writing my MG novel because I could feel my little heroine's hurt. The connection we have with our characters is amazing.Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-85138523378969300432014-03-25T09:50:39.870-07:002014-03-25T09:50:39.870-07:00Your writing is strong, Chrys, which is why you co...Your writing is strong, Chrys, which is why you could take a step back as a reader and shed tears. I'm happy to hear this because it predicts great things ahead for you and the books you have yet to release:) I look forward to crying with you!<br />Your grandmother would be proud of all of the work you've been doing and I'm sure it has tickled her spirit knowing you have written in dedication to her. <br />I was 17 when my dad died and I remember my love at the time, G (the one who also passed) was there at his funeral with me, holding my hand. These two men, Daddy C & G will always be in my heart as my writing soars to new places. <br />We are all capable of making our dreams come true... The memories and experiences we have shared will allow us to expand our wings as we continue to get closer to our aspirations. <br />As always, thank you for your sweetness here, Chrys:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-58799854489454801232014-03-25T09:39:17.302-07:002014-03-25T09:39:17.302-07:00Yes, it certainly can, Quanie. Even if it can'...Yes, it certainly can, Quanie. Even if it can't bring back our loved ones, I truly believe their memories and spirits can live through our writing. Thanks for sharing:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-33676811487527159342014-03-25T08:23:04.905-07:002014-03-25T08:23:04.905-07:00I don't recall crying while writing, but I'...I don't recall crying while writing, but I've cried plenty of times while reading over my manuscripts, especially for my supernatural-thriller series. I wrote countless tear-jerking moments about loss and death and it's impossible for me to hold back my tears when I read what I wrote as a reader would. <br /><br />In a lot of parts in that series there was a driving force...my past as a child/teen when I felt forgotten and unloved. My heroine was an unwanted foster child, so those scenes are very raw to me. <br /><br />I never got to know my grandma (she died when I was two of ovarian cancer), so I honored her in my series with a wonderful grandmother part, but it does end tragically and I blame my series for that one. But it was so nice writing about that grandmother because I felt connect to my grandma. :)<br /><br />This was a very touching post, Gina. Thank you for sharing the story of your friend. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-41859409841063660642014-03-25T08:14:44.887-07:002014-03-25T08:14:44.887-07:00I think the amazing thing about writing is that we...I think the amazing thing about writing is that we somehow write through our pain without even realizing it. It saddens me to hear that you lost your friend. Writing can really help us to heal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317095707905133969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-15004689808202976422014-03-25T07:01:08.408-07:002014-03-25T07:01:08.408-07:00Thank you so much, Sandra. I sure hope so:)Thank you so much, Sandra. I sure hope so:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-38285047927753512432014-03-25T06:11:27.073-07:002014-03-25T06:11:27.073-07:00Paul, words cannot express my gratitude in your ki...Paul, words cannot express my gratitude in your kindness towards my thoughts and writing. I really appreciate them. <br />I absolutely love the quotes you have shared here. I will keep them in mind whenever I fall under the pressure of time and trying to force certain scenes out. You are right; our writing and creativity comes from a place resonating inside of us. Sometimes, we aren't even aware of the power of the places we've been, the people we've met and the emotions we've felt over the last decades of our lives. But they manage to come about through certain characters, surroundings, images and situations in our blogs, stories, novels and other means of writing and art. It's quite magnificent, isn't it?<br />Our history will always be a part of us but it shall never define who we attain to become. I like to think about the joyful and happier times as whispers and glimpses and the more tragic times simply lessons and hardships learned. Our past with ourselves and others allows us to grow as human beings. It enables us to color the world and try to make it a better place through all we have felt and learned. I'm glad I'm still, amongst the living, making a mark, no matter how small or big it may be.<br />As always, thank you for stopping by and sharing your words. You are a great friend, Paul.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-87609644257691973242014-03-24T17:47:46.900-07:002014-03-24T17:47:46.900-07:00So beautifully stated and laid out, Gina. Your wr...So beautifully stated and laid out, Gina. Your writing is powerful, and I am glad you are sharing it with all of us, whether we have it in our hands / laptops / e-reader now or later. I am not a big quotes guy, but it reminded me of two of them:<br /><br />“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” (Hemingway) and<br />"No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” (Frost)<br /><br />The one thing that continually catches me by surprise when I sit down and type is where the stuff comes from. There is something that comes from the well inside that doesn't emerge and bubble forth when thinking about it, or waxing about it, or intellectualizing it, or writing it mentally. There is a particular surge that occurs when I put ass-in-chair and just go at it. <br /><br />I understand what you say about our history weighing on us. Especially when it comes to writing. You have a lot of pain and suffering and also a lot of joy and gratitude which touches everything you write. And that's a gift to share that and to contain it and to examine it. I find that as I write, more gets revealed and it's unplanned. We write from joy and pain, and you are touching those deeply. And it will show in the work. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing this and about your friend and your dad. I can tell how you wrote about it that you have found closure and healing from that.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-26451640939509741492014-03-24T17:25:29.201-07:002014-03-24T17:25:29.201-07:00Very special blog, Gina. Sounds like you've ca...Very special blog, Gina. Sounds like you've captured the essence of your character.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-61887051304973337962014-03-24T17:06:17.825-07:002014-03-24T17:06:17.825-07:00Awe, that means a lot to me... Especially coming f...Awe, that means a lot to me... Especially coming from you:) I agree; Daddy C would definitely be selling my books right next to his fruit stand. I can even hear his voice saying my name in my head as he flags down customers, ha! Well one thing is for sure... He is in good company up there while he patiently waits to be with us again. A house along the beach would be nice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-60750006349198187782014-03-24T15:19:34.177-07:002014-03-24T15:19:34.177-07:00Gina, You vividly brought back the memory of Daddy...Gina, You vividly brought back the memory of Daddy C and G. That is how their spirit will stay alive and with us. They are proudly smiling down on your accomplishments. If Daddy C were still here, he would be going door to door to promote your books! I am anxiously awaiting my guest room, at the beachfront property. I have complete confidence that all your dreams will come true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049702057997341355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-68335139424005625132014-03-24T05:04:18.503-07:002014-03-24T05:04:18.503-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Lexa. It was a ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Lexa. It was a very sad moment in my life but those experiences make us stronger and our hearts more relatable to travesties like illness, sickness and death. But the good part out of all of this is having the ability and awareness to turn sadness into great writing... to reflect upon the pain and squeeze it so hard, that it leaves us with no choice but to find even the most desperate grain of joy or happiness which can grow from it. <br />Have a wonderful week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-37599340320863844072014-03-24T04:57:33.831-07:002014-03-24T04:57:33.831-07:00What a sad story. I'm so sorry to hear about t...What a sad story. I'm so sorry to hear about the untimely death of someone who was so close to you. I think it's healthy to get those feelings out, and writing is a perfect way to do it. I'm sure your readers will feel the emotions as you do. Have a good week. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-76147289642348298332014-03-24T04:47:13.828-07:002014-03-24T04:47:13.828-07:00Wow, Norah... it's incredible to think how our...Wow, Norah... it's incredible to think how our loved ones struggle for their last breaths until they have reached the final moments of their lives here, with us. The power of the heart can do impeccable things. <br />I'm sorry to hear about your sister. Cancer is such a horrible and devastating illness. I've watched several people suffer from breast and colon cancer and sadly, my aunt is now suffering from bone cancer. They say the good die young and as hard as this pill may be to swallow, that saying is the only thing which makes sense during times like these. I appreciate your kind thoughts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-11297077754204148522014-03-24T04:37:22.284-07:002014-03-24T04:37:22.284-07:00That is a beautiful story Gina. The emotions of th...That is a beautiful story Gina. The emotions of the story you were writing were obviously authentic and written from the heart. It is interesting that you speak of your friend's waiting for you. I'm inclined to think that is probably true. I believe the same of my sister when she passed away after an horrendous battle with cancer. When, at the request of her husband, I took her three young children to visit her, she was struggling to be there for them. In the brief time between dropping them to their grandfather and returning to her bedside, she had passed away. I am certain that she both waited for them to come, then waited for them to go. Time recedes, but the memories don't.Norahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679547771527399923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387125771932762199.post-75930240779227851402014-03-24T03:29:56.918-07:002014-03-24T03:29:56.918-07:00How nicely put Kelly; writing about the feeling we...How nicely put Kelly; writing about the feeling we once had as a tribute to the people who have affected our lives. I couldn't agree more. <br />I think using those memories and feelings makes us more vulnerable as writers since we truly connect on a deeper level with our characters. And not only does it make us stronger and more susceptible for growth in real love, but it helps our characters change for whatever reasons necessary in our novels. Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.com