Wednesday, January 8, 2014

January IWSG - Creativity

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I'm feeling pretty good this month. Kinda. Just a little pressure, but I've marked some things off my to-do list. A FB picture by an author friend gave me an idea on how to proceed. So, I'm just sharing a few quotes by famous authors. I figure they understand.




Have you ever wondered what a famous author, from many years ago, might write about--today, on a blog?

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  1. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 8, 2014 at 5:01 AM

    I can so relate to the second one...

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  2. HuntressJanuary 8, 2014 at 5:50 AM

    This post makes me want to read more Emily Dickenson. Writers craft worlds so that others can visit them.

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  3. StinaJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:09 AM

    Heck, I'd just like to see what they would do on FB and Twitter. :D

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  4. DEZMONDJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:26 AM

    Dostoyevski would probably write about the psychological profiles of modern freaks and psychos :) He was the master expert in that

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  5. ~Sia McKye~January 8, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    Shaw had it right. If you really desire it you will make it happen.

    Sia McKye Over Coffee

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:34 AM

      Shaw had it right about a lot of things. Some of my favorite quotes come from him.

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  6. shellyJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:52 AM

    You left us with a great question. I must go ponder now.

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  7. SlamdunkJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:36 AM

    Good question. I hope they would not be to busy participating in endless sports debates to have time to write. Not that I know anything about that.

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:34 AM

      Of course, Slamdunk. You wouldn't know anything about endless sports debates. ;)

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  8. Bob/SallyJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    Both great quotes!

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  9. ilimaJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:11 AM

    I am a judicious imitator indeed. :)

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:35 AM

      Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? I like to think I'm inspired by others.

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  10. Isis RushdanJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:18 AM

    Love the quotes. Shaw nailed it.

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  11. Bish DenhamJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    I love Voltaire. No doubt he'd be working on a modern version of Candide, and slicing politicians into little tiny pieces on a hugely popular blog.

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  12. farawayeyesJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    Imagining things into reality. Sounds like fun.

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  13. Pat HattJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    Sure would be interesting to see what they would write on a blog, and yep, imagination sure goes a long way

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:32 PM

      Considering the social commentary they made in their owns days, I think it'd be fun.

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  14. KristenJanuary 8, 2014 at 10:45 AM

    The first quote is the story of my life! If only my imagination weren't like an overflowing sink. There's so much there it's hard to hold it in!

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:36 PM

      Yeah. That can be a good thing or a bad thing. But I guess it's better to have too much than not enough.

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  15. Jessie HumphriesJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:12 PM

    Hah, the idea of a classic writer doing blogs strikes me as odd. It's such a modern thing, a fleeting thing, yanno. But interesting.

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM

      I guess what appeals to me is their awesome snark. The idea that the pen is mightier than the sword is rather a profound one.

      Dang. That just made me think of "White House Down".

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  16. mooderinoJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:36 PM

    I'm pretty sure Charles Dickens would win the internet. Although Proust might give him a run for his money. They didn't have much trouble writing to excess in the old days. And the Russians...

    mood
    Moody Writing

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  17. Johanna GarthJanuary 8, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    I feel like it would be a clever marketing opportunity to create a Twitter account and post as a 21st century Emily Dickenson.

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:53 PM

      You should do it! Hmmm...I wonder if someone already has.

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  18. M PaxJanuary 8, 2014 at 3:27 PM

    It'd be interesting to see what some of the writers we revere would say on a blog. I wonder if most of them would even have careers in these modern times. Maybe they'd be slogging around like the rest of us.

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:52 PM

      Probably not if we just pulled them out of their time and planted them here. But I like to think they would have been at their snarky best if they had been raised here.

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  19. JeffOJanuary 8, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    Glad you're feeling pretty good--keep it rolling!

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  20. Mark KoopmansJanuary 8, 2014 at 4:30 PM

    I love GB Shaw's sayings... the man was a Quote Machine :)

    Would love to know what Shakespeare doth consider re. Facebook... methinks he would run screaming :)

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:51 PM

      Yet he seemed to be abreast of what the people liked, didn't he? He might do better than you think.

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  21. Sheena-kay GrahamJanuary 8, 2014 at 5:13 PM

    Emily D. is my fave poet. I would have loved to see her blogging today.

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:52 PM

      I wonder if she would have waxed poetic on her blog.

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  22. stuJanuary 8, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    Charles Dickens would probably create a random name generator.

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  23. KimberlyJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:20 PM

    How cool would that be to see what famous authors from the past would blog about!!

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 8, 2014 at 9:55 PM

      Exactly. I think many of them had their fingers on the pulse of their day.

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  24. CynthiaJanuary 9, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Just imagine if the writers of years past had access to social media. What I would give to see what Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Agatha Christie, Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc... would post on their Twitter pages!

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 3:12 AM

    What an interesting idea. What would my favorite classical authors tweet and blog about? I would love to read their nuggets of wisdom and excerpts online.

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    1. Donna K. WeaverJanuary 10, 2014 at 6:35 AM

      Same here. It would be a sit in your chair and grab the popcorn moment, methinks.

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 12:14 PM

    Hilarious!

    I'm glad your friends photo inspired you.

    Good luck with the pressure.

    Leanne ( http://readfaced.wordpress.com )

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