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Re: How productive a writer are you?

communicatrix — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:05:52 -0000

Naked, toothless, and blind—that's how I feel most days. Progress in the focus dept. is 487 steps forward, 3670 steps in a circle for this squirrel.

Re: Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

communicatrix — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:57:01 -0000

Thank you, Talyn! I'm touched by your beautiful sentiment, and grateful to be a part of your reading life. I will keep on, and I hope you do, too!

Re: Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

communicatrix — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:00:30 -0000

Hooray! There is power in numbers (of us, as well as days).

Re: Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

communicatrix — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:38:55 -0000

I take your point, Mark! Luck is part of everything, including acting. And still there is so much more luck I have been unable to utilize from lack of preparedness. So for me, the trick is to always show gratitude for my good fortune, but outside of that, not to think of fortune at all. Good stuff.

Re: Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

communicatrix — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:05:19 -0000

Just seeing this now—that'll teach me to turn off my alerts! Thanks for the input, Bruce. Always glad to hear of someone finding the thing that made it "click" for them.

Re: Vintage Glasses for TBT Throwback Thursday

communicatrix — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:42:25 -0000

Ha! I can guess that broad's age! :-) Great shots, Stacey. And I had such fun hanging out for our interview. Looking forward to reading it!

Re: Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career

communicatrix — Fri, 02 May 2014 21:08:45 -0000

You're welcome, Christina! It can take a while, finding the right mix of people, but they're out there. And it's absolutely worth it! Best of luck to you in your career.

Re: Jack Grapes: “SZYMBORSKA”

communicatrix — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:24:36 -0000

So simple, so beautiful, so true. So grateful to have you still with us, tap-tap-tapping away.

Re: Recommended reading: Christmas 2013

communicatrix — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:38:47 -0000

I can guess at how much work these semi-annual posts are, Daphne, but oh, they are *gold*. (And evergreen gold, from a mercenary-blogger perspective. :-)

I didn't read many (any?) new releases this year, but in looking over my books-read list, I'd say that Another Bullsh*t Night in Suck City, Neil Flynn's memoir about running into his alcoholic father at the shelter he worked for, was a top pick. I also loved two other oldies I finally got around to, Pema Chodron's When Things Fall Apart, and Tim O'Brien's Vietnam-War collection of stories, The Things They Carried.

Also, love your tip about the address-book entry on your phone: sometimes simplest is best!

Re: Inside The Industry Seminar

communicatrix — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:36:13 -0000

You're welcome, Cornelia! Great example of John Wayne—there's a reason icons become icons.

Thanks for the kind words about the talk and my name. It is fun having "–wright" as a writer!

Re: Status: Loss

communicatrix — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:47 -0000

Such a heavy loss. May you find a little light and lightness in the midst of it.

Re: Hi Los Angeles Hater! Rating “LA’s Alternate Realities”

communicatrix — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:47:53 -0000

There needs to be an app for this. Angelinos (sic) too busy being car-bound, culturally-bereft, selfish, rudderless, centerless, Wrong-Coasted losers to tally up scores.

Re: Show up “having had” - Casting Networks

communicatrix — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:12:48 -0000

Thank you! Pleases me no end to hear it!

Re: Show up “having had” - Casting Networks

communicatrix — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:12:22 -0000

Wow! Thank *you* for your fabulously articulate comment. I love what I do and would do it regardless of feedback, but this kind of response really does sweeten the deal.

And rather than lunch, I'd love for you to email and let me know of any successes, big or small, from the info you gleaned. Meanwhile, keep on rockin' in the free world!

Re: My favorite stories of 2012 (and 5 stories I want to write in 2013)

communicatrix — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:42:16 -0000

You continue to inspire and astound me, Alissa. What an amazing 2012—you even squeezed a Very Important Wedding in there! And I love what you have on your to-do list for 2013. Here's to a spectacular year for you, and because we will be beneficiaries, for all of us!

Re: cancer. canceling. postponing. waiting. growing.

communicatrix — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:18:45 -0000

Thank you for being a human being. It is profoundly buoying to witness. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your friend.

Re: project 137.

communicatrix — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:00:03 -0000

IN. *So* in!

Re: “Old broads don’t need stuff”

communicatrix — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:10:56 -0000

That intro is not one bit more awesome than you are. And this is just about the nicest piece anyone has written about 50-for-50. Thanks for making me cry before coffee. No, seriously—tears are very refreshing to aged eyes!

Re: Tomato tree

communicatrix — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:30:37 -0000

Extra tomatoes? I'll be right over.

Re: Collaborate in the (Online) Kitchen

communicatrix — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:33:20 -0000

I'm blown away. Tea, it was so fun talking to you, but you've taken what we talked about and served it up here in a really useful and compelling way. BRAVA! So excited to see where all this leads. Also, hey—maybe one of your readers will get me the Didion/Lamott hookup. Never know, right?

Re: Of Women Writers and my Surrogate Mothers: A 50 for 50 Encouragement

communicatrix — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:00:37 -0000

You really went to high school with Daniel? Now I'm both jealous of you and grateful to you. Go, girls.

Re: What CAN you do?

communicatrix — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:13:32 -0000

What a wonderful and generous post, and not just for me and for WriteGirl, but for anyone who reads. You have an extraordinary knack for extracting the usable lesson from any situation. Brava!

Re: World Domination Summit: The Quiet Roar of Change

communicatrix — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:44:07 -0000

The only bad thing about pitching in on the volunteer brigade was missing some of the talks. But you're right—it was less about the talks than it was soaking in all that good energy. I think that 90% of the reason I go to any conference Pam Slim is at is to bask in that energy. Makes me wonder if there's a way to trick her into letting me be a boarder or something. Just for the winter months, of course.

And thanks for the kind words. My sad asshole/glad asshole is always happy to be of service.

Re: Savoring & Serving

communicatrix — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:12:14 -0000

So pleased that you enjoyed my crazy little essay. So looking forward to ACTUALLY MEETING YOU soon!

Re: Legacy: for everyday extraordinary people, like you and me

communicatrix — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:17:46 -0000

I have no idea what my legacy will be. I think that like "brand," it's not a thing that you decide: it's what other people take away.

That said, I think you can go at both "legacy" and "brand" with an intention. Mine is summed up in my erstwhile mission statement—"To be a joyful conduit of truth, beauty and love." That gives me a chance to look at everything and anything I'm spending my time doing in terms of how well (or not) it's serving that end.

For me, it means that all the truths I serve up have to be somehow joyful. Sometimes that means humor is involved (profane or not), sometimes it's just letting cheer win over crankiness or sarcasm.

It also means that creating a legacy can be fun, not grim, self-serious drudgery, because it allows me to pick and choose little projects. (I don't have your staying power, Jodi!)

Since you asked so nicely, the potential legacy-type things I'm most excited about are an Ignite talk about a white-light experience I had in the hospital and a huge fundraising project I'm spearheading to celebrate my 50th bday this September. (Watch this space!)

But hey, if I end up being known for nothing other than that curse-riddled motivational song about the boulder and the hill, I'm okay with that, too.