tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post8968425221337753227..comments2023-06-06T08:13:43.101-07:00Comments on Vanessa Gebbie's news: READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC, POETS ON TRAINSVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-43198486348707671132010-02-23T04:40:06.172-08:002010-02-23T04:40:06.172-08:00It was great to meet you at last, Vanessa, having ...It was great to meet you at last, Vanessa, having read your excellent short story collection, Words in a Glass Bubble. I am of course one of the 'VWC mates' Jonathan Pinnock refers to in his comment, above, and I agree with him that your workshop was most enjoyable. You pitched it exactly right for me. Your 'stripping down the story like a vehicle' idea was precisely what I needed to address weaknesses in my own writing, and to enhance my critical view of the writing of others. Thanks a million.<br /><br />Oscar<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/ychusydOscar Windsor-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297840557697185445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-88979613734343784492010-02-20T23:56:11.021-08:002010-02-20T23:56:11.021-08:00Thanks Jon - much enjoyed by me too, although tryi...Thanks Jon - much enjoyed by me too, although trying to stuff a whole day workshop into an hour was a challenge!<br />And I LOVE the Youtuberance. It is hilarious, Ive been cackling like a mad thing here. So not only will I not delete, I will put it on the blog, in a couple of days. The French is a scream. The subtitles dont do it justice. What was it Wickham was called?!!!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-43403722185931630942010-02-20T13:39:02.084-08:002010-02-20T13:39:02.084-08:00Lovely to see you again, Vanessa. Thoroughly enjoy...Lovely to see you again, Vanessa. Thoroughly enjoyed your workshop - as did my all my VWC mates. And many thanks for the mention of Mrs Darcy - if any of your readers are interested, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLt4u3QCKFs" rel="nofollow">here's some YouTuberance for your further viewing pleasure.</a> (sorry, couldn't resist the opportunity for a free plug)jonathan pinnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865393294059636207noreply@blogger.com