Comments on: My earliest writing memories http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-earliest-writing-memories That's just the way I see it. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:20:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Rea-Hedrick http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-134 John Rea-Hedrick Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:21:20 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-134 Interestingly enough, when it comes to movies I can't stand the whole slasher/horror film genre now. I LOVE a good suspense thriller (e.g. The Sixth Sense, Signs, etc.), but nothing with gore or gratuitous violence. Even with award winning films, like Gladiator, I find myself fast-forwarding through the truly bloody stuff. It's funny how our tastes and sensibilities change over time. (I suspect having children also had a lot to do with it!) Interestingly enough, when it comes to movies I can’t stand the whole slasher/horror film genre now. I LOVE a good suspense thriller (e.g. The Sixth Sense, Signs, etc.), but nothing with gore or gratuitous violence. Even with award winning films, like Gladiator, I find myself fast-forwarding through the truly bloody stuff. It’s funny how our tastes and sensibilities change over time. (I suspect having children also had a lot to do with it!)

]]> By: Anna http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Anna Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:19:25 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-133 I wonder if the teacher was so startled by the subject matter that she overreacted? Still, a pox on her for cutting down your writing like that. I have very vivid early middle school memories of writing a novel that was a rip-off of Sweet Valley High. It was about triplets, though, so I was convinced it was completely different. I wonder if the teacher was so startled by the subject matter that she overreacted? Still, a pox on her for cutting down your writing like that.

I have very vivid early middle school memories of writing a novel that was a rip-off of Sweet Valley High. It was about triplets, though, so I was convinced it was completely different.

]]> By: Marquita http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Marquita Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:30:24 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-132 I can imagine a few English teachers I work with doing the same thing to what sounds like a perfectly good response to a writing assignment! I would have loved to read something so imaginative. I am like you in the sense that I was (and still am) inspired by horror/thrillers. However, when I was a young adult I was a little too scared of the Freddy Kruegers (hmmm, still am) to imagine his movies while wriitng. I wrote a lot of high school based stories and novels and a few poems- check out my full post if you get a chance here: http://marquitamarks.blogspot.com/2010/01/once-upon-timewhen-i-was-young.html I can imagine a few English teachers I work with doing the same thing to what sounds like a perfectly good response to a writing assignment! I would have loved to read something so imaginative. I am like you in the sense that I was (and still am) inspired by horror/thrillers. However, when I was a young adult I was a little too scared of the Freddy Kruegers (hmmm, still am) to imagine his movies while wriitng. I wrote a lot of high school based stories and novels and a few poems- check out my full post if you get a chance here:

http://marquitamarks.blogspot.com/2010/01/once-upon-timewhen-i-was-young.html

]]> By: John Rea-Hedrick http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-131 John Rea-Hedrick Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:51:44 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-131 Sadly, I no longer have the Santa story, although I suspect I would cringe if I read it today. In retrospect, I can understand if my teacher didn't want to share my story with the class if she felt it was inappropriate, but there are SO many better ways she could have handled it than the way she did. At times like that I just keep thinking of the quote from Paul Bettany, as Geoffrey Chaucer, in the movie A Knight's Tale: "I will eviscerate you in fiction. Every pimple, every character flaw. I was naked for a day; you will be naked for eternity." Sure it's passive/aggressive, but it always makes me feel better. :) Sadly, I no longer have the Santa story, although I suspect I would cringe if I read it today.

In retrospect, I can understand if my teacher didn’t want to share my story with the class if she felt it was inappropriate, but there are SO many better ways she could have handled it than the way she did.

At times like that I just keep thinking of the quote from Paul Bettany, as Geoffrey Chaucer, in the movie A Knight’s Tale:

“I will eviscerate you in fiction. Every pimple, every character flaw. I was naked for a day; you will be naked for eternity.”

Sure it’s passive/aggressive, but it always makes me feel better. :)

]]> By: Kristin http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Kristin Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:38:44 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-130 I watched those movies as a kid, too, then spent the rest of my life with night terrors and an inability to separate fact from fiction. O_O No way my kids are watching them, lol. I watched those movies as a kid, too, then spent the rest of my life with night terrors and an inability to separate fact from fiction. O_O No way my kids are watching them, lol.

]]> By: CoryLeslie http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-129 CoryLeslie Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:53:20 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-129 What an awful teacher! No teacher should humiliate a kid like that. I'm glad you kept writing! What an awful teacher! No teacher should humiliate a kid like that. I’m glad you kept writing!

]]> By: Amanda Hannah http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Amanda Hannah Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:16:50 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-127 Love it! I think all 'evil' characters share traits with the kids we really didn't get along with. And I so want to read your Christmas story :) Love it! I think all ‘evil’ characters share traits with the kids we really didn’t get along with. And I so want to read your Christmas story :)

]]> By: Kaitlin http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Kaitlin Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:00:00 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-126 What a creativity stifling teacher! You were brave--I never was brave enough to share my writing with friends as a kid! What a creativity stifling teacher! You were brave–I never was brave enough to share my writing with friends as a kid!

]]> By: Kate http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Kate Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:55:08 +0000 http://perspectives.rea-hedrick.com/2010/01/06/my-earliest-writing-memories/#comment-125 The Santa story sounds hilarious! The Santa story sounds hilarious!

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