Comments on: Listening to the melody of life

By: karen

karen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:17:02 +0000

Hi Anne,
thanks so much for visitng and leaving a comment here. I appreciate your enjoyment of my words.

By: karen

karen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:13:23 +0000

Angela, wow – I am so pleased that my words helped to tune into the world outside your window. It’s very precious to be able to work where you can hear birdsong, isn’t it?

By: karen

karen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:12:20 +0000

Joanna, thank you so much, I am thrilled that you liked this, that means a lot to me, especially coming from you.

Interesting question you ask about whether my writing sounds like music to me. I guess the answer is yes, sometimes.

Some books I have read bring back clearly the music that I played as I read it, and also when I hear the music I remember the feel of the book… an example is the first time I read The Lord of the Rings, when I was about 11. Every Sunday, after a roast lunch, my parents would sit quietly in the lounge and play beautiful music (from records) and I’d often grab a book and sit with them. I can now not hear a Beethoven Piano Concerto (especially the Emperor – No. 5) without being reminded of Frodo’s journey.

Thanks for the question – I’m going to start taking notice more of the links between music and writing in my life.

By: A Maybus

A Maybus — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:41:15 +0000

What a beautiful article. Thank you.

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Tune Into The Calm Space | Confident Writing — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:38:15 +0000

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By: Angela Esnouf

Angela Esnouf — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:46:49 +0000

As I read the last paragraph, about nature, my ears tuned in not to the sound of the computer humming or the tick of the clock, but the birds singing outside my window. Thanks for the reminder to let them in more.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:11:46 +0000

Karen, I decided to open the magazine on this page, and I’m so glad I did. What a wonderful piece of writing and a great illustration of the wonders of tuning in, even to the whispers and the quiet.

I’m very interested in the relationship between our inner music and the words that we write. Does your writing sound like music to you I wonder?

Joanna