tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post112526276117791615..comments2023-10-31T09:37:59.862-07:00Comments on Rocket Kid Writing: RadianceRachel Dacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-1125371938149447802005-08-29T20:18:00.000-07:002005-08-29T20:18:00.000-07:00You're so wise. I try to even stay away from pens ...You're so wise. I try to even stay away from pens on that day, but don't always succeed. Ever notice how reading something really good makes you itch to pick up a pen or keyboard? Is it a competitive instinct -- maybe. Or maybe, as Harvard Philosophy Professor Elaine Scarry wrote in her book ON BEAUTY, the response beauty elicits is the urge to replicate it.<BR/><BR/>So, do you take sabbaticals from your cell phone too?Rachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-1125369378234045092005-08-29T19:36:00.000-07:002005-08-29T19:36:00.000-07:00Sabbaticals are good for the writer's soul. I try ...Sabbaticals are good for the writer's soul. I try to spend at least a day a week away from the keyboard to recharge my creative batteries.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for validating why this is so important.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.com