tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post8322052839263273646..comments2023-10-31T11:53:51.564+00:00Comments on Falcata Times: GUEST BLOG: In Praise of the Personal Essay - Diane GirardFalcata Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08966249741728882578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-88149476855024044492011-01-31T00:25:45.734+00:002011-01-31T00:25:45.734+00:00Interesting! I hadn't heard much about persona...Interesting! I hadn't heard much about personal essays, except that today I read an article about how creative non-fiction is kind of taking them over. I guess the personal essay is different because it is more of an opinion/mood/feeling, and creative non-fic because it's a story? Hm. Maybe. <br /><br />And Adbusters! Very cool.Jessica Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719861048029304778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-21645892380207134662011-01-23T02:50:01.800+00:002011-01-23T02:50:01.800+00:00Never looked at it quite like that before. Essays...Never looked at it quite like that before. Essays have always been things filled with dread... ahh what school does to us.<br /><br />Heh, speaking of that, I took a creative writing class (part of one) that almost stopped me writing (did for 3 months). I got over it obviously, but that might be a fun story to tell sometime.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Julie/FirewolfJ.A. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613488285669190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-74752918971263256132011-01-22T21:20:45.424+00:002011-01-22T21:20:45.424+00:00I still remember my mom's comments the first t...I still remember my mom's comments the first time a teacher accused her of writing one of my stories. Priceless. <br /><br />Personal essay sounds so...scary to most of us. But IMO it's much of what we do when we blog: take stuff that has happened to us (or people we know) and put a spin on it. <br /><br />For myself, I fear getting too personal. I'm a sharer by nature and sadly, once I start, I tend to overshare and it gets me in trouble LOL.<br /><br />Great post :)Seleste deLaney/Julie Partickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346934576672398786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-5875286956554834412011-01-22T12:06:47.594+00:002011-01-22T12:06:47.594+00:00I can't believe your teacher gave you an F - I...I can't believe your teacher gave you an F - I had a hard time moving on from that!<br /><br />I like writing and reading personal essays - there's a lot of creative freedom in putting one together.Angela Addamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283366504707259705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-10488290808502037932011-01-22T07:01:32.419+00:002011-01-22T07:01:32.419+00:00Congrats to you both on the first guest post. The ...Congrats to you both on the first guest post. The term "personal essay" somehow brings tremors to my finger tips, but you do them quite well, Diane.Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-42650351985425365762011-01-22T00:03:13.250+00:002011-01-22T00:03:13.250+00:00An insightful read Diane! Thanks for sharing these...An insightful read Diane! Thanks for sharing these thoughts and your views on the personal essay. I enjoyed it. :)Pat Holletthttp://patriciahollett.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-3969817187473138202011-01-20T18:46:27.797+00:002011-01-20T18:46:27.797+00:00Love this guest post - well done!Love this guest post - well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550312290404804831.post-68411211029447661622011-01-19T17:29:25.703+00:002011-01-19T17:29:25.703+00:00S'truth! Fun - I should do more, just for the ...S'truth! Fun - I should do more, just for the fun of it and I do enjoy reading them in magazines and newspapers as they often either poke fun or deliberately raise cain.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488884984521806513noreply@blogger.com