Comments on: Six Suggestions for Sustainable Writing: Inspiration from Frank Herbert’s Dune

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:21:14 +0000

LS, It is amazing how often we will let fear control our actions and thoughts. I agree with you about the distraction. Thinking about Dune or almost anything associated with Dune is a great distraction for me Thanks for taking the time to read and comment!
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By: LS

LS — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:40 +0000

I LOVE this idea. I actually use the "fear is the mind killer" spiel pretty regularly when I find fear blocking my path. It doesn't always work, but sometimes it's a good distraction. .-= LS´s last blog ..Low Doesn't Even Describe It =-.

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By: Morgan

Morgan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:40:10 +0000

Ean, I am still always amazed at the number of Dune aficionados out in the world. Obviously, what Frank Herbert wrote spoke to many of us on many different levels. Every time I reread Dune I learn something new or see it in a new perspective. Through his work, I consider him to be one of my many mentors and teachers.

Thanks for stopping by, Dune brother

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By: Ean Short

Ean Short — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:37:29 +0000

Morgan,

I’ve been a fan of Frank Herbert and Dune for a very long time and enjoyed your article immensely. The examples you gave were right on target and very much to the point. You can learn a lot about what inspires the creativity of any writer by the characters & environments they create and – if you like their style – try to recreate it in your own life. That seems to be the most important part of the equation – that you’ve lived it. Facsimiles are apparent but no one can blame you for traveling the same road with the benefit of your own individual perceptions and using the journey to find your own inspiration.

Bravo!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:46:52 +0000

@Jeanne, thanks for the lovely comments. It is a challenge to remember to live our lives, to savor the details of them. I love to spend a little time each day simply listening to and watching the birds. That one simple thing can add so much richness and joy to the day.

@Chris, thanks for the compliments. If I have learned to listen, it was because I had wonderful teachers.

@Courtney, thanks. It’s always nice to hear someone has enjoyed your work.

@Marcia, I hope this post helps your friend and that you also try your hand at writing. I am sure that you and your friend could start your own writer’s community. Thanks for stopping by.

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By: Marcia Lang

Marcia Lang — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:55:05 +0000

I am going to share this guest blog with my social worker friend who wrote a novel and has not yet found a way to get it published. She needs a writing community for support! You make many excellent points. I am reflecting on the recycling discussion. I doubt that there are any 100% original thoughts out there but there are certainly ways we can bring our own unique”culture of one”(not my orginal phrase) to the table. Someday I may try to write, you offer great encouragement. Thanks, Marcia

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:16:38 +0000

Fantastic points, Morgan! I enjoyed your guest blog immensely. Keep up the good work!
-Courtney

By: Chris Ellery

Chris Ellery — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:28:21 +0000

I’ve never read Dune, but the advice on writing here is solid. As a poet and writing teacher, I appreciate the creative parallels. The advice on community is particularly pertinent. You know you’re a writer when you want to A) share what you write and B) make it better by listening to what others say about it. Morgan has been listening.!

Thanks, Morgan.

Chris

By: Jeanne Dininni

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:02:33 +0000

Morgan,

Great analogy–and great points! It’s so true that “writing doesn’t happen in a vacuum.” Everything we write–whether fiction or non-fiction–flows from our real-world experiences…from the realities of life as we’ve both lived it and seen it lived…from the ways in which those realities have changed and affected us…from the people who have impacted our inner and outer environments…from the physical world around us and the profound effect it continually exerts on our thinking.

It’s important to remind ourselves of these things every once in a while–to willfully remove ourselves periodically from our obsession with writing and once again engage with the people, things, and forces that surround us, where we can draw new inspiration, enthusiasm, creativity, and perspective and thereby learn new lessons and add new vitality to our writing.

As you’ve said, we must not simply write about life; we must live it.

Thanks for an excellent post!
Jeanne