http://myplaceoryours.org.uk/jo-bell/chilling-out/ My Place or Yours is a new kind of writer residency across five regions of England, in real and virtual spaces, exploring the theme of place. Take a moment to wander round and make it your place. We’d love to hear from you. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://myplaceoryours.org.uk/jo-bell/chilling-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Charlie Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:52:43 +0000 http://myplaceoryours.org.uk/?p=1394#comment-2341 'Vicious critque' - not at all - Jo's actually very constructive and kind in her comments, and usually right! This morning's touched on 'poetic scaffolding' - too much of it in the one piece, where I'd say something several times in only slightly different ways - can get as claggy as a peanut butter sandwich.... and then in the other piece, there needed a bit of structural support at the start...... a vest if not a bra to hold it in place:) It's so productive to have an outside view on work you get so close to that lines can feel like children, so you don't want to chuck them out of your home too lightly - but sometimes they gotta go..... Jo brings clarity and had a great idea about swapping the first lines to the end. I'd prescribe her to any other writer, and if you read her blog you'll know she's just had a brilliant Ledbury festival with the greats and still found time to read my humble lines and not make me feel like Worzel Gummidge. And she's brave enough to share a tent with me at the Chill....... x ‘Vicious critque’ – not at all – Jo’s actually very constructive and kind in her comments, and usually right! This morning’s touched on ‘poetic scaffolding’ – too much of it in the one piece, where I’d say something several times in only slightly different ways – can get as claggy as a peanut butter sandwich…. and then in the other piece, there needed a bit of structural support at the start…… a vest if not a bra to hold it in place:)
It’s so productive to have an outside view on work you get so close to that lines can feel like children, so you don’t want to chuck them out of your home too lightly – but sometimes they gotta go….. Jo brings clarity and had a great idea about swapping the first lines to the end. I’d prescribe her to any other writer, and if you read her blog you’ll know she’s just had a brilliant Ledbury festival with the greats and still found time to read my humble lines and not make me feel like Worzel Gummidge. And she’s brave enough to share a tent with me at the Chill……. x

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