tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post1687917449205862234..comments2023-04-20T06:55:07.427-06:00Comments on Johanna's Spillworthy Thoughts: Elizabeth GilbertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-48021325150850132882011-03-20T23:14:03.000-06:002011-03-20T23:14:03.000-06:00I saw the beginning of her marriage analogy on her...I saw the beginning of her marriage analogy on her website and she didn't really win me over with it. In person, over the course of her whole talk, she made it work.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-8984992042188925272011-03-20T23:15:53.000-06:002011-03-20T23:15:53.000-06:00She is really warm. The audience became part of t...She is really warm. The audience became part of the experience for me. EPL certainly touched a lot of people and I could hear it in the conversations around me.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-72747716980554987722011-03-20T23:17:58.000-06:002011-03-20T23:17:58.000-06:00Yes. I came away feeling that I had a good snapsh...Yes. I came away feeling that I had a good snapshot of her experiences as a writer. I was really more inspired by her early career than by her huge success with EPL.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-44700802346115842452011-03-20T23:22:09.000-06:002011-03-20T23:22:09.000-06:00I haven't read the new book, but it makes sens...I haven't read the new book, but it makes sense to me that the journey of self-discovery in EPL is going to resonate with more readers. I'm of a mind that a hit book says those things that a great number of people need to hear when it comes out.Johanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-12648963230933228562011-03-20T10:01:10.000-06:002011-03-20T10:01:10.000-06:00Her new book was so bad I couldnt read past the fi...Her new book was so bad I couldnt read past the first chapter. Personally, I think it has nothing to do with craft or story, but stakes. It's hard to empathize with a woman who has it all - to take the journey with her when that journey is short, clear of minefields, and you know how it's going to end. Obviously this was not the case with the first book.cougelhttp://www.thecougelchronicles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-62750221572211921222011-03-16T01:55:39.000-06:002011-03-16T01:55:39.000-06:00I had heard that criticism of the book, but have r...I had heard that criticism of the book, but have reserved judgment, because I haven't read it. <br><br>sounds like it was a fun presentation for you. That certainly is an impressive hall. Makes me think of the movie Young Sherlock Holmes, and the London Egyptian Cult.<br><br>thanks for this.John Ross Barneshttp://johnross-lovethislife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-23663882364350246452011-03-16T02:15:05.000-06:002011-03-16T02:15:05.000-06:00It was a really fun talk. If I didn't know it...It was a really fun talk. If I didn't know it already, the audience buzz alone would have convinced me: this one book had a very deep impact on a lot of people. <br><br>And yeah--the Egyptian Theater is a cool place. It's one of those oldies that always shows up on lists of haunted buildings. More about that here: http://bit.ly/ezwFpYJohanna Harnesshttp://www.johannaharness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-40078246032056663012011-03-17T01:24:15.000-06:002011-03-17T01:24:15.000-06:00Her perspective on writing, on the author's re...Her perspective on writing, on the author's relationship with writing, nearly sounds worthy of a memoir itself. Thanks for passing it on to us, Johanna. These are the sorts of thought-models which help so many of us. I'm sure I'll reflect upon it time and again. <br><br>Oh - and the photo is fantastic!<br><br>Take care,<br>JessJessica Rosenhttp://jessrosen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-13476211322301392632011-03-17T01:39:29.000-06:002011-03-17T01:39:29.000-06:00Never seen Elizabeth Gilbert give a talk in person...Never seen Elizabeth Gilbert give a talk in person, but have heard several interviews. She comes across just as you describe her here.Marisa Birnshttp://www.marisabirns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150322794779933406.post-56000394689645328702011-03-18T00:00:24.000-06:002011-03-18T00:00:24.000-06:00Thanks, this is very interesting! I was not actual...Thanks, this is very interesting! I was not actually a fan of EPL, but enjoyed your review and might really have liked hearing her talk about the writing process.bookspersonallyhttp://bookspersonally.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com