Comments on: Virginia Woolf’s Diary: On Being Brilliant

By: michelle

michelle — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:17:42 +0000

Aw thanks so much Pam xx

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:02:43 +0000

I think you are a brilliant writer Michelle! I just love your sense of humor you put in your writings….it makes me feel good, as I smile to myself……

By: Diana Strinati Baur

Diana Strinati Baur — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:13:21 +0000

I wish the entire thing was on Kindle. I think I’ll buy it when I am stateside next month.

Publishers *really* need to get going with making things available on Kindle, I agree. It’s so frustrating now when you can only have *some* books immediately!
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By: Bleeding Espresso » Zen in the Art of Writing

Bleeding Espresso » Zen in the Art of Writing — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:09:14 +0000

[...] I absolutely crave and find inspiration in others’ words. I’ve mentioned before that Virginia Woolf always lifts my writing spirits, but recently I re-picked up Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray [...]

By: Judith in Umbria

Judith in Umbria — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:45:27 +0000

Woolf and Munro and Murdoch and Trollope and Austen: strange to be listed together now that I think about it, but my list of writers whose books don’t get exchanged or sold but loaned because I reread them over and over. I do get the excitement of cracking open an new and unknown book, I do look forward to something new from a favorite writer, but those people on that list are the ones that alter something within me that makes my life possible.

Judith in Umbria’s last blog post..The easiest cake you’ve never yet made

So true Judith. I’d never loan out those books either. It really is like visiting old, wise friends when opening up to read their words–whether I’ve read them before a hundred times or whether it’s my first go around. I am *always* comforted by Virginia Woolf. Always.

And you’ve inspired me to visit with her this glorious Sunday afternoon, perhaps down in our “orto” waiting for plums.

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:23:00 +0000

Oh! I forgot Mrs. Dalloway! Another of my faves. The book The Hours (Michael Cunningham maybe?) was pretty good too; I’ve never seen the movie.

By: nyc/caribbean ragazza

nyc/caribbean ragazza — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:49:00 +0000

I will have to check out her diaries, along with TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. After seeing THE HOURS I wanted to know more about her.

By: J.Doe

J.Doe — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:23:00 +0000

When I read the title of your post I thought you were talking about me. Then I read the post and found out you were talking about someone else.
I haven’t read anything by her either, but with your recommendation then maybe I will

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:30:00 +0000

Thanks for the compliment Alexmom. And sorry for the scare!

Annika, some of my VW favorites: A Voyage Out, Orlando, The Waves, To the Lighthouse, Three Guineas…oh so many! She’s a stream of consciousness writer, so once you get the hang of reading that, it’s simply beautiful stuff.

By: Annika

Annika — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:53:00 +0000

Haven’t read anything by her yet but now is as good a time as any. I think I’ll stop by the library tomorrow!