I just received a nice e-mail from Gloria Feldt. Gloria is one of my "SHE-RO's". She is a writer, activist, and public speaker with a long history of involvement in the Women's Movement.
She sent me a review copy of her book The War on Choice for an article I am working on for The Huffington Post.
After putting the bones of the piece together, I sent her a draft to fact check.
The first line of her reply to me was:
She sent me a review copy of her book The War on Choice for an article I am working on for The Huffington Post.
After putting the bones of the piece together, I sent her a draft to fact check.
The first line of her reply to me was:
Kelley,
I am greatly honored that you are citing my book. You
have created a beautiful framework to remind Americans what is at stake on this
Roe anniversary.
Wow. What a perfect thing to say to a budding writer. "You have created a beautiful framework...:
That is after all, what we all dream of doing when we write; Create beautiful frameworks.
I don't know about you, but I often find that a difficult thing to do. I have so many ideas floating around in my head, and they ALL have connections. More often than not, I tend to connect too many different dots in my essays, which basically turns the framework into a pile of mangled steel.
Beautiful frameworks require structure, and simplicity. It is a melding of art and form. It can be linear, or circular, or spiral, in style and point, as long as the framework is sound.
That is after all, what we all dream of doing when we write; Create beautiful frameworks.
I don't know about you, but I often find that a difficult thing to do. I have so many ideas floating around in my head, and they ALL have connections. More often than not, I tend to connect too many different dots in my essays, which basically turns the framework into a pile of mangled steel.
Beautiful frameworks require structure, and simplicity. It is a melding of art and form. It can be linear, or circular, or spiral, in style and point, as long as the framework is sound.
But simplicity is complicated.
Because I admire Gloria and her achievements, I will hold her kind words most dear. And hopefully, I will build better frameworks this year as a result.
Because I admire Gloria and her achievements, I will hold her kind words most dear. And hopefully, I will build better frameworks this year as a result.
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2 comments:
She is indeed a respectable and professional woman that knows her stuff so well.
Very creative ppost
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