tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post1446208481014837021..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: How We WriteAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-7266550564614868712014-04-15T07:33:05.276-07:002014-04-15T07:33:05.276-07:00Anna, you could copy down the dictionary for me an...Anna, you could copy down the dictionary for me and I'd read it. Your words hold so much truth and emotion, and I loved learning about your book writing process. I can't wait to read Rare Bird.Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-35327822472110060382014-04-13T06:52:25.303-07:002014-04-13T06:52:25.303-07:00Anna, I hope the book does really well. I saw you...Anna, I hope the book does really well. I saw you 2 years ago at church dropping off your daughter for summer camp and you seemed as if you were really sad that day. Like alot of moms in Vienna who go to VPC and/or read your blog, I know who you are but don't quite know what to do when I see you. Your writing is great and I really enjoy your blog.<br /><br />samonehopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552441642423561688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-50216962120446367102014-04-13T06:51:38.828-07:002014-04-13T06:51:38.828-07:00Anna, I hope the book does really well. I saw you...Anna, I hope the book does really well. I saw you 2 years ago at church dropping off your daughter for summer camp and you seemed as if you were really sad that day. Like alot of moms in Vienna who go to VPC and/or read your blog, I know who you are but don't quite know what to do when I see you. Your writing is great and I really enjoy your blog.<br /><br />samonehopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552441642423561688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-14477346349374572792014-04-10T07:37:23.260-07:002014-04-10T07:37:23.260-07:00I just did this too! Writing about the writing pro...I just did this too! Writing about the writing process. I write best in the mornings and I am completely useless, hopeless, any one of those "less" words in the afternoon. I have zero personality between 2 and 4, therefore I can't write.<br />I'm soooo looking forward to seeing and reading your book. How it won't be "sugarcoated", the sorrow and beauty that will be there side by side. I'm so proud of you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993610522830649033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-79083865129755866232014-04-09T09:22:05.466-07:002014-04-09T09:22:05.466-07:00I have a great passion for your writing, your blog...I have a great passion for your writing, your blog has been so inspirational. I can't wait to read you book and I have it in my cart for pre-order at Amazon! Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-82357553735858984122014-04-08T12:23:12.601-07:002014-04-08T12:23:12.601-07:00Hello, there! I met you in real life (at cast part...Hello, there! I met you in real life (at cast party for LTYMDC14) before stumbling upon your lovely blog. I love reading this interview and about your writing process! I look forward to your book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008888835471546489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-19439009900572131442014-04-08T10:10:00.434-07:002014-04-08T10:10:00.434-07:00Good practice for many interviews to come! But you...Good practice for many interviews to come! But you forgot the marshmallows. Can't WAIT for the book!Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-84245742400897207792014-04-07T21:16:58.148-07:002014-04-07T21:16:58.148-07:00We have a similar approach to writing. You are so ...We have a similar approach to writing. You are so sweet to tag me. I look forward to sharing my answers on Monday. Love you!! xoxoJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260023071487063324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-50641281710924455732014-04-07T17:11:18.234-07:002014-04-07T17:11:18.234-07:00I looked up the book and the cover was amazing. I ...I looked up the book and the cover was amazing. I remembered the post where you went to Michael's and saw that cookie-cutter photo-frame insert, and saw Jack and Margaret. With many things in life, I think there's "no right answer, it's what you feel," but that was exactly right for the cover. Absolutely gorgeous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-81595663826168083322014-04-07T15:26:33.508-07:002014-04-07T15:26:33.508-07:00This is soooo cool! Love it! Can't wait to s...This is soooo cool! Love it! Can't wait to see Rare Bird in print! XOXOSherri Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198184819843544917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-27677022772607754832014-04-07T15:22:37.449-07:002014-04-07T15:22:37.449-07:00I feel like we sat down and had a nice little chat...I feel like we sat down and had a nice little chat! This was wonderful to read Anna and I am so excited that you asked me to join the fun next week! Thank you!<br />Susie - Recovering Church LadySusie - Walking Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372339217547326555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-78746031066701202702014-04-07T10:41:20.374-07:002014-04-07T10:41:20.374-07:00your process is much like you:
REAL, HONEST and i...your process is much like you: <br />REAL, HONEST and inspiring. There is so much about you that deserves words and so much of your journey through grief that I know will help to heal my own heart. <br /><br />I can't wait to read your book. Kirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-33162031271912226292014-04-07T09:57:30.051-07:002014-04-07T09:57:30.051-07:00As always, thanks for sharing. I am so glad I came...As always, thanks for sharing. I am so glad I came to "know" you through this blog and your wonderful writing. I hope your book exceeds your wildest dreams and helps others who are dealing with such great loss. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-68003568798636923622014-04-07T09:09:26.054-07:002014-04-07T09:09:26.054-07:00You are such an inspiration. Your writing speaks ...You are such an inspiration. Your writing speaks to me and I feel as though I know you. I think of you often, not in a creepy way, but in an admiration way. I think of your beautiful boy and sweet girl too. I am so excited to buy your book but I so deeply wish it had never been written, that you would still be blogging about thrifting, painting, and two healthy children. Hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-20557999210786345882014-04-07T08:51:47.333-07:002014-04-07T08:51:47.333-07:00I'm picturing O Magazine!
Loved reading abo...I'm picturing O Magazine! <br /><br />Loved reading about your writing process. And of course, I will definitely be pre-ordering your book.<br /><br />jbhatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-53451352552210538042014-04-07T07:16:33.642-07:002014-04-07T07:16:33.642-07:00Wonderful, so fantastic to read. So amazing to hea...Wonderful, so fantastic to read. So amazing to hear yourself describe yourself as a writer, at last, which you have always, always been. I wonder if grief is all I'll ever write, too... but we write what we know. Someday I hope I know more than grief, but till then, grief will be what I write. I am so, so, so excited to read and celebrate your work, Anna. Honor to know you. xoxoStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829939728422993545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-28983968455768530922014-04-07T07:05:45.759-07:002014-04-07T07:05:45.759-07:00I loved this interview. Your blog was one of the f...I loved this interview. Your blog was one of the first blogs I stumbled upon when I started this whole internet/blogging adventure and it was in your words that I found the courage and the bravery to start one of my own. I cannot wait to read your book! Bradhttp://www.bradleycowan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-34305181123052499622014-04-07T06:50:23.763-07:002014-04-07T06:50:23.763-07:00You are a wonderful writer and I cannot wait to re...You are a wonderful writer and I cannot wait to read Rare Bird. I would love to buy it on iBooks, if that is possible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-76766676318727389812014-04-07T06:49:35.255-07:002014-04-07T06:49:35.255-07:00It was great to read about your process, Anna.
&qu...It was great to read about your process, Anna.<br />"gyno, dogbarf, gravestone" - I want to know which blog post came out of that!<br />I'm in awe of how you manage to strip down all the layers and write from your heart about your grief, while still finding ways to write about other things and being a mother and friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184992013895438046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-21193250223538521002014-04-07T06:21:47.029-07:002014-04-07T06:21:47.029-07:00Thank you so much for doing this, Anna. I loved th...Thank you so much for doing this, Anna. I loved this peek inside your world. And if I didn't say it already, I think your book title is PERFECT. I cannot wait to read it!<br /><br />xoxo<br />AllisonAllison Slater Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136207036496547202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-79074188479733577022014-04-06T22:48:04.571-07:002014-04-06T22:48:04.571-07:00I loved reading about how you write, Anna. I only ...I loved reading about how you write, Anna. I only knew you when you were in the early days of your grief, and I love that I've come to know you and see different facets of you as a mother, friend, writer, not just through your grief. I cannot wait to read your book!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-37930223626227330792014-04-06T20:31:10.301-07:002014-04-06T20:31:10.301-07:00I love this interview Anna. Love the window it giv...I love this interview Anna. Love the window it gives all of us into how you write and why you do it. I can't wait to read your book and am in awe that you were able to write it. In the depths of grief I turned to writing but not in a committed, driven way, more just to pour it all out. McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299201553545817162noreply@blogger.com