tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post5536733283595671019..comments2024-03-15T09:02:03.411-07:00Comments on Midlist Writer: Writers are like opera singersSean McLachlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-22467216061589480362010-09-27T07:37:38.948-07:002010-09-27T07:37:38.948-07:00I love writing in museums too. But you have to be ...I love writing in museums too. But you have to be careful on the continent as they can be very strict about people walking around with pencils. Nearly got arrested in an art gallery in Belgium for getting out my notebook.<br />Having said that, in Edinburgh, in the National Gallery there is a leading (but maverick and certainly eccentric) criminal defence advocate who can often be seen working in one of the large galleries, with all his papers/case notes spread round him in plastic bags. So it works for the lawyers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-80315334249067582752010-09-27T06:50:15.405-07:002010-09-27T06:50:15.405-07:00I find some of my best inspiration from nonwriting...I find some of my best inspiration from nonwriting creative people. I also like to write in art galleries and historic/archaelogical sites. When I'm in England I like to write in the National Gallery and British Museum. They're both free and full of inspiring things to study. The guards used to stare at me but I think they're used to me now.Sean McLachlanhttp://midlistwriter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868883626672897364.post-72422271900750824232010-09-27T06:04:33.527-07:002010-09-27T06:04:33.527-07:00Completely agree with this! I had a couple of youn...Completely agree with this! I had a couple of young professional sopranos staying with me this summer and it was amazing how the experiences of being a singer to hire matched those of the working novelist.<br />I think it is healthy for writers to make friends with and be supportive of other creatives, rather than just hanging out with other writers. You can sympathise with their failures and applaud their successes without feeling any of that professional rivalry which can make things difficult between practicioners of the same art. And of course, writers can learn so much about their own craft by studying the other arts, for example how stories are told in opera or painting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com