tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post9215745716276524986..comments2024-03-28T14:12:07.313+00:00Comments on A Writer's Life: When Women Writers were Mad, Bad and definitely Dangerous.Kathleen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-11897281790701997722012-02-06T09:09:06.872+00:002012-02-06T09:09:06.872+00:00I so agree Helen. It was Elizabeth Barrett Browni...I so agree Helen. It was Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I think, who said 'I look everywhere for grandmothers and find none'. Role models are really important.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-29985074312428828352012-02-06T06:45:26.591+00:002012-02-06T06:45:26.591+00:00Kathleen, what a fascinating woman! I had never he...Kathleen, what a fascinating woman! I had never heard of her before, which is kind of typical because so often even when women managed to do extraordinary things, they has still been forgotten by history. It's wonderful that you have rescued her from obscurity. It's so important to have literary foremothers, I think.Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-32346047956514543112012-02-05T19:54:30.584+00:002012-02-05T19:54:30.584+00:00Hi Wendy - I'm glad you liked Margaret and hop...Hi Wendy - I'm glad you liked Margaret and hope you enjoy the book. Yes, she is s true writer - that's what drew me to her. She wrote some wonderful stuff, but also a great deal of terrible stuff too. She desperately needed an editor. I just loved her courage and empathised with the need to write and write and write whether anyone was reading it or not. I'm in the UK again in April - maybe we can meet up then? It would be lovely to reconnect,.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-61696648909719435102012-02-05T11:36:18.402+00:002012-02-05T11:36:18.402+00:00Just downloaded it and look forward to reading it....Just downloaded it and look forward to reading it. The direct quotations here show her to be a true writer, I think. I am interested in your reasons for choosing her as your first biographical subject. Perhaps we can talk about this sometime. wxxWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.com