tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3678240107615309883..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Radical Chic by Imogen RobertsonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31897213837295060562013-09-23T16:28:34.783+01:002013-09-23T16:28:34.783+01:00Oops - and thank you very much for the direction t...Oops - and thank you very much for the direction to my own post!! Very kind and much appreciated.alberridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986443240923520466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-28459305858760025202013-09-23T16:27:47.497+01:002013-09-23T16:27:47.497+01:00I loved this, Imogen, and think there are a lot of...I loved this, Imogen, and think there are a lot of lessons here to be unpacked and taken away. And not just that if I want to get invited to such wonderful occasions than I have got to get better at sourcing spectacular cheese...alberridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986443240923520466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-20153255219023758882013-09-22T17:13:34.233+01:002013-09-22T17:13:34.233+01:00What a wonderful post!What a wonderful post!Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30624966486934276212013-09-21T12:48:29.349+01:002013-09-21T12:48:29.349+01:00"The workshops started that very important me..."The workshops started that very important mental transition between ‘Writers are all beloved of the Gods; it’s about innate talent and if I can’t write perfectly straight away, it means I can’t write,’ and the rather more useful: ‘Holy Hell, if I actually work at this and read widely and critically I can get better at it.’"<br /><br />That is an excellent quote - forwarding it to young writers of my acquaintance as we speak! Thank you! <br />Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82580276242822193762013-09-21T09:56:34.838+01:002013-09-21T09:56:34.838+01:00Imogen, a really enjoyable account of how a love a...Imogen, a really enjoyable account of how a love and an interest in words matter to writers, even when they may seem to have a "genre" - as well as a glimpse into certain educational attitudes. Thanks.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com