tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post2970775453687794898..comments2023-10-12T19:27:45.277+08:00Comments on The Slight Detour: Friday Field Trip: My CaveSamantha Sottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-77656214905783198352011-03-21T10:23:08.292+08:002011-03-21T10:23:08.292+08:00Hey, Christina! No worries! (An 8 y.o. X 12 + mic...Hey, Christina! No worries! (An 8 y.o. X 12 + microphone = scary. LOL.)<br />Your caves sound great! Couches you can sink in and pillows are a MUST. And leather armchairs? Wow. Just wow! :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-26915910527620660932011-03-20T21:12:07.678+08:002011-03-20T21:12:07.678+08:00Hey Sam,
Sorry it took me so long to comment. I ha...Hey Sam,<br />Sorry it took me so long to comment. I had an 8 year old's birthday party to organize. one word of caution - don't let your 8 year old near a microphone (let alone a dozen) or your ears may bleed. hahaha<br /><br />Anyway - for the most part my "cave" is my living room after I put the kids to bed. Oversized couches, lots of pillows, and plenty of quiet (not to mention the kitchen right around the corner). But on the off chance I have two seconds to actually escape - I head off to the cafe up the street. Its so nice and cozy. Leather armchairs - good coffee - sweet deserts (which we all know are essentials for writing anything worth a damn. :D) - and it even has a gas fireplace to sit next too. Perfect writing cave. :)C.M. Villanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894040906699821385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-28477428039049255752011-03-20T14:27:51.046+08:002011-03-20T14:27:51.046+08:00Wow! So jealous about your momentum with Reaper. A...Wow! So jealous about your momentum with Reaper. Are you contagious? Can you sneeze on me, please? ;-)Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-56358867768131457052011-03-20T14:13:57.006+08:002011-03-20T14:13:57.006+08:00I;m currently in the throws of writing Reaper--a n...I;m currently in the throws of writing Reaper--a novel writing itself. Although, I know how it ends, I don't know how I'll get there...yet.<br /><br />As for my cave, my room and it's balcony. When I'm feeling a little more than trapped (especially by a pesky chapter that refuses to budge) I look out and up at the sky and breathe.Kate Evangelistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329658806888882504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-90939147879174894362011-03-19T15:11:48.385+08:002011-03-19T15:11:48.385+08:00Haha! Take me with you! :DHaha! Take me with you! :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-54896305982719870132011-03-19T14:08:19.212+08:002011-03-19T14:08:19.212+08:00I know where your cave is! *does a little i guesse...I know where your cave is! *does a little i guessed it right dance* <br /><br />My cave at home is always being invaded by a little cave girl so most times, I end up at Starbucks. <br /><br />But I am planning on relocating my cave to Boracay (see Sam's previous post on Boracay).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-69423524378549186782011-03-19T08:24:18.734+08:002011-03-19T08:24:18.734+08:00Wynnie Bee - "However, when there is less ne...Wynnie Bee - "However, when there is less need for order, when the kids have spread their wings and there is more urgency in reflection than dusting, then mom claims her space." Beautifully said! (And it sounds like you couldn't ask for a better cave. You deserve it. :D )Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-36006701653314836672011-03-19T08:00:55.721+08:002011-03-19T08:00:55.721+08:00It seems moms never really have a place of their o...It seems moms never really have a place of their own because the whole house is governed by her. However, when there is less need for order, when the kids have spread their wings and there is more urgency in reflection than dusting, then mom claims her space. I have claimed my daughters old bedroom. I close the door and leave the world behind. The walls are covered with what I hold dear, a greeting card that my daughter gave me for my Bday years ago, a drawing my son did while in jail ((DUI), other drawings, books scattered on the floor. My garbage in the wastebasket that if I want will sit there all week. This is my space and here I find peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-11969009476726821962011-03-19T06:27:35.480+08:002011-03-19T06:27:35.480+08:00Thanks, Whispering Writer! :DThanks, Whispering Writer! :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-76596846524002862632011-03-19T01:50:56.831+08:002011-03-19T01:50:56.831+08:00Your cave looks really peaceful.
Good luck with ...Your cave looks really peaceful. <br /><br />Good luck with the next novel!AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-53452989385819037752011-03-18T20:26:57.375+08:002011-03-18T20:26:57.375+08:00Haha! Close. It's about GHOSTS. :DHaha! Close. It's about GHOSTS. :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-9768780209281546242011-03-18T20:20:19.831+08:002011-03-18T20:20:19.831+08:00Your brain slurp line? So good. Good enough I hope...Your brain slurp line? So good. Good enough I hope that chapter 13 of novel 2 is about monstersKLZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148991868974040605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-25472297754791602272011-03-18T19:58:18.984+08:002011-03-18T19:58:18.984+08:00Zombies!!! LOL! Perfect! Will DEFINITELY be trying...Zombies!!! LOL! Perfect! Will DEFINITELY be trying that one out. The kids just started their summer break and I need to put up a zombie zone soon :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-24145520849322729722011-03-18T19:42:16.175+08:002011-03-18T19:42:16.175+08:00What a gorgeous library! And what an inspirational...What a gorgeous library! And what an inspirational place to write. My cave is the kitchen table in the winter (our house is very small with no room for a desk, never mind an office)... but in the summer I take my laptop out to our screened house or the bunkie (our guest house above the garage). It's quiet and the air is fresh and the kids don't bug me up there because they're convinced it's full of zombies. (I wonder who told them that? ;)Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-34010807635516645692011-03-18T18:59:49.414+08:002011-03-18T18:59:49.414+08:00LOL, Wendie! I have two little people of my own so...LOL, Wendie! I have two little people of my own so I know EXACTLY what you mean. I hope that Max, Shelley and the rest of the characters in Before Ever After will be good company while you sit in the shade :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-41837450777061074192011-03-18T18:15:22.441+08:002011-03-18T18:15:22.441+08:00Hi Samantha! I can't wait to read your book -...Hi Samantha! I can't wait to read your book - it sounds incredible! It's a good thing that it's coming out in the summer - I have a tendency to NOT put a book down once I start and I have 2 little people that tend to get ignored while I do so! Atleast they'll be busy running amuk in the yard while I sit in the shade!<br />~Wendie~Wendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509225321313949201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-4627230080729130412011-03-18T17:00:33.166+08:002011-03-18T17:00:33.166+08:00Thanks, Isabelle! Sending sunny thoughts your way....Thanks, Isabelle! Sending sunny thoughts your way. :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-33867348323066841902011-03-18T16:25:05.321+08:002011-03-18T16:25:05.321+08:00Full of poetry and imagination as always. What a l...Full of poetry and imagination as always. What a lovely thing to read on a grey London morning! xxxIsabelle Gregsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333035412611867552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-52271461509204463282011-03-18T10:48:21.778+08:002011-03-18T10:48:21.778+08:00Scrollwork - LOL! Ah, yes - I am well acquainted w...Scrollwork - LOL! Ah, yes - I am well acquainted with dining table piles. They breed like rabbits at my house. The best approach is to attack them with a shovel ;-)<br /><br />Connie - Closet caves are awesome - with a flashlight, a pillow, and a smuggled cookie - you're set for the day's adventures. :D<br /><br />Meredith - Haha! It's clean only because I don't live there. My desk at home is another matter ;-)Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-40691236894495353722011-03-18T09:22:34.357+08:002011-03-18T09:22:34.357+08:00What a beautiful writing space! It's so open a...What a beautiful writing space! It's so open and clean!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-54757719776220322712011-03-18T08:17:19.466+08:002011-03-18T08:17:19.466+08:00My son used to make caves all over the house, but ...My son used to make caves all over the house, but especially in closets. I've joined him before and I have to admit that with a couple of pillows, the closet makes a decent cave--assuming you don't have too many shoes or clothes.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-15495496760647210552011-03-18T07:31:06.456+08:002011-03-18T07:31:06.456+08:00Cathy - Your words have transported me. Your cave ...Cathy - Your words have transported me. Your cave sounds so romantic and divine. No wonder your writing is always so inspired! *writes note to self - MUST.GET.MOUNTAIN VIEW.* :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-75944045219190334802011-03-18T07:29:41.554+08:002011-03-18T07:29:41.554+08:00I prefer a small desk, too. Give me a bigger surfa...I prefer a small desk, too. Give me a bigger surface and I tend to create piles atop it. Then it's too distracting to try to write when those piles are silently accusing me. This is why I moved away from the dining table—the piles are set in concrete now, for as long as they've been there.Scrollworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761198237613139398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-43959533929738422222011-03-18T07:24:53.267+08:002011-03-18T07:24:53.267+08:00I finally have a room of my own and have worn a pa...I finally have a room of my own and have worn a path from the old red couch to my desk in its perpetual state of wordy chaos, to the books misaligned on the shelves behind it, bindings akimbo, shifting to and fro for the very best view of the mountains; to the window seat and the little flowered ottoman and yes, when the weather's fine - which isn't today - down the creaking stairs and over the snorting pug on the landing and through the Mexican room with its marigold walls and its sand table and the crumpled Rivera print, and out onto the back porch and the old wheezy swing, a handful of words at my fingertips...Cathy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583711805721501577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419160537703388597.post-20469443772457726652011-03-18T07:24:10.673+08:002011-03-18T07:24:10.673+08:00You must post photos of your new cave on your blog...You must post photos of your new cave on your blog when you move - it will be awesome to document where your book is "born." :D (I regret not taking a picture of the little corner table in Starbucks Katipunan where I wrote Before Ever After. LOL) :DSamantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.com