tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post6092761470911136960..comments2024-03-27T06:11:09.636+11:00Comments on Reading For Australia: The Story Road by Isobelle CarmodyReading For Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466154076967874427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-46188504267125594002013-11-05T09:20:57.888+11:002013-11-05T09:20:57.888+11:00Thank you for this lyrical post Isobelle and for t...Thank you for this lyrical post Isobelle and for taking us on another literary journey through your writing. <br /><br />Readers commonly think about reading as a journey. I hadn't really thought about the author's creative process being a travel adventure as well - though it clearly is. To know the vehicle and the destination but not the route...a lovely metaphor for a writing project.<br /><br />I suppose that, to take the idea further, we readers are the package tourists on the scale of travellers! The exploration - the difficulty, the dead ends and discomfort of the story road - is complete and we're only exposed to these elements if the author's decided that it's a necessary part of getting to the destination.<br /><br />Thanks also to Jan for the use of his wonderfully atmospheric photographs of Iceland which accompany this photo essay. <br /><br />Readers who would like to read more about Isobelle's travels in Iceland - a literal as well as a literary journey, accompanied by more of Jan's photos, should have a look at Isobelle's blog. The link is given above.Reading For Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466154076967874427noreply@blogger.com