tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post899031599624402331..comments2023-11-21T16:45:50.275-06:00Comments on Writer Granny's World by Nancy Julien Kopp: Writing To A Theme in ContestsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160717876156540393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post-60680554927059279402011-08-12T22:02:15.610-05:002011-08-12T22:02:15.610-05:00A belated congratulations on your win for that yea...A belated congratulations on your win for that year, 2008, I believe. Funny how inspiration comes--hits us when we least expect it--just as it did you on the train.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160717876156540393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450527233120751380.post-20784012177756313732011-08-12T21:29:59.609-05:002011-08-12T21:29:59.609-05:00Nancy, I agree, writing to a theme, either you are...Nancy, I agree, writing to a theme, either you are inspired or you aren't. The year that "Pen Life As Art" was the theme, I rode the train through Fort Madison in Iowa, and passed the closed Schaeffer Pen Company factory. Seemed so sad. However, it inspired me to write from the point of view of a Schaeffer Fountain Pen, which I titled "My Autobiography." Won first place inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com