Comments for Evon Davis

Comment on My Position on Occupy Wall Street by David McKibbin

David McKibbin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:34:58 +0000

I have done extensive research and study of anarchism and have to agree with you completely. Anarchism does not mean– unlike the popular conception– chaos or lack of control. On the contrary, anarchism involves total control of oneself by oneself. As more people gain the personal insight into their own selves and learn to govern themselves, the need for external controls fades away (Marx’s withering away of the state). BUT it means total self knowledge and control.

Comment on Money – The Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated on Humankind by Evon Davis

Evon Davis — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:05:19 +0000

I love that song, Bobbie McGee. Freedom is what a warrior seeks. As you said, we can have all those things: material things, love, relationships, responsibilities, commitments, desire. It’s when those things become the Masters are we become slaves that they lose any real value. What can compare to freedom? True value comes from things that no one can ever take away from you.

Comment on Money – The Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated on Humankind by David McKibbin

David McKibbin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:20:06 +0000

I was listening to Bobbie McGee again this morning and once again the line from the chorus hit me. For many people, “freedom’s just another name for nothing left to lose”, is a line of hopelessness and loss. For me, it is the opposite. Once you are free of your possessions, your money, your obligations to the monetary society, you have real freedom. No longer is there the fear of losing your job, your house, your car, etc. You can still have a job or a house or a car, but when you free yourself from the fear of losing them, then you are free. True freedom is the ability to walk away from those things which are not a part of you and still live without them.

Comment on The Adventurous Spirit of a Warrior-Goddess by Losing Self-Importance | Essential Knowledge

Losing Self-Importance | Essential Knowledge — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:07:56 +0000

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Comment on Book Doctor by Robert L. Hayes

Robert L. Hayes — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:43:59 +0000

I am signed up for your class at Colo Free University, Plotting a Novel 8/27. I would like purchase your proofreading, editing, book doctoring services for a memoir manuscript of 196 pages I have written before the class on 8/27.

Comment on New York Times Review – The Problem With Memoirs by Lora

Lora — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:35:22 +0000

I once read a translation of a memoir written around 1500, in England, by an “unremarkable” woman. She didn’t know how to read or write so she had to dictate the entire manuscript. It is the only memoir known today written by an average person – an average, illiterate WOMAN – at the beginning of the 16th century. How incredibly remarkable her “unremarkable” life has become!

Comment on New York Times Review – The Problem With Memoirs by Evon Davis

Evon Davis — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:55:58 +0000

I wish you great success in your career, Signe. You’re a talented writer and I loved the perspective you presented in Faery Tale. I will definitely recommend it in my memoir workshops!

Comment on New York Times Review – The Problem With Memoirs by Signe Pike

Signe Pike — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:15:30 +0000

Thanks so much for the kind review, Evon. I’m honored.

All the best,
Signe

Comment on An Open Letter to Mike Shevdon by Evon Davis

Evon Davis — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:01:44 +0000

I very much hope the contract negotiations go well for you. As one who loves to stumble upon an author who can hook me well and good, convincing me that the characters are real such that I care about what happens to them, I’d be happy to see you solidly on your way to a long and successful career. That way I’d know about once a year or so, I could go to the bookstore and have the pleasure of being swept away for a good 8 hours (though would try to savor it for a few days like a swiss chocolate bar) ! Best of luck to you ~ Evon

Comment on An Open Letter to Mike Shevdon by Mike Shevdon

Mike Shevdon — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:51:24 +0000

Dear Evon,

Having never received an open letter before, I am not sure what the etiquette is for responding. Should one send an open reply? If so, this is mine.

I am pleased and flattered by your letter, and very glad that you enjoyed my books. One of bonuses of being a published writer is receiving feedback from people who have enjoyed your work and for whom it resonated in some way.

As a new writer, I have discovered that there is a strange alchemical reaction which occurs when a reader selects a book and starts to turn the pages. The story, which was in one form in the writers imagination, is transmuted into something else in the mind of the reader. What it is transmuted to is unpredictable, and based on the unique experience and outlook of that reader mixed with the words on the page.

I firmly believe that the right book at the right time, even if it’s not a particularly good book, can alter the perceptions and mind-set of the reader, opening them to new experiences and revealing truth about the world, other people, or themselves. This is the true power of writing, and of reading, for the reader must be open to that change, and if that happens for you then it is its own form of magic.

On a minor point, your comment on the new contract is slightly premature, in that this hasn’t yet been agreed and we are still in negotiation, but discussions so far have been positive and I am confident that there will be more books.

In the meantime I would like to thank you for your kind words and wish you all good fortune with your own writing and whatever the future holds.

All the best,

Mike Shevdon