tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post3308694252029290764..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Taking Back The PrideMargiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-64096130447956442122015-11-13T18:32:09.115-05:002015-11-13T18:32:09.115-05:00Em--I think you hit the nail on the head. When I w...Em--I think you hit the nail on the head. When I was part of an actual crit group, I wrote more diligently because I had a place to share and because I wanted to be read and critiqued. Now, I have betas, but I have to finish a book in order to utilize them. Maybe I'm all about instant gratification. MmmmmMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-64845357384941725132015-11-13T18:30:27.479-05:002015-11-13T18:30:27.479-05:00I'm surprised Nan didn't call me on that. ...I'm surprised Nan didn't call me on that. LOL. I knew I was missing something. And I tried it, saying the words aloud. And it felt good :)Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-24021195687821932442015-11-13T18:29:40.886-05:002015-11-13T18:29:40.886-05:00Absolutely.Absolutely.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-91581245258463434432015-11-13T18:28:55.728-05:002015-11-13T18:28:55.728-05:00Love this thought. Thank you.Love this thought. Thank you.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-23301997580557495122015-11-13T18:28:20.176-05:002015-11-13T18:28:20.176-05:00Thank you! It does help.Thank you! It does help.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-4747377965983626252015-11-13T06:08:03.041-05:002015-11-13T06:08:03.041-05:00Atta girl! I suffer the same way you do. I have no...Atta girl! I suffer the same way you do. I have no remedy or solution, but I do have a writer group who gets together once a month for a whole Saturday (we've all had to make this sacrifice?) and we point the keyboards. Last week I wrote 3,000 words. This past week? 250. Pressure for me is what it takes.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-40856478203590196532015-11-12T20:10:03.276-05:002015-11-12T20:10:03.276-05:00Great post, Margie... I think we can ALL relate! A...Great post, Margie... I think we can ALL relate! And Lani Diane Rich does not simply proclaim "I am a writer!" She proclaims (repeat after me) "I am a GREAT writer!" :-)Ava Cuvayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312693483840366091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-32048280411999853332015-11-12T13:24:27.228-05:002015-11-12T13:24:27.228-05:00You know, we all let life get in the way of our dr...You know, we all let life get in the way of our dreams as writers--maybe because we feel too responsible to the stuff that others can see, rather than to our own needs and desires. Don't feel bad, but write when you can and remember another famous Lani Diane Rich-ism: "We GET to do this!"Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-58712485134463338852015-11-12T12:30:50.069-05:002015-11-12T12:30:50.069-05:00Great post, Margie. I don't have any sage advi...Great post, Margie. I don't have any sage advice, but i do agree that we have to take pride in our work. Be that a day job or writing or raising a family or ...whatever else fills our day. If we do the things we love with all our hearts, we are successful.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-54297978254444355362015-11-12T11:23:29.022-05:002015-11-12T11:23:29.022-05:00I will admit this now. I did write when I was work...I will admit this now. I did write when I was working a fulltime job. I did have several books published. I can't begin to describe how difficult it all was. I didn't have to be creative at work, but I definitely had to be fully present and my most productive time of every day was spent on the clock. When I look back, I have to say I don't know how I did it. And, the truth of the matter is, no matter how much you love writing, you owe a whole lot of yourself to the job that's paying you--writing only gets what's left over. Does that make sense? I hope it does, so that you don't beat yourself up because you can't be a fulltime everything.<br /><br />I love your endcaps, by the way!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com