So what IS it you're doing today? You're gone all day AND it's hope-filled? ;) Thinking good thoughts.
I'm glad you pointed out to listen at minute 3. I liked it, too. And it's timely, because just yesterday and today (after an epiphany I had), I've been thinking of my book this is just like I'd want to read. This is it.
I thought she seemed very sweet in this video too. :-)
Janna, I wrote this before my day arrived, and my plans changed. I still had to go out but I got home sooner than expected! :-) The hope-filled part came when I checked my e-mail and had a full request. *grin*
Thanks for posting this, Jessica! I'm not a Twilight fan but I really respect Stephenie Meyer for telling the story she wanted to tell. Her journey is very inspiring and a good reminder to keep writing.
Wow, thanks for sharing this; I needed to hear about the man who published his first/ninth book, and to just have fun tntertaining yourself. If it stops being fun, there's no point in going on.
Hmm. I liked her, and I wasn't expecting to. Thank you for one more reminder that the most important thing is to listen to our hearts, regardless of the outcome.
I keep apologizing to my husband for sitting next to him with my laptop after the kids go to bed and he keeps telling me - if you're enjoying it that much, keep doing it. Thanks for the post.
Too much information? LOL It hurts because I've been working out at the gym. I just started last week and I'm probably not as sore as I should be, but there is a twinge here and there, just enough to tell me something is getting exercise. Do I like to work out? NO WAY! But I do it because I want the end product: toned muscles and a strong inside (you know, whatever is supposed to get better because I'm exercising, lol). I read many, many blogs. Especially yours. One thing we all have in common is our frustration with fitting writing into our busy schedules. And sometimes, we just plain don't want to write. I'll confess: the other night I watched two shows on my computer instead of writing. No busy schedule there, just a lazy writer. :-) The thing is, if we want the end product, if we want to finish a manuscript and pursue publication, then we need to force ourselves to write. It's not always fun, passionate or exciting. It's work. And like work, when well-do
Remember back in the day when you longed for a man, that one special man, who would fill your nights with warmth and smother you with spine-melting kisses? Remember how you'd see all the married couples and think "Where's my love?" And you'd look around and realize you were the only single person in the crowd. The loneliness got to you, drove you into the bookstore where, foggy-eyed and grief-stricken, you stumbled across a book titled (I'm guessing here) BEING HAPPY WHILE SINGLE. You bought it because it seemed like a good idea at the time. And then suddenly it seems all people want to talk about is how good it is to be single! The wives tell you to be relieved that you can stay up until three in the morning with the lights on. Be glad no one pees on your toilet rim. This is us, my dear writer friends. :-) We are the single folks. Yes, there are wonderful, beautiful thrills to being married (published). But there's also hard work, deadlines, interferences
You all may know that I and several other bloggers are going to the ACFW conference in three weeks. In preparation, I've been working on my pitch. There's a little problem though. I can write it fine, but when it comes to talking....my tongue messes up. When I'm nervous, I talk too fast, I talk too quiet, I use the wrong words or I *gasp* stutter over my syllables. Or worse, come off sounding as nervous as I am, maybe even arrogant. *cringe* Have you ever verbally pitched someone? Does trying your pitch out on friends/family help? My hair feels like it may turn gray (I know the day is coming, blech). Any advice for this pitching newbie?
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I also agree that a true writer is someone who writes whether or not anyone else is going to read it.
~ Wendy
I'm glad you pointed out to listen at minute 3. I liked it, too. And it's timely, because just yesterday and today (after an epiphany I had), I've been thinking of my book this is just like I'd want to read. This is it.
Love that.
Janna, I wrote this before my day arrived, and my plans changed. I still had to go out but I got home sooner than expected! :-) The hope-filled part came when I checked my e-mail and had a full request. *grin*
Good luck with it.
I enjoyed the video.
Have a great day!
Jen
Patti
Thanks for the post.