tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post6959369485324843343..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: Happy Writers: Embrace That You Are Doing Something HardNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-70872510611031688252012-05-04T23:20:53.550-07:002012-05-04T23:20:53.550-07:00You know Natalie, your road to a book deal was rea...You know Natalie, your road to a book deal was really hard. I mean REALLY hard. And I know that you felt deflated from time to time but you never gave up. Your perseverance is a lesson to us all! You are amazing girl! A-MAY-ZING!<br /><br />(This is JaneyV BTW. I'm tentatively sticking my toes back into the blogsphere using the name I hope one day to be my "author" name. It's my maiden name.)J P Hannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922890375219322407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-83504191272387223662012-04-16T16:17:23.139-07:002012-04-16T16:17:23.139-07:00Another good post. It's a bit daunting, but on...Another good post. It's a bit daunting, but only if we focus on the long road ahead of us. I think it's much better to focus on what's at hand. At least I find more personal success that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454406837183787620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-21022800112002439092012-04-16T13:16:00.674-07:002012-04-16T13:16:00.674-07:00One of my favorite quotes ever comes from the movi...One of my favorite quotes ever comes from the movie A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN... Tom Hanks is talking to one of his players, and she's all, "It just got too hard!" His response: "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everybody would do it. The hard is what makes it great!"<br /><br />Thanks for the post. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-680594082952141592012-04-15T19:30:13.399-07:002012-04-15T19:30:13.399-07:00Thank you! You rock. I really needed to hear that ...Thank you! You rock. I really needed to hear that writing is hard, but can be joyful if you remember it's supposed to be hard. :)Reina M. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194193962411989653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-36751188037424902932012-04-15T11:26:07.743-07:002012-04-15T11:26:07.743-07:00Great post, Natalie. I love it. It's so true a...Great post, Natalie. I love it. It's so true and so easy to forget. You made my week better by posting this. Thank you, my friend! :)J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-65120276246396526372012-04-14T16:35:22.423-07:002012-04-14T16:35:22.423-07:00Thanks for this post, Natalie, it's much neede...Thanks for this post, Natalie, it's much needed at the moment.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-53747432093435250812012-04-13T14:40:34.747-07:002012-04-13T14:40:34.747-07:00Writing seems to be the easier part for me. It is...Writing seems to be the easier part for me. It is the pushing myself to publish that is hard.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-91462602214388841672012-04-13T11:28:32.582-07:002012-04-13T11:28:32.582-07:00There isn't a part of this process that is eas...There isn't a part of this process that is easy. Thanks for the reminder that we're not in it alone.Becky Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401748069394025303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-31510762774173190632012-04-13T10:53:08.605-07:002012-04-13T10:53:08.605-07:00Oh thank you for that encouragement! It IS hard! I...Oh thank you for that encouragement! It IS hard! I keep feeling like I’m straining to get up to the top of a little rise, just so I can see what’s next, and if I do that enough times, I’ll eventually get to where I’m going…. But it is hard!<br />~Aidyl<br />www.aidylewoh.blogspot.comAidyl Ewohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193031689876630475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-27832972860337809872012-04-13T07:50:42.124-07:002012-04-13T07:50:42.124-07:00That is what I needed to hear. You are fantastic,...That is what I needed to hear. You are fantastic, and also inspiring. Like the Little Engine that Could "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!"Jennifer Morian Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331899710605393958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-58172623855185619512012-04-12T20:25:26.972-07:002012-04-12T20:25:26.972-07:00Okay, I'm climbing back out from under the cov...Okay, I'm climbing back out from under the covers. I needed this post. Every rejection that follows a query letter should be looked at as an opportunity? I say turn 'em over and print on the back - recycle.Doree L Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361060440964852027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-64899906880833605432012-04-12T20:22:16.140-07:002012-04-12T20:22:16.140-07:00Love. You rock.Love. You rock.Sara B. Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213313028658810705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-33343830773198676032012-04-12T19:36:53.506-07:002012-04-12T19:36:53.506-07:00Thanks for this encouraging and timely post, Natal...Thanks for this encouraging and timely post, Natalie. This business IS hard! It's freeing to say that. :-)Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-24538224545810139972012-04-12T17:43:39.646-07:002012-04-12T17:43:39.646-07:00So, it's not just my imagination! Thanks. This...So, it's not just my imagination! Thanks. This was spot-on. I thought maybe I just wasn't grasping the whole writing thing as I should.June Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570382577796763370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-48914133966532967032012-04-12T17:32:20.157-07:002012-04-12T17:32:20.157-07:00Thank you, Natalie. This post is both inspiring an...Thank you, Natalie. This post is both inspiring and helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-14039736141003827992012-04-12T16:44:50.708-07:002012-04-12T16:44:50.708-07:00Your blog posts are always so inspiring, ^_^. Than...Your blog posts are always so inspiring, ^_^. Thanks for this!K.S. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101668993131766274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-49671600256072677112012-04-12T15:45:53.227-07:002012-04-12T15:45:53.227-07:00That's a really good post, Natalie. Thank you....That's a really good post, Natalie. Thank you.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-68727730267177355372012-04-12T15:01:31.126-07:002012-04-12T15:01:31.126-07:00As I try to finish book 2 for my editor, this is e...As I try to finish book 2 for my editor, this is exactly what I needed to hear. It feels so much more difficult than the first, but I think that's because I'm in the middle of it! Thanks Natalie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409715190075023845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-43903846695722193752012-04-12T14:58:36.904-07:002012-04-12T14:58:36.904-07:00As always, such good things. Thank you Natalie.As always, such good things. Thank you Natalie.Danielle Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167700889656538592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-45050585546611464102012-04-12T14:23:45.427-07:002012-04-12T14:23:45.427-07:00Thank you... I really needed this today...
Jo
In...Thank you... I really needed this today...<br /><br />Jo<br /><a href="http://inwhichwestartanew.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">In Which We Start Anew</a>In Which We Start Anewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575301575612665739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-17944656826176788222012-04-12T14:21:39.296-07:002012-04-12T14:21:39.296-07:00Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this post. Yo...Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this post. You're right. It is hard: but we can't not do it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001769778532780218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-73345051659122079422012-04-12T14:15:17.928-07:002012-04-12T14:15:17.928-07:00Such a great post! I've read a few of these re...Such a great post! I've read a few of these reminders lately and I really needed them. Writing is HARD. When I forget that, I get unduly impatient with myself.Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-13876181937260064412012-04-12T13:50:25.366-07:002012-04-12T13:50:25.366-07:00I NEEDED this today. Thank you. I've been feel...I NEEDED this today. Thank you. I've been feeling discouraged of late about my writing. This is just what I needed to hear.<br /><br />Writing IS hard. So, I guess, it's okay if it takes a while.<br /><br />Courage and Strength! My new mantra.<br /><br />Thanks, Natalie, as always.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244475646807937843noreply@blogger.com