tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post6492432814007506585..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: In Search of PassionCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-76142701495146231252011-03-07T14:52:54.350-05:002011-03-07T14:52:54.350-05:00Hah. The doldrums happen to all of us. Last year I...Hah. The doldrums happen to all of us. Last year I spent over six months recovering from a dangerous abscess in my colon. Here's what I learned... Take time to get it together. <br /><br />Read. Watch TV. Talk to your friends. Deal with what's on your plate. When you're really ready, the writing will come back. Until then, you just frustrate yourself. But you CAN BE CONFIDENT the joy anny cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769733659120481918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-81410981290834275072011-03-07T12:34:42.131-05:002011-03-07T12:34:42.131-05:00I don't think any writers out there can NOT re...I don't think any writers out there can NOT relate to you, Tess. It IS passion. It does fade sometimes, but is never really gone.<br />Keep it up, the wonderful writing!C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-84729296937537359672011-03-07T12:31:02.062-05:002011-03-07T12:31:02.062-05:00Family is my biggest obstacle, D.F. And I don'...Family is my biggest obstacle, D.F. And I don't mean that in a bad way. I've got to learn to say no. Got to learn they need to become self sufficient. <br /><br />The emotional ups and downs of the past month have taken their toll on me for sure. It's as if all the emotion and thought I put into a book is going to real life problems. And they should. Life takes priority over writing. Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-12629523216865315492011-03-07T12:03:17.043-05:002011-03-07T12:03:17.043-05:00Thank you for posting this, Tess. I too, have been...Thank you for posting this, Tess. I too, have been dead in the water, though it's only been since mid-February. Is it sad I can tell you the exact day my writing motor up and died? But I know I'm not done for good because I keep looking over my WIP's and notes. I keep reading blogs, visiting publishers I'd like to contract with (in an attempt to motivate myself), and reading booksD. F. Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928379477537074214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-36541498633255999112011-03-07T10:26:57.088-05:002011-03-07T10:26:57.088-05:00You have an amazing attitude about all this, Anny....You have an amazing attitude about all this, Anny. We could all take a page from your book for sure. <br /><br />Honestly? I don't mind changing things for an editor or publisher--if they make sense, lol. <br /><br />I think my problem is that I've been so bogged down in issues here at home that I can't think of anything but the negatives in writing at this point. <br /><br />As we Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-60457187956844197902011-03-07T10:21:17.707-05:002011-03-07T10:21:17.707-05:00Yes, Lisa, lots going on and in dealing with it, I...Yes, Lisa, lots going on and in dealing with it, I can't seem to deal with what makes me happy. Writing. <br /><br />Like me, you're at a point where you want to give up. But we won't. Not in the end. We'll slowly but surely find our way. I have to believe that.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-2005056980831854262011-03-07T09:22:28.401-05:002011-03-07T09:22:28.401-05:00I write because it gives me joy to put those words...I write because it gives me joy to put those words down. Everything else is secondary.<br /><br />It seems we get so caught up in the other aspects of publishing that we forget we ever found joy in writing. So here's my take on it.<br /><br />I don't write for money. If I did, I would have quit a long time ago. I have a small following of readers who I'm blessed with. Some day I may anny cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769733659120481918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-88164783913770280902011-03-07T08:24:24.886-05:002011-03-07T08:24:24.886-05:00Hi, Tess. Lots of stuff going on around here and d...Hi, Tess. Lots of stuff going on around here and dealing with the same sort of thing myself. Hope you can get your life reorganized and your writing mojo back. Not sure I will.Lisa Alexander Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408188538622550449noreply@blogger.com