tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post5075285683989319187..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: Back on the Ground!Marilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-9122754593794953762007-04-16T18:08:00.000-05:002007-04-16T18:08:00.000-05:00I'm sorry I haven't checked back in today. The onl...I'm sorry I haven't checked back in today. The only time I was home, my internet service wasn't working. Now I've got about 40 unread messages from an online class I'm taking to wade through. <BR/><BR/>Don't know how the inspection went. Real estate agent said maybe we'll hear something tomorrow morning, though the buyer's agent didn't mention anything major, so here's hoping. (fingers crossed!)<BR/><BR/>That's exactly it, PM!!! I think I have a fear of success. What if I do succeed? Then I'll have to do it again. It was hard enough the first time!!!! I have the utmost respect for writers like our Mavens, who not only sell that first time, but time and again with increasing success. (And having heard some of the "behind the scenes" footage from their success stories, I have even more respect for their perseverence and talent.)<BR/><BR/>I will just have to push through. And I can't even describe the look on my husband's face when I told him I tried to get on the roof. Priceless!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-39809745812584203082007-04-16T11:34:00.000-05:002007-04-16T11:34:00.000-05:00I can't believe you hoisted a ladder to the side o...I can't believe you hoisted a ladder to the side of the house and tried to climb it. This sounds like something I would do! ;-) Next time, give it more of an angle and then keep you cell phone in your pocket. (Wink)<BR/><BR/>Fear. That's a big four-letter word. I often fear that having the desire to make writing a career will be a fruitless endeavor. That I'll hear "I told you so." That I'll have wasted years for nothing. That I'm even now wasting my time, so precious and limited as it is. But... we have to pull on our big girl panties, strap on our SuperHero costumes, add on top of those our everyday clothes, and then face the world one step at a time. Trying to see the big picture can be overwhelming. However, if we keep our eyes on the now, work one hour here and another there, sit our bums in the chair whenever we can, everyday will add up to someday.<BR/><BR/>Here's to climbing those ladders and the somedays we all hope to experience.<BR/><BR/>KathyKatherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-15502604350519956472007-04-16T10:26:00.000-05:002007-04-16T10:26:00.000-05:00I guess with writing and with climbing ladders, yo...I guess with writing and with climbing ladders, you need a good support system - someone to help keep you steady and call 9-1-1 (or bring wine and chocolate) if a catastrophe occurs. That's the only thing that keeps me writing through the fears. Honestly, without HOD and WP, I would've hung it up by now.<BR/><BR/>My biggest fear as a writer... probably the same as Marilyn. That I will sell. That all the right ingredients will come together just right (more dumb luck than skill) and I'll get a book published. Then what? What if I can never get another book to click? What if I become a one book wonder who gets addicted the adreneline of success and can never get my hands on it again? What if I become that miserable woman at the conference that people whisper about because her first book was sooo good, then nothing... worse than never selling at all, I think.Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-69232665194282844742007-04-16T09:54:00.000-05:002007-04-16T09:54:00.000-05:00Congrats on the house sale! And may the inspectio...Congrats on the house sale! And may the inspection go smoothly as well.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I think I have a fear of success. What if I sold a book (of course, that means I'd have to write one first)? Then they'd want more. And I'd have deadlines. And revisions and edits. And details to work out. And publicity. And ...<BR/><BR/>Deep breath. Deep breath.<BR/><BR/>PMPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-72329079436706990922007-04-16T09:43:00.000-05:002007-04-16T09:43:00.000-05:00Congrats on not falling off the roof and traumatiz...Congrats on not falling off the roof and traumatizing your children forever. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Writing fear -- Not getting it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-29687364441609734262007-04-16T08:38:00.000-05:002007-04-16T08:38:00.000-05:00Congratulations on selling your house, Angel! Aft...Congratulations on selling your house, Angel! After all of your hard work, this is a real coup!<BR/><BR/>As for fear...we're old friends. I've learned how to write thorugh fear with deadline adrenaline. :-)Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270266785774715873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-5665085181279116932007-04-16T08:27:00.000-05:002007-04-16T08:27:00.000-05:00Yes, a good deep breath is always the place to sta...Yes, a good deep breath is always the place to start. <BR/><BR/>"Live to fight another day" is a pretty good idea. Graceful retreating often gives you a chance to re-examine the situation and make a better decision. <BR/><BR/>And what the HELL were you even thinking to get up on the ladder!?!Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-69014547901211452822007-04-16T08:15:00.000-05:002007-04-16T08:15:00.000-05:00Congrats on selling the house so quickly! That's g...Congrats on selling the house so quickly! That's great news. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to fear -- Are you talking about fear related to the writing or to the business? I suffer from both. I think we all do. (OK, MOST of us. :-)) I don't think it's a matter of dismissing the fears, but rather finding our own way of dealing with them, of continuing on in spite of the very real and understandable fears. That's courage, and this business definitely calls for courage! :-) <BR/><BR/>LJLinda Winstead Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870355400804918712noreply@blogger.com