tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post7795350319843087963..comments2023-10-23T12:40:22.672-07:00Comments on The Writers Alley: Discovering the Reason and "Fun" in FictionSherrinda Ketchersidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-57845134557445992702011-01-21T09:02:49.707-08:002011-01-21T09:02:49.707-08:00Thanks for coming by to read it Mare! :)Thanks for coming by to read it Mare! :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-56361389842959430242011-01-20T19:32:04.739-08:002011-01-20T19:32:04.739-08:00Thanks Casey..great food for thought.Thanks Casey..great food for thought.Mary Vee Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235494928887348835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-40268141284327633432011-01-20T18:11:25.459-08:002011-01-20T18:11:25.459-08:00KAYE, I hope you will regain that love and joy of ...KAYE, I hope you will regain that love and joy of writing, I know you have many readers who love your fiction! Thanks for coming by today. :)<br /><br />BETH, YES, I completely agree! I think we look at this as too difficult. It's just WORDS. When you look at it that way, at least for me, it's less daunting.<br /><br />REGINA, wow, that is a huge gift. I love to make people laugh and cry with my writing. :)<br /><br />ANGIE, reclaim that love and the rest will follow. I truly believe that if you love something learning it is no big deal. :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-54061017885034772172011-01-20T15:53:19.919-08:002011-01-20T15:53:19.919-08:00Ah Casey! You have written something so important ...Ah Casey! You have written something so important here...I began writing because of the call and the passion I had to express myself in written form...but once the words became many, I started focusing on getting published...and that's when the obsession trumped my patience and I gave up all together. But after realizing how much I love to write, and coming to terms with the long wait, or the "never" possibility of publishing, I sat down and decided to write for the fun of it. When I start getting the itch to pursue publishing, knowing my work isn't ready, I remind myself to slow down and remember "in God's timing" and to just have fun with where I am at! I think you are right when you say this business is not for the faint of heart. I wouldn't be pounding away on my fourth unpublished novel right now if my only reason was the business.Angie Dickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794268733490363528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-1859623362293975522011-01-20T09:16:57.466-08:002011-01-20T09:16:57.466-08:00The other day, during edit number ump-teen, probab...The other day, during edit number ump-teen, probably, I read part of my manuscript and actually cried, because the scene drew me in and moved me. That's when I realized that it was #2 that drew me to write in the first place. Thanks for the reminder!Regina Merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222193373777014037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-4100511914781293982011-01-20T08:56:47.653-08:002011-01-20T08:56:47.653-08:00Thanks for the reminder to have fun as I walk alon...Thanks for the reminder to have fun as I walk along the writing road.<br />I love words . . . and I love story. I also love wooing readers with a story, whether it's a magazine article or a novel. It's all about selecting the right words to display truth in a way that touches people's hearts. That invites change.Beth K. Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032849469366266791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-21200207246058491672011-01-20T06:36:33.121-08:002011-01-20T06:36:33.121-08:00Hopefully, everyone picked #1 and #2 . . . because...Hopefully, everyone picked #1 and #2 . . . because if you chose this gig to make money, it's time to choose another career path!<br /><br />(Says the "full-time" writer who has no time for writing because she spends most of her time working at the jobs that actually pay her.)<br /><br />My goal for this year is to regain that love of writing, the love of story. I lost it last year in writing three books.Kaye Dacushttp://kayedacus.comnoreply@blogger.com