tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post6624637838949789..comments2024-03-16T08:31:08.514-07:00Comments on Welcome Words: Confessions of a WriterMartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-23816944470025063412016-11-20T11:52:20.945-08:002016-11-20T11:52:20.945-08:00Good for you! I want to buy and read your next boo...Good for you! I want to buy and read your next book too. I enjoyed reading Earthly Needs.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-81990181016927909652016-11-20T05:46:48.003-08:002016-11-20T05:46:48.003-08:00Thanks DJan!Thanks DJan!Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-62499916078752750642016-11-20T05:46:21.979-08:002016-11-20T05:46:21.979-08:00One of the speakers at my last writers' confer...One of the speakers at my last writers' conference was B.A.Shapiro - author of the hit "The Art Forger." She shared the fact that it was her 10th book and the previous 9 has sold poorly or not at all. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-81240427032642096372016-11-20T05:05:43.487-08:002016-11-20T05:05:43.487-08:00It's so freeing, isn't it, to say "I&...It's so freeing, isn't it, to say "I'm retired" and move on. It's kind of like realizing somewhere in dream that it's just a dream and you don't have to finish it, what a relief! I hope you enjoy getting back to your book, finishing it up, and moving on to the next one. Because probably that one is your New York Times bestseller for sure! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-82194794969961834312016-11-19T18:45:39.778-08:002016-11-19T18:45:39.778-08:00I like the dead bodies and mayhem on page one, it ...I like the dead bodies and mayhem on page one, it kind of drags me right on in there, but page five is also fine as long as the story doesn't peter out. BUT, I also don't mind reading stories that have no dead bodies at all. What I don't read is 500 pages of a story where I keep waiting for something to happen. <br />But walking on beaches sounds like much more fun.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-90558820132290237552016-11-19T18:14:54.354-08:002016-11-19T18:14:54.354-08:00Writing a complete book is an accomplishment. Ed...Writing a complete book is an accomplishment. Editing it and re=writing based on the advice of those you respect is also an accomplishment. Sometimes moving on is the only way ahead. I admire you.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-85518379701248207492016-11-19T17:12:01.243-08:002016-11-19T17:12:01.243-08:00You already sound more relaxed:)You already sound more relaxed:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-24619893491692301392016-11-19T15:14:57.064-08:002016-11-19T15:14:57.064-08:00I do believe you have reached a sound decision tha...I do believe you have reached a sound decision that gives you action and direction yet also lets you enjoy life almost angst free. Way to go. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-4932390276676751732016-11-19T15:08:42.120-08:002016-11-19T15:08:42.120-08:00You know better than I do the work it takes to wri...You know better than I do the work it takes to write a story in the first place . Then you have to go through all the work of revising and then submit yourself to publishers. It's hard work and I applaud you for sticking with your story.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-89471774556229718752016-11-19T14:35:10.505-08:002016-11-19T14:35:10.505-08:00Be sure and let me know when you've done it an...Be sure and let me know when you've done it and where to get ahold of it! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-76396547238072680352016-11-19T12:17:35.070-08:002016-11-19T12:17:35.070-08:00I am absolutely impressed that you've already ...I am absolutely impressed that you've already written two books! I honestly think that writing a book and putting it out there is an act of bravery. Hey, I'm even impressed that you know how to self-publish! -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-83961345860883216142016-11-19T10:48:43.057-08:002016-11-19T10:48:43.057-08:00I hope you continue to be happy as a self-employed...I hope you continue to be happy as a self-employed person. Sadly I am often harder (and more vicious) on myself than anyone else is.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-81272590033997895242016-11-19T09:48:43.358-08:002016-11-19T09:48:43.358-08:00I hear ya! after being a commission artist for 40...I hear ya! after being a commission artist for 40 years I am more than ready to let that go. after trying for a decade to break into the collector circle in galleries and nearly succeeding, I no longer want to do all the BS that goes along with just making the work. I still make sculptures but I do it on my time, when I feel like it. as you say...beaches to walk on, dogs to walk, gardens to tend. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-69961244718277458392016-11-19T08:59:16.275-08:002016-11-19T08:59:16.275-08:00What a wonderful resolution to the problem. Life&#...What a wonderful resolution to the problem. Life's too short at this stage of life to spend it anxious and fretful. Good for you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.com