tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post113639547493332229..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: Another column doneDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136787497905709072006-01-08T22:18:00.000-08:002006-01-08T22:18:00.000-08:00I hear that your book is being widely circulated a...I hear that your book is being widely circulated amongst my relatives and our home town. Congratulations on the book. I spoke with your parents last Saturday, when I was "home" for the funeral. I told them I accidentally ran into your blog. My friend blorge.com has a link to MennoChinese and he to KingdomSeek and he to Bryan Smucker and by then I could could almost smell the Smuckers I knew. <BR/>I too have a blog but I tend toward philosophy and a non-mennonite audience.<BR/><BR/>http://modern-parables.blogspot.com/espĂritu pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483308467615005496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136503279729975682006-01-05T15:21:00.000-08:002006-01-05T15:21:00.000-08:00Dorcas, please thank Emily for doing laundry and a...Dorcas, please thank Emily for doing laundry and all the other jobs she "voluntarily" does so that you have time to write. And please!!!!!!!!!Don't stop!!!!!!!!!I also am guilty of assuming that you just love to sit down at the computer and write and everything just comes out sounding just right. It's encouraging to hear otherwise. I'll remember that when I write and rewrite and rewrite next year's Christmas letter! PaulineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136477241489571882006-01-05T08:07:00.000-08:002006-01-05T08:07:00.000-08:00Oh, Dorcas...I resonate! What little writing I've ...Oh, Dorcas...I resonate! What little writing I've done for TNF is SO {...what's the word...}. In the early years my editor would chop and slice. Talk about rejection! ooooheeee! Now when it happens I'm so thankful. <BR/>It ain't easy! If anyone wants to chop/slice here, liberty is yours.<BR/><BR/>I, for one, hope you never stop writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136433999488123402006-01-04T20:06:00.000-08:002006-01-04T20:06:00.000-08:00You express exactly what I felt when writing a col...You express exactly what I felt when writing a column for the Kalona News - I often thought that writing had comparisons to childbirth - I often dreaded the delivery of ideas conceived, but after all the hard work, I was euphoric with the finished product. My deadline was first of all weekly, then bi-weekly, then I buckled under the pressure of the deadline, along with a full time job, and quit. Blogging is indeed fun because of the lack of pressure, but I applaud you for following your calling and for doing a superb job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136406039834103932006-01-04T12:20:00.000-08:002006-01-04T12:20:00.000-08:00Kris--thanks for the encouragement.Hans--I write m...Kris--thanks for the encouragement.<BR/>Hans--I write my column and have it in by (ideally) the last day of the month, then my editor decides when it will appear in the following month. So I just sent in January's column (due Dec. 31) and it will most likely be published on the 8th of january.<BR/>You can send your web suggestions (or any other comments) to mjohnson@guardnet.com , the features editor.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136399960736826632006-01-04T10:39:00.000-08:002006-01-04T10:39:00.000-08:00Has it (Letters from Harrisburg) been published ye...Has it (Letters from Harrisburg) been published yet? If it has, could you provide the link? The Eugene Register-Guard needs a new webmaster! Their design is horrible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1136397454027325112006-01-04T09:57:00.000-08:002006-01-04T09:57:00.000-08:00we had a discussion on what all goes into writing ...we had a discussion on what all goes into writing a book yesterday...so your post was most informative,sorry ,my thinking needed some help,i imagined as good as you are with words that its just a natural gift,but i see you have some work involved!! keep up the great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com