tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post3916579055917324720..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: The Stuck WritersDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-47464557683572030222013-07-27T06:09:44.635-07:002013-07-27T06:09:44.635-07:00I love your QOTD! :-) The other day, at a funeral,...I love your QOTD! :-) The other day, at a funeral, I met a former classmate of mine. I had not seen her since 9th grade, which is more years ago than I like to think about. In visiting with her, she said , "and you still have all your own teeth!" Mary A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00004339618896123620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-23869287964440868802013-07-26T07:32:26.871-07:002013-07-26T07:32:26.871-07:00You were referring to writing in particular. But I...You were referring to writing in particular. But I see a broader application of your concern and this has to do with any skill. A sensitive person will quit trying if there is any criticism - been there, done that. Some folks are intimidated quickly. Others can better be served by coming alongside and offering assistance, encouraging one in how one can improve whatever it is they are trying to do.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129959861294843100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-3039632969648918422013-07-25T19:37:52.280-07:002013-07-25T19:37:52.280-07:00Good thoughts. I started writing regularly at the ...Good thoughts. I started writing regularly at the age of 6, so I guess by the time I started getting formally rejected, I was already too much in the habit to stop. Thankfully! Writing is such a blessing, whether I get paid or not. Though I love getting paid, too. :-)crystalkupperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659420169932283744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-57990365311822858662013-07-25T19:06:56.804-07:002013-07-25T19:06:56.804-07:00It's sort of funny, I never really thought abo...It's sort of funny, I never really thought about writing, at least not for other people to read it. Kept a diary for years, but I think I threw most of them away. Now since the internet, adoption and all the related contacts, I find I'm writing all the time...and also realizing that clarity is not easy in the written word. I think the people you are referring to were writing fiction. maybe they need to write day-to-day happenings...like oh...maybe a blog, just to put words on "paper"Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103378389155773502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-87680208773095748182013-07-25T12:10:59.740-07:002013-07-25T12:10:59.740-07:00Margo--thanks for your observations. I edited the...Margo--thanks for your observations. I edited the post just a bit to make this clearer. I was not speaking of publishing here, which is a whole separate endeavor, or even trying to publish. I was talking about being to get the words out in any form.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-74373858292265500892013-07-25T11:24:01.616-07:002013-07-25T11:24:01.616-07:00I don't know if I will ever publish anything f...I don't know if I will ever publish anything formally. I hit publish on my blog all the time :) and that is so satisfying to me. I write first of all for myself - some days I have to remind myself that even if I don't get comments on my blog or offers of book contracts, I found something valuable in the act of writing it down.<br /><br />I'm sorry to read of the stuck writers, but I don't think they are failures just because they are not being published. I love to take photos, for example, but I doubt I will ever make money through taking photos - but I'm not going to stop taking photos. . . <br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say is that being published can feel like a popularity contest and maybe they just need to step off that train. I realize I'm commenting to you, Dorcas, a published author, and you have a different perspective.<br /><br />I love writing. I'm not planning on getting published any time soon.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.com