tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post831889402322083726..comments2023-05-16T08:38:42.287-07:00Comments on *Headdesk*: Real WritersCreative Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-51558467472572014212008-10-21T10:27:00.000-07:002008-10-21T10:27:00.000-07:00Hey Janet. Thanks for the honesty. I've been in a ...Hey Janet. Thanks for the honesty. <BR/><BR/>I've been in a few of those situations myself, and I can see why my post could have gotten under your skin. It's good that you can stand up in such instances. I honestly didn't want to judge anyone or put them down, and I'm just glad no one felt that way. <BR/><BR/>-CACreative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-10334938377297784752008-10-20T12:17:00.000-07:002008-10-20T12:17:00.000-07:00Hi, CA. Sorry it's taken me so long to get back. ...Hi, CA. Sorry it's taken me so long to get back. I'm away from home and have limited access to the Internet.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't exactly upset. And you've obviously done a good job of encouraging some people, so that is a good thing. I guess I developed an allergy to this kind of definition when somebody on AW rhapsodized about it, setting up a definition that was pretty much Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-55292140419786782942008-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:00Kelly, thanks and welcome!Razib, thank you as well...Kelly, thanks and welcome!<BR/><BR/>Razib, thank you as well. I'm glad you liked that part. I wanted to make it clear that you don't have to get things right every time; it's the overall effort that counts the most.Creative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-58098499083128493702008-10-19T07:04:00.000-07:002008-10-19T07:04:00.000-07:00This is an excellent post in this blog chain. I ag...This is an excellent post in this blog chain. I agree with almost everything you wrote. So, there is hardly anything for me to say. <BR/>“if you are a real writer, you can loose the battle, but you’ll never stop fighting the war.”<BR/>I liked this part most. Thanks a lot for this. I think that your post has inspired all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-48543688862439527632008-10-17T08:44:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:44:00.000-07:00Good post. :)Good post. :)Kelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-76392325707607679552008-10-13T21:19:00.000-07:002008-10-13T21:19:00.000-07:00Unfocused Me, sorry about that, I didn't even thin...Unfocused Me, sorry about that, I didn't even think about it. I'll fix it when I get a sec.<BR/><BR/>Freshell, thanks for commenting. I think you're one of the few unanimous commenters so far.Creative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-20662241768658465232008-10-13T11:21:00.000-07:002008-10-13T11:21:00.000-07:00Agreed on all points.Agreed on all points.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-82491098539867641552008-10-12T18:30:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:30:00.000-07:00Hey, C.A., good post. I decided I was a real writ...Hey, C.A., good post. I decided I was a real writer when I kept at my novel without any deadline or any specific reason to keep going, and significant pressure on my time from work that could have forced me to stop. That, and when I got my first rejection in 15 years.<BR/><BR/>Also, just for the record, when you say, "Unfocused Me, who talked about novel interruptions in her post “Novelus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-66073518570972725292008-10-12T17:30:00.000-07:002008-10-12T17:30:00.000-07:00Ah, thanks Colby! I'm glad you connected with it.-...Ah, thanks Colby! I'm glad you connected with it.<BR/><BR/>-C.A.Creative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-15775460180576330862008-10-11T19:31:00.000-07:002008-10-11T19:31:00.000-07:00Feathers I really LOVE this post. It describes ev...Feathers I really LOVE this post. It describes everything I think about what makes a writer serious about the craft. Love it.colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-9009326853908781262008-10-11T11:28:00.000-07:002008-10-11T11:28:00.000-07:00Glad it helped you out. I hate it when life interf...Glad it helped you out. I hate it when life interferes with my writing, but you do what you can. Hopefully you'll get some writing time, soon. :)<BR/><BR/>-C.A.Creative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-13898018211455304502008-10-11T07:54:00.000-07:002008-10-11T07:54:00.000-07:00Good post!Definitely something I need to hear righ...Good post!<BR/><BR/>Definitely something I need to hear right now. At the moment I work on my writing when I can. Currently trying to find some time to rewrite a short story. Unfortunately other things are more important right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-2245212962610806882008-10-10T09:30:00.000-07:002008-10-10T09:30:00.000-07:00Rafael, Womaninwhite, thanks for commenting! K.S. ...Rafael, Womaninwhite, thanks for commenting! <BR/><BR/>K.S. Clay, thanks for that example. You said it better than I did. That's exactly how I feel about writing myself. <BR/><BR/>Terra Chandler, kinda scary isn't it? But exciting too. <BR/><BR/>-C.A.Creative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-9279195085189052162008-10-10T09:22:00.000-07:002008-10-10T09:22:00.000-07:00Janet, I'm sorry if I upset you. Didn't mean to do...Janet, I'm sorry if I upset you. Didn't mean to do that. There are some things I probably could have stated with a little more sensitivity, and I apologize. I wasn't trying to say "You're not a writer unless you do X, Y, and Z." I know many people struggle with taking themselves seriously as a writer, and I wanted to address that. It's about each individual. That's all.<BR/><BR/>Again, sorry for Creative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-33553501541359278442008-10-10T07:01:00.000-07:002008-10-10T07:01:00.000-07:00Interesting thing is, when you are writing and str...Interesting thing is, when you are writing and struggling you think...one day this will be over and I will published and my work will be KNOWN!! Then...you are in an endless loop of this "war" that you talk about. :) Yeah...you REALLY have to love being a writer.Terra Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631390484934632067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-9054924779372032342008-10-08T19:02:00.000-07:002008-10-08T19:02:00.000-07:00I like your post and I agree with it for the most ...I like your post and I agree with it for the most part. People who are really writers at heart will continue to work at it in the face of rejection and anything else that's thrown their way. At first when I read the part about always loving it I was a little weary. You don't have to love everything about it. But then I think of it the same way my mother thought about teaching (she was one of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-91524211215099880432008-10-08T17:29:00.000-07:002008-10-08T17:29:00.000-07:00hey great post. I do sometimes wonder what it mean...hey great post. I do sometimes wonder what it means to be a "Real Writer," especially because of the way I write and "publish." I like the conclusions you've come to, you've actually summarized my thoughts pretty well. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-32019850594076695622008-10-08T17:02:00.000-07:002008-10-08T17:02:00.000-07:00Good, solid post. I liked it.Good, solid post. I liked it.Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493201776902196284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098792857158424787.post-8903167604854397462008-10-08T15:16:00.000-07:002008-10-08T15:16:00.000-07:00I really can not fathom why people have to categor...I really can not fathom why people have to categorize others as "real" writers or not so real writers. To persuade themselves that they fall in the real category, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Real writers write. End of definition. Everything else is spurious.<BR/><BR/>I have a friend who writes. A lot. Novels, short stories, doesn't matter. She has no intention of trying to get published. She just Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.com