tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post84301100960835689..comments2023-03-18T03:41:29.822-07:00Comments on Once Upon A Word: WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE AND WHERE AM I GOING? @CeliaYeary @RebeccaJVickeryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703677258513182786noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-59546316959111800352017-02-24T17:11:51.872-08:002017-02-24T17:11:51.872-08:00I do enjoy hearing about authors who truly love to...I do enjoy hearing about authors who truly love to write--for no other reason than to fulfill something like your soul. Now, that is very satisfying and lovely, too. <br />I don't mind that I didn't begin to write while very young, as so many others have...I'm just glad the urge struck me when it did.<br />Sharing our "magic", yes, is the "pro" to writing.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-65823706958202301372017-02-24T16:31:29.975-08:002017-02-24T16:31:29.975-08:00Loved your post, Celia.
It is so true about writ...Loved your post, Celia. <br /><br />It is so true about writing. I love writing but it sometimes takes me away from my family. It's sometimes tough to balance the two and plus work the day job that also demands attention. But would I give up writing? No. It is in my soul. Writing has been my passion since I was given my first notebook and pen, long before computers. When I write, I love the chance to choose my words for the best visual power that will transform my sentences into a world a reader can enter and hopefully be transfixed from the beginning of the story to the end. If one reader feels that way, I feel blessed that I could share that bit of magic. This is the pro to writing and the reason I continue to write. :) Karen Michelle Nutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083893569523248900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-48221521273675287792017-02-24T12:54:15.452-08:002017-02-24T12:54:15.452-08:00Morgan--I hadn't thought to put it that way, b...Morgan--I hadn't thought to put it that way, but to some degree the same is true with me...that love/hate relationship with writing. But carry on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-81568227865311893822017-02-24T12:52:53.926-08:002017-02-24T12:52:53.926-08:00Yes, we were both lucky that writing popped up jus...Yes, we were both lucky that writing popped up just in the nick of time. Of all the tasks that are required to be published, promotion is the most boring and the most daunting. If I could somehow get that conquered, I would feel better. I have not completed a story in months, and really kick myself every day because I have procrastinated too long. But like you, my body has not always cooperated. But "tomorrow is another day."<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-7323539238209444542017-02-24T12:49:26.675-08:002017-02-24T12:49:26.675-08:00I like that word "provocative." Sometime...I like that word "provocative." Sometimes the silliest thing that pops in my head turns out pretty good.<br />I know we have the same love of writing and we appreciate how our lives are now so we can follow our dreams. I only hope my well is not drying up! Our difference is that I did not write early, but it did appear in my life just when I sorely needed something. I thank God for placing that on my plate! Thanks so much for your comments and thoughts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-42545117951325736022017-02-24T09:07:43.832-08:002017-02-24T09:07:43.832-08:00I have a love/hate relationship with writing. I fe...I have a love/hate relationship with writing. I feel I must write, but sometimes I'm not in the mood. When I am, it's hard to stop writing.Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-29835446095396506952017-02-24T07:42:33.119-08:002017-02-24T07:42:33.119-08:00Celia, I can relate to your post on both levels. I...Celia, I can relate to your post on both levels. I, too, have taught, been a counselor, and a psychometrist in public schools. The latter involved testing and placing students in special classes which changed their lives, a heavy responsibility. And yes, Celia and Sarah, it is so much less stressful to create books! Not forgetting the pressure sometimes present when meeting deadlines. Or the dilemma of best choices for book covers. And I would not forget the need to promote, promote, promote. But overall, the joy of making something from nothing---with words on a blank page---satisfies my innermost being. Every serious author can relate to that. Thanks for the reminder today of who I am and why I'm in this place in my journey. And as the saying goes, it is not the destination but the journey that matters most.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135368746376329105.post-76302315404953998872017-02-24T06:39:25.100-08:002017-02-24T06:39:25.100-08:00I can really relate to the conflict of feelings ab...I can really relate to the conflict of feelings about writing and the day job. Although my day job in critical care nursing ran the same gambit of feelings from stress to satisfaction to heartache and to spiritual fulfillment, writing was a very different pursuit. <br />I liked the alone time I spent writing and the creative process. I experienced the cons very early--my first rejection came when I was 13. But story telling was such a part of my being I could not quit. I was euphoric when, after years of submitting my work, I was finally successful in becoming published. <br />I've never made much money at it and I'm certainly not famous, but there is this inner part of me that is filled with excitement and unrestrained joy at writing a story and knowing that someone somewhere was reading it.<br />I always enjoy your provocative posts, Celia. You give us food for thought that just cry out for a comment.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.com