tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post2744618523068404892..comments2023-09-14T01:40:03.927-06:00Comments on Peggy Eddleman: Will Write For Cookies: Quotes and Cookies: Impossible to DiscouragePeggy Eddlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-88768938788290530362012-03-25T19:23:40.493-06:002012-03-25T19:23:40.493-06:00Great quote... but I think everyone gets discourag...Great quote... but I think everyone gets discouraged at times... even real writers.. unless they are robots of course:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-91168670980981834842012-03-25T17:57:15.895-06:002012-03-25T17:57:15.895-06:00Writers are just people, not cold marble statues d...Writers are just people, not cold marble statues devoid of emotion. Of course we're going to get discouraged every so often. But we learn to push past the difficulties, to center ourselves, so we can work through whatever life happens to be dishing up at the moment. :)<br /><br />Damn, I wish you hadn't posted that cookie picture. LOLSusan Bodendo/Super Earthlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552499547660991944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-51869178946592388932012-03-25T17:14:53.092-06:002012-03-25T17:14:53.092-06:00Great quote. Those cookies look sooo yummy! Wher...Great quote. Those cookies look sooo yummy! Where's the milk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-46942311349725942972012-03-25T12:22:52.294-06:002012-03-25T12:22:52.294-06:00Yes ma'am! I may need to dig out some cookies ...Yes ma'am! I may need to dig out some cookies and cheers to you, too!Lynn(e) Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111991752818662608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-37951013683365747892012-03-25T10:00:23.222-06:002012-03-25T10:00:23.222-06:00If we didn't get discouraged, we'd never p...If we didn't get discouraged, we'd never push ourselves to do better!Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-11236296138606904592012-03-25T03:51:50.159-06:002012-03-25T03:51:50.159-06:00Yeah - I prefer your version! Thanks for the cooki...Yeah - I prefer your version! Thanks for the cookie - hope you're having a great weekend<br />LxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604785269958873474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-40832092367845109692012-03-24T20:23:19.812-06:002012-03-24T20:23:19.812-06:00It's not realistic that we won't get disco...It's not realistic that we won't get discouraged. I agree that picking yourself up and moving on is what we have to do. And cookies make everything better.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-90169757095216446912012-03-24T12:47:16.548-06:002012-03-24T12:47:16.548-06:00Those cookies!
I like the way you've altered...Those cookies! <br /><br />I like the way you've altered the quote. Being discouraged is part of anything that's hard and important. But not letting it stop you is the tricky part! :) Happy Writing!Alexis Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635465457833459349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-47439631669027156212012-03-24T11:08:59.443-06:002012-03-24T11:08:59.443-06:00I agree with you, we have to write. Good looking c...I agree with you, we have to write. Good looking cookies too.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-58153034631782289392012-03-24T10:32:20.421-06:002012-03-24T10:32:20.421-06:00Yes - I have to agree with you. The original quote...Yes - I have to agree with you. The original quote seems to suggest that any written word is good enough but we all know that's not true. So critical comments should be accepted, maybe dwelt on for a few minutes (or maybe even one day), then move on!! Real writers don't stay down but they do want to get better and better...Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-3824603089719539572012-03-24T10:01:44.377-06:002012-03-24T10:01:44.377-06:00I like your version better. (I think we all owe Mr...I like your version better. (<i>I think we all owe Mr. Lewis flowers now...</i>) It makes me want to belt out some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5OqyBYKh4" rel="nofollow">TobyMac</a>. :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-52013902514573861682012-03-24T08:24:43.260-06:002012-03-24T08:24:43.260-06:00I agree with you Peggy! Because the thought that a...I agree with you Peggy! Because the thought that as a writer, none of my fellow writers ever get discouraged (and I'm the only one) is ... um ... discouraging! :)Kittyhttp://kittynonymous1.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-35726215069282407352012-03-24T05:32:07.663-06:002012-03-24T05:32:07.663-06:00So true, Peggy.
I believe all writers get discour...So true, Peggy.<br /><br />I believe all writers get discouraged. Discouragement is a natural emotion, even for "real writers" (not quite sure how one is considered a "real" writer). Your change is Da Truth!Denise Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432140925773614828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-37840582339149340732012-03-23T21:44:26.949-06:002012-03-23T21:44:26.949-06:00I agree. We fall down, then we get up and keep go...I agree. We fall down, then we get up and keep going.<br />Those cookies look so much better than the Pepperidge Farm ones I have on my kitchen counter...E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-64570097808754133782012-03-23T17:30:56.554-06:002012-03-23T17:30:56.554-06:00Yummy cookies - need to eat something now!
To be ...Yummy cookies - need to eat something now!<br /><br />To be honest I've got my discouragement down to 'Hmph'. And that's a real time exclamation, so I don't think I'm doing too badly acheiving the original quote.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-49185065199825710912012-03-23T17:09:52.538-06:002012-03-23T17:09:52.538-06:00Phew, I thought for a moment there that I wasn'...Phew, I thought for a moment there that I wasn't a true writer because I get discouraged, especially when I can't find time to write, or I compare my writing to someone else's. I like your version best, though wouldn't it be awesome if the first version was true?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-78423957967845107982012-03-23T15:51:17.826-06:002012-03-23T15:51:17.826-06:00I believe the quote to be true. A true writer wri...I believe the quote to be true. A true writer writes for the sake of writing! ;DWilyBCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024857201066234431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-29442013191459914452012-03-23T14:40:56.130-06:002012-03-23T14:40:56.130-06:00I agree--we're going to get discouraged someti...I agree--we're going to get discouraged sometimes, but then we keep writing because how can we NOT?Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-73002337260409305372012-03-23T13:11:51.588-06:002012-03-23T13:11:51.588-06:00Here's me...everyone gets two days of a pity p...Here's me...everyone gets two days of a pity party for writing setbacks. Then you move on. I like this because I know I'm allowed to mope and I know when it's over. Good post, Peggy.Christa Desirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614441465633549710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-39870502122000584562012-03-23T11:49:05.215-06:002012-03-23T11:49:05.215-06:00after a few of those cookies i might get over my r...after a few of those cookies i might get over my rejection...<br /><br />have a great weekend!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-51545289889557584282012-03-23T11:37:18.809-06:002012-03-23T11:37:18.809-06:00Love your re-write of the quote.
A real writer ...Love your re-write of the quote. <br /><br />A real writer won't stop writing, but that doesn't mean they don't get discouraged. They work through the discouragement and are better for it.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-60200005116685777632012-03-23T11:36:18.427-06:002012-03-23T11:36:18.427-06:00Yum!
Most of the discouragement comes from myself...Yum!<br /><br />Most of the discouragement comes from myself. Rejections aren't personal. And it can be good to go through those troughs, if we're stuck on a plot hole for example, it can be the spur to dig deep and come up with the solution. Nice post!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-8388002208404900312012-03-23T11:33:59.732-06:002012-03-23T11:33:59.732-06:00mmm those cookies look just like the ones my mothe...mmm those cookies look just like the ones my mother in law makes. And I can't agree with you more when it comes to the quote.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-26416577154642620192012-03-23T11:17:39.465-06:002012-03-23T11:17:39.465-06:00Shoot girl, I'm all kinds of discouraged right...Shoot girl, I'm all kinds of discouraged right now...and I don't even have a good reason! But I vow to change that today!Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-23334159132840478432012-03-23T10:29:32.022-06:002012-03-23T10:29:32.022-06:00I like this! And your honesty about how you feel a...I like this! And your honesty about how you feel about that quote.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600848519776378591noreply@blogger.com