tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post4555420635232281379..comments2023-09-14T01:40:03.927-06:00Comments on Peggy Eddleman: Will Write For Cookies: The Bravery of a WriterPeggy Eddlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-15116518151480048692011-08-02T08:20:58.656-06:002011-08-02T08:20:58.656-06:00Kristine-- I think the third one just might be my ...Kristine-- I think the third one just might be my hardest, too!<br /><br />Jessie-- Haha! So true.<br /><br />Lani-- That is high-larious!! Did it help? I think I might have had a hard time getting on board with that-- I'd have gone for asking the neighbor kids or something. :)<br /><br />Kaylee-- I SO know what you mean.<br /><br />Leigh Ann-- Aw, I loved that! It's not one I thought to put, and I love the way you told it! You're right. That takes a LOT of guts. Maybe the most of all.<br /><br />CherylAnne-- I think so, too. Some things are so easy for some people and SO HARD for others.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-35846497188417956432011-08-01T19:37:46.152-06:002011-08-01T19:37:46.152-06:00This post is awesome! What is scary for one person...This post is awesome! What is scary for one person may be a piece of cake for another. <br /><br />For me, tell people I'm a writer still freaks me out. I'm letting more and more people in the secret as my confidence grows. Blogging scares me to. I'm always nervous before clicking that publish button. <br /><br />Letting others read my work doesn't bother me that much for some reason. Ultimately we all have our own hurdles to face. <br /><br />Thanks for the great post. :DCherylAnne Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324135447961686703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-63828266823492836342011-08-01T19:35:41.794-06:002011-08-01T19:35:41.794-06:00The bravest thing for me is writing every day. Eve...The bravest thing for me is writing every day. Every. Day. When it might not (probably will not) amount to anything. When my heart will be broken when it sits in a drawer forever, and I'll wonder, one day, with a drawer full of horrible novels, how I ever thought it was okay to waste So. Much. Time. Doing this.<br /><br />I hate not knowing what's ahead. And, it seems in the publishing world, the odds are stacked SO HIGH against me.<br /><br />So, every time I tap out words on the keyboard...for me, it takes a lot of guts.<br /><br />(Thanks Peggy.)Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-79492130775332661572011-08-01T17:14:55.634-06:002011-08-01T17:14:55.634-06:00They can all be really hard. Right now, the one th...They can all be really hard. Right now, the one that I'm struggling with is tackling a huge storyline. I waffle beteen thinking: This is awesome. This is going so great. I can totally do this. Piece of cake.<br />And... This is awful. I can't do this! It's way too hard to do my novel this way, what was I thinking!!<br /><br />My mood is in direct correlation with how much food/sleep/peace I have before I write. :)Kaylee Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707226153627779741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-22647760411715564312011-08-01T17:04:17.787-06:002011-08-01T17:04:17.787-06:00Defn having people read my writing for the first t...Defn having people read my writing for the first tinme. Terrifying. My little sister is a PR pro and before my first bk came out, she told my children to help me "get used" to the possible negative criticisms that would follow. Everyday they had to tell me ( in a variety of creative ways) that my book completely sucked. Stank. Bombed.I was supposed to practise smiling, thanking people for taking the time to read it and then keep living. Because as a previous commenter noted - just because someone doesnt like yr work, doesnt mean they dont like you. (By the way, my children LOVED helping me with this assignment. "your book is so bad that we will need to move to a diff country to escape the shame"...etc) <br />Oh - and this post is soooo cool with the stones laid out that way. U are a picture posting whizz.Lani Wendt Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919058977408366122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-74445154474967489922011-08-01T15:45:59.940-06:002011-08-01T15:45:59.940-06:00I think they are all the hardest, depending on wha...I think they are all the hardest, depending on what stage of the game you are at.Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-91855714901594008492011-08-01T14:33:20.954-06:002011-08-01T14:33:20.954-06:00I think the 3rd one would be mine. So overwhelming...I think the 3rd one would be mine. So overwhelming!Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600848519776378591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-22978717388333468612011-08-01T14:27:05.040-06:002011-08-01T14:27:05.040-06:00L.J.-- Yay! One fear conquered! Which is one less ...L.J.-- Yay! One fear conquered! Which is one less you'll ever have to deal with. :)Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-8897212420225490132011-08-01T14:24:45.635-06:002011-08-01T14:24:45.635-06:00E.R.-- Your "gets eaten or killed before the ...E.R.-- Your "gets eaten or killed before the climax" comment made me laugh out loud! And no one makes it through unscathed. Some people are just better at hiding the battle wounds than others. :)<br /><br />Krista-- I think that's a really common fear for writers. It definitely was for me when I was younger. I didn't start writing until my youngest was in kindergarten. I guess I kind of got out of that one easy, because somewhere between high school and then, it had gone away all on its own. And congrats on the writing a book that everyone loves! So very awesome.<br /><br />Mark-- Yes! So true.<br /><br />Cherie-- Supportive people definitely make all the difference! It's especially good to have some of them writers, because then they understand. And thank you!<br /><br />David-- Yay! Highly visual people unite! And public speaking is definitely one of my top two. Possibly even the top one. Something about standing up in front of a crowd makes all thoughts drop out of my head...<br /><br />Kelley-- Then enjoy EVERY SINGLE MOMENT of right now. And if you never get to the point where things are scary, I want to know! No, seriously. I want a message saying, "Hey, Peggy-- I just got to this step, and I didn't get scared!" I'm really not kidding. And if none of it ends up scaring you, I'll make you a Wonder Woman tiara or a super hero cape. <i>Something.</i> 'Cuz you would totally deserve it.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-37689787617446119842011-08-01T14:18:29.338-06:002011-08-01T14:18:29.338-06:00My first scary step was telling everyone I was wri...My first scary step was telling everyone I was writing a novel, but now that it's out there, I feel free. Now I'm just scared of the bad critiques, but I'm usually pretty good about taking them in stride.L.J. Kentowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441452137277057123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-17691173929947150752011-08-01T12:06:59.465-06:002011-08-01T12:06:59.465-06:00I guess I don't find any of these steps scary....I guess I don't find any of these steps scary. Right now maybe I'm at the point where its so early that I don't understand the sting of rejection yet but...<br /><br />the part that makes me most uncomfortable is telling people I'm a writer because most of the people that I hang with don't even read, let alone write.<br /><br />That's why I love the online writing community so much, there really isn't anyone I can talk to in my own little world.Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-45904836502990685252011-08-01T11:58:08.955-06:002011-08-01T11:58:08.955-06:00All right. I love this post.
Not only did you go ...All right. I love this post.<br /><br />Not only did you go through the steps are they really are, but you put actual stones there to bullet point your message across. Public speaking is my greatest step.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this great thought!David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-9257774774210765882011-08-01T11:45:49.105-06:002011-08-01T11:45:49.105-06:00My writer friends and I were just discussing this ...My writer friends and I were just discussing this not too long ago. It does take guts to proclaim yourself a writer. I've been hiding for a long time before I finally mustered the courage to start a writing blog and be out with it. People that I knew were very encouraging and their responses were very supportive. Some even went to say, "I knew you'd do it someday", which surprised me because I had never really told anyone of my secret dream before. Now, pretty much everyone knows (former high school classmates even, LOL!).<br /><br />At every stage of a writer's journey, there will always be heart-stopping moments. Writing is such a personal, close-to-the-heart endeavor. By showing others what we've written, we feel vulnerable, as if we're suddenly naked in front of them.<br /><br />The best thing is to surround yourself with a support group. Preferably other writers because they need the help and love too.<br /><br />Thanks for following my blog, btw. I love your blog--it's so pretty and so welcoming. ;)Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-16611074938456263682011-08-01T11:31:34.947-06:002011-08-01T11:31:34.947-06:00All very true and good points, but it's usuall...All very true and good points, but it's usually better than most day jobs, so might as well go for it:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-29595254739073710972011-08-01T10:58:17.399-06:002011-08-01T10:58:17.399-06:00The hardest part for me is giving my writing over ...The hardest part for me is giving my writing over to others to read. I (like all writers) put a lot of myself into my work. This is especially true of my first novel Shadowed Stones. For some reason I think that the readers will see right through the writing to my inner self and not like what they see.<br /><br />Well, the reaction of my first beta readers to Shadowed Stones surprised me. The love it! But before I found out their reactions I learned that even if they had hated it - that did not mean they hate me.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-51781754206635732322011-08-01T10:31:28.033-06:002011-08-01T10:31:28.033-06:00Writers are brave, but I never seem to include mys...Writers are brave, but I never seem to include myself in the collective "writers." I conveniently forget myself because I don't feel brave at all. I feel like one of those people who gets eaten or killed before the climax of the book/movie. But yes, I think it takes bravery to be writer. I envy those who can do it unscathed.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.com