tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post4823308147217357147..comments2024-03-28T15:26:12.621-04:00Comments on Blue Country Magic: Chasing DreamsCountryDewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03243893531509380824noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-87484447920456062192009-03-07T15:55:00.000-05:002009-03-07T15:55:00.000-05:00You actually do stick to long term projects. Look ...You actually do stick to long term projects. Look at this blog! THIS is a book! And all those articles--if you put them together... (Am I going to get in trouble from those three periods? lol)<BR/><BR/>Write some fiction and put it away instead of putting it on here. Next year you'll have your book.<BR/><BR/>www.GreenerPastures--ACityGirlGoesCountry.blogspot.comGreener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-78057441800724504652009-03-05T10:34:00.000-05:002009-03-05T10:34:00.000-05:00I do relate to this in many ways. I want to write...I do relate to this in many ways. I want to write something enduring. Stories (I do a fraction of the amount you do) are a great way to spotlight others and get an education myself, but even now I wonder 'where does it lead' for me as a writer. I find the blog a good outlet for more informal writing which seems more sustainable to me personally. <BR/><BR/>I remember as a teen reading an Erma Brombeck column in the newspaper and thinking 'I could do that someday.' I got my first letter to the editor published as a teen too. I was only a moderate reader (still am) Nancy drew and such but I was constantly translated life into words in my head as speech. Still do. I dream that I'm constructed sentences and often write in my sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-2405631129817632292009-03-04T16:59:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:59:00.000-05:00I really enjoy your blog. You have good rhythm, an...I really enjoy your blog. You have good rhythm, and your words aren't wordy. Does that make sense? When I read them I feel like I'm inside your head. It's challenging to write and juggle life. Richard Peck says that we write by the light of the fire of the bridges burning behind us. <BR/>Why not set a smaller goal for yourself, like finishing one chapter in your novel per week or every two weeks. That way you aren't so overwhelmed with loose ends. I can't wait until it's published. I'll be the first in line at your signing.Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-87234648114882002182009-03-04T15:38:00.000-05:002009-03-04T15:38:00.000-05:00I know exactly how you feel. Love the new header ...I know exactly how you feel. <BR/><BR/>Love the new header too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-47445398031604067662009-03-04T08:16:00.000-05:002009-03-04T08:16:00.000-05:00You go girl! I hope you will keep us posted along...You go girl! I hope you will keep us posted along the way.gingerhillery@mac.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058818226976530765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-43719078353483912372009-03-04T07:58:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:58:00.000-05:00Anita, I am in awe of all that you have accomplish...Anita, I am in awe of all that you have accomplished, with the 875 posts and the countless newspaper articles you've written. Think of all the people you have reached and influenced with your words! Not many writers can say that. And, speaking as a 51-year-old myself, 45 is young yet. Of course, none of us are promised tomorrow, but it is likely that you have many years of fine writing ahead. And we've all heard many stories of writers who publish their first books in their 50's and even 60's and 70's. That gives ME hope. And you have already taken the first steps towards your dream by recognizing a need for change, and by pondering your next steps. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you well and have every confidence that you have the tools and the energy and the abilities to accomplish your dream. I'm looking forward to hearing of the next step in your journey.<BR/><BR/>And, by the way, I like your header and profile change. Nice!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575140898505901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32199165.post-71064440283089544972009-03-03T11:51:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:51:00.000-05:00Many years ago I met a psychic who gave me glimpse...Many years ago I met a psychic who gave me glimpses into my future. At the time I thought she was crazy, but since then many of her "predictions" did come to fruitation. One of the questions I asked was if I would ever be published. She said I would write for a newspaper, which I did, but my "crowning glory" would be a book, but that I wouldn't begin it until "my heart was opened" and it would be many years before that happened, but to be patient and that it would be up to me to realize when the time was right. I didn't understand at the time what that meant but it always stayed in the back of my mind. Although I would have preferred a different way for my "heart to be opened", last year I finally understood what she meant. It hasn't been easy reliving certain bad experiences but everything I write is coming from my heart. It'll be done when it's done and I won't force it because then it's no longer from my heart. I think you'll know when it's time for you too, but it's not something you can force. It'll come when the time is right for you, just open your heart to it.Roanoke RnRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135900149266075237noreply@blogger.com