tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post2005072775359995864..comments2023-06-20T04:53:33.946-07:00Comments on Speak, Live, Write: So you wanna be a writerSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544115879736949909noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post-17802581315285638272010-11-26T10:35:08.172-08:002010-11-26T10:35:08.172-08:00I have those notebooks too =) they aren't part...I have those notebooks too =) they aren't particularly private - but I'd DIE if someone read them - even though they're just random scribbles. They're good for flipping through when in need of inspiration ;)Aspen Arnthorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046911468291313001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post-69836170242090060162010-11-14T12:37:09.228-08:002010-11-14T12:37:09.228-08:00Colene: Thanks! I totally agree -- authors give me...Colene: Thanks! I totally agree -- authors give me more hope than anything else. If they can do it, I can too. Someday. Hopefully. :P<br /><br />Lyla: A) -grins- A lot of us do, it seems. B) -high fives- NINJA WRITERS UNITE.<br /><br />Abby: I think maybe ...four?... of my friends know that I write. Maggie, of course, and then two that knew about inkpop, and then one that found out through an inkpop person. I generally don't share the news -- it isn't 'cool' in highschool, lol. Those three friends, though, that don't know about writing always do say that about the money. I always kind of wince. <br /><br />Cipherqueen: Baha. I know what you mean about class. I don't share that I write, but it's well known that I'm good at English. Some of the smartest kids I know ask me for help in it -- it's a nice feeling. <br />...Waking up...at ... -shudders- My god, girl. You are DEDICATED.<br />-bows-<br />Starting young will make us better when we're older, hopefully. I think. Maybe? It would be nice. -grins- We can be NINJA.<br />(and I love long comments. :P)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544115879736949909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post-6548374838932089282010-11-13T19:13:39.828-08:002010-11-13T19:13:39.828-08:00THANK YOU!
-someone had to say it-
Yeah, quering...THANK YOU!<br /><br />-someone had to say it-<br /><br />Yeah, quering a book about 11 year olds with bows and arrows at 12 years old probably wan't the brightest moment of my life, either. But, at the time I figured if I could lose myself in dragons described in horribly structured sentences at my (young naive overlyimaginative) age, then so could anyone else my age(middle shcool).<br /><br />NaNo Day 1: walking around with a sign on my suitcase (backpack) that reads- YES. I woke up at 5 this morning to write.<br /><br />But when people ask if my story's with me, it magically isn't. :)<br /><br />People seem shocked that's I've won NaNo before, that I'm doing so much nowadays. They talk about writing as if it's some strenuous mental exercize that will karate-chop them in the head. by being the leader of a writing group, I'm forced to wear the "writer" label loudly and proudly.<br /><br />Honestly, though? Nothing beats having your teacher ask who the journalist is in the class (knowing the local newspaper columnist for the high school is in the room, *ahem*, Alex) and having people say your name instead of his.<br /><br />Scratch that, saying both your first AND last name. Take that, I-inherited-a-newspaper-position-from-my-older-better-sister man!<br /><br />*cough* Apologies for the rant.<br /><br />0.0 That was looong....Cipherqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386244158313306782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post-85872302152713460992010-11-05T12:39:52.509-07:002010-11-05T12:39:52.509-07:00I know what you mean- I don't really tell anyo...I know what you mean- I don't really tell anyone that I write. I mean, everyone follows my blog now so they basically know it. But I don't talk about it (okay, so I talk my husband's ear off, but he's the only one that gets to hear me yammer on about it). What is funny, is that my friends who are not writers think that I'm going to sell my books for like, a million dollars. And when I say I write fantasy they're like, Oh, like Twilight or Harry Potter? Grr. But usually I don't elaborate and I'm just like, yeah, sorta.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post-36863154144417139812010-11-04T18:24:43.068-07:002010-11-04T18:24:43.068-07:00Well,
a) I feel the exact same way, especially abo...Well,<br />a) I feel the exact same way, especially about telling people I write, and<br />b) If ninja writers look like ninja penguins, I am SO going to become a ninja writer.Lylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828965110399028753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014827588700137888.post-40375756581424860752010-11-03T20:40:25.892-07:002010-11-03T20:40:25.892-07:00Wonderful post! Love love love it.
I'm the sam...Wonderful post! Love love love it.<br />I'm the same way about talking about being a writer. I just don't. I can't. I feel the same way about saying it but not having anything published to back me up. I think people will roll their eyes and "ya, right, OKAY" me. But I can't think of myself as anything else anymore. I am a writer. I'm not an author. The fun thing about blogging is how many real live authors admit to writing crap. Gives me a little hope, ya know? ha.Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.com