tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post8015041930374161577..comments2023-10-26T11:14:47.885-04:00Comments on The Waiting is the Hardest Part: I'm not Insecure...I'm Confidence Challenged!Heather M. Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-87609514807528704162012-01-08T19:29:07.408-05:002012-01-08T19:29:07.408-05:00Anne - Thank you. It is pretty freeing to talk can...Anne - Thank you. It is pretty freeing to talk candidly with a group this large. We certainly are not alone!<br />Glad you came.<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-49691224051285221012012-01-08T14:24:40.279-05:002012-01-08T14:24:40.279-05:00WWW made me smile, and yes, I suffer from WOTOT.
...WWW made me smile, and yes, I suffer from WOTOT. <br /><br />So glad I found this support group. It feels odd to publicly admit to being an insecure writer, but the up side is finding I'm not alone! (New follower)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-51745641637606458522012-01-05T14:56:49.287-05:002012-01-05T14:56:49.287-05:00Man - Yes. It really is important to keep reading ...Man - Yes. It really is important to keep reading even if we feel guilty cause we aren't writing.<br /><br />Damon - Thank you! Welcome!<br /><br />HMGHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-34372551638885461152012-01-05T14:47:52.612-05:002012-01-05T14:47:52.612-05:00what a greaaat post love your blog =) followwhat a greaaat post love your blog =) followDamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855065954787383085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-25670320448327376302012-01-05T11:22:35.037-05:002012-01-05T11:22:35.037-05:00I am challenging myself to write more this year; i...I am challenging myself to write more this year; it hurts. Reading is the cure though, I'm sure. If I spend too much time with all the crap I write, the words stop. I have to refresh with some good stuff. Hawthorne is my current med. waiting to be applied...Ian Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180358189855284967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-89119917719798889702012-01-05T09:12:02.641-05:002012-01-05T09:12:02.641-05:00WOW! Thank you so much everyone! Great comments. I...WOW! Thank you so much everyone! Great comments. I appreciate you taking the time to visit!<br />HMGHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-43470297842976818392012-01-05T09:11:12.259-05:002012-01-05T09:11:12.259-05:00DL - Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!
Cherie - Go...DL - Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!<br /><br />Cherie - Good luck to you too!<br /><br />Tasha - Great idea. I always try to have conversations with my characters. Like a talk show. Ask them personal questions and see how they react. Best of luck.<br /><br />Rachel - We have to try something!<br /><br />Tyrean - I don't want to force it but I might have to.<br /><br />Summer - Elegant insults. That's awesome.<br /><br />Siv - Coffee is a great treat for Muses!<br /><br />M.J. - I'm glad we named your ailment! Now we need to crush its spine! Good luck to you too!<br /><br />Sherri - He sounds like a great crit partner. Back to the writing board with a purpose though!<br /><br />Cassie Mae - Yeah. Chocolate makes the world go round.<br /><br />KarenG - I know. We are our own worst enemy.<br /><br />WritingNut - Truces are good. Make sure to praise them!<br /><br />Cate - There is always a way. We just have to find it!<br /><br />Kathleen - Thanks. The Ninja offer was from Mr. Alex himself!<br /><br />Alex - Writing slow is still writing...show off!<br /><br />Patsy - We all do it. It's not our fault. Too many distractions.<br /><br />Karen - That's a good goal! Did it work?<br /><br />Carrie - The first step is admitting it!<br />:)<br /><br />Nancy - Great bands to play too!<br /><br />Gina - I'm glad to hear they like humor! It's all I've got!Heather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-87092482302818435242012-01-05T01:18:57.358-05:002012-01-05T01:18:57.358-05:00Great post, muses love people with a sense of humo...Great post, muses love people with a sense of humor. I'll be sure to be back and check on the status of your dare threat. In my case, I need a day with at least 30 hours... ah, one can always dream, right?<br /><br />Hopping from Diary of a Writer in Progress.Georgina Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164961271767174713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-53493047199993927342012-01-04T20:55:56.728-05:002012-01-04T20:55:56.728-05:00Ah yes, WOTOT! I know that one well. As for my m...Ah yes, WOTOT! I know that one well. As for my muse, it's all about the music on my playlist. I'd be lost, lost, lost without my Three Days Grace, Staind, Art of Dying, and Seether. They whisper my story to me via their songs and I relay it into the ether, as if an opera. It's the perfect setup.Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-77880486716247237552012-01-04T17:46:00.216-05:002012-01-04T17:46:00.216-05:00Oh I'm definitely a WWWSPOh I'm definitely a WWWSPCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13451332558262879982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-84647550121082763922012-01-04T14:13:13.401-05:002012-01-04T14:13:13.401-05:00I fall into the WWWSP category.I fall into the WWWSP category.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-83550625267011530532012-01-04T13:30:45.530-05:002012-01-04T13:30:45.530-05:00Want me to go all Ninja on your muse?
How about W....Want me to go all Ninja on your muse?<br />How about W.W.W.S.? Writers Who Write Slow...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-74239877467539429192012-01-04T13:00:28.779-05:002012-01-04T13:00:28.779-05:00Great Post! I needed this so much! So uplifting=) ...Great Post! I needed this so much! So uplifting=) Now, is the Ninja referral only or in the yellow pages? Maybe the chocolate is a good idea too=)Katie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915462239326916701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-73416570931714852872012-01-04T12:45:13.590-05:002012-01-04T12:45:13.590-05:00Thanks for the chuckle. Challenging myself all the...Thanks for the chuckle. Challenging myself all the time, sometimes to the point of a roadblock. But there's always a way. :)Cate Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371792447604980848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-57393314306725845922012-01-04T12:27:47.239-05:002012-01-04T12:27:47.239-05:00Oh yes, my muse and I have multiple rounds in the ...Oh yes, my muse and I have multiple rounds in the ring VERy often... we're currently in a truce though.. I hope it lasts!WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-13489538195722599792012-01-04T12:23:09.384-05:002012-01-04T12:23:09.384-05:00Writers Without Words LOL, and then there's Wr...Writers Without Words LOL, and then there's Writers who Waste all their Words online...(that's me)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-32323486739684870482012-01-04T12:03:38.396-05:002012-01-04T12:03:38.396-05:00Hmm... using chocolate sounds like a great idea!Hmm... using chocolate sounds like a great idea!Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-60089634869042254642012-01-04T11:32:04.549-05:002012-01-04T11:32:04.549-05:00Oh yeah, I am challenging my writer self. I'm ...Oh yeah, I am challenging my writer self. I'm tackling my third book for my trilogy after my husband read my first draft leaving him totally confused by it. He LOVED my first two books. I felt that my third was my best work, so how could it leave him so confused?!! So back to the drawing board...er, writing board.Sherri Lackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574448009541412249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-47670440008081473412012-01-04T11:11:02.997-05:002012-01-04T11:11:02.997-05:00W.W.W.S.P. - Writer Who Won't Stop Procrastina...W.W.W.S.P. - Writer Who Won't Stop Procrastinating<br /><br />Finally! I have a name for it! Thanks for the laugh. This is a great post.<br /><br />Oh, and dare threats are tricky but if done successfully can work wonders on a muse. Good luck...M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-31007894458135700072012-01-04T10:34:37.421-05:002012-01-04T10:34:37.421-05:00Thanks for the laugh! My muse is on vacation and r...Thanks for the laugh! My muse is on vacation and refuses to come back unless I promise her a new coffee machine :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-63557913895702675092012-01-04T10:28:59.943-05:002012-01-04T10:28:59.943-05:00My muse is challenged- trying to find a way to wri...My muse is challenged- trying to find a way to write elegant insults like the old greats! Good post- it made me smile on the inside :)Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-51537906651803477822012-01-04T10:26:41.620-05:002012-01-04T10:26:41.620-05:00Definitely. I'm putting words on blank pages ....Definitely. I'm putting words on blank pages . . . even if it's only a few a day.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-87313997742009525002012-01-04T10:19:28.712-05:002012-01-04T10:19:28.712-05:00"Ninja ass-kicking for my muse"
HEY, I n..."Ninja ass-kicking for my muse"<br />HEY, I never thought of that!<br />Maybe I'll try that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-58261509589936112682012-01-04T10:10:38.356-05:002012-01-04T10:10:38.356-05:00I'm forcing myself to write characters as more...I'm forcing myself to write characters as more than animated characters. I need more depth, which is really hard I'm finding out. Great post - new follower :)Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-73471289652116690662012-01-04T09:55:18.386-05:002012-01-04T09:55:18.386-05:00I think I have W.W.W.S.P. Procrastination is terri...I think I have W.W.W.S.P. Procrastination is terrible, and I procrastinate all the time. I'm challenging my writer self to throw away the procrastination and get things done. Good luck with the dare threats to your Muse.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.com