tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post9206496072063854993..comments2023-10-26T11:14:47.885-04:00Comments on The Waiting is the Hardest Part: It's all making sense now.Heather M. Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-71385336918392994712010-10-09T07:52:18.614-04:002010-10-09T07:52:18.614-04:00Hey, Ymous, you are anything but awkward. I admire...Hey, Ymous, you are anything but awkward. I admire you so much. Oh, and you are my biggest fan!<br /><br />Renee - Lose-win-win, huh? I guess we can live with that.Heather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-9245540684186215302010-10-09T07:07:15.112-04:002010-10-09T07:07:15.112-04:00Writing is a means to an end for me. Yes, I may fe...Writing is a means to an end for me. Yes, I may feel crappy when I begin writing, but getting the words on the page is my therapy, and I feel accomplished from doing so. It's a lose-win-win situation I suppose.Renee Silvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869871627499932672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-45637072421076664892010-10-08T11:38:55.329-04:002010-10-08T11:38:55.329-04:00From someone who felt the same way but couldn'...From someone who felt the same way but couldn't write, my escape was reading. Thank you all for writing so this awkward teenager (and now awkward adult) can escape too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-40486900276606285382010-10-08T11:30:07.167-04:002010-10-08T11:30:07.167-04:00Renee - Thanks for sharing that. I feel the same w...Renee - Thanks for sharing that. I feel the same way. It does make me feel better. Seeing the words on paper. Seeing the pages fill up. Seeing the story come to life. Too bad we have to feel like crap to get there.Heather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-3078957538918785632010-10-08T06:52:22.703-04:002010-10-08T06:52:22.703-04:00I wrote a story in high school where I was whisked...I wrote a story in high school where I was whisked away as the arm-candy for a wrestling duo I was in love with, and they liked me even being short, a bit chubby, not very attractive to myself but for them I worked. It was a thrill to write!<br /><br />And now it seems kind of silly, but how is what I'm writing any different? I ALWAYS put myself in the place of the heroines I'm writing (sometimes the heroes as well) and imagine "What would it be like if this were me?"<br /><br />I had a rough childhood. I was teased and taunted and had few true friends. Writing was my escape from that, and to this day I still find I write best when I'm feeling lonely or down on myself! And it never fails to make me feel loads better.<br /><br /><br />Haha. By the way, the word verification is "horney."Renee Silvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869871627499932672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-73139142793577466912010-10-07T19:57:25.712-04:002010-10-07T19:57:25.712-04:00Actually I've never read hers. Just always wan...Actually I've never read hers. Just always wanted to date the guys in the band!Heather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-76237598165118504852010-10-07T18:21:48.635-04:002010-10-07T18:21:48.635-04:00Did you read a lot of Jackie Collins when you were...Did you read a lot of Jackie Collins when you were younger? She fueled my addiction to being whisked away by an a show stopper. sigh!Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.com