tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post9153827132567726714..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: 5 Things We Discover when We Write Through the Tough TimesEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-2775573330711278752015-07-22T08:22:03.441-04:002015-07-22T08:22:03.441-04:00I loved this post and really needed to hear it. In...I loved this post and really needed to hear it. In fact, I'm saving it to read later. Thanks, Edie!Angie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13487012722258208047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-69758002840065441312015-06-24T19:50:25.523-04:002015-06-24T19:50:25.523-04:00Neelima, you are so right - it is therapeutic - in...Neelima, you are so right - it is therapeutic - in so many ways! Thanks so much for sharing your insights, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-75083990777387990702015-06-24T02:38:04.699-04:002015-06-24T02:38:04.699-04:00Thank you for the motivation Edie. Writing through...Thank you for the motivation Edie. Writing through tough times is therapeutic. If you can bring yourself to doing it, it cleans your system like nothing else. Structured writing is hard during the tough times-- free writing works better and once that's out of your system, maybe structuring it can lead to a good chapter.Neelimahttp://blog.instascribe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-17164944453542090052015-06-23T20:50:23.815-04:002015-06-23T20:50:23.815-04:00Jerusha, I think that was God speaking to you! tha...Jerusha, I think that was God speaking to you! thank you for sharing your heart, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-18774341148404348422015-06-23T20:49:49.727-04:002015-06-23T20:49:49.727-04:00June, great insight! thank you so much for stoppin...June, great insight! thank you so much for stopping by, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-90711509224188994312015-06-23T20:49:32.777-04:002015-06-23T20:49:32.777-04:00Jennifer, both excellent additions! Thank you for ...Jennifer, both excellent additions! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-15214033205255213832015-06-23T20:49:10.944-04:002015-06-23T20:49:10.944-04:00Kathleen, thank you for sharing. It is hard when o...Kathleen, thank you for sharing. It is hard when others seem to pass us by. I watched so many through the years get a book deal and still nothing for me. But the reason was God has something perfect in mind - my first book for military families. When I began praying for a book, our son was still in middle school!!! I love the way God works, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-40980733855235588512015-06-23T20:47:28.491-04:002015-06-23T20:47:28.491-04:00Martha, thank you!Martha, thank you!Edie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-43268216073606359062015-06-23T20:47:14.161-04:002015-06-23T20:47:14.161-04:00Cherrilynn, you are putting feet to your calling! ...Cherrilynn, you are putting feet to your calling! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-69787875353931926852015-06-23T20:46:28.449-04:002015-06-23T20:46:28.449-04:00Verna, you are you right, our Father always gives ...Verna, you are you right, our Father always gives the best material! Thanks for sharing, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-32792553726556362752015-06-23T16:12:01.608-04:002015-06-23T16:12:01.608-04:00Edie, you've done it again and spoken to me li...Edie, you've done it again and spoken to me like an honest friend when I need it most. I'm struggling to write in that tough period of doubt and disappointing results. Your post today is brutally honest, but also challenging and encouraging. Just what I needed! God bless you for sharing these words and wisdom today.Jerushahttp://www.sdgwords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-92065244037775564002015-06-23T12:14:24.380-04:002015-06-23T12:14:24.380-04:00Edie, you are right about no one having an easy li...Edie, you are right about no one having an easy life. I began my first book about 20 years ago! And then "LIFE" happened, including my free-lance editor going through a divorce and taking on a more-than-full-time editing position with a ministry; major personal health issues to overcome and then TWO severely multiple-fractured wrists; and becoming a full-time caregiver to my spouse. Sometimes there were long stretches of time when I couldn't even think about the book... And then there were seasons when I would work very hard to care out maybe three hours in a two- week period to work.<br />But God is the strength of my life! I didn't die; I live, and I will declare the works of The Lord! I am inching my way along, and I am getting so close! I've been reading your blog for a few months and I am learning so much that I needed to know. Thank you for all you do help the rest of us!<br />"If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small." Prov.24:10 NLT<br />"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Phil. 4:13 NASB<br />Only in God! :)<br />June E. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184765748976752031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-74946856519046090132015-06-23T10:23:18.156-04:002015-06-23T10:23:18.156-04:00I find that I'm more capable than I thought I ...I find that I'm more capable than I thought I was. And God is much bigger...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163521563641083919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-82542268107891277802015-06-23T10:13:33.080-04:002015-06-23T10:13:33.080-04:00Edie,
Just shared on Twitter and both of my Facebo...Edie,<br />Just shared on Twitter and both of my Facebook pages. Your message serves as a healing balm to my soul. I've been writing and getting published traditionally for almost 40 years, and everyday I see so many other writers surpass me when it comes to book sales and book deals. I am always so happy for them, but then it does something to me and I begin to question my own journey and success. I'm working on my third novel, and I'm in the middle of "writing through the tough times.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this and congrats on While My Soldier Serves.<br /><br />Kathleen<br />Kathleen M. Rodgershttp://www.kathleenmrodgers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-36705123220324648692015-06-23T08:42:42.857-04:002015-06-23T08:42:42.857-04:00Thank you for sharing this, Edie. I needed it! I r...Thank you for sharing this, Edie. I needed it! I read your blog regularly and it consistently inspires me.Martha Hynsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131287520879129803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-82759513560006813412015-06-23T07:02:34.727-04:002015-06-23T07:02:34.727-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with #3. Mind over matter ...I wholeheartedly agree with #3. Mind over matter is the one I struggle with. After reading this blog and attending BRMCWC and Writer to Writer I have more confidence. Thank you for pouring your life onto paper for us. I truly appreciate every word you write.truthtoshine.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911184699045569514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-33546273262651349932015-06-23T06:41:53.161-04:002015-06-23T06:41:53.161-04:00I needed to be re-booted in these truths this morn...I needed to be re-booted in these truths this morning, Edie. When deadlines collide with life, it's easy to . . . question. But, I've found it's within these times our Father gives the best material :)<br />And the time to write it down! Thank you for this inspiring post!verna bowmanhttp://www.vernabowman.comnoreply@blogger.com