tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post1209926502631932498..comments2024-03-18T09:25:56.836-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Hard Choices ALL Writers Must MakeEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-50453509712632065332018-12-13T17:02:03.035-05:002018-12-13T17:02:03.035-05:00Edie, thanks for making crystal clear what I was i...Edie, thanks for making crystal clear what I was ignoring in the back of my mind. Lol. Seeing it in black & white helps. Thanks :)Chriswells.grace@gmail.comhttp://googlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-60592811351475804392018-12-13T12:28:00.005-05:002018-12-13T12:28:00.005-05:00Sounds like you've definitely got your process...Sounds like you've definitely got your process in place. Excellent! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-30742227876396944442018-12-13T12:27:18.205-05:002018-12-13T12:27:18.205-05:00Ingmar, progress is ALWAYS a good thing! Blessings...Ingmar, progress is ALWAYS a good thing! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-2866829461239108472018-12-13T12:26:52.065-05:002018-12-13T12:26:52.065-05:00Jim, you are so kind! You can always quote me - Bl...Jim, you are so kind! You can always quote me - Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-1476908561732735892018-12-13T12:25:49.563-05:002018-12-13T12:25:49.563-05:00Jay, great insight! I'm so glad you're par...Jay, great insight! I'm so glad you're part of my commuity, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-24627154256455954242018-12-13T08:29:22.216-05:002018-12-13T08:29:22.216-05:00Yes, we do have to say "No" to some acti...Yes, we do have to say "No" to some activities. But, I have found I need to have times when I am around people. I prefer to write when the house is quiet. My husband has issues sleeping and sleeps into the morning. As I sit here at my computer, I realize I can begin working on my thoughts for 2019. That thought frees me from stress. I try to utilize these quiet times to pray, to read my Bible and other Christian books and to write. Thank you for your thoughts and your guidance.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-62294875799486164922018-12-13T08:22:26.268-05:002018-12-13T08:22:26.268-05:00Great list! Finding time to write is not the probl...Great list! Finding time to write is not the problem. My daily word count is so low. At least any progress beats no progress. <br />Great article, Edie!Ingmar Albizuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329625581962664673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-20405448636894867032018-12-13T08:18:34.264-05:002018-12-13T08:18:34.264-05:00Boy did I need to read this today Ms. Edie. Thank...Boy did I need to read this today Ms. Edie. Thank you so much. I've saved this, as I do many posts here; and with your permission, I'm taping your quote on my computer. God's blessings young lady. “If you can imagine yourself doing anything else besides writing—do it!” -Edie Melson. INDEED!Jimhttp://www.jdwininger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-56206939486714657752018-12-13T07:11:03.047-05:002018-12-13T07:11:03.047-05:00Excellent list, Edie. One I run into specifically ...Excellent list, Edie. One I run into specifically is having to say "no" to some friends (even family) who don't write and also don't understand why you can't just "do this and write later." Your deadlines, your opportunities, your "moments with the muse", your privacy at a particular time is going to pre-empt things and their usual understanding sags. We get better at bowing out, but they may not understand our internal battle is still there and this is the ONLY way that piece, that story, that poem is ever going to get written. Commitment to writing can take just as much (or more) discipline as exercise and dieting. And it's even MORE difficult during seasons like Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.<br />Jay Wright; Anderson, SCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379140810362137777noreply@blogger.com