tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post2778138081056990495..comments2024-03-28T03:21:53.904-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Personality and the WriterEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-50981870920921265432015-02-19T16:43:46.287-05:002015-02-19T16:43:46.287-05:00Thanks for all your kind words and affirmation abo...Thanks for all your kind words and affirmation about the importance of knowing yourself and your personality as you follow your writing journey. Thanks, Elva.Of course, I remember you Johnnie. Hope your writing is going well.Cherrilyn, Carrielyn, Linda Lee, and Sharon - so glad you could identify. I have found that understanding my personality has helped me not to be so hard on myself and to keep my expectations realistic. Knowing how very melancholy I am has also given me tremendous freedom to be who God created me to be and not to expect anything else. Sharon, there are times I would love to be that playful/sanguine but, alas, that's just not me! So thankful to hear from all of you, Keep writing and using the gifts Gos has given you.Lindahttp://lindagilden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-21923499531775227652015-02-19T16:00:32.210-05:002015-02-19T16:00:32.210-05:00A 'playful/sanguine' am I! I love to writ...A 'playful/sanguine' am I! I love to write, but I love being surrounded by my family and friends more (oops, perhaps this isn't the place to confess that). I find it difficult to sit at my iMac and write for hours, but when I do take the hot seat, I'm pleasantly surprised at the results. Thank you both for this great article. After all these years (69), I'm so happy to discover why I do what I do (and why I don't do what I'm supposed to do--is there a pill for this dilemma?) Sharon Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978865777304361936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-3647346900900500422015-02-19T14:45:52.266-05:002015-02-19T14:45:52.266-05:00I definitely fit into the "melancholy/purpose...I definitely fit into the "melancholy/purposeful" category. Even though I have a cheerful personality, I'm dead serious about my writing. I also think that readers might find my stories more cerebral than exciting, since I tend to delve into the complexities of human emotion.Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-50704749327490746782015-02-19T12:11:45.699-05:002015-02-19T12:11:45.699-05:00Linda,
A great post and very timely. I just reali...Linda,<br /><br />A great post and very timely. I just realized (in reading old journals) that I'm not the optimist I've always thought I was. I'm actually a rather melancholy gal.<br /><br />Now this post comes along and I see that discovery confirmed.<br /><br />Even better, you gave me pointers and incorporating that personality into my work.<br /><br />Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!<br /><br />And thank you, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-38045609546159853672015-02-19T09:17:31.623-05:002015-02-19T09:17:31.623-05:00Hi, Linda. Remember me from the Florida Christian ...Hi, Linda. Remember me from the Florida Christian Writers Conference? I haven't been there in a few years but that conference remains an important part of writing journey. I actually see myself in two of the personalities--a little bit melancholy and a little bit phlegmatic. Though I'd rather go by the other words and say I'm purposeful and peaceful :) Thanks so much for the interesting post.Johnnie Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579456085122829964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-18740398874963997072015-02-19T07:14:33.011-05:002015-02-19T07:14:33.011-05:00Linda, I am just like your friend' plus I have...Linda, I am just like your friend' plus I have ADHD...squirrel! I am praying that I will "set my face like flint" and focus on getting my 5 books written. I would love to be more like a powerful/choleric. Thank you, Edie for sharing this with us.truthtoshine.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911184699045569514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-61792447441767417312015-02-19T05:20:22.134-05:002015-02-19T05:20:22.134-05:00Good job, Linda (and Edie). You are truly two of m...Good job, Linda (and Edie). You are truly two of my favorite people with personality plus and what I call the "go getter gene." And it's contagious in all you do. Thank God.<br /> Hugs, Elva Cobb Martin, Pres. ACFW-SC ChapterElva Cobb Martin, South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278744225513549876noreply@blogger.com