tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post3214911320145562575..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: I Love Being a Writing HermitEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-16396039843571900082014-07-02T12:49:16.519-04:002014-07-02T12:49:16.519-04:00Thank you Cathy. I agree. I love that world of bei...Thank you Cathy. I agree. I love that world of being alone with my words. <br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-63095021639328151412014-07-02T12:47:38.927-04:002014-07-02T12:47:38.927-04:00I guess in "egg" terms I would say we sh...I guess in "egg" terms I would say we should be like scrambled; going here and there and doing for Christ. LOL Thanks BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-74933792136267906372014-07-02T12:43:38.127-04:002014-07-02T12:43:38.127-04:00Henry,
Oh boy do I agree with that. I get frustrat...Henry,<br />Oh boy do I agree with that. I get frustrated when I have to do the other-stuff like house chores because I want to stay a hermit. But, BALANCE if the focus. Thanks for your insight. BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-15133259619525982772014-07-02T12:36:57.154-04:002014-07-02T12:36:57.154-04:00I like the "do-nothing" concept. I only ...I like the "do-nothing" concept. I only work part time but even on those days when I go to work, I long to be at my computer. Thanks Joan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-33941527622746814492014-07-02T11:21:48.213-04:002014-07-02T11:21:48.213-04:00Donevy, so true! Blessings, EDonevy, so true! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-54990952848850790442014-07-02T11:21:28.169-04:002014-07-02T11:21:28.169-04:00Henry, that's exactly what I do. It's rev...Henry, that's exactly what I do. It's revolutionized my writing life as well as my regular life. Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-14902298635797862632014-07-02T11:20:19.755-04:002014-07-02T11:20:19.755-04:00Joan, think you're so right! Blessings, EJoan, think you're so right! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-30486171942011178192014-07-02T09:49:59.709-04:002014-07-02T09:49:59.709-04:00Nice to meet you here, Beth Ann! I smiled througho...Nice to meet you here, Beth Ann! I smiled throughout your post because I thrive as a writing hermit. I love people and I enjoy my family/ friendships but "hermit time" is a must for me. Just ask my husband. :) Great insights...thanks! Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-16896370179495859812014-07-02T08:27:06.798-04:002014-07-02T08:27:06.798-04:00Loved this...unless you want to look like a boiled...Loved this...unless you want to look like a boiled egg! LOL I'm afraid if it weren't for the times God calls me out, I would just live in my own little world always. But no, no, don't want to look like a boiled egg... ;)deborawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379928023984310298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-42797012965888582152014-07-02T07:45:17.670-04:002014-07-02T07:45:17.670-04:00This is so true. We have to balance our hermit-hoo...This is so true. We have to balance our hermit-hood with being in contact with people. For me, this is the various writing groups I lead or coach. My weekly group, where I'm just a regular member, is the one with the deepest friendships and the most inspiration and encouragement. There is a temptation to not keep these in balance and then my writing time shrinks until I make the adjustments to keep it first priority.<br />The best decision I've made is to take that one day a week of rest. No writing, no social media, minimal email. The focus is on time with God and my wife, reading just for the fun of it, a nice dinner out, and movies. This day recharges me for the rest of the week.Henry McLaughlinhttp://www.henrymclaughlin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-81042973033981263682014-07-02T07:18:20.765-04:002014-07-02T07:18:20.765-04:00I believe there is a little bit of introvert (or h...I believe there is a little bit of introvert (or hermit) in all writers. I'm employed full time, so I cherish the moments when I can be home alone to write. I am blessed in that I have a generous amount of vacation time. I often take those days as "staycations." I stay home, and I write (or sometime do nothing!) <br /><br />Blessings,<br />JoanJoan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430939897829160498noreply@blogger.com