tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post6962470908963699158..comments2024-03-29T09:08:53.181-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: The Unglamorous Life of a WriterEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-17984920655286296632017-07-08T22:08:23.038-04:002017-07-08T22:08:23.038-04:00I was at the Florida Word Weavers Retreat in 2014 ...I was at the Florida Word Weavers Retreat in 2014 when I received an email from Guideposts Magazine. The story I submitted for the Guideposts writing contest wasn't a winner, but it had been chosen for the January 2015 issue. They said my editor would contact me to arrange a photo shoot. <br /><br />I tried to maintain some semblance of propriety but couldn't. I was sooo excited. When I told Eva Marie Everson she was almost as excited as I was. <br /><br />The cool thing about it was I had made the Guideposts contact at FCWC that year and received guidance and encouragement to submit to the contest. <br /><br />I think I did hear a small angelic chorus that day. <br /><br />Thanks for a fun post. Sharron Cosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666242284024998597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-73274468541786446952017-07-07T16:01:35.461-04:002017-07-07T16:01:35.461-04:00Wait. Just to clarify. The singing angels, shootin...Wait. Just to clarify. The singing angels, shooting stars, and spontaneous party are NOT going to happen when I get The Call? This is an awesome post! Thank you for the laughs!Deborah Clackhttp://deborahclack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-39866900732062871002017-07-07T05:10:20.731-04:002017-07-07T05:10:20.731-04:00Too funny. Too funny. Marcia Chadwick Mostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252057175793524766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-48383687110761262092017-07-06T22:12:27.766-04:002017-07-06T22:12:27.766-04:00LOL! Needed this laughter today. Thanks, Lynn.LOL! Needed this laughter today. Thanks, Lynn.Dee Dee Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255518684489480190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-71874981784584713592017-07-06T16:41:16.032-04:002017-07-06T16:41:16.032-04:00I can't top any of these stories, Lynn, but th...I can't top any of these stories, Lynn, but this was a hilarious post! #muchneededcomicreliefCathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-65600094729833645602017-07-06T14:51:34.447-04:002017-07-06T14:51:34.447-04:00Love this, Lynn. So funny and I needed the laughs ...Love this, Lynn. So funny and I needed the laughs today. Shannon Redmonhttp://shannonredmon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-18087540813528334132017-07-06T09:00:18.085-04:002017-07-06T09:00:18.085-04:00Ain't nothing glamorous about receiving reject...Ain't nothing glamorous about receiving rejection after rejection. However, your post made my morning. Thank you, DiAnn.Ingmar Albizuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329625581962664673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-87091632396215564632017-07-06T08:59:57.829-04:002017-07-06T08:59:57.829-04:00Ain't nothing glamorous about receiving reject...Ain't nothing glamorous about receiving rejection after rejection. However, your post made my morning. Thank you, DiAnn.Ingmar Albizuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329625581962664673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-54277909299546617942017-07-06T08:51:09.972-04:002017-07-06T08:51:09.972-04:00LOL!! I love it! And yes, the money. Grrr. As much...LOL!! I love it! And yes, the money. Grrr. As much as I love JK, we aren't all living in Scottish castles...mercy! Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-84512088676154059172017-07-06T08:47:18.554-04:002017-07-06T08:47:18.554-04:00Oh, DiAnn! A real, life arthur! I'm laughing a...Oh, DiAnn! A real, life arthur! I'm laughing as I type. That's awesome! :) And yes - my family keeps teasing me - asking when we're buying a house in the Hamptons like Richard Castle. :) They are totally joking and we all have a good laugh over it, but it is crazy how people assume writers are loaded. Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-50660496840221054672017-07-06T08:29:36.925-04:002017-07-06T08:29:36.925-04:00When Eva let me know she was offering me a contrac...When Eva let me know she was offering me a contract, I was in the grocery store with Gus, who had recently begun potty training. My big moment was punctuated by loud cries of, "I got to pee!" So very glamourous. Then when I told people how excited I was to publish a book, they quickly burst my bubble with, "So how much of an advance did you get? Don't writers make a lot of money?" #whatsthatLindsey Bracketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403673853147371721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-44611947996208547432017-07-06T07:11:48.626-04:002017-07-06T07:11:48.626-04:00Lynn, I love this post! I've been called a &qu...Lynn, I love this post! I've been called a "real, live arthur." Also, I love the misconceptions that we writers are rolling in money!DiAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413983564525899122noreply@blogger.com