tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post7586657433270110553..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Follow Your Dreams, Get Writing and Turn Those Excuses Upside DownEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-85642699862312457052015-05-27T08:27:36.235-04:002015-05-27T08:27:36.235-04:00Thanks for this timely post, Edie. I absolutely re...Thanks for this timely post, Edie. I absolutely relate to #10. A few years ago God whispered a word and said it was the title of my novel. I was surprised since I've always considered myself a non fiction writer, but I hammered away during NaNoWriMo and drafted 50,000 words...and then I let "Aurora" sit...and sit...and sit and it's nearly three years later and just two weeks ago, at the glorious shore in SC, I was impressed that God said FINISH AURORA THIS SUMMER...So I've promised Him I WILL...and I'm on it. Thanks for some good encouragement!! Blessings...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-59502803809727666782015-04-30T16:35:32.417-04:002015-04-30T16:35:32.417-04:00Carrie, you really aren't alone in your fears....Carrie, you really aren't alone in your fears. I fight the same things. I think most of us do. It helps so much to know others struggling with the same things. Thanks for sharing your heart! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-83366437544807502702015-04-30T14:59:53.790-04:002015-04-30T14:59:53.790-04:00What a great list of excuses/motivations!
And, Ka...What a great list of excuses/motivations!<br /><br />And, Karen, I especially like the excuse you added. I often feel so inadequate to the task that I voluntarily withdraw from the effort. I'm glad to see I'm not alone in that!<br /><br />Of Edie's list, #10 is my biggest problem. Fear. Fear of failure. Fear of success (yes, really). Fear of finishing but falling short.<br /><br />Mostly, I'm afraid I'm doing the right thing. What if a different story is the one I'm really supposed to be writing, instead of the one I'm working on?<br /><br />So, yes. Thank you for the post. It hits my nail on the head!Carrie Lynn Lewishttp://www.carrielynnlewis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-63865291483754148762015-04-30T14:39:20.674-04:002015-04-30T14:39:20.674-04:00Karen, I love that! Thanks so much for chiming in!...Karen, I love that! Thanks so much for chiming in! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-12203543776677040922015-04-30T14:38:49.402-04:002015-04-30T14:38:49.402-04:00Jerusha, I'm glad to help! Thanks for sharing ...Jerusha, I'm glad to help! Thanks for sharing your own struggles, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-48156405046730689102015-04-30T14:38:22.290-04:002015-04-30T14:38:22.290-04:00Cherrilynn, you definitely can! Thanks so much for...Cherrilynn, you definitely can! Thanks so much for dropping by, Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-32369225533729589342015-04-30T14:37:53.478-04:002015-04-30T14:37:53.478-04:00Ane, you are so right - the joy is in the journey!...Ane, you are so right - the joy is in the journey! Thanks for sharing! Blessings, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-6928057026421329952015-04-30T14:37:22.058-04:002015-04-30T14:37:22.058-04:00Love the post, Edie. I can relate to most of your ...Love the post, Edie. I can relate to most of your list. Here's another excuse; I can never pull this off if I pull myself out of the running. Overwhelmed and feeling inadequate, I tell myself, "I can never pull this off." I will prove this excuse as ever-so-right if I pull myself out of the running in writing. Karen 'Girl' Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207457811627558544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-20751670340449563492015-04-30T14:28:03.057-04:002015-04-30T14:28:03.057-04:00Wow, I really needed this today, Edie! I'm str...Wow, I really needed this today, Edie! I'm struggling with my work-in-progress and falling into the avoidance trap big-time. I need to just buckle down and face it. Thanks for the pep-talk!Jerusha Agenhttp://www.sdgwords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-60675847637826147552015-04-30T09:25:19.173-04:002015-04-30T09:25:19.173-04:00I chuckled all the way through this. Thank you fo...I chuckled all the way through this. Thank you for tuning things write side up for me. (Yes the misspelling was intentional) I can find many excused, especially my ADHD. God has shown me that through Him I can do it. truthtoshine.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911184699045569514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-65819084910616213952015-04-30T07:57:03.409-04:002015-04-30T07:57:03.409-04:00A writer only fails when they give up! My journey ...A writer only fails when they give up! My journey to publication took 12 years. What if I'd given up in the 10th or 11th year? Besides, the journey is a good one. I look at the wonderful friends I've made along the way. :)Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.com