tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post1586632292061053520..comments2023-10-30T06:47:54.342-07:00Comments on Rambling Chicken: Rambling: On writing. Or making the first move. Or something.Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-51127535693848601532013-05-18T21:18:31.583-07:002013-05-18T21:18:31.583-07:00Yo, Vanessa! Yep yep yep. If it makes a bit of dif...Yo, Vanessa! Yep yep yep. If it makes a bit of difference, I'd love to read a travel book written by you. :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-81238783571264978112013-05-18T21:17:52.173-07:002013-05-18T21:17:52.173-07:00Hey, Beverly! I missed your comment; bad Chicken! ...Hey, Beverly! I missed your comment; bad Chicken! Yep, I need to just write it. And, really, I can write it before I work on trying to stomach submitting it. They don't have to be linked; I'm the one linking 'em.<br /><br />Yeah, it increasingly seems that at certain times one's brain wants to write _that_ thing and it couldn't care less how much you'd rather write _this_ Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-53087854426993132542013-05-18T16:20:07.215-07:002013-05-18T16:20:07.215-07:00I completely understand and share your insecuritie...I completely understand and share your insecurities about asking for approval / favour / book deals. I have a half finished travel book that languishes because of exactly these self-defeating - yet 'safe' - arguments...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-1773214346102711532013-05-10T07:12:00.303-07:002013-05-10T07:12:00.303-07:00Just write it. Why? Because no matter how many oth...Just write it. Why? Because no matter how many other stories are out there that are similar, nobody else can tell YOUR story in YOUR voice.<br /><br />Plus, writing is good (cheap) therapy, whether you write a non-fiction memoir, or a novel that incorporates real-life emotions and situations.<br /><br />Worrying about rejection is a handy excuse, er, reason, to not start or finish something. *I* Beverly Diehlhttp://writinginflow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-55371073057332344362013-05-05T22:38:51.580-07:002013-05-05T22:38:51.580-07:00Yo, Ines! I'd be delighted to have you as a be...Yo, Ines! I'd be delighted to have you as a beta-reader. :)<br /><br />I actually think that blame is a good, if not permanent, step. :) Blame starts with the premise that the person being blamed had responsibilities, and the idea of holding Mom responsible for any of the decisions of her life feels a little like sacrelige. Good sacrelige.<br />Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-5204459779923207122013-05-05T22:27:56.387-07:002013-05-05T22:27:56.387-07:00Yo, Diana! Yep; for that matter, just writing the ...Yo, Diana! Yep; for that matter, just writing the thing seems worthwhile, even if it never gets off my computer. And that seems to be a necessary belief currently, because of course expecting anyone, however loved-one they are, to _read_ the thing, is again assuming a welcome. :) Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-90172040470943310832013-05-05T22:27:33.401-07:002013-05-05T22:27:33.401-07:00Hey, Cupcake! Thanks! I will work on assuming my d...Hey, Cupcake! Thanks! I will work on assuming my deservingness. :) <br />Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-39564712096239501622013-05-05T22:27:18.495-07:002013-05-05T22:27:18.495-07:00Hiya, Josephine! I really appreciate the comment. ...Hiya, Josephine! I really appreciate the comment. Yeah, I suspect that there's going to be a fair dose of angry at Mom for a while. I'm curious to find out if that's going to transition to anything else eventually. Maybe after I do enough writing about it. :)<br /><br />I also notice that "run away fast" seems to apply to my responding to comments. I'm delighted when youMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-90881899512935537662013-05-03T11:16:33.516-07:002013-05-03T11:16:33.516-07:00Ok, first, please go and write your book. It's...Ok, first, please go and write your book. It's obviously waiting to come out.<br />And I apply as a beta-reader. :)<br />(it's just that I tend to be a slow one)<br /><br />Secondly, I find it's normal to realize how our parents formed us into people we are today (I certainly know what unlikeable traits I have that came straight as reaction to my parents). But I don't blame them Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-59875889824365210692013-04-30T13:42:26.744-07:002013-04-30T13:42:26.744-07:00I'm all in favor of you writing a book. I woul...I'm all in favor of you writing a book. I would never have believed I could write one, let alone seriously engage in the act of trying to get it published, before I decided to try on a whim. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain, even if it only amounts to a lovely and personal gift you share with your loved ones.<br /><br />DWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391438800426810251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-37496795079582910102013-04-30T02:53:19.966-07:002013-04-30T02:53:19.966-07:00Hey. I remember those moderately popular kids and ...Hey. I remember those moderately popular kids and their shameful antics. Well, f them. Write your book, darling. Practically no one gets a welcome, anyway, really. Just assume you deserve it. Because you do.queen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-87121326808434740512013-04-29T23:28:53.606-07:002013-04-29T23:28:53.606-07:00I love this post! Your ability - and willingness ...I love this post! Your ability - and willingness - to put it all out there is admirable. Asking to be in any club, or to be accepted, is always a vulnerable proposition. Especially for those of us who spent our lives feeding a mother's needs and emotions, with no regard given to our own. It's hard not to be pissed about that now. <br /><br />Write your book!Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.com