tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post6641345724361752992..comments2023-08-04T06:26:40.308-04:00Comments on Avalon Authors: What Makes a WriterSandy Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-19477226490285756362009-04-22T17:03:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:03:00.000-04:00I agree, Ashley, WE are all works in progress!! We...I agree, Ashley, WE are all works in progress!! Well said.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who dropped in and left a comment. You are an inspiration.Loretta C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477553413309389196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-57038913117103734152009-04-22T06:35:00.000-04:002009-04-22T06:35:00.000-04:00Great post, Loretta. Very inspiring.
CarolGreat post, Loretta. Very inspiring.<br /><br />CarolCarol Hutchenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779187615935129923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-60547276269594283102009-04-21T22:48:00.000-04:002009-04-21T22:48:00.000-04:00I needed this post today. Thanks.I needed this post today. Thanks.Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-3990771867740394582009-04-21T15:04:00.000-04:002009-04-21T15:04:00.000-04:00Loretta, this is beautiful.
It's amazing, all th...Loretta, this is beautiful. <br /><br />It's amazing, all these quotes have one thing in common -- no one's sitting around waiting for a contract to beat them over the head! Every one of us is working -- in some way -- to improve our craft. WE are all works in progress! And, you've got a better shot getting help, if you're seeking it. <br /><br />Well written. LOVE the hard boiled egg analogy! Glad to have found this blog.<br /><br />~AshleyAshley Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243475202037246651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-12950596761053918882009-04-21T12:27:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:27:00.000-04:00I couldn't have put it into words any better then ...I couldn't have put it into words any better then you did Loretta. Persistence, drive and hard work, that's what it's all about.<br />Love the quote Helen!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-76531881683914251762009-04-21T11:57:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:57:00.000-04:00Hello Helen, so nice to hear from you, and thanks ...Hello Helen, so nice to hear from you, and thanks for sharing Picasso's words. They, too, are an inspiration.Loretta C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477553413309389196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-35704642960347135112009-04-21T11:17:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:17:00.000-04:00Hi Loretta! I absolutely love this post. Wheneve...Hi Loretta! I absolutely love this post. Whenever an aspiring writer asks me for advice, I say, "Self-educate, self-educate, self-educate." There's so much more to writing a novel than knowing the mechanics of good clean writing. And like you said -- sit down and write. As Picasso said, "Inspiration does exist, but it must find us working."<br /><br />Helen<br />www.helensheroes.blogspot.comHelen Hardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820047167673628170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-22663347926125763192009-04-21T09:43:00.000-04:002009-04-21T09:43:00.000-04:00Debby, thanks for dropping by. And aren't we fortu...Debby, thanks for dropping by. And aren't we fortunate to have our wonderful writers group.<br /><br />Ian, you made some excellent points. As I was reading I was thinking, "Gee, I wish I'd said that." <br /><br />Elizabeth, thanks for sharing.Loretta C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477553413309389196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-25874264280569070892009-04-21T09:05:00.000-04:002009-04-21T09:05:00.000-04:00Good point Ian. I never thought 'what should I do ...Good point Ian. I never thought 'what should I do to become a writer?' I just wrote. It never occurred to me I couldn't. :) The only "official" writing training I've ever done was way back in school. Of course I've absorbed a lot of info through romance writing conferences and workshops but it never occurrred to me to go somewhere to get a certificate saying I ould write. I sought out the info I neeeded to progress when I realised I needed it.Elisabeth Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847216542954007974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-17209308423019244292009-04-21T08:36:00.000-04:002009-04-21T08:36:00.000-04:00Whenever I get asked a variation on the - I want t...Whenever I get asked a variation on the - I want to write what should I do question I always start with the mantra that: writers write.<br /><br />It follows though that writers also read, and not just read, but try to work out why what they're reading works, or not. And then they do the same to what they have written themselves and strive to create a little self-contained feedback loop of write, leave a bit, read, analyse, learn, write.<br /><br />Oh and getting published is 50% hard work, 49% luck, and 1% creativity. And as Gary Player, I think, said, the harder I work the luckier I get.I.J. Parnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933834936324859175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-64689576837464135002009-04-21T08:12:00.000-04:002009-04-21T08:12:00.000-04:00You made a lot of very good points, Loretta! I agr...You made a lot of very good points, Loretta! I agree that good writers continue to learn craft.Debby Maynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593507686779363321noreply@blogger.com