tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post1595541002241193802..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: A Bit of Randomness Before the Big TripHeidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-7727633792409756162009-06-09T12:00:41.953-04:002009-06-09T12:00:41.953-04:00Wow! You guys are awesome!! And there are new peo...Wow! You guys are awesome!! And there are new people here, too. I'm waving at you out there!!! Hi!<br /><br />The days in NYC were more than awesome, but I am in a tailspin trying to get back into routine. A new post is coming soon... but not today.<br /><br />I was at the end of my writing rope this weekend, so I really needed to hear y'all. How do people write without the awesomeness that is the blogging community? truly - y'all give me the push to go on when I'd just rather curl up and give in.<br /><br />YOU ROCK!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-16915643992367660792009-06-09T11:48:48.375-04:002009-06-09T11:48:48.375-04:00Heidi, you wouldn't be content following someo...Heidi, you wouldn't be content following someone else's lead, you'll forge a new path.<br /><br />Hope you had a great time in New York!marsh to the forehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077038843846480659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-23536029598318699992009-06-09T09:16:11.370-04:002009-06-09T09:16:11.370-04:00I'm with Heidi Hick- blaze your own trail! Pe...I'm with Heidi Hick- blaze your own trail! Personally "christian writing" (in quotes, meaning the typical norm) repels me because of its tendency to be a message disguised as a story, and usually not disguised very well. I have no more interest in that than I would budist fiction or jewish fiction. It feels manipulative. Just an alternate viewpoint. :)<br /><br />Someone who writes good fiction, and has a strong belief system that they live-- that is different. It's bound to percolate through their work, but not in a manipulative way. :)<br /><br />As for feminism the "having it all/ doing it all" perspective was thirty years ago. Now it's more like, "women have choices, and are not second class citizens."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552074033087804381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-31414993879195144792009-06-08T05:42:51.320-04:002009-06-08T05:42:51.320-04:00Woops! Just re-read the OP. Guess I missed out on ...Woops! Just re-read the OP. Guess I missed out on JuJu too.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123599839884840143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-40178131193403136052009-06-08T05:42:19.688-04:002009-06-08T05:42:19.688-04:00Oh gosh, a word-a-thon sounds so good right now. T...Oh gosh, a word-a-thon sounds so good right now. This WIP is challenging me like nothing before.<br /><br />I'm glad you're working things out. Just keep writing and worry about the labels later.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123599839884840143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-11080489917533852612009-06-08T04:27:33.772-04:002009-06-08T04:27:33.772-04:00AW man, you should have said something about the w...AW man, you should have said something about the wordathon thing to the group!<br /><br />*Is so sad to have missed her chance*<br /><br />I understand what you're saying, though, like Holly: It is like high school sometimes, isn't it?JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-55063970195485399002009-06-05T22:23:51.064-04:002009-06-05T22:23:51.064-04:00I was going to suggest Jessica Nelson's blog, ...I was going to suggest Jessica Nelson's blog, too. She is a Christian writer, and it appears that a lot of writers who comment on her blog are also Christian writers. And I don't know how women who work do it all. I worked parttime while my husband was still in school when I entered motherhood, and it was hard. I definitely didn't even THINK about writing until my husband finished school, got a job, and now I just work when I want to...(a couple times a month to maintain my sanity). Anyway now that I am pretty much a fulltime mom, I feel like I have time to write...and really, I hardly feel like I have time to write because being a mom is so busy. I am in a like mindframe as you. How do they do it??!?Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-15523342712820466252009-06-05T19:01:06.245-04:002009-06-05T19:01:06.245-04:00"It's like being in high school again and..."It's like being in high school again and trying to fit in with a different crowd"<br /><br />You nailed it. That's exactly how blogging feels to most people (or at least, I think so :)Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-73404408423095961502009-06-04T22:09:27.338-04:002009-06-04T22:09:27.338-04:00I'm a Christian who writes, but not a "Ch...I'm a Christian who writes, but not a "Christian Writer".<br /><br />I think it's a great idea to find writers of similar tastes though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-59614852607928481232009-06-04T13:06:13.053-04:002009-06-04T13:06:13.053-04:00Heidi - I admit the feminist slam was a bit tongue...Heidi - I admit the feminist slam was a bit tongue-in-cheek.<br /> <br />I do so like having choices. I love being able to write. Under a girl name. <br /><br />I loved growing up thinking I could be anything I want to be, and telling my girls the same thing.<br /><br />But you really can't have it all. At some point you have to choose, or to choose to do some of it less than exceptionally.<br /><br />Someone on TV said last week, "Women have everything they ever wanted, and are not happier because of it."Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-10670301561954002412009-06-04T13:02:07.811-04:002009-06-04T13:02:07.811-04:00Heidi, you'll blaze your own path, I totally b...Heidi, you'll blaze your own path, I totally believe that. There are people out there waiting for books like yours!<br /><br />As for the "having it all" problem... geez. I know. It was a good idea in theory but a few decades on, it's not working as well is it should have. <br /><br />I'm preferring not to think of it that I, a woman, can have it all, because I don't want it all. I just want the choice. Problem is I'm not sure if I really do have that choice!!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-37918487096223679102009-06-04T11:25:41.204-04:002009-06-04T11:25:41.204-04:00MeganRebekah - I will definitely go by those blogs...MeganRebekah - I will definitely go by those blogs! I think that is the better way to find them than trolling around indirected! I know there are fabulous people out there!<br /><br />(I do read Rachelle's blog, and I like her very much)<br /><br />Patti - Of course you're right. My writing group has a vast array of genres and we all mesh very, very well. I wouldn't want it any other way! At some point, too, writing is still writing, no matter what genre.<br /><br />I suppose I was thinking more in terms of networking, people who have experiences with Christian agents and Christian publishers, in case I need advice! :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-22843736018076598472009-06-04T11:16:39.214-04:002009-06-04T11:16:39.214-04:00I don't think you have to write the same genre...I don't think you have to write the same genre to connect just as long as you're writing. One of my mentors actually writes general fiction leaning towards women but her advice has been invaluable.<br /><br />I also agree with the feminism thing. Do women really feel like they need it all or are they just pressured to feel like they do.<br /><br />I've read Jessica Nelson's blog, it's really good.<br /><br />Have fun in NY.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-66009856213117907482009-06-04T11:09:51.427-04:002009-06-04T11:09:51.427-04:00I may not write it currently, but I love Christian...I may not write it currently, but I love Christian fiction and have been a big fan of it for at least ten years. I love that as a genre it's finally growing.<br /><br />There are an abundance of Christian fiction writers out there in cyberspace! <br />Try:<br />http://www.eileenastels.blogspot.com/<br />http://jessicanelson7590.blogspot.com/<br />http://sherrindak.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Agent - http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/MeganRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285116194891827858noreply@blogger.com