tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post7552994714640657443..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: The Black DaysLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-12937925078482227102007-03-27T22:34:00.000-04:002007-03-27T22:34:00.000-04:00Anon, Thanks so much. You've given all of us much...Anon, Thanks so much. You've given all of us much to consider.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-87081247154084942992007-03-27T19:50:00.000-04:002007-03-27T19:50:00.000-04:00Amy - Though it is dark, maybe because it is dark,...Amy - Though it is dark, maybe because it is dark, I love this entry. I think that fear definitely has a place and serves a purpose both in writing and in life. Everyone has a fear (or many fears) and these create our individual dark places, snake pits, hells. But aren't these also part of the collective dark? The very dark that we write to illuminate for ourselves and others? The dark that gradually recedes as we alone and then together begin to name it? Fear comes with the territory of consciousness. Only the brave consciously move not only in spite of fear but because of it, because that is where the unknown is, that is where the life we haven't grown big enough to hold yet is waiting. <BR/>Phew! Where did that come from I wonder?! <BR/>Thank you for creating this blog that I now visit each day - a small island of creative sanity. It brings light into darkness- and you made it happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-39965770371718865362007-03-27T13:40:00.000-04:002007-03-27T13:40:00.000-04:00Aw, the dejected/rejected debut novelist needs a ...Aw, the dejected/rejected debut novelist needs a lesson in "bygones" and moving on to celebrate success. <BR/><BR/>Such "pained" writers don't impress me because the truth is that no matter what you do in life, there will be disappointments. And so, for everyone, it's all about tomorrow, a blank page or a new chapter.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-59966256157063686092007-03-27T12:31:00.000-04:002007-03-27T12:31:00.000-04:00Judy, so good that you're living the dream.Therese...Judy, so good that you're living the dream.<BR/><BR/>Therese, it's a wonderful mantra. Congratulations on making your dream come true.Lynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-44808804892185011792007-03-27T11:41:00.000-04:002007-03-27T11:41:00.000-04:00Amy, such kind, encouraging words--and very true w...Amy, such kind, encouraging words--and very true words as well.<BR/><BR/>I've had two of those discouraging unsold novel experiences, but my third novel was a winner for me. If I'd quit after #2 I'd have missed all the fun I'm having now.<BR/><BR/>My mantra: "Just keep writing..."Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-79697568766169930182007-03-27T08:41:00.000-04:002007-03-27T08:41:00.000-04:00Oh, Amy, you're so right. I have to look at that ...Oh, Amy, you're so right. I have to look at that blank page as opportunity not an abyss. I love the new sheet of paper and giving in to the voices that will soon fill it. Except when I don't. But I also know this is the best job I'll ever have--and given that I was a public school teacher in my former life, the pay's pretty good!Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.com