tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post8105692347070485824..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: AstonishingLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-68582226472423101092007-05-24T13:03:00.000-04:002007-05-24T13:03:00.000-04:00That's right, Michelle, keep going, move forward. ...That's right, Michelle, keep going, move forward. You'll get there. You will.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-35975874641668934682007-05-24T11:11:00.000-04:002007-05-24T11:11:00.000-04:00Oh, man.I really needed this post.After eight mont...Oh, man.<BR/><BR/>I really needed this post.<BR/><BR/>After eight months of waiting, just when I start thinking it's hopeless, I read something like this, and then I keep going.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Michelle Zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127978024081928639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-42997500391359087502007-05-24T06:24:00.000-04:002007-05-24T06:24:00.000-04:00Reality, I have the same anxiety (one of many). S...Reality, I have the same anxiety (one of many). Sometimes, when I'm called back to my real life, I realize I've been living too long in the world of my characters. Is that healthy? I don't know, it just is. Thanks for stopping by.Lynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-25879084330214243282007-05-24T01:03:00.000-04:002007-05-24T01:03:00.000-04:00I have anxiety attacks, that say get away from wri...I have anxiety attacks, that say get away from writing ; run, run, run. Play tennis or golf. Watch more movies. Life is too short.<BR/>And still I carry on.<BR/>Amy thank you , for helping me carry on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-28246423622498000432007-05-23T09:19:00.000-04:002007-05-23T09:19:00.000-04:00Amy, the truth is that there are always anxieties ...Amy, the truth is that there are always anxieties to come--but after that yes, the prick of all the no's goes away. And the new anxieties, well, you sort of welcome them (or I do, anyway) because they are part and parcel of what you were working so hard to have.Therese Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947928823404887883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-1591572199967959492007-05-22T21:25:00.000-04:002007-05-22T21:25:00.000-04:00Therese, ah, the yes. But when exactly do the anx...Therese, ah, the yes. But when exactly do the anxieties fall by the wayside?<BR/><BR/>Melissa, don't always expect support from other writers, it can be a cruel business, but do always expect it here.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-32876294104129268392007-05-22T21:02:00.000-04:002007-05-22T21:02:00.000-04:00Thank you so much, Amy, for the good wishes. :-) D...Thank you so much, Amy, for the good wishes. :-) Don't you just love all the support that writers give one another? I think it keeps me going on days like today. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-42402355021583063412007-05-22T19:45:00.000-04:002007-05-22T19:45:00.000-04:00The pleasure of success, when it comes, takes all ...The pleasure of success, when it comes, takes all the edges off the anxieties of everything that came before.<BR/><BR/>I'm pleased to have finally gotten my "yes," but as you all know, it was a long time and many, many rejections in coming.<BR/><BR/>Persevere, everyone. Amy has it precisely right.Therese Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947928823404887883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-36383028496166074612007-05-22T17:23:00.000-04:002007-05-22T17:23:00.000-04:00Oh, Melissa, I've got stories! You know that old ...Oh, Melissa, I've got stories! You know that old chestnut about it being darkest before the light, well, it seems that's true for writers. Just lasst month a friend called after receiving her umpteenth declination from editors. She thought her dream was dying. Two days later, her book sold. O' glory day! You have the will, drive, the passion to keep writing until you're published. I've read your blog, you'll get there,I believe in you.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-31841288583194326772007-05-22T17:15:00.000-04:002007-05-22T17:15:00.000-04:00I definitely needed to hear this today. I keep obs...I definitely needed to hear this today. I keep obsessively checking my email, waiting for some word on the partials or queries I have out. The waiting just never seems to stop. Some days I handle it better than others, and today hasn't been a good day for that. But your post cheered me up immensely. Thank you. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-58115120125436254142007-05-22T16:05:00.000-04:002007-05-22T16:05:00.000-04:00Larramie, I think I shed a tear while interviewin...Larramie, I think I shed a tear while interviewing her. She's such a humble, brilliant person. Read the first line of her book and you'll understand what a writer she is.<BR/><BR/>Fotini (I love that name!), thank you and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Glad to hear you're buying it; we need to support debut authors.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-15258375794026016932007-05-22T14:43:00.000-04:002007-05-22T14:43:00.000-04:00This was a great blog entry. I'm buying the book -...This was a great blog entry. I'm buying the book - it sounds like my kind of read.<BR/><BR/>FotiniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-85176401060803752482007-05-22T13:28:00.000-04:002007-05-22T13:28:00.000-04:00Gosh, Amy, you gave me goose bumps by telling Kare...Gosh, Amy, you gave me goose bumps by telling Karen's story. It reads like a fairy tale and yet we know nothing could be further from the truth. Thank you for a lovely *sigh.*Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-65200575276783962902007-05-22T09:08:00.000-04:002007-05-22T09:08:00.000-04:00Kristen, you won't be disappointed. Personally, I...Kristen, you won't be disappointed. Personally, I can't hear these stories enough. Read Hank Phillippi Ryan's blog (Jungle Red) and you'll feel equally inspired.<BR/><BR/>M.W., thank you so much! You should be proud, Guideposts? Let us know so when.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-35200689943147665752007-05-22T08:26:00.000-04:002007-05-22T08:26:00.000-04:00Seriously, most inspirational blog ever. I love re...Seriously, most inspirational blog ever. I love reading this blog because it always makes me so proud to be a writer.Lyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155401430382041177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-16359076813121943812007-05-22T07:56:00.000-04:002007-05-22T07:56:00.000-04:00Thank you for this...We do need to hear it over an...Thank you for this...We do need to hear it over and over again, don't we?<BR/><BR/>And it sounds like I have another must read for the stacks.kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.com