tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post8147826484517001342..comments2023-12-16T02:55:15.723-08:00Comments on This n That: Writing Greatness and The Green Eyed Monster of Jealousy alienbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15947554046117906104noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-68561889907467728352013-02-09T22:46:44.529-08:002013-02-09T22:46:44.529-08:00Oh..my..freaking..gawd, thank goodness for the imp...Oh..my..freaking..gawd, thank goodness for the imperfect. You said it more perfectly than I could have, "If the message and content engage me, I don't really notice much else about the writing. And I'm an English teacher!" Yup!alienbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553792913801374123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-9711126511929121722013-02-09T22:41:33.953-08:002013-02-09T22:41:33.953-08:00Oh...and...I'm totally fine with 'medium&#...Oh...and...I'm totally fine with 'medium' or even 'lite'. As a mom we are fine with a bazillion hats...why not that of 'writer'? Why is everything else we have to do o.k., but writer is too elevated beyond our means? No...I think not. You are absolutely entitled to that title. alienbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553792913801374123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-53695974467546045102013-02-09T22:35:09.141-08:002013-02-09T22:35:09.141-08:00I read your post last year! If I didn't reply,...I read your post last year! If I didn't reply, I'm sorry...I might have just absorbed the info and not thought of something 'smart' to reply with. And, if I meet you in person...I'll pinch you, and make it smart, because you ARE a writer. alienbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553792913801374123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-26161388300107385172013-02-09T22:28:14.121-08:002013-02-09T22:28:14.121-08:00Aw...thank you!!I wish you many, many awesome morn...Aw...thank you!!I wish you many, many awesome mornings! alienbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553792913801374123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-71290508359727004002013-02-09T22:21:04.779-08:002013-02-09T22:21:04.779-08:00Exactly...nail on the head...bulls-eye...tag a zom...Exactly...nail on the head...bulls-eye...tag a zombie in the brain..."failure only happens when you stop contributing." So, then...success happens by just contributing in some way. We...us...you...me...define success. alienbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553792913801374123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-54190606966309876992013-02-09T09:24:42.131-08:002013-02-09T09:24:42.131-08:00Imperfect human that I am, I get jealous of other ...Imperfect human that I am, I get jealous of other people's writing sometimes, too. You are so right that there's room for all shapes, sizes, and kinds of writers-- and one of the many great things about blogging is that there are no gatekeepers to prevent us from hitting "post." <br /><br />If the message and content engage me, I don't really notice much else about the writing. And I'm an English teacher!<br /><br />Keep on writin', y'all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468655681800817415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-48026846893238600512013-02-08T20:20:40.338-08:002013-02-08T20:20:40.338-08:00This is something I need to hear/read on a regular...This is something I need to hear/read on a regular basis. I wrote something along the same lines after attending BlogHer last year. I do not consider myself a "writer" in any way, shape or form but I am coming to terms with that. I love the way you phrase it - medium writers. Elizabeth @ My Life, Such as it is...https://www.blogger.com/profile/13615750307203038297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-56086018946764987402013-02-08T06:11:38.757-08:002013-02-08T06:11:38.757-08:00I love this! Your blog makes me smile! After the &...I love this! Your blog makes me smile! After the "awesome" morning I have been having, it was refreshing to read. Keep going on! :) <br />P.s. I get jelly too.<br />StephanieStephaniehttp://www.gofashiondeals.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-28041557808357735512013-02-07T12:25:40.568-08:002013-02-07T12:25:40.568-08:00Dude. I don't know how many times I thought I...Dude. I don't know how many times I thought I should stop blogging because who cares what's going on in my little life, right? And I don't know how many times I thought I should stop writing, because don't you know how many THOUSANDS of unpublished authors have a "book" in a drawer or stinking up the 10-cent self-pub lists on any one of those I-Will-Make-You-A-Famous-Author "publishing" service sites? How could I ever be good enough when so many others have failed, right? <br /><br />Except maybe "failure" only happens when you stop contributing. And maybe "success" means a lot more than page views and Please-Sell-Our-Product emails. I'm getting better at ignoring both of those things. Maybe one day I'll be a better writer, too. :-)Desihttp://thevalentine4.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-25434183274088361242013-02-06T12:02:40.027-08:002013-02-06T12:02:40.027-08:00GREAT! :)GREAT! :)Laine Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852809605433922328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-12961515867607876972013-02-06T11:49:26.873-08:002013-02-06T11:49:26.873-08:00Yes, I actually do! Acceptance is a process, but t...Yes, I actually do! Acceptance is a process, but the more I read the more I know that greatness is not "one size fits all". It comes in so many forms and we accept what is 'great' about us and that's that! alienbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553792913801374123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850273.post-77197155727892641532013-02-06T11:39:20.398-08:002013-02-06T11:39:20.398-08:00I love this!! (And not because you mentioned me, a...I love this!! (And not because you mentioned me, and thanks!) You know YOU have what it takes too!!Laine Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852809605433922328noreply@blogger.com