tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post5836502675304241244..comments2024-03-10T12:09:50.303-05:00Comments on UNDER THE TIKI HUT : If It's TuesdayCarol Kilgorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-36230199371475645052009-09-09T10:05:25.003-05:002009-09-09T10:05:25.003-05:00Thanks for the support, Jack. I appreciate yours a...Thanks for the support, Jack. I appreciate yours and that from the other commenters here, too.<br /><br />Just here lately I've received such negative feedback. Thank goodness it happens only occasionally. Most of the time if I tell anyone I'm a writer, they look at me like 'wow!' - which isn't great either, but it's better than the negative.<br /><br />I'll keep blogging because it gets me going in the mornings. I like reaching out and hearing back. And it goes without saying - but I'll say it anyway - that I'll keep writing. It's like breathing.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-3748247828290107652009-09-09T09:59:18.332-05:002009-09-09T09:59:18.332-05:00I'm glad the cards arrived, Angela. Hope your ...I'm glad the cards arrived, Angela. Hope your friend enjoys them. I'm glad you found me, too, because I love your blog. And I hope getting my novel published happens soon, too!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-71879386501313404812009-09-09T08:35:15.204-05:002009-09-09T08:35:15.204-05:00People, non-writers, really don't have a clue ...People, non-writers, really don't have a clue about writing. Nothing against them, it's just not their area. And, yet, they all think they understand.<br /><br />As Michael said, they seem to think you're not a writer unless you've written a novel. Especially a novel this particular person has heard of. I wrote a post about this not long ago, wondering if it was even worth it to admit to being a writer, simply because of the occasional negative feedback and awkward questions.<br /><br />Regardless, keep writing and teaching, Carol! If all of us waited to teach others until we were famous, there'd be no teachers. Keep at it!Craig Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601732068274136557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-66683857778877211212009-09-09T05:16:27.532-05:002009-09-09T05:16:27.532-05:00I am so happy to have found you, Carol! Your ideas...I am so happy to have found you, Carol! Your ideas are very helpful and I have already profited. Even if you had published your first novel yet (I HOPE it will happen soon!), I probably would not have known of it, so where is the difference? I will now write you a mail, because, guess what? Your lovely cards have arrived!!!!!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-90004504015710622812009-09-08T21:47:11.715-05:002009-09-08T21:47:11.715-05:00I agree, Laura. Write on!I agree, Laura. Write on!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-78864493751231086772009-09-08T17:31:54.010-05:002009-09-08T17:31:54.010-05:00A writer is someone who writes...
I have found th...A writer is someone who writes...<br /><br />I have found that detractors generally are trying to pull you down to their unhappy, unfulfilled level.<br /><br />Write on!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-3912922121303632742009-09-08T13:52:01.077-05:002009-09-08T13:52:01.077-05:00I've no idea, but many people think that. Who ...I've no idea, but many people think that. Who do they think strings all the words together for everything people read or watch, from ads to operating instructions to labels to commercials and everything else? Writers.<br /><br />As to the corollary between fame and the ability to teach? Not a clue. My assumption is that unless you're famous, or have more than a book or two published that the person has heard of, then you don't know enough to teach others. But that's my assumption only and may not hold true for anyone else.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-30004488160982226102009-09-08T11:48:35.970-05:002009-09-08T11:48:35.970-05:00Why is it that so many people think you aren't...Why is it that so many people think you aren't a writer unless you have a book published?<br /><br />There are a great many of us who earn a living writing everything but books.<br /><br />And where is the corollary between fame and the ability to teach?Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.com