tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post6040690911768014720..comments2024-03-27T12:41:31.596-06:00Comments on Book Dreaming: Learn the Right LessonShannon O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-89237054124839400392011-06-20T19:30:52.126-06:002011-06-20T19:30:52.126-06:00This is a wonderful quote - and true for life as w...This is a wonderful quote - and true for life as well as writing. Thanks for the inspiration.KM Nallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714392426676743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-25702861794011751442011-06-18T21:45:49.495-06:002011-06-18T21:45:49.495-06:00Great quote. We need to develop a thick skin and ...Great quote. We need to develop a thick skin and move on, or we'll never know what we could have achieved.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-2939832684525123122011-06-18T07:40:42.483-06:002011-06-18T07:40:42.483-06:00So true! So much in life can 'burn' but it...So true! So much in life can 'burn' but it is important to not let the hurts stop us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-58387916711759767842011-06-18T07:29:09.242-06:002011-06-18T07:29:09.242-06:00I love criticism. I ignore the hostile stuff but a...I love criticism. I ignore the hostile stuff but accept the constuctive criticism as it only makes me a better writer. Great post today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-68844558426464732892011-06-18T05:45:05.711-06:002011-06-18T05:45:05.711-06:00I've just been tagged by Jemi and have arrived...I've just been tagged by Jemi and have arrived here for a browse. Great advice but sorry to hear about your father-in-law's response. Criticism is sometimes harder to take than other times. You have to be in a pretty strong place inside yourself to cope with it... Love the expression on that cat's face!Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-6162366159733341682011-06-17T22:20:00.718-06:002011-06-17T22:20:00.718-06:00Shannon, you always come up with the great analogi...Shannon, you always come up with the great analogies. I hope your father-in-law finds his way back into writing. Perhaps, through you, he will. If not, you've inspired enough of us to make up for that, but it is a loss, I'll agree, when a writer freezes up and withers away. I would say my father is among those great writers who have done as much.Roxane B. Salonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459456545891720716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-49682464490888348242011-06-17T21:44:56.249-06:002011-06-17T21:44:56.249-06:00I have always loved Mark Twain. We need to be like...I have always loved Mark Twain. We need to be like Thomas Edison, he just kept going until he got it right.<br /><br />Pamela JoTheres just lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557649636152032566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-28489580249833057522011-06-17T18:50:10.682-06:002011-06-17T18:50:10.682-06:00Great quote!
I hadn't thought of this before ...Great quote!<br /><br />I hadn't thought of this before - but I think I kind of do this. Hmmm... going to have to think on this for a bit and figure out how to fix it!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-52411332214075081652011-06-17T18:37:07.654-06:002011-06-17T18:37:07.654-06:00Not writing would be worse than not breathing for ...Not writing would be worse than not breathing for me, so I have no choice but to keep going and keep growing. I haven't regretted the choice yet!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-89590887223745807572011-06-17T15:18:58.567-06:002011-06-17T15:18:58.567-06:00So, so true! I'm learning to grow a thick skin...So, so true! I'm learning to grow a thick skin and learn to be thankful for critiques, but it's a hard process!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-37314343177810075442011-06-17T14:37:07.406-06:002011-06-17T14:37:07.406-06:00Sweet post, soldier. *wink*
When I first started ...Sweet post, soldier. *wink*<br /><br />When I first started writing, I thought NO ONE, NO WAY, could write better than that. Oh boy! I was a dummy. The first crits flowed in. Ouchie. So, we are always learning. Geez, why couldn't it be just a tad easier? Huh? Super quote from a super writer. <br /><br />Happy Father's Day to your hubby, bff. (((hugs)))Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-64520755765039744172011-06-17T13:40:18.080-06:002011-06-17T13:40:18.080-06:00Great quote and great post. I needed this today!Great quote and great post. I needed this today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-47132927976674772902011-06-17T10:55:00.409-06:002011-06-17T10:55:00.409-06:00*Great* quote! Thank you for passing it along. Jus...*Great* quote! Thank you for passing it along. Just the kick in the pants I needed today. :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095264668972996587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-44265838180803134962011-06-17T09:52:45.870-06:002011-06-17T09:52:45.870-06:00Mark Twain will always get my vote too!! I actuall...Mark Twain will always get my vote too!! I actually love Tom Sawyer the best, but I have his complete works downloaded on my Nook. He was amazing. And I think I've been burned many a time, but it has definitely taught me so much!Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658962630981643176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-50764500025183420282011-06-17T09:38:18.724-06:002011-06-17T09:38:18.724-06:00If we truly, truly love it, we must never give up....If we truly, truly love it, we must never give up. The road to publication may well be one of the hardest roads I have ever traveled. I've stumbled, been shoved, knocked down, and crawled across what felt like hot coals. But always we have to keep moving forward.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-77033074947842739142011-06-17T09:05:17.397-06:002011-06-17T09:05:17.397-06:00Awesome advice! Getting burned is never fun but yo...Awesome advice! Getting burned is never fun but you can NEVER succeed if you don't try. And I wanna succeed.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-70500649223942398122011-06-17T08:38:07.815-06:002011-06-17T08:38:07.815-06:00I LOVE this advice. Lots of wisdom in this post - ...I LOVE this advice. Lots of wisdom in this post - thank you for sharing, Shannon. I always feel more confident after visiting your blog!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-80863192652081627072011-06-17T07:54:37.908-06:002011-06-17T07:54:37.908-06:00That's GREAT advice.
I had a cat once that w...That's GREAT advice. <br /><br />I had a cat once that would wait till I turn around (during cooking) and eat out of pans. Blech! ;)Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-46728084809174692992011-06-17T07:49:39.828-06:002011-06-17T07:49:39.828-06:00Great quote and post. Sometimes it is easy to forg...Great quote and post. Sometimes it is easy to forget how tough a skin we need to be in this industry. Thanks for the great words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-45365644906980716092011-06-17T07:45:43.962-06:002011-06-17T07:45:43.962-06:00Mrs O!! You are wise and just wonderful!! Thank yo...Mrs O!! You are wise and just wonderful!! Thank you for such stirring words of wisdom! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-55721385081246056292011-06-17T07:44:54.795-06:002011-06-17T07:44:54.795-06:00Oh my goodness - I love that quote! I went to Mark...Oh my goodness - I love that quote! I went to Mark Twain Elementary School. :) What an encouraging, encouraging post this is! And a great reminder to keep going, to take risks, that anything worth doing is usually hard.Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-88173780630187288542011-06-17T07:42:40.249-06:002011-06-17T07:42:40.249-06:00I prefer Twain's novels to Steinbeck's too...I prefer Twain's novels to Steinbeck's too!<br /><br />Love your encouraging posts, Shannon. Just what I needed to hear today!<br /><br />Have a happy weekend!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-80783029816208544132011-06-17T07:12:26.737-06:002011-06-17T07:12:26.737-06:00Totally off topic, I never understood why people l...Totally off topic, I never understood why people let their cats climb on their counters or stove, um cats use the litter box. Eww<br /><br />Now on to topic...If writing is your passion I could only imagine the difficulties. Criticism is hard no matter what form but passion should always be stronger. Have you tried to get your FIL's passion back?Liz @ Cleverly Inkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283766836059873892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-52865596032852715182011-06-17T06:35:59.269-06:002011-06-17T06:35:59.269-06:00Love that quote! I've learned and will keep le...Love that quote! I've learned and will keep learning.Miranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-4379774298060996482011-06-17T06:33:03.076-06:002011-06-17T06:33:03.076-06:00I've seen how those rejections and hard crits ...I've seen how those rejections and hard crits have motivated me to challenge my writing. I don't mind the burn. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com