tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post2758292869842288183..comments2023-10-31T07:49:59.631-04:00Comments on Edited to Within an Inch of my Life: Cherry PieHeather Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-65565101965767909652009-10-08T11:09:28.226-04:002009-10-08T11:09:28.226-04:00This story speaks to me as well. It may sound a b...This story speaks to me as well. It may sound a bit silly, but after reading Madeleine L'Engle's journals, and so many of her books, I really feel as though she is a kindred spirit.<br /><br />And--I'm glad that you didn't need a cherry pie moment to know that you would always write. <br /><br />I haven't seen Julie and Julia, but it is definitely on my to do list.Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-43711714972740211412009-10-08T09:19:16.256-04:002009-10-08T09:19:16.256-04:00This is one of my favorite posts I have read anywh...This is one of my favorite posts I have read anywhere. Did you see the Julie and Julia movie? That sort of PALPABLE ache in Julia Child was evident as well. I read this and FEEL for her.<br /><br />I never thought about publication (or really very, very little) until I was 30. I liked creating my short stories . . . which have very little market. The few times I shared them, it always seemed I got wounded a bit (too sensitive to criticism). So you know, I just wrote as part of my inner life. When I wrote a novel . . . which basically spilled out in this tumble, it sold in about four months, so I don't have this agonizing cherry pie story. But I will say now, I find myself being insular again . . . and knowing no matter what . . . I write.<br /><br />EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-29627298017500045912009-10-07T17:38:57.616-04:002009-10-07T17:38:57.616-04:00Anna-- I am also much happier when I write. Even ...Anna-- I am also much happier when I write. Even when I'm complaining about revisions, I realize that the process is keeping me sane.<br /><br />Sarah-- Isn't that the hardest thing? To balance it all? Some days I write and life is an afterthought and some days I live life, and writing is the afterthought. Let me know if you find your balance. (As long as you don't decide to go all cherry pie on us!) <br /><br />Paul-- I agree. I think the blog world helps too.<br /><br />Kathryn-- Welcome! Aren't we lucky to have found what makes us happy, even if we tend to do it in the corners of our days?Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-53159665502288676792009-10-07T17:07:14.649-04:002009-10-07T17:07:14.649-04:00Hi, Heather:
Found you via Casey's blog. Sound...Hi, Heather:<br />Found you via Casey's blog. Sounds like a great book and it looks like my library has it. Thanks for the lead. It helps to know how others have dealt with rejection, although these days I'd say it's a bit harder to paper walls given the trend towards "no response means no". <br />I can't imagine quitting for good. Writing is my craft. If I don't create, I'm not happy. ;-)kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-69441469861345553602009-10-07T16:05:30.048-04:002009-10-07T16:05:30.048-04:00Good stuff. I like learning about others' stru...Good stuff. I like learning about others' struggles. Makes mine feel less personal.Paul Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-11207017913845746812009-10-07T15:55:29.455-04:002009-10-07T15:55:29.455-04:00This is so where I am today. It's been 9 years...This is so where I am today. It's been 9 years of working full-time and writing part-time. I feel now like she did then. I'm neglecting my family in order to pursue this.<br /><br />I'd much rather quit my full-time job, but I can't 'cause I have to eat and pay bills. I know quitting writing will mean being unhappy. So I can't quit, but I do need to figure out a better life balance - somehow.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-28480556261435330542009-10-07T14:58:02.153-04:002009-10-07T14:58:02.153-04:00How interesting! I knew L'Engle got tons of re...How interesting! I knew L'Engle got tons of rejections before she was published, but I didn't realize she came so close to giving up. <br /><br />I don't think I could give up writing. There was a period of a few years when I didn't write and I was miserable, though I couldn't quite figure out why. One day I had an idea for a story (I hadn't had one in a LONG time) and I furiously worked on it for a few days. I was suddenly so much happier and I realized how incomplete my life felt if I wasn't writing. I think I learned my lesson!Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.com