tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post5896635995954434606..comments2024-02-21T14:12:55.866-06:00Comments on coming home to myself: The Words Given TodayDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-4741105055135118552012-01-03T14:30:39.027-06:002012-01-03T14:30:39.027-06:00I often say, when people ask, that I don't wri...I often say, when people ask, that I don't write because I want to. I write because I can't NOT write. <br /><br />So pleased you're returning to what you love best - writing and Minnesota. I have a hunch it will all work out just as it's meant to.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-32835859882783104172011-12-24T10:30:06.958-06:002011-12-24T10:30:06.958-06:00KleinsteMotte,
You're right. I love to write a...KleinsteMotte,<br />You're right. I love to write and I tend to get wordy. So I also need to be ruthless about cutting extraneous words.<br /><br />Debra,<br />I love the story of your editing the forms in the doctor's office. I do the same thing! It's an occupational hazard. Before I get an editor, I need to find an agent to represent my work. I've been trying to do that for almost fifteen years. It would seem that my topics are not what agents are looking for.<br /><br />Elise,<br />I have all those topics because I'm interested in so many things. But I'm beginning to think that finding an agent is almost impossible for historical novels about 1st century Palestine and Bronze-Age Greece!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-54366795556164244522011-12-24T10:21:45.269-06:002011-12-24T10:21:45.269-06:00Perpetua,
I so look forward to finding out what yo...Perpetua,<br />I so look forward to finding out what you and others have been doing and what you've posted about your lives. I never realized when I began to blog back in May how attached I would become to so many other blogs and of course, to the "bloggers"!<br /><br />DJan,<br />You really do like the details don't you! References, footnotes, indexes!<br />People I meet ask me to read their manuscripts and I've always done that but now I'm thinking that even that will be done selectively from now on.<br /><br />Penny,<br />How kind you are. Thank you for recognizing "the excitement oozing between and through" my words. I am excited about 2012!<br /><br />Kathy,<br />The novel about the four ex-nuns is really in only a first draft. Lots of work left to do. I'm glad you reminded me about the audience. You, too, have an audience waiting for your cat memoirs and your own.<br /><br />Lola,<br />What is OCD? I've never been good on abbreviations and I don't text. So is this a shortcut on texting???? Please let me know!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-44469793994830403962011-12-24T10:14:05.886-06:002011-12-24T10:14:05.886-06:00Sandi,
Thank you for your encouragement. I'm s...Sandi,<br />Thank you for your encouragement. I'm so glad to learn that you are sleeping in! For me that means beyond 8:30--so 7 am sounds like the middle of the night.<br /><br />Fishducky,<br />Oh, if only I can find an agent who wants to represent my work and who is as supportive as you are. Pre-order indeed!!!!<br /><br />Desiree,<br />I so liked your turn of phrase: "writing in earnest." Yes, that is exactly what I plan to do. Thanks so much for your encouragement and for reading this posting today. Peace.<br /><br />Jenn,<br />The fantasy book is like nothing I've ever written. I have no idea whether it will ever see the light of publishing!<br /><br />Rita,<br />Thank you for the good wishes about the agent and the publisher. When Dulcy's book was published in 1992, I thought that getting anything else I wrote would be easy. How wrong I was. I've tried for years to get published again, but somehow I don't seem to be writing what agents are looking for.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-6603384984836998022011-12-24T08:31:14.043-06:002011-12-24T08:31:14.043-06:00All of your books sound amazing. You have an awes...All of your books sound amazing. You have an awesome talent and I'm so glad you're going to start pursuing this again. What's neat about the books you've written is that they would appeal to so many different people! I think you could reach such a wide audience. The one I'm most excited for is the story about the ex-nuns ;)<br /><br />P. S. Thank you for mentioning me. You're so sweet :0)Crazy Life of a Writing Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064939499412649850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-19321731637379142432011-12-23T23:17:34.306-06:002011-12-23T23:17:34.306-06:00I'm happy to know more about how your editing ...I'm happy to know more about how your editing is fueling your resources to make a big move this spring. I learn something new about you all the time! I do a great deal of editing in my work, and like you, it's a favored activity. Sometimes i've been embarrassed to discover that I don't turn it off. I once edited a form in a doctor's office--the woman sitting at the front desk was not amused at my effort. I will be eager to cheer you on as you find an editor for your manuscripts. I am sure you will! DebraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-74164105601013083372011-12-23T12:22:53.636-06:002011-12-23T12:22:53.636-06:00You are doing what you love and that's why the...You are doing what you love and that's why the blog just got long. I wish you success nat your new endeavour. Have a happy holiday.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-14788263367181428552011-12-22T21:11:17.612-06:002011-12-22T21:11:17.612-06:00I enjoy editing because it makes me happy to point...I enjoy editing because it makes me happy to point out other people's errors and actually get paid for it. I would do it for free. Dealing with details makes my OCD sparkle.<br /><br />Love,<br />LolaJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-86757192009580574462011-12-22T20:05:07.790-06:002011-12-22T20:05:07.790-06:00Copyediting is a definite talent and in demand, bu...Copyediting is a definite talent and in demand, but I'm glad you've made the decision to return to your own writing projects, Dee. We put off what we really want to do far too often. Your projects all sound interesting -- but the cat books and the book about four ex-nuns are of special interest to me! You really do have a built-in audience!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-88968057682291009012011-12-22T19:10:44.149-06:002011-12-22T19:10:44.149-06:00Oh, it is so nice to hear your project is finished...Oh, it is so nice to hear your project is finished. I love to read the excitement oozing between and through your words, Dee, at what you do and what you want to do and your love of writing. Isn't it wonderful to have that urge to just want to sit down and write? <br /><br />Rest up and I'll be looking for more on Dulcy and, well and MORE of Dee Ready!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-48275873077617100452011-12-22T15:46:18.790-06:002011-12-22T15:46:18.790-06:00I am so enjoying Dulcy's story, parceling bits...I am so enjoying Dulcy's story, parceling bits of it out to myself as a treat. And yes, I do know the enjoyment of copyediting, and all the ways a good copyeditor makes a manuscript much better. References, footnotes and indexes were my favorite things. But I don't hanker much to go back to that; once in a great while someone will ask me to edit something, so I don't mind, but I think I'm beginning to lose my edge for detail, and I'm only 69! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-79457412673383063442011-12-22T14:50:19.138-06:002011-12-22T14:50:19.138-06:00So glad the job is finished for now, Dee, and you ...So glad the job is finished for now, Dee, and you can get on with your own projects. However, I'm glad you're still able to earn money this way to enable you to fulfil your dream of moving back to Minnesota.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more about your writing after the festivities. Have a happy and peaceful Christmas with your beloved cats.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-60804129493538461092011-12-22T14:05:25.773-06:002011-12-22T14:05:25.773-06:00Glad you got done with that section of the editing...Glad you got done with that section of the editing. I hope that 2012 will be the year that you will find your perfect agent and publisher! I'm glad you are going to be back writing your own stories. Hurray! <br /><br />Stillwater is a beautiful little town. Always loved visiting there in the summers. And, of course, Minnesota is birthplace and home to me. Can't blame you for missing it. ;)<br /><br />Merry Christmas! Cuddle those kitties for me! :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-40728647896408757772011-12-22T12:48:10.340-06:002011-12-22T12:48:10.340-06:00Sxciting to hear that you are going to focus on yo...Sxciting to hear that you are going to focus on your own work!<br />The fantasy book sounds awesome!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424634103782590436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-32616761558530084932011-12-22T12:19:45.211-06:002011-12-22T12:19:45.211-06:00I am actually on a blogging break, but I just coul...I am actually on a blogging break, but I just couldn't resist taking a quick peek this evening to see whether any posts grabbed my attention. Needless to say, as soon as I spotted yourst whilst scrolling down my reading list, I had to pop round and say hello! I'm so happy for you. It sounds as though 2012 is going to draw many good things towards you and I am delighted to hear you'll be writing in earnest again. This is absolutely your heart's yearning and you do need to honour this gift of yours. You have garnered some wonderful support out here and we'll be cheering you all the way.<br /><br />My book has not arrived yet, but I'm not fussed. It will get here when it gets here :) <br /><br />It's time to have our evening meal now. At 8:20pm, it's still not quite dark. I love these summer evenings :)<br /><br />Have a Happy Christmas, Dee! You deserve a complete break for this weekend at the very least!<br /><br />Big hug,<br />Des xoxoDesireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-33284363158265052972011-12-22T12:04:44.693-06:002011-12-22T12:04:44.693-06:00You may need an agent & a publisher, but you A...You may need an agent & a publisher, but you ALREADY have an audience! I would love to read one of your novels--& the self help book for cats sounds wonderful. May I preorder, please?fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334973392362918928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-2738569324842063292011-12-22T12:01:54.422-06:002011-12-22T12:01:54.422-06:00Good Morning, Dee!
Well, I am excited to hear that...Good Morning, Dee!<br />Well, I am excited to hear that you finished your project! It was also fun to hear your future plans of getting back to writing toward publishing, (I can't wait to read more!) and the move back to Minnesota. My husband's parents are both from Minnesota and we absolutely loved our vacation spent with his family.<br /><br />As for me, I am truly on vacation, sleeping in (sometimes until 7 am!) relaxing with Kailyn and David, and awaiting Christmas Eve when Jessica will be home for a week.<br /><br />Keep telling those stories! We all love to read them!<br /><br />Blessings to you!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.com