tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post2803152659583341470..comments2023-09-10T08:04:36.064-07:00Comments on The Night I Followed the Blog: Fear and Loathing in my BrainNina Ladenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04394664738642340374noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-81208452541504673322010-11-20T14:01:51.259-08:002010-11-20T14:01:51.259-08:00It's refreshing to hear you write this, Nina. ...It's refreshing to hear you write this, Nina. You have built an amazing writing career that's the envy of many current and aspiring authors. It's good to hear that you have moments of insecurity too. <br /><br />I believe that with every book, the work doesn't get easier, it gets harder. Just know that these blue meanie times do pass. They come back and they pass. It's normal. Irritating, but normal.<br /><br />You are so right. Every act of writing takes courage. You have great courage and are an inspiration to so many of us. Keep going! Write on, my friend!FlyingPeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520744525104516398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-41057402032555134392010-11-20T13:33:38.935-08:002010-11-20T13:33:38.935-08:00Dear Kjersten and Yvonne-
I love you my strong wom...Dear Kjersten and Yvonne-<br />I love you my strong women friends! And yes, there are cracks in my reserve. I'm just good at hiding them with layers of good humor. It's how I survive.Nina Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394664738642340374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-63675852737276079632010-11-20T09:14:59.205-08:002010-11-20T09:14:59.205-08:00Dear Nina,
It is so amazing to see a crack in your...Dear Nina,<br />It is so amazing to see a crack in your reserve. Amazing. because you are forever the strong and persistent one. No time to give up the courage now, my love! Even though by all accounts these first novel jitters are quite normal. WE BELIEVE IN YOU. Full steam ahead. Damn the torpedos. By God, go get 'em baby! With much love... and Faith IN YOU, YvonneYvonne Wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-25964738886796829712010-11-20T03:49:22.045-08:002010-11-20T03:49:22.045-08:00It's so refreshing to know one is not alone on...It's so refreshing to know one is not alone on the journey. Others are in solidarity with you too, Nina. For what it's worth, I am rooting for you.Kjerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934151755377892504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-59059118912378111562010-11-19T21:57:24.256-08:002010-11-19T21:57:24.256-08:00Dear Kim- you are so right, my friend. I had forgo...Dear Kim- you are so right, my friend. I had forgotten all about that. Long live 1517 McLendon!<br /><br />Dear Richard- I love your thinking. Can we switch brains?Nina Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394664738642340374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-50118181481496938222010-11-19T20:26:31.414-08:002010-11-19T20:26:31.414-08:00What you do is awesome, chin up and face the music...What you do is awesome, chin up and face the music. It will be good and will be published. There, how's that for positive thinking!!! RichardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313843970893209375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997554858270547282.post-12704696883819029722010-11-19T20:17:19.655-08:002010-11-19T20:17:19.655-08:00I remember your feeling not-so-different from this...I remember your feeling not-so-different from this when you first penned what became "The Night I Followed the Dog." Ask yourself if your peers judged it well then - did they? Did not their critiques drive you to "shoe box" that wonderful story? I urged you not to listen to them then and urge you to not listen to your own demons now. Even without reading your text, I can guess that it is well done. You should know by now that what is well done doesn't always sell and what often sells is not well done. No matter what fate this text I say, "Remember 1517 McClendon," and take heart my troubled friend!Kim Gokcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855554437157990110noreply@blogger.com