tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post7168798509205166770..comments2023-10-26T07:08:32.738-04:00Comments on <br><br><br>See Heather Write: I can haz winners? (Also: making time to write)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18096173111325220168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-88517734620855918062010-02-04T13:01:01.868-05:002010-02-04T13:01:01.868-05:00There are no adjectives to describe how ELATED I a...There are no adjectives to describe how ELATED I am to have won!! I love winning! I love books! I love Dennis Lehane! It's a hat trick of win! Thank you so much for holding the contest Heather, this totally made my week!! <br /><br />Plus I love your post, I do have to make time for my writing and just do it. I loathe my WIP and haven't been able to go back to it quite yet. I think I'll make it a priority to work on it a little everyday, maybe I'll get to a place where I don't hate it anymore. <br /><br />Congrats to Carolina as well!! And to me...because I won!!!! Yay!<br /><br />Heather, you rock!Tamekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04188201550505244092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-74465703612964077152010-02-03T10:47:06.345-05:002010-02-03T10:47:06.345-05:00Holly awwww...I'm touched. So glad my crazy en...Holly awwww...I'm touched. So glad my crazy enthusiasm brightened your day. I can't tell you how much I really, really wanted this book.<br /><br />Heather, you're the best ;)Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-8410566683294192072010-02-02T16:59:13.098-05:002010-02-02T16:59:13.098-05:00Congrats to Carol and Tamika. Great post Heather....Congrats to Carol and Tamika. Great post Heather. Let's hear it for Nike everyone, and just DO IT!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-1117838947444082702010-02-02T16:06:59.820-05:002010-02-02T16:06:59.820-05:00Yes, yes, yes. You totally have to push yourself a...Yes, yes, yes. You totally have to push yourself and make writing a priority, no excuses! And congrats to the winners!Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-71763768136041953992010-02-02T14:32:03.004-05:002010-02-02T14:32:03.004-05:00Yay! Congrats to Tamika & Carol! And also th...Yay! Congrats to Tamika & Carol! And also thank you to Carol for leaving such an enthusiastic comment. It brighted an otherwise depressing day for me. No one can be down in the face of that kind of excitement. And thank you Heather for holding the contest that generated that excitement!<br /><br />I've already found myself jotting down timelines and plot points when the fancy strikes me thanks to seeing all the hard work you've been putting in. Stuff I've been sitting on for nearly a decade is finally seeing paper (or keystrokes as the case may be.) Do you know the effect you have on people? ;)Holly Stricklandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-84323847325565975412010-02-02T12:12:31.981-05:002010-02-02T12:12:31.981-05:00Congrats to Tamika and Carolina! Yay! :-)
Thank...Congrats to Tamika and Carolina! Yay! :-)<br /><br />Thanks for today's post, Heather. I needed to hear this today. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-48653921661212855812010-02-02T10:40:44.603-05:002010-02-02T10:40:44.603-05:00Yeah, I think you're right about making time f...Yeah, I think you're right about making time for it. Although it is very easy to fall into self-pity at times when we feel overworked and underpaid, isn't it? Ha! Nice post.Anne Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142671531881407934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-66392856694634634152010-02-02T07:51:15.913-05:002010-02-02T07:51:15.913-05:00Congrats to the winners and YES to what you said, ...Congrats to the winners and YES to what you said, you have to make the time, you just do it when the passion is there.Frankie Diane Mallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066659801542129040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-25531214615358410902010-02-02T07:01:30.770-05:002010-02-02T07:01:30.770-05:00Congrats, you guys! That's like totally aweso...Congrats, you guys! That's like totally awesome! I'm really happy for you!<br /><br />On the post: Heather, I couldn't agree with you more. <br /><br />A quote I love from Richard Bach goes: "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours." <br /><br />I think too often we talk ourselves out of making time for the things that are most important to us. Everyone has too much to do and wishes for more time. <br /><br />But I believe the writers who devote the time somehow, despite the obstacles, are the ones that succeed. That ability to make it work is the difference between a real writer and a wannabe (harsh, yes, but the truth often is). No good writing comes without sacrifice, and so I think your challenge is a good one.<br /><br />And please, since we're on the topic, give us a sample of one of your "interviews." :DJon Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824815967445843124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-69286321337845160602010-02-02T01:54:22.609-05:002010-02-02T01:54:22.609-05:00OMG Carol that was amazing!!! I'm so glad you&...OMG Carol that was amazing!!! I'm so glad you're so enthusiastic, and I promise you that Tameka is very excited to (she just got excited over Twitter and email, but had a similar reaction to yours). Yay!! I love making people happy :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096173111325220168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-89294593849032076602010-02-02T01:51:05.373-05:002010-02-02T01:51:05.373-05:00O.M.G. HYPERVENTILATING....AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
I am ...O.M.G. HYPERVENTILATING....AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!<br /><br />I am seriously freaking!!!!! Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!! I won!!!!!!! Wooooooo-hoooooo!!!!! I'm so gonna treasure this one. I have all her books, yo! And now her beautiful, shiny signature. Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy. I LOVE YOU!!!!!! And OMG, you quoted me!!! That's super extra special!!!! *dances and whirls and does a chest bump with the wall* *cringes and wishes she had not done a chest bump with the wall* Oh yes!!!!! I love winning, but this is super extra duper-double-fantabulous win!!! Goooooooooo meeeeeee!!!! Squeeeeeeeeeeee!<br /><br />Ok, coming off my Shreve-crazyfan high. I'll be more civilized now (but know that it's killing me). A big congrats to Tameka for winnig the Dennis Lehane! I'm sure she'll be excited (though, don't be too hard on her if she's not as enthusiastic as me...I'm not normal). By the way (while I'm being all civilized), I completely understand what you mean about finding the time. Hubs, 2 kids (ages 13 and 3), church, volunteering, blog, dance, piano lessons, orchestra, guitar lessons (ok, the last few were the kids--but I totally have to drive them around)...and what's left then but zero time? And still I manage to write. Now, few people are as insanely obsessed with writing as I am (as in 4-6 hours of sleep a night to get in the writing fix), but I think you can do anything that is your true passion (although, it might require a bit of a nutter factor). My first manuscript I wrote in the process of a transatlantic move and despite having had to undergo surgery. So...does that make me a superstar? Of course not. It just makes me committed (or maybe it means I should be committed--the jury is still out on this).<br /><br />Okay, civilization ovah!!! I'm so lucky!!!!!! Thank you, Heather for drawing me!!!! I know it was luck, but I feel like mind power played a role in this. Yayyyyyyyyy!!Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-4422121624662142202010-02-02T00:35:26.902-05:002010-02-02T00:35:26.902-05:00OMG, Tameka will be SO excited! :-D Yay winners!
...OMG, Tameka will be SO excited! :-D Yay winners!<br /><br />And YAY writing!!! Woo-hoo!Jessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.com