tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post4968413370142762093..comments2023-03-18T04:48:30.303-04:00Comments on Sheila Webster Boneham: Mysterious Monday - On Desire, Failure, and SuccessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-24090377899795660342012-09-04T11:11:12.363-04:002012-09-04T11:11:12.363-04:00Oh, Sheri, that's so nice to hear! (Invite all...Oh, Sheri, that's so nice to hear! (Invite all your writerly - and maybe readerly, too! - friends!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-68533813036591891412012-09-04T10:57:12.068-04:002012-09-04T10:57:12.068-04:00Hi Sheila, I agree with every aspect of your insig...Hi Sheila, I agree with every aspect of your insights. I love writing, and have found after 8 years, that it is your motivation and dedication to the craft that moves you forward. I continue to submit my middle grade novel and get such positive feedback,but...so I resend in hopes to find the right person. What keeps me writing are the constant new ideas that float around in my head and the fun ofsheri levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044105588939751015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-57474915357019527902012-09-04T10:34:00.607-04:002012-09-04T10:34:00.607-04:00Thanks, Kathleen! I love"Animals in Force,&qu...Thanks, Kathleen! I love"Animals in Force," but the series is actually "Animals in Focus" - my protagonist, Janet MacPhail, is a photographer. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-44821970877112266112012-09-04T08:52:40.866-04:002012-09-04T08:52:40.866-04:00I enjoyed your post, Sheila. Now that I've ret...I enjoyed your post, Sheila. Now that I've retired from teaching, I spend most of the day writing, AND, I've never worked so hard. Creating the stories is easy, making them work and fine-tuning them is difficult and timely. I often have to tell myself, "patience is a virtue." Your Animals in Force Mystery series sounds fun. I will check it out.Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-77739108199179183592012-09-04T01:04:53.624-04:002012-09-04T01:04:53.624-04:00Thanks, Jan. I've taught a lot of adult classe...Thanks, Jan. I've taught a lot of adult classes, everything from freshman comp to technical writing to noncredit classes, and there's an enormous range in attitudes. This summer I had the pleasure of teaching a 5-day, 3 hours/day class called "Get Wild in Writing" for middle school students and it was a BLAST. I'll be blogging about it at some point. But my favorite comment Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-18646020491855405512012-09-04T00:11:11.361-04:002012-09-04T00:11:11.361-04:00Great post. Writing is easy for most people--after...Great post. Writing is easy for most people--after all, we learn how in grammar school. Writing well enough to be successful takes a lot of hard work, studying, and persistence. I love it when I see someone who wants to learn, who soaks up the knowledge about how to write well. As you say, though, for the ones who can't/won't do that, all we can do is say, "good luck." Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-71522737964905721982012-09-03T19:17:46.430-04:002012-09-03T19:17:46.430-04:00Or, in my case, typing and proofreading :-)Or, in my case, typing and proofreading :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-41966557553715573432012-09-03T19:01:38.535-04:002012-09-03T19:01:38.535-04:00Exactly right. I completely understand nervousness...Exactly right. I completely understand nervousness about criticism, no matter how constructive. What I don't understand is resistance to learning, although I have had people tell me "oh, I dont want to learn [grammar, the business, how to type, take your pick!], I just want to publish my book." My stock answer now is, "good luck!" Twenty books & a gezillion articles Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-79163370854218820502012-09-03T18:57:29.756-04:002012-09-03T18:57:29.756-04:00Thanks, Jacqueline. Fortunately, it's also ver...Thanks, Jacqueline. Fortunately, it's also very satisfying work, and often just plain fun. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-8200537195692551732012-09-03T16:01:58.014-04:002012-09-03T16:01:58.014-04:00You are so right, Sheila. Everybody wants immediat...You are so right, Sheila. Everybody wants immediate success, but most writers should be glad their early, amateurish work never made it into print. They would be happy at the time, but embarrassed by it later, when they've realized how much they still had to learn.Sandra Parshallhttp://www.sandraparshall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-31463320292041626922012-09-03T14:12:53.359-04:002012-09-03T14:12:53.359-04:00Hi, Sheila,
Writing is definitely hard work, dema...Hi, Sheila,<br /><br />Writing is definitely hard work, demanding work. You really have to love it to hang in there--or be obsessed (like me). Best wishes for success with your mystery series.<br />Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com