tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post7085877631955996990..comments2023-08-21T08:26:24.455-07:00Comments on The write idea: Scary Stuffpenandpaintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17273388732451042663noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-68799462259732494192010-05-03T14:42:57.060-07:002010-05-03T14:42:57.060-07:00Joanna - Thank you for your kind words about the b...Joanna - Thank you for your kind words about the blog, I hope you're right, if the big day ever comes, we'll just get on with it, shoulder pads or not!<br /><br />Joanne- You're right, a published book would be a huge confidence boost, if only!<br /><br />David -Thank you very much, all the best to you also.<br /><br />Suzanne- Hi, I know, that would be great!penandpaintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273388732451042663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-74752649539518247832010-05-02T06:35:41.654-07:002010-05-02T06:35:41.654-07:00This is why being a ghost writer would appeal to m...This is why being a ghost writer would appeal to me - I'd hate the promotional stuff.<br /><br />XXSuzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-59945977634262880082010-05-02T02:20:34.124-07:002010-05-02T02:20:34.124-07:00I've just come across your blog and have reall...I've just come across your blog and have really enjoyed reading through your posts so far. <br /><br />Yes, I think of full-time authors as simply being people who are able to spend all day on their writing, able to shut themselves away in their own world if they so choose. But it seems the truth is really very different.<br /><br />Best of luck with the submissions you have out there!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420282305471393579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-59226660545405830432010-05-02T00:43:31.543-07:002010-05-02T00:43:31.543-07:00The promotional side of having a book published do...The promotional side of having a book published does seem like a huge thing nowadays. I'm not keen on public speaking either. But hopefully if we are ever in the happy position of having a book to promote then we'll be buoyed up by the thrill of it which will help our confidence. It probably gets easier the more you have to do it.joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-68206125926710479822010-05-02T00:24:41.813-07:002010-05-02T00:24:41.813-07:00I used to be able to talk publicly with a confiden...I used to be able to talk publicly with a confident 'front' when I went out to work in the eighties. I'm out of practise now and it doesn't come naturally to me anyway. I don't know if I could do it now. Maybe I could if I wore shoulder pads and had a big perm again. <br /><br />I'm very bad at socialising, being a bit of a hermit. But I still have daydreams where I'm famous and making speeches! Thankfully that is unlikely to happen. <br /><br />I agree that thoughts of change are daunting. Maybe the reality would turn out to be easier than we imagine.<br /><br />I really like your blog and am glad to have discovered it.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-79412452565665988132010-05-01T12:57:05.029-07:002010-05-01T12:57:05.029-07:00Helen, how brave of you, talking in front of peopl...Helen, how brave of you, talking in front of people would have me as red as a tomato and wobbling like a jelly. It's not a good look for me.<br /><br />Janie, I know, I'm glad I'm not alone, it is a worry though :/penandpaintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273388732451042663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-49115470710083463002010-05-01T12:04:23.108-07:002010-05-01T12:04:23.108-07:00I feel the same way exactly. I have yet to find a ...I feel the same way exactly. I have yet to find a publisher for my book, but I haven't really tried all that hard. I think I'm a bit scared, too, of how my life would change. Don't know that I could handle that much change right now. It's a problem.Janie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931897043854080377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076911658523516018.post-67571688979764426122010-05-01T11:18:58.585-07:002010-05-01T11:18:58.585-07:00I quite often have to do things (like standing up ...I quite often have to do things (like standing up and talking in front of people/live radio etc) that terrify me in my current day job. So, I suppose from that point of view it wouldn't be that different, and would hopefully be more fun!HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.com