tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post8170235132230236037..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Friday Q&A!!MJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-69187383034407740802009-10-10T10:52:30.473-05:002009-10-10T10:52:30.473-05:00Mary, that's exactly how I felt when I finaled...Mary, that's exactly how I felt when I finaled in the MAGGIES this year. What a wonderful validation to know that I am not just whistling dixie -- tho' at times it does feel that way to me. <br /><br />I was thinking about doing a section in my blog, once a month, where unpublished PROs or FINALISTS answer questions about their writing life and how they keep motivated. I see the published author section in RWR every month, and it is very inspirational. But for those of us who are still sloggin' away without pay, I think this idea might be equally as inspirational or more so!<br /><br />Anyway, I am floating it out there when I return from my trip to the beach.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-74848821059707237242009-10-10T10:12:47.414-05:002009-10-10T10:12:47.414-05:00Good luck, Christine and Theresa!
For me, the bes...Good luck, Christine and Theresa!<br /><br />For me, the best reason was the validation as a writer. I'll NEVER forget the feeling the first time I finaled. It's hard to explain but the knowledge that peers found my work worthy of finaling in this contest kept me going through many a low point. That belief helps drown out the insidious voice in my head that tells me I have no talent for writing.Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-76511194777167524212009-10-09T16:52:29.998-05:002009-10-09T16:52:29.998-05:00LOL, Christine! And good luck this year!
I will b...LOL, Christine! And good luck this year!<br /><br />I will be entering a few also... I do love the Golden Heart contest! The best of the best get to compete and you have nothing to lose except a big wad of cash! :) Like Christine, the Golden Heart motivates me to finish new manuscripts and also inspires me to keep going!Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-50129207583967348412009-10-09T16:18:22.216-05:002009-10-09T16:18:22.216-05:00I love the GH--it's a way for me to finish a g...I love the GH--it's a way for me to finish a great (I hope) partial and synopsis. And it is an opportunity for me to win a HUGE writing lottery. I am entering two this year... same category. One is polished. One is not. My derriere is in the fire!!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.com