tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post7977780819826097959..comments2023-04-30T04:47:07.939-07:00Comments on Randomness and Lunacy: Garden of the SunJenn Flynn-Shonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08441834864191292424noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-22327918445029965312011-07-20T09:55:01.953-07:002011-07-20T09:55:01.953-07:00Yes, you are a novelist! I love your writing Jenn...Yes, you are a novelist! I love your writing Jenn. You have a way with words.<br />You do need my lemonade! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-40059389936155148222011-07-19T06:24:12.231-07:002011-07-19T06:24:12.231-07:00Half the battle of becoming what we dream is to va...Half the battle of becoming what we dream is to validate ourselves. It is claimed that by being positive we can create our own future and destiny. In our heart and soul we may be an artist, a musician, a master of kung Fu, but it is when we admit and say that we are these things that make it so.<br /><br />I see that Phoenix just got bombed by yet another massive dust storm. Was this planned just for your enjoyment ? You have my permission to tell Mom Nature to cut out being such a wise a - - ! ;)Almost Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349435936032378395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-53991362179932707962011-07-18T15:50:52.801-07:002011-07-18T15:50:52.801-07:00novel 2
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new or unusual in an interesting...novel 2<br />adjective<br />new or unusual in an interesting way : he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems.<br /><br /><br />You ARE a novelist because even if you DIDN'T write great things, you have NOVEL ideas all the freakin' time, so I'd say hells yeah you're a novelist in every sense of the word!<br /><br />Go you sitting with coffee to drink it in! That's the way to do it! I've decided the next person that asks me what I do, I'm going to tell them: I exist. Let them stew on that awhile. LOLdraagonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829683583168144122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-55759359478074819532011-07-18T13:59:46.862-07:002011-07-18T13:59:46.862-07:00It's funny you mentioned your conversation wit...It's funny you mentioned your conversation with Stephan because I absolutely did notice you claimed yourself a writer and I was so proud of you. (I must have walked away before the bumbling about all of your other endeavors.) You are a writer sister- own it! <br /><br />On a note apart from that I have to say I love a man in gorgeous shoes!Wendy Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331077823666707317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-83539912011708764952011-07-18T11:25:20.783-07:002011-07-18T11:25:20.783-07:00Congratulations on your rational decision about sc...Congratulations on your rational decision about school. I've known a bunch of people who wanted to finish their degree at all kinds of ages. My sister, for example, just got accepted into nursing school at the University of Alaska. She'll be 55 in September. She figures she'll be a nurse in two years and have her Bachelors in a little more than that. It means a lot to her. Her goal, she says, is "to have a higher GPA than you did!" I went to college right after high school - "before fire" - and graduated without appreciating it much. So I told her a 3.29 GPA (mine) won't be hard to beat.<br /><br />I hear you about the occupation. I do lots of things, none of them for pay. Right now I'm a blogger and a traveler and I have a bunch of pieces I really should submit to somewhere. Mostly, though, I want to say yes to stuff that comes along that looks interesting. That's what I say I do - say yes!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-75726066679437591832011-07-18T09:43:28.243-07:002011-07-18T09:43:28.243-07:00I third Karen's motion. Identify yourself by y...I third Karen's motion. Identify yourself by your passion. It took my favorite professor 11years to get her associates. It may take me five. And that's okay. Chill.pastrywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143587662242345203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-41369980475893434782011-07-18T08:58:03.559-07:002011-07-18T08:58:03.559-07:00I totally agree with Karen. I've known musicia...I totally agree with Karen. I've known musicians who keep a "day job" up until they know they can support themselves with the singing/songwriting.<br /><br />It didn't look like you gave the link to Emily's web site; since I love her music too, thought I'd do so:<br />http://emilyelbert.com/<br /><br />Hope you have a peaceful, relaxing day.<br /><br />Love, MumJudi FitzPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044470361875281623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080647999171945249.post-34146221350758932011-07-18T08:36:34.837-07:002011-07-18T08:36:34.837-07:00I'm just recovering from a weekend at Readerco...I'm just recovering from a weekend at Readercon 22 where I spent a lot of time listening to and hanging out with writers in the science fiction/fantasy genres. What I found notable, and what I also was reminded of by your blog post, is that while most of them identify themselves as writers, novelists, and/or short story writers, very few of them pay all their bills with their fiction. Most of them live off income from writing and selling non-fiction articles, working for publishers, or even (in many cases) jobs that have absolutely nothing to do with writing. But they identified themselves by their passion, not their paycheck.<br /><br />You absolutely should identify yourself as a novelist, because that's what you are. Who cares that it doesn't pay your bills? I frequently identify myself as a mom--that's something that's never going to pay my bills, but it's who I am nonetheless.Karen Goltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143637292265982687noreply@blogger.com