tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post27891526617423424..comments2023-11-05T03:12:44.913-05:00Comments on Bob Sanchez: Is Writing a Journey, or Just a Pit-Stop Along The Way?Bob Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-22613492474794328592013-05-14T12:58:58.841-05:002013-05-14T12:58:58.841-05:00That's so, so true about writers! We are never...That's so, so true about writers! We are never not being a writer.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-49875634818644044482013-05-13T01:47:34.883-05:002013-05-13T01:47:34.883-05:00You are so right! I collect little tidbits from al...You are so right! I collect little tidbits from all around me, and I also carry a notebook around. I know a local writer who calls herself the Conversational Shoplifter, because she absorbs what's happening all around her and journals what she hears. She does random Facebook posts of conversations going on around her. <br /><br />Shannon at <a href="http://thewarriormuse.com/" rel="nofollow">The Warrior Muse</a>Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-51359879020673154372013-05-08T16:47:12.950-05:002013-05-08T16:47:12.950-05:00I love Toni's comment. And what an eloquent po...I love Toni's comment. And what an eloquent post it is wrapped up in. Thank you for sharing. As for my journey, it seems like a roller coaster. Sometimes I love it, other times I hate it, but I always keep coming back to it. Best wishes with your own journey.Shaundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888787546136552149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-72229407923809311292013-05-07T16:30:10.602-05:002013-05-07T16:30:10.602-05:00I think you make a good point when you say writers...I think you make a good point when you say writers are what we do. It's true. So very true LOLRhonda Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509193591749273354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-40376551830398997442013-05-07T12:11:13.149-05:002013-05-07T12:11:13.149-05:00I'm totally in agreement, Jeanette. I can'...I'm totally in agreement, Jeanette. I can't not write, even if at the moments I'm not committing words to electronic storage. Everything is grist for the mill.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657409910754390453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-82636892844121188682013-05-07T09:26:25.198-05:002013-05-07T09:26:25.198-05:00I agree with you Judith. I know if I ain't at ...I agree with you Judith. I know if I ain't at my keyboard, that doesn't mean I'm not planning or thinking. I am guilty of the same things you are. All my friends know they need to be careful what they say around me. Not only may I use it, but I was never good at keeping secrets. Writing though has given me an outlet, a way to tell the world what I know (or don't know, or think I know) through fiction. <br />It's always the small things in life though that grab my attention, like the two year old that tried to do laundry, or the woman that tried to clean her gutters and didn't have a ladder, so she stood on the roof of her car.<br />One word of advice...guard your little notebook!!!<br />PS - I started on an "I can write!" tablet with the fat crayons. My first story was four lines long. - I have a dog. We like to dig. We digged steps in a yard. Poo is my best frend and we got mudy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026488088068884714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-69676119576304905682013-05-06T19:28:03.605-05:002013-05-06T19:28:03.605-05:00Oh, Judith - I'm so jealous! I love horses &am...Oh, Judith - I'm so jealous! I love horses & haven't ridden in years. My kids & grandkids tell me I'm too old now. Have I got news for them! LOL! I'll look for "A Stallion to Die For." I write mysteries, too & love 'em! <br />PS - "keyboard" is amazing to me, too. I started writing on a Big Chief tablet with a #2 pencil, although you don't look old enough to know what that is. LOL!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630071257819318126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-3339066567237563822013-05-06T18:44:52.045-05:002013-05-06T18:44:52.045-05:00I most definitely would call my writing a journey....I most definitely would call my writing a journey. Usually, it's a journey I take with the characters.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-63852715672071323532013-05-06T16:22:31.404-05:002013-05-06T16:22:31.404-05:00Karen, "Keybard"--new to me, and wow! I&...Karen, "Keybard"--new to me, and wow! I'm a writer 24/7/365 days a year. I get kicked by a horse (not often) and record the pain and study the bruise as it goes from purple to that sickly green and yellow and gravity pulls it down my leg. Bits of everyone I know end up in my books, and a lot more of some in camouflage. Dreams, the wreck, the betrayal, the burnt beans--all fair game. I don't write to escape my life but to explore and honor it.<br /><br />Judith <br /> Out now on Amazon!—A Stallion to Die For: an equestrian suspense<br /> Qualifying for the Olympics can be deadly for woman and horse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955402680555244330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-45765005463096016132013-05-06T16:06:58.460-05:002013-05-06T16:06:58.460-05:00Yes, we writers are devious characters who suffer ...Yes, we writers are devious characters who suffer from a compulsion to analyze how to fit life into books.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-21904055432328837092013-05-06T16:02:37.596-05:002013-05-06T16:02:37.596-05:00The dirty little secret, Karen, is that most peopl...The dirty little secret, Karen, is that most people don't read book reviews. I know; I've written hundreds of them. That's why when someone tells me my stuff is #@!$$%, I laugh it off. But when I get a good review I make sure everyone knows about it.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-82678855388059979452013-05-06T15:48:56.425-05:002013-05-06T15:48:56.425-05:00Give me time, Bob. I just pissed off Clifford Irvi...Give me time, Bob. I just pissed off Clifford Irving by giving his new book a bad review. I haven't yet decided whether or not to respond to him. Maybe when I'm in a better mood. LOL!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630071257819318126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-42990210451148802142013-05-06T15:43:06.228-05:002013-05-06T15:43:06.228-05:00Karen, if you want to piss me off, you're goin...Karen, if you want to piss me off, you're going to have to do better.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-6958372727378018592013-05-06T15:16:18.741-05:002013-05-06T15:16:18.741-05:00I whole heartedly agree, Jeannette. I have an infi...I whole heartedly agree, Jeannette. I have an infinite capacity for pissing people off, and I don't mind returning the favor. Bob Sanchez may still be annoyed with me for saying he writes like Raymond Chandler on crack cocaine (or at least crank). Anyone is fair game for my keybard. As my granddaughter, Megan, so succinctly puts it, "Please do not piss off the author. She will put you in a book and kill you!"<br /><br />Karen Mabry Rice<br />Author of Ghost Walk,<br />Soon to be available at http://www.4rvpublishing.com/<br />k7m30r42@gmail.com<br />Home Page: http://karenmrice.weebly.com/ <br />Blog: http://karen-borntowrite.blogspot.com/<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630071257819318126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-9111663904685041102013-05-06T15:15:18.250-05:002013-05-06T15:15:18.250-05:00I do process my life through my writing in some wa...I do process my life through my writing in some ways. Not every story is so closely connected, but I can see that some of my stories were born from a desire to think through some issue that impacted me.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-63629158442770998102013-05-06T14:41:07.712-05:002013-05-06T14:41:07.712-05:00Stop looking into my writing soul. I'm a write...Stop looking into my writing soul. I'm a writer looking at a writer who's looking for a story from a writer. Whoever blinks first has to write a different story. Yes, writing is a 24-hour a day occupation. What was that dream upon awakening? Did I really do that or did someone tell me about that girl on the dream begging me to join her. No, it was a dream. Did I say that outloud? Did you take my story away from me with you to exploit? I guess I gave you explicit permission when I blinked. I'm a writer. I should have known better.<br /><br />Carry on.Rick Bylinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23130594.post-68175799958751712222013-05-06T11:52:45.536-05:002013-05-06T11:52:45.536-05:00I'm sometimes a writer, but probably more ofte...I'm sometimes a writer, but probably more often an editor. There's a difference.:-)Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521960157526055910noreply@blogger.com