tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4970917363900330907..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Don't Live on the SidelinesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91545539646746596902014-05-19T18:46:43.586-06:002014-05-19T18:46:43.586-06:00Love the haiku at the end — especially the last 2 ...Love the haiku at the end — especially the last 2 lines. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64377798507662581752014-05-19T17:03:08.609-06:002014-05-19T17:03:08.609-06:00Congratulations, Kim! I'm impressed!Congratulations, Kim! I'm impressed!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66228092826852059682014-05-19T14:22:15.102-06:002014-05-19T14:22:15.102-06:00Thank you, Maryann. And thank you too, for your wo...Thank you, Maryann. And thank you too, for your wonderful posts here on the BRP. Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4855731978303519852014-05-19T14:20:31.964-06:002014-05-19T14:20:31.964-06:00Christopher, ghostwriting is how I beat the povert...Christopher, ghostwriting is how I beat the poverty thing in the end. There are a lot of people who don't like to write, can't write, or have no time to write, but have great stories and ideas. The world needs ghostwriters! (shameless promotion: I offer an online class called "Learn to Ghost" for writers.)Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-45688558807162677682014-05-19T14:15:59.741-06:002014-05-19T14:15:59.741-06:00Diana, you wrote 2/3 of a haiku here -- you can...Diana, you wrote 2/3 of a haiku here -- you can't find the flow (5 syllables)/ if you don't turn the faucet (7 syllables) -- we need another 5 syllable line ... (After 20 years I am a compulsive syllable counter and often think in haiku)Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87035723784609650602014-05-19T14:11:54.936-06:002014-05-19T14:11:54.936-06:00I agree, completing something gives me that "...I agree, completing something gives me that "I can do it!" feeling. I need to be reminded of this often, so I don't forget.Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14053349514066679712014-05-19T14:08:56.177-06:002014-05-19T14:08:56.177-06:00You are right, Stuart. The difference between prof...You are right, Stuart. The difference between professional writers and wannabes is not really talent -- it's that professionals practice practice practice.Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-62693439350160435232014-05-19T10:08:59.688-06:002014-05-19T10:08:59.688-06:00Wonderful inspiration, Kim. Good for you. It is so...Wonderful inspiration, Kim. Good for you. It is so vital to write every day, even if it is just one short piece, as your story so beautifully illustrates.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-70789967852445902112014-05-19T08:40:07.316-06:002014-05-19T08:40:07.316-06:00Having suffered under the corporate lash, I can id...Having suffered under the corporate lash, I can identify with your journey, Kim ... huzzah for pursuing your dream. Now, tell me how you beat that poverty thing.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39935843035205439182014-05-19T07:44:39.792-06:002014-05-19T07:44:39.792-06:00You can't find the flow if you don't turn ...You can't find the flow if you don't turn on the faucet. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86936148893194126462014-05-19T05:54:29.595-06:002014-05-19T05:54:29.595-06:00Wow, that's great - a haiku a day. I usually w...Wow, that's great - a haiku a day. I usually write each day, too. But, you've inspired me to write a 'complete something' everyday, instead of just adding on to, editing, etc.janet smarthttp://creativewritingintheblackberrypatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25901867579546453042014-05-19T05:41:15.930-06:002014-05-19T05:41:15.930-06:00I had no idea the writing a haiku a day would be s...I had no idea the writing a haiku a day would be so inspirational. Like Stuart, I write every day. Sometime it's haiku. More often it's fiction. Either way, the muscles of the brain get a daily workout. Thanks for the reminder, Kim, that we either use it or lose it. Time to return to writing...Betsy Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871010122475160477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10195233516286938412014-05-19T01:20:15.272-06:002014-05-19T01:20:15.272-06:00Good inspirational piece, Kim. I make it a rule to...Good inspirational piece, Kim. I make it a rule to write something every day. Sometimes it's a story, sometimes a poem, sometimes a blog post. Like all art and craft, writing needs constant practice if it's to be any good.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.com