tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post5149462400089375580..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Why We WriteLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-7373312057392193652015-06-22T08:10:00.592-07:002015-06-22T08:10:00.592-07:00I agree, Jo-Anne, that taking a break can help to ...I agree, Jo-Anne, that taking a break can help to crystalize you visions, or rather God's vision. I have no doubt that it will come in time. I too agree that the poet is right about the passion that has to be there, but not about rewriting. I grow even more passionate as I rewrite and see my work become more and more what I originally conceived. Rare is the passage that stays exactly as it rocketed from me.LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-41176159148344914812015-06-18T22:07:13.609-07:002015-06-18T22:07:13.609-07:00Love that unique journal you featured in this post...Love that unique journal you featured in this post, Jenn--thanks for sharing it. What a beautiful record of that man's journey! And re the poem you have featured, I'm not offended at all by it. Yes, there will be times when we write when it is just plain hard work, but I do agree with the poet that, if there isn't that urgency burning inside us to get that story or poem out there, then maybe it isn't the right time for us to try. I have had seven book published, with an eighth under consideration. I have been trying to get into my ninth for some time now but it doesn't quite seem to be coming together. So I have just stepped back a bit and am waiting for that strong passion about the book to take hold of me--and then I will know it's what God wants me to write next. There will still be lots of hard work ahead for me, but I will have that inner compulsion to do it because God has birthed something in me. Hope that all makes sense! . Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-61085468787536185882015-06-18T17:45:30.498-07:002015-06-18T17:45:30.498-07:00I'm curious, Sandra. Do you mean by the 'h...I'm curious, Sandra. Do you mean by the 'hours slaved over a keyboard'? :) I don't agree with him completely either, but I like...the passion, the artistry, the...urge behind it. Does that make sense? I hope I don't offend by having posted it now...dang.Jenn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752509794133565740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-59020474873779380362015-06-18T17:24:49.097-07:002015-06-18T17:24:49.097-07:00Well, I'll have to respectfully disagree with ...Well, I'll have to respectfully disagree with the poet. I'd have a lot of unhappy readers if I'd followed his advice, because I never would've finished the Port Aster Secrets series. Sandra Orchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236883194496601011noreply@blogger.com