tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post4169010645598326007..comments2023-12-23T19:32:16.381-07:00Comments on The Goat's Lunch Pail: OddiversaryLeah J. Utashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-68602162171125281102007-08-27T02:00:00.000-06:002007-08-27T02:00:00.000-06:00Yep getting published is hard work, but you plan t...Yep getting published is hard work, but you plan to persevere so good on you!<BR/><BR/>I think platform and a good query letter go a long way.Taliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021644688776666185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-18111242470690115322007-08-26T13:58:00.000-06:002007-08-26T13:58:00.000-06:00Terrie Farley Moran - You're right. We didn't want...Terrie Farley Moran - You're right. We didn't want to punch a clock.<BR/>I had to laugh at your remark about getting a time clock.<BR/>Glad to hear you've got a story coming out. I wish you good news on the other two, and everything else you send out in the future.<BR/><BR/>Isabella it's been an age! Glad to see you.<BR/>Your friend is wise. Thanks for the anniversary wishes.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-25538190096919409562007-08-26T13:51:00.000-06:002007-08-26T13:51:00.000-06:00hi leah, long time no see. interesting that i wou...hi leah, long time no see. interesting that i would bump into this PARTICULAR blog post.<BR/><BR/>i had an interesting conversation with a good friend of mine about that the other day.<BR/><BR/>"people CAN make money from what they love", she said, "but you have to concentrate at least as much on the money making as on doing the thing that you love."<BR/><BR/>hm.<BR/><BR/>at any rate, leah, happy anniversary, and KEEP ON TRUCKING!isabella morihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150933640442379951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-63252524234797978622007-08-26T13:38:00.000-06:002007-08-26T13:38:00.000-06:00Leah, Writing isn't easy, and now I am learning th...Leah, <BR/><BR/>Writing isn't easy, and now I am learning that getting published is harder still.<BR/><BR/>It will take as long as it takes. I enjoy what I have written so far--one novel, three short stories. I am reaping rejections on the novel, have one short story coming out in an anthology this Fall and am waiting to hear on the other two. <BR/><BR/>And I am writing another short. (I do like that form.)<BR/><BR/>If I may be so bold: the reason we are not working at our other jobs is: we wanted to write and not punch a clock while we are doing it. <BR/><BR/>If you are in a hurry, you could get a time clock . . .<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-3056749668796225532007-08-26T11:19:00.000-06:002007-08-26T11:19:00.000-06:00Thanks, cousin, athough to be honest I've done mor...Thanks, cousin, athough to be honest I've done more thinking about it than writing these past few weeks.<BR/><BR/>You've got a good point there, Crabby. The better stories later.<BR/>Interesting about the professional identity. Leaving who you were to become who you are is quite a trip.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-72009267522960905922007-08-26T05:19:00.000-06:002007-08-26T05:19:00.000-06:00Oh Leah, I can so relate to this post!I was also f...Oh Leah, I can so relate to this post!<BR/><BR/>I was also fortunate enough to be able to abandon a professional career in order to write. But at least for me, I find it can be hard on the ego to have nothing to "show" for my efforts after many years. At least before I had a professional identity! <BR/><BR/>Good luck with your efforts. I figure the fact that it takes a long time will just make the eventual success stories all the more fun to tell. Keep pluggin' away and I'm sure the day will come.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-66086478630651410322007-08-25T12:37:00.000-06:002007-08-25T12:37:00.000-06:00Hey, cousin! I have no doubt that you will be publ...Hey, cousin! I have no doubt that you will be published. It will happen. At least you are writing, rather than just sitting around thinking about it, like I do! (Has it really been SIX years?!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-42929829066635357602007-08-24T16:03:00.000-06:002007-08-24T16:03:00.000-06:00Thank you, thank you, thank you Virgina Lee. What ...Thank you, thank you, thank you Virgina Lee. What a lovely thing to say.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-56915170518440605562007-08-24T15:16:00.000-06:002007-08-24T15:16:00.000-06:00Leah, I have absolute faith in your ability to pub...Leah, I have absolute faith in your ability to publish many books. I find it hard to believe that I can't go to a bookstore now and ask for a book by you already.<BR/><BR/>Keep plugging, hon. I believe in you!Virginia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493643681622551814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-21661165957596635932007-08-24T13:03:00.000-06:002007-08-24T13:03:00.000-06:00Bunnygirl- It would be nice to be earning money. ...Bunnygirl- It would be nice to be earning money. I will someday.<BR/>Thanks for the vote of confidence.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-53197255677410399882007-08-24T12:08:00.000-06:002007-08-24T12:08:00.000-06:00Lucky you, to not need a regular paycheck! If Tex...Lucky you, to not need a regular paycheck! If Texas doesn't change its retirement rules in the next 15 years, I'll be in that same boat at 55. It's highly unlikely I'll quit working for pay, but I'm sooooo looking forward to knowing every day that what I'm doing with my time has no bearing on whether or not I eat or pay the light bill! That's the REAL tyranny of the paycheck, you know. :-)<BR/><BR/>Given your background, I'm sure you can get published. Genre and market play much bigger roles than actual writing ability, so depending on what you write, it could take longer than "average." But hang in there!Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.com