tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.comments2013-10-22T18:14:07.734-07:00Ted the ThirdAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01021888227904891627noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-77179398051385700322013-10-15T00:54:08.027-07:002013-10-15T00:54:08.027-07:00should it not read "what are your personal KP...should it not read "what are your personal KPIs?" sorry proffesional writer to proffesional writerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-20349016833138675092012-04-27T02:43:06.025-07:002012-04-27T02:43:06.025-07:00I can relate to this. I stopped blogging, as much ...I can relate to this. I stopped blogging, as much as I had enjoyed it, because I didn't feel like I could produce "perfect" content. I recently relaunched my blog, but have not written much, and once again for the same reason.<br /><br />Guess it might be time to reflect on why...Mikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284255407204811414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-27501927807634420852012-04-11T10:43:17.815-07:002012-04-11T10:43:17.815-07:00You were 4months old!
--Brady didn't know th...You were 4months old! <br /><br />--Brady didn't know the Panthers wanted it so bad, lol.Integrity, Honesty, Blunt, Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324073405968898732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-21654612753904835092012-04-11T09:59:59.804-07:002012-04-11T09:59:59.804-07:00I agree you should leave that fun stuff about your...I agree you should leave that fun stuff about yourself. It helps readers relate to you. What you might want to think about is branding. Everything I do including my website is Cathy's Voice. I plan to add a facebook page soon. I plan to see how closely I can link colors and themes on all sites. You want people to recognize you anywhere they go.tinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-85083185619355979052012-04-11T09:55:46.515-07:002012-04-11T09:55:46.515-07:00Loved it. Let me correct one thing. Yes you did r...Loved it. Let me correct one thing. Yes you did ride in an orange plastic baby seat that did resemble a baby bath tub, however, you rode in the front between the two bucket seats of a Bronco. Hey, it was what we had at the time. You were born in Santa Barbara but we lived in Goleta. The local newspaper shared that were a new native Goletian. LOLtinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-18905035972884388142012-04-10T09:10:51.311-07:002012-04-10T09:10:51.311-07:00I think you should leave your twitter just as it i...I think you should leave your twitter just as it is. It is a reflection on yourself as a person and any fan of your work will love to see those snapshot moments into the life an author they enjoy. I know I have felt that way when I have stumbled onto blogs and websites of authors I enjoy and I see posts about other thing besides writing. <br /><br />Just my thoughts, but great to see your page!Bre_0https://www.blogger.com/profile/11826411020530089379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-48471618284006676742012-03-30T16:20:24.329-07:002012-03-30T16:20:24.329-07:00I already told you but I did purchase a copy and h...I already told you but I did purchase a copy and have read about half of the stories. Of course i read yours first. I did enjoy the stories I read and I did love yours as well. I may be a bit prejudiced but a Mom is allowed that.tinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-42491566750458128272012-03-29T14:13:38.934-07:002012-03-29T14:13:38.934-07:00Congratulations to all of you. I stopped by Saucy...Congratulations to all of you. I stopped by Saucy Ink when you first mentioned it and I'm glad the project came together!Laurie Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240748014935540785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-84730880493445627062012-03-28T05:02:41.168-07:002012-03-28T05:02:41.168-07:00Looking forward to seeing what you have here, Ted....Looking forward to seeing what you have here, Ted. Writing is tough work, but I know I'll like your message :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651149111229376557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-80608249652948959582012-03-18T11:47:49.938-07:002012-03-18T11:47:49.938-07:00I so relate to this. Writers Write..it is book an...I so relate to this. Writers Write..it is book and a thought. Keep writing. Your Mom says so. That is reason enough! :)tinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-61775273252236595552012-03-15T19:09:23.798-07:002012-03-15T19:09:23.798-07:00There are definitely moments, and scenes that stay...There are definitely moments, and scenes that stay with me, but on the whole, you are exactly right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021888227904891627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-1124305642978473642012-03-15T11:45:39.704-07:002012-03-15T11:45:39.704-07:00I find if you write regularly, when you come back ...I find if you write regularly, when you come back to your work two or three weeks later you can no longer tell which 500 words were the hard to write ones and which ones came easily. There might be specific instances here and there burned in to memory, but most of the time it's all the same in retrospect.Laurie Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240748014935540785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-33520456218146530462011-11-22T14:45:47.601-08:002011-11-22T14:45:47.601-08:00I agree totally with you Ted. And I agree that Go...I agree totally with you Ted. And I agree that God is concerned with every aspect of His children's lives, but if God were to turn football in favor of Tebow..wouldn't he have also had to have done the same for the Redskins when Joe Gibbs was coach. He proclaimed his Christianity and has done so for a very long time. <br />The same thing seems to happen with natural disasters. The hurricane misses Charleston and hits Cape Hatteras. Did we have more faith and more faithful Christians than Cape Hatteras? What about the little girl who was killed recently by a bullet from a home invasion? Did she not have enough faith? <br />You see where this is going..<br />And this has been a debate since God let Satan have his hand at Job.<br />OK..I have said enough. <br />I need to use all these words to get my 50,00 for NaNoWriMo.tinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-66976041910812671912011-11-21T21:32:16.805-08:002011-11-21T21:32:16.805-08:00On the contrary God is concerned with every aspect...On the contrary God is concerned with every aspect of His children's lives. And will show himself mighty in our lives in all we endeavor to do. When God' s hand is on you all things are possible. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path. The heart of the king is in His hand and He has the power to turn it toward or away from you. TIM Tebow has Gods favor and God has turned the heart of the king (football) in his favor and it shows up in everything he puts his hand too. When you are genuine with God you excel. God shows himself mighty in the ones we least expect. Look at David and Golliah just to name one. There are so many instances in the bible where God involved himself with the desires and ambitions on his people just because he loved them not because they earned or deserved it. God inhabits the praise of his people. When God dwells with you, you can expect the unexpected to show up in every area of our life. To say God is not concerned with our desires and ambitions is to say he is shallow in the least and we defintely know He is a Holy God unable to lie or have vain ambition. We were created to worship him. He simply wants to show up in our life. Thats what He does because He's God.writtercynthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947817356679531981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-90851769772617659242011-11-11T10:59:08.573-08:002011-11-11T10:59:08.573-08:00I've heard it's usually the third or fourt...I've heard it's usually the third or fourth novel an author writes that eventually becomes the debut novel.<br /><br />The writer needed to write the earlier novels for practice, and by the later books is writing at a professional level.Laurie Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240748014935540785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-34460964238929716192011-11-11T07:22:00.244-08:002011-11-11T07:22:00.244-08:00While those maybe debut novels, they very likely a...While those maybe debut novels, they very likely aren't the first novels those authors wrote. Most authors pen one or more novels that never see publication before they get their break. Of course, with self-pub that is changing, but I will wait until the book is done before I start worrying about all that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021888227904891627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-9710904649598418002011-11-11T04:11:25.823-08:002011-11-11T04:11:25.823-08:00Genres are just categories. Don't worry about...Genres are just categories. Don't worry about them. Your novel as well as many others may cross lines of many of them. <br />Check out this webs site.<br />http://www.bookmarket.com/debutnovels.htm for information on first time novel success. Part of the article reads..<br />969 fiction deals were reported at Publishers Marketplace in 2004. Of those deals, 137 were for first novels. That's 14% of all fiction deals. Of course, only a percentage of all deals are reported to Publishers Marketplace, but the percentage of first novel deals is still probably close to 10% of all novel deals in any one year.<br />Love youtinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-61965669483477935022011-10-12T10:25:54.663-07:002011-10-12T10:25:54.663-07:00Finishing is the most important part, because most...Finishing is the most important part, because most people who want to enter never do. At the very least it's more practice, and writing is something that needs to be practiced just like any other activity.Laurie Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240748014935540785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-59902233069066542672011-10-12T04:56:08.228-07:002011-10-12T04:56:08.228-07:00Do turn it in. You don't have anything to los...Do turn it in. You don't have anything to lose. You probably aren't the only one to write on the characters you chose. Now be a good boy and do as your mother says. LOLtinkerdixiebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178222038990898359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-73656655957139409772011-10-09T07:10:11.704-07:002011-10-09T07:10:11.704-07:00Nice post! And yes the areas of our lives are def...Nice post! And yes the areas of our lives are definitely not passive balls but flaming bears with attitudes. I also have the God bear, which is even larger in my life since I am a pastor. I also teach at a Christian school, so thankfully the God bear gets to go to work with me and influence my teaching methods.<br /><br />The teaching bear has been a bit bipolar over the years. At first, the teaching bear left me mauled and bleeding in a corner, and I vowed never to visit that bear again. However, in recent years, it has grown more tame and I have found a new love for its flaming fluffiness. It helps that the bear is now a private school bear rather than a public school one.<br /><br />I have no children yet, but my wife is an awesome, hard-working yet cuddly bear that always greets me with a big bear hug when I return from a long day of work. Like your wife, mine allows me to be myself and enjoy spending time with my other, smaller bears: gaming and football.<br /><br />My gaming bear is usually like a nice relaxing bear that spends time with me later in the evenings to unwind from my busy life. Some evenings this bear growls when our guild struggles to down a boss or has drama, but it is usually a stress reliever bear.<br /><br />My football bear is also a different animal, a tiger--an Auburn tiger to be precise. I am a lifelong fan and graduate of Auburn university, and for three months of the year on Saturdays, the football tiger eats up large chunks of my time. Like you said, the football bear/tiger hibernates most of the year, giving me more time with my bigger and more important bears.<br /><br />I also have a writing bear, but he has been asleep for quite a while. Maybe I should wake him and see if he is friendly.Ken Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677984572855891290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-80545751895269073742011-10-07T04:12:44.361-07:002011-10-07T04:12:44.361-07:00I stop a little short on comparisons to Edison and...I stop a little short on comparisons to Edison and da Vinci. That's because Steve Jobs was more of an idea guy than an actual inventor/creator.<br /><br />The original Apple computer was built by Steve Wozniak. The iMac, iPod, etc were all designed by Jonathan Ive and design teams at Apple. <br /><br />Jobs was a visionary and an inspiration, but he greatly benefited by attracting talented people who could make his visions a reality.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-91292371804062431462011-10-06T22:18:08.916-07:002011-10-06T22:18:08.916-07:00In the information age where Jobs and Apple has ch...In the information age where Jobs and Apple has changed the way we live, comparisons to Edison aren't farfetched. I'm not an apple guy, I had an iPhone and felt dirty when I bought it, and I'd go so far as to say, I'd never buy anything outside of that iPhone. No ipods, no ipads, or macs or whatever, but Jobs has changed the way we live. <br /><br />Of course, he also tried to control the masses with an incredibly rigid do it my way or GTFO. Do you remember when he changed the volume toggling on ipad after it shipped and didn't give a shit if you had gotten used to and liked the way it shipped?<br /><br />My comparisons to Davinci and Edison are appropriate because he changed the way we live. I'll stand by that even if I wasn't remotely close to being his biggest fan.Rhabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-72141196469419583382011-09-21T19:18:54.524-07:002011-09-21T19:18:54.524-07:00She's not a household name either, but the fir...She's not a household name either, but the first session was very informative and the group is small. We are doing weekly writing exercises and getting critiqued. I'm excited to see how much I can improve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021888227904891627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-31601511244100268022011-09-21T15:23:56.373-07:002011-09-21T15:23:56.373-07:00If she's a good teacher (some writers are good...If she's a good teacher (some writers are good writers, but not necessarily good teachers), the class should be immensely helpful. My own writing kicked up a notch after attending workshops taught by a local YA author in my area.<br /><br />He's not a household name, but he was very insightful about what works and what increases tension in a story.Laurie Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240748014935540785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899592838279130063.post-73609611131954331982011-09-09T04:19:31.905-07:002011-09-09T04:19:31.905-07:00Ouch - no love for my poor Buffalo Bills! You don&...Ouch - no love for my poor Buffalo Bills! You don't even grace them with an honorable mention in the Luck Bowl! I love Ryan Fitzpatrick (fellow ivy-leaguer makes it big!) but I don't think he's good enough. However, it doesn't really matter when the front office gets rid of all the offensive lineman. I don't care who's QB if there is no line! It's gonna be a long year in cold upstate NY as well!Bill Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653854818275657368noreply@blogger.com