tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post1217343181737886026..comments2024-03-12T20:14:12.308-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHY DO WE GO ON?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-89347833567035122292013-06-27T18:32:14.039-05:002013-06-27T18:32:14.039-05:00Interesting. I didn't know he had been treated...Interesting. I didn't know he had been treated for manic depression. I always wondered if there was a genetic predisposition for depression in his family. So many members have committed suicide....sad. <br /><br />I imagine my 11th grade English teacher and you would have a blast sitting around and talking 'Hemingway'...thanks for the video. I didn't know there were any!The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-12168889325839152622013-06-27T18:19:39.358-05:002013-06-27T18:19:39.358-05:00'Dreamers dream and die with their dreams.'...'Dreamers dream and die with their dreams.' Wow, that's profound. And so true.<br /><br />This is the pep talk I needed. Thanks!<br /><br />Gonna watch the video now. Hope you're doing well :)The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-91319498886000329732013-06-27T17:24:25.383-05:002013-06-27T17:24:25.383-05:00Sooooo beautiful. Your posts are really resonating...Sooooo beautiful. Your posts are really resonating with me this week! Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-15981313456192145382013-06-27T09:57:55.589-05:002013-06-27T09:57:55.589-05:00D.G.:
Like you, I believe life demands of us a str...D.G.:<br />Like you, I believe life demands of us a strong spine. Sometimes mine feels like silly putty!<br /><br />That was an evocative video, wasn't it?<br /><br />Damyanti:<br />Wasn't that a great quote?<br /><br />Siv:<br />The trouble with grabbing life by the throat is that it usually grabs back! At least that is what the ghost of Hemingway just told me! He was a complex man.<br /><br />Angela:<br />You're doing better in your sales than I am if that is any consolation. We sing because the song burns within us. :-)<br /><br />Shelly:<br />I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25826562844198557502013-06-27T07:20:51.940-05:002013-06-27T07:20:51.940-05:00This was wonderful.
Hugs and chocolate,
ShellyThis was wonderful.<br /><br />Hugs and chocolate,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42406584196555579352013-06-27T07:12:09.180-05:002013-06-27T07:12:09.180-05:00Why do we go on? The title of your post immediatel...Why do we go on? The title of your post immediately drove me to ponder why do I go on with this writing life, with this life of 1 book, 2 book sales when the person next to me is kicking out a 100 sales a day.<br /><br />Then I stopped and figured I'd better read the post itself instead of staying in that place of contemplation...mostly because I knew the answer to why I go on despite sales being a reflection that I should stop and give up.<br /><br />And I'm glad I read the post...I go on because I love it and that backbone, that spine...that's good, too.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45210770076609210042013-06-27T06:29:34.758-05:002013-06-27T06:29:34.758-05:00I wonder what Hemingway would have thought about t...I wonder what Hemingway would have thought about today's writing market and the internet. Thank you for posting the video, I learned a few things that I did not know from before. He sure grabbed life by the balls. Too bad depression got him in the end. Great artists often suffer the same fate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42990057061590303012013-06-27T05:57:49.984-05:002013-06-27T05:57:49.984-05:00That's a wonderful quote from Hemingway.That's a wonderful quote from Hemingway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-29846593464892786092013-06-27T01:42:59.359-05:002013-06-27T01:42:59.359-05:00Thank you for the Hemingway video, I watched all o...Thank you for the Hemingway video, I watched all of it. I was hooked by the opening image - the Eiffel Tower. I felt sad by the end. <br /><br />First you have it all, then you don't. He kept looking for something. . . the joy of life? Looking for love in all the wrong places, as the song goes.<br /><br />I agree with Ernest, first you have to try. Thinking before reacting is a bit harder for most of us, knee-jerk reaction is more common. Both books and writers need a strong spine.<br /><br /><br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com