Comments on: How Brave a Writer Are You?

By: Ali Hale

Ali Hale — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:48:01 +0000

Seriously, TravelinOma, EATING and SLEEPING really aren’t optional! Make time to get the rest and recharging you need, and you’ll get better words, faster.

Very best of luck with the novel — that’s a tight deadline! But I bet you’ll feel amazing when you achieve it.

By: TravelinOma

TravelinOma — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:56:56 +0000

I’m in the middle of my first novel: the deadline is September 15th. I’m climbing that mountain 24/7 and I’m exhausted, wondering if I got lost in a lonely land filled with letters and words and phrases that don’t hook together in a way that will get me on the right trail. It is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I don’t have time to sleep, eat, talk to people, go places, read, watch the news. I am a character out of Fahrenheit 451, and no words come out of me except text from the book. I loved this post. It was like a marker showing me I’m on a real mountain, one that has a top and other writers have actually seen the top. What I worry about now is that when I reach the top, I will be so crazy I’ll jump off. If I do, the main thing is the book. GET IT PUBLISHED!!

By: News and Reviews for 08/05/2010 | Level 30 Yinzer

News and Reviews for 08/05/2010 | Level 30 Yinzer — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:39:58 +0000

[...] monsters, and NPCs (which is, what, everything in a DnD game?). Men With Pens also touched upon the chutzpah it takes to write at all, something that struck us near to our own hearts as that is the main portion of what we do all [...]

By: Vimala Seetharaman

Vimala Seetharaman — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:27:20 +0000

Great Motivational Post. Thanks very much.

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:38:04 +0000

Love it peaks and valleys and one step forward. I’m 56 and this is the philosophy I’ve always had…and it helped me successfully raise my family and at the same time finish my Bachelors and Masters degree and move to our dream place and so much more. Yup never give up…one small step and then suddenly a leap.

By: Ali Hale

Ali Hale — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:31:15 +0000

@Marla – Sorry, only just got your comment. Yes, I did have fun writing this!

@Susan – Thank you! I always feel pretty underqualified to write about life (after all, I’ve not lived much of it yet…) and I’m really glad when my posts reach people.

@Angie – Cheers! And good luck conquering the mountain.

@Janet – It’s true that if you start putting your writing out there, you’re gonna get some negative feedback (after all, you can’t please everyone). I’ve found, though, that many many people will provide kind and thoughtful responses.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:27:01 +0000

You must also be brave and face a world of critics waiting to blow you off the mountain trail because they don’t agree with what you’ve written.

By: Angie Papple Johnston

Angie Papple Johnston — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:38:55 +0000

High five. Awesome post. I’ve actually fallen off the mountain a couple of times and had to start back from the bottom. Thanks for putting all this so eloquently!

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Stuff Around The Web – Vol. 1C « Steven K. Griffin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:14:14 +0000

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By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:36:04 +0000

I’m a grandmother, and I’ve been reading Aliventures for a while. I am both amazed and humbled by the wisdom in your posts. I’ve been in a deep, deep valley for quite some time and have only recently begun to climb out of it and to write again. Thanks for a beautiful post.