tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post8690237648023277424..comments2024-02-13T08:31:03.541-08:00Comments on Terri Tiffany: Writing Stories You Remember: Do you have a backup plan?Terri Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-1530391217485642282009-03-05T04:59:00.000-08:002009-03-05T04:59:00.000-08:00Thankfully, my family doesn't depend on my income ...Thankfully, my family doesn't depend on my income for writing to survive, so there's not that pressure. But because of the current economic meltdown, my husband took a month+ job in another state. Balancing my job as both parents to three teens and also being a care giver for my mom t'aint easy, but ya just roll with the punches. <BR/><BR/>As for writing, we write because we don't have any other choice. Sometimes ya just gotta grit ya teeth and keep going. Prayers and hugs for the journey!Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-76750390153201780502009-03-04T18:09:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:09:00.000-08:00we probably need more articles like this one on ho...we probably need more articles like this one on how to survive since most people find themselves in the same situation. there you go...submit it, most submission the more chances of acceptance. I know!Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-50938746091778900042009-03-04T17:28:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:28:00.000-08:00Terri, i am so sorry about what you all are facing...Terri, i am so sorry about what you all are facing. I love your spirit and attitude in spite of everything. You are right, we do need backup plans...and persistence! Hang in there, friend.Stonefoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315274338937631860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-70747726935961414822009-03-04T15:09:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:09:00.000-08:00Hi,What a great post. I will keep you in my prayer...Hi,<BR/>What a great post. I will keep you in my prayers that God will lead, guide and direct to the plan that He ultimately has in store for you. Blessings and peace to you today.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519485460098429364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-69661107230925558002009-03-04T15:03:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:03:00.000-08:00Please go to http://olivepressmuse.blogspot.com/20...Please go to http://olivepressmuse.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-five-addictions.html to see your awardSusan Storm Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022089496490587104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-69744852420942375102009-03-04T13:23:00.000-08:002009-03-04T13:23:00.000-08:00I think back up plans are a must, no matter if the...I think back up plans are a must, no matter if the economy is in a rut or what's going on in your life. It can all change on the turn of a dime. <BR/><BR/>My writing is my back up plan - and in this, I mean that when life goes horribly wrong, I retreat to my writing world. It's my own little vacation spot. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-47750598734317668932009-03-04T11:16:00.000-08:002009-03-04T11:16:00.000-08:00I like this post about having a backup plan. Part...I like this post about having a backup plan. Particularly for new writers trying to get published. It can be so easy sometimes to believe that once you write something you feel is great, some agent or publisher out there will jump at the opportunity to look at your work and publish it. But that's almost never the case. And, though it hurts, rejection can often be a great stepping stone on the way to being a better writer. It teaches us to persevere, to be the best we can be, to write better, more often, to edit, edit, edit! And we can trust God that we're not writing for no purpose at all. If He put in it our hearts to tell a story or reach someone, then that dream can never be rejected!Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-2528035889385417712009-03-04T10:44:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:44:00.000-08:00I do have a backup plan so I don't worry about wha...I do have a backup plan so I don't worry about what will happen. We both have our real estate licenses as well so I guess that is a second backup plan. Then I could always finish some of the things that I have started writing and that would be a third backup. Wow, I have lots of options. <BR/><BR/>I think that blogging could prove to be a great networking tool.Greg Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925817439493420666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-7395435354873598382009-03-04T10:15:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:15:00.000-08:00Ah, rejection. I know it well. :) For me, my back ...Ah, rejection. I know it well. :) For me, my back up plan is to start writing something else. I guess that's not exactly a backup plan, per say, but it works for me. (For now)Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-13799465892706536202009-03-04T10:14:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:14:00.000-08:00Great analogy Terri. We can plan for any situation...Great analogy Terri. We can plan for any situation, but I am reminded that God said, His ways are not the ways of man. "God let me be in your perfect will today, nudge me where I need to be nudged, and keep me from the places that I don't need to be."Susan Storm Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022089496490587104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-28962440374155819882009-03-04T07:34:00.000-08:002009-03-04T07:34:00.000-08:00Ah gawd, yes--the rejection, the Let me Throw All ...Ah gawd, yes--the rejection, the Let me Throw All My Stuff in a Fire and Burn it ALL writer angst! But we just get up and brush ourselves off and write and submit again! <BR/><BR/>What keeps me going is that I love this business even when I hate it -- I love language and words and love when I'm creating....if only I was satisfied with just that, eh? *smiling*<BR/><BR/>I'm keeping my good thoughts heading you way, TerriKathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-18901467780382088202009-03-04T06:47:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:47:00.000-08:00I've honestly not once, submitted a writing..........I've honestly not once, submitted a writing....... <BR/><BR/>But I know that God has filled me with His peace concerning where we are in today's world and that HE IS IN CONTROL. I must be surrendered, submissive, OBEDIENT to what He lays on my heart and that it is confirmed in His word...but....I also truly stand on He gives and He takes. Thy will and Thy way. <BR/><BR/>I pray that this might encourage you....Lovingly, YolandaYolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728042597055536307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-88977462820487846392009-03-04T05:40:00.000-08:002009-03-04T05:40:00.000-08:00At least in Blogland, there are no qualms about be...At least in Blogland, there are no qualms about being accepted - people read or don't read - and that's that. Makes life simple!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com