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The master did, and said, "No, sorry, you shouldn't be playing the cello." Years later, the "student" came to a concert by the master and visited him backstage. "Years ago you gave me advice that changed my life. You said I shouldn't play the cello," said the student."So I stopped." And the master said, "Then I was right, because if you were truly dedicated nothing I could have said would have stood in your way."<BR/><BR/>That's the point. This is who we are. That will never change.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14020316254265074442007-12-13T15:43:00.000-05:002007-12-13T15:43:00.000-05:00I truly believe that if you can resist telling sto...I truly believe that if you can resist telling stories, you're not a writer. Writers write because they (we!) have to write.Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-32434566593842818222007-12-13T14:12:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:12:00.000-05:00I'm not sure writers are really all that insecure....I'm not sure writers are really all that insecure. It takes *some* kind of weird confidence to stay with your writing when common sense keeps telling you there are far easier ways to make a living.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Felicia is right - "insane" comes closer.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-74685673316229234552007-12-13T12:38:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:38:00.000-05:00Good one, Joanna. I've seen Paul Potts several tim...Good one, Joanna. I've seen Paul Potts several times now and it's an incredible story. By the way, last time I saw him on TV, he was still working the day job selling phones.<BR/><BR/>Did you say "insecure?" I read it "insane." <BR/><BR/>Why do I write? Because somewhere in the creation process, someone waved a wand, sprinkled fairy dust, gave an incantation, prayed (insert whatever belief you ascribe to), and we were born writers. And, as Sue Ann so aptly said, we'd stop breathing if we didn't.<BR/><BR/>When I have doubts, I remember that others believe in me, so to not believe in myself would really be letting them down.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-7207030732586212912007-12-13T11:43:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:43:00.000-05:00This is great to read Joanna. (I sent the URL to ...This is great to read Joanna. (I sent the URL to the Paul Potts video clip to my daughter the singer.) I must say though, all things being equal, I would prefer to have a publisher pick up my second book rather than being a martyr to my writing compulsion. Call me shallow.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-56829601133349642632007-12-13T11:27:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:27:00.000-05:00One thing's for sure. No one can accuse me of just...One thing's for sure. No one can accuse me of just being in it for the money. :-)Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39104127441073755312007-12-13T11:12:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:12:00.000-05:00Sue Ann,Years ago I took a class from Madeline L'E...Sue Ann,<BR/><BR/>Years ago I took a class from Madeline L'Engle. She told us that when her kids were growing up, she started feeling guilty about the time she spent writing--time when she didn't bake cookies, oversee homework, etc. <BR/><BR/>So she quit. And for months, she was the perfect mom.<BR/><BR/>One day her kids came to her. (She had quite a crew as I recall.) They asked her to start writing again, because...she was a happier person when she did.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's miserable some days, but I definitely feel the difference when I don't get to my REAL work.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67717152521102180852007-12-13T10:58:00.000-05:002007-12-13T10:58:00.000-05:00Great post, Joanna! I don't think there's a singl...Great post, Joanna! I don't think there's a single one of us who doesn't often think "why in the hell am I doing this to myself?" I'm saying that daily now as my deadline approaches. Yet, still I get up early and stay up late and pound the keyboard under stressful deadlines. Once the deadline is met, I'll do it all over again like a hamster in a wheel.<BR/><BR/>When I get in the "why in the hell" mode, I make a list of what I'd be doing instead of writing: more sleep, more tv, more time with friends, more reading, more travel. There is nothing I'm missing by writing, I'd just get to do more of the things I like doing.<BR/><BR/>Sure, my life would be much easier if I wasn't writing and marketing books, but would it be better? Doubtful, because I'm sure if I stop writing, I'll stop breathing. It's that important to me.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com