tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post1006674179610123156..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: You Want to be a Writer...Elspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-11147443760399207762011-09-07T13:21:46.577-07:002011-09-07T13:21:46.577-07:00Giggles: YES!!!Giggles: YES!!!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-20677277789788916152011-09-07T12:30:59.412-07:002011-09-07T12:30:59.412-07:00:o] Don't you wish it could happen as fast as ...:o] Don't you wish it could happen as fast as a blog post makes it sound.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-36225334917760529662011-09-07T12:13:54.577-07:002011-09-07T12:13:54.577-07:00Terry; I admit I have written some games based sim...Terry; I admit I have written some games based simply on my best guess on what mystery game buyers would want to play, but I certainly know what you're talking about.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-37567630642810165332011-09-07T11:26:43.231-07:002011-09-07T11:26:43.231-07:00I found that I have to write for ME. If I don'...I found that I have to write for ME. If I don't like it, it's a burdensome chore. Not that it isn't hard work, but I write the stories I want to read, with the characters I love to spend time with.<br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of MysteryTerry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-84150041972569705052011-09-07T09:39:48.013-07:002011-09-07T09:39:48.013-07:00Margot; Of course those all are vital necessities....Margot; Of course those all are vital necessities. I actually have a stuffed sheep on my writing desk. He stares.<br /><br />Maryann; It must be wonderful to be able to write for younger readers. I do remember that feeling of discovering new adventures every time I opened a book.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-83926923863622810652011-09-07T07:53:19.691-07:002011-09-07T07:53:19.691-07:00Love the picture of the little boy and the book. O...Love the picture of the little boy and the book. One of the main reasons I became a writer was to hopefully some day write and publish a book that would thrill some young reader the way books thrilled me. That is what it is all about.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-21529642496646009422011-09-07T06:08:45.991-07:002011-09-07T06:08:45.991-07:00Elspeth - It is so important to set one's sigh...Elspeth - It is so important to set one's sights on a goal. The steps to get to that goal can be so frustrating that if you don't keep your "eyes on the prize," it's easy to give up.<br /><br />But may I please add a word about the vital necessity along the way of appropriate doses of coffee, dark chocolate and wine? Oh, and sheep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com