tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post6034231217383840747..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: A Real JobElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-27076882165609160602009-09-21T08:30:01.067-07:002009-09-21T08:30:01.067-07:00Great post! As a stay at home mom and an aspiring ...Great post! As a stay at home mom and an aspiring writer, I can completely relate!<br /><br />April<br />http://cafeofdreams.blogspot.comAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-72366759685216376112009-09-16T08:22:34.224-07:002009-09-16T08:22:34.224-07:00I've been a stay-at-home dad/writer for severa...I've been a stay-at-home dad/writer for several years now (and before that a stay-at-home dad/marketing manager, and a stay-at-home dad/newsletter publisher, too). I still get the weird comments and odd looks now and then. <br /><br />Usually, if I belch and scratch myself, people stop pestering me about it :)Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-63342530581215707222009-09-16T05:49:38.188-07:002009-09-16T05:49:38.188-07:00This is a post that really speaks to me! I encount...This is a post that really speaks to me! I encounter this all the time. Sigh. <br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-72127833359482421992009-09-15T16:54:57.420-07:002009-09-15T16:54:57.420-07:00Great post, Elspeth! Unless they've tried it, ...Great post, Elspeth! Unless they've tried it, I don't think anyone has any idea how time-consuming and soul-wrenching the entire writing process is!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-83997209231312751982009-09-15T12:30:23.792-07:002009-09-15T12:30:23.792-07:00Elizabeth - from your lips to God's ears!Elizabeth - from your lips to God's ears!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-24976476261414430122009-09-15T12:27:39.717-07:002009-09-15T12:27:39.717-07:00You just wait, when you're on the bestseller l...You just wait, when you're on the bestseller list they'll see! Revenge is sweet!Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35955602897700716082009-09-15T11:22:30.815-07:002009-09-15T11:22:30.815-07:00Galen; I wish that WAS my problem!Galen; I wish that WAS my problem!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-59027966021433640272009-09-15T11:19:56.775-07:002009-09-15T11:19:56.775-07:00Now wait a minute. I’m confused. (Nothing odd th...Now wait a minute. I’m confused. (Nothing odd there.) Uh, you said this isn’t a problem if you’re rich and famous. Well? Pause. Toe tapping. You’re rich and famous, so, what’s the problem???<br /><br />Now, were ARE those bon bons.<br /><br />Best Regards, Galen<br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-89868543700287244022009-09-15T11:02:06.453-07:002009-09-15T11:02:06.453-07:00I've got kids too, Carolyn. All in school now...I've got kids too, Carolyn. All in school now which means I have more time to write. But yes, if you're at home there's plenty to do.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-2882120936693238352009-09-15T10:53:56.379-07:002009-09-15T10:53:56.379-07:00Good post. I've got 2 work-at-home jobs, writ...Good post. I've got 2 work-at-home jobs, writing and mothering, and I still feel like I need to justify that I am working all day long.<br /><br />When my daughter naps, I write. But mixed into that is all the other HH chores that need tending. It's a fine balance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com