tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post7577478833358595034..comments2023-04-02T15:09:21.048+01:00Comments on Fi Phillips: Parenting your writingFihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-20342301033144455552012-08-07T08:55:32.320+01:002012-08-07T08:55:32.320+01:00Good luck, Anna.Good luck, Anna.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-53084673772888763782012-08-07T08:54:31.680+01:002012-08-07T08:54:31.680+01:00Maybe you should take the hint then :-) Brave is g...Maybe you should take the hint then :-) Brave is good.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-44817740940668214202012-08-07T08:45:28.519+01:002012-08-07T08:45:28.519+01:00Thank you but sometimes drifting is good. It can s...Thank you but sometimes drifting is good. It can set us on new paths.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-70745916490886733332012-08-07T08:44:33.653+01:002012-08-07T08:44:33.653+01:00Thank you, Nancy. I like the idea of cheerleading ...Thank you, Nancy. I like the idea of cheerleading our writing.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-41770052369328067192012-08-07T07:59:51.488+01:002012-08-07T07:59:51.488+01:00Oh, this hits home.
I wanted my father to read a...Oh, this hits home. <br /><br />I wanted my father to read and appreciate my writing, but when I showed him some of my first texts (that were translations), he was going blind and could not read them. Then he passed away 2006. So I have never really shared my writing with him as I had hoped. But he always knew that I wanted to become a writer.<br /><br />Recently, I have connected with my nephew who was very close to my father; and I've found a new friend of literature in him! And we can talk about my father, his grandfather, since we both loved him very much.<br /><br />I've decided to take my writing seriously and step up to the top rung now. My nephew has helped me even though he is not my parent; he has offered to be a sounding board and has given me hope. But I am going to do it anyway, with or without his help.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />AnnaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-69103240182883009702012-08-06T21:57:03.492+01:002012-08-06T21:57:03.492+01:00I am still in hesitation mode. I can say I am a wr...I am still in hesitation mode. I can say I am a writer because I write, but to say I am a Writer? not so much. <br />I just interviewed the very talented Delia Ephron on my blog(that post goes live Aug 7) and something she said really stood out to me - be brave. What you said about owning your rung goes along with that. <br />So much lately has come to me about 'stepping up'. Thank you for yet another nudge in that direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-211110051771536422012-08-06T21:07:24.012+01:002012-08-06T21:07:24.012+01:00Good idea, Fi. Claiming one's writing means ha...Good idea, Fi. Claiming one's writing means having the guts to think you are good enough to treat this as a profession. Very important.Karen Wojcik Bernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824421839546160653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-65517198939529920942012-08-06T17:30:29.060+01:002012-08-06T17:30:29.060+01:00So, so, so so true. A writer's work will never...So, so, so so true. A writer's work will never get published if the writer doesn't put it out there, if the writer is too afraid to let anyone see it. And what a shame that can be! A beautiful post. I'm sorry you had to go through that moment of drifting in order to become what you are today.Kiersihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033659930186902045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-8031655179037378162012-08-06T14:48:43.586+01:002012-08-06T14:48:43.586+01:00Absolutely agree with you, Fi! Too often we think ...Absolutely agree with you, Fi! Too often we think if we can write, it's not that big a deal. Why discount ourselves and our hard work when there are always other people who will do that for us? We need to own our writing, be our biggest cheerleaders!nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449389894975347644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-47187445745280140162012-08-06T11:53:34.361+01:002012-08-06T11:53:34.361+01:00Shelly - congratulations. That's brilliant.
K...Shelly - congratulations. That's brilliant.<br /><br />Kelly - glad you didn't continue to struggle. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-19251765325185876562012-08-06T11:38:06.228+01:002012-08-06T11:38:06.228+01:00This is very true. If we aren't secure with ou...This is very true. If we aren't secure with our roles as writers, no one will take us seriously. This is something I struggled for years. I thought if I didn't have a contract, I wasn't a real writer. That wasn't true at all. As soon as I started owning my writing, people believed in me too. It was a great revelation. :)<br /><br />Great post, Fi!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-60024983732433232012-08-06T10:59:24.102+01:002012-08-06T10:59:24.102+01:00I did this for years. It started at nine when I wa...I did this for years. It started at nine when I was told being a writer was a stupid idea. Then at sixteen I wrote a story for publication and got it it ripped apart by a teacher. Then life got in the way and here and there I did keep a journal. And at thirty-somehting I decide to write again and wrote one chapter to my first book. It sat in a closet for the next ten years waiting for me to finish it. Life got in the way again. Today, its finished and will be out soon. YAY!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.com