tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post5307147145554735160..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: First Insecurity BlanketHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-31186763985082546812011-09-10T08:16:22.135-04:002011-09-10T08:16:22.135-04:00I prefer delusional! My book has been for sale fo...I prefer delusional! My book has been for sale for about 72 hours and I've sold 4 copies. I delightfully excited that I've sold 4 copies.<br /><br />And...to bolster my elation, I received an email from a stranger telling me she couldn't put my book down. I almost fell off my chair!<br /><br />Great thing you've got going here!Kim Mullicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379949268188977298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-87904067180755847272011-09-08T18:22:12.583-04:002011-09-08T18:22:12.583-04:00glad to have found another insecure writer. and da...glad to have found another insecure writer. and darn, i thought it was all about me.Michelle Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747275507200268417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-29066946031314685902011-09-08T10:19:01.722-04:002011-09-08T10:19:01.722-04:00Stopping by for The Insecure Writer’s Support Grou...Stopping by for The Insecure Writer’s Support Group.<br /><br />Excellent insecurity. If there is such a thing. I like to fill the silence with singing. Loud singing. :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-37730166999844451972011-09-08T06:33:43.318-04:002011-09-08T06:33:43.318-04:00Hi Hart! It certainly takes a long time once you s...Hi Hart! It certainly takes a long time once you send your work out there. Now your childings are back at school no doubt you'll be slamming away at those keys.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-20410027327300687192011-09-08T06:03:08.514-04:002011-09-08T06:03:08.514-04:00Hi there, I'd like to cash this reality check ...Hi there, I'd like to cash this reality check please. Thanks!<br />I'm just as delusional. I think... oh gawd! I sent out the book to a dozen people and only 2 responded! Okay, well dorkus, you did say it was a rough draft and that you'd be sending off a polished version in a few weeks. Who wouldn't wait? Not everyone wants to read the same thing over and over again like you do.<br />That's me talking to me, by the way.<br />I think I'm going to like this support group. :DMel Chesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200734886454147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-60934304332512765592011-09-07T23:47:42.206-04:002011-09-07T23:47:42.206-04:00I'm not sure which is harder dealing with the ...I'm not sure which is harder dealing with the silence (and all the inferences my brain makes) or being patient and waiting. I'm horrible with both. Delusions ARE essential. Somedays the delusions are what gets me out of bed.KM Nallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714392426676743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-5173385446749237822011-09-07T21:36:08.551-04:002011-09-07T21:36:08.551-04:00haha yep, I can so relate to this too. The publish...haha yep, I can so relate to this too. The publishing industry is notorious for its lack of speed.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-25116205007059808532011-09-07T21:25:29.111-04:002011-09-07T21:25:29.111-04:00You mean it's not all about us? That sucks. I ...You mean it's not all about us? That sucks. I am very paranoid. And that stupid saying? No news is good news? Is just bull.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br />HMGHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-81952146709778458652011-09-07T20:55:48.067-04:002011-09-07T20:55:48.067-04:00Great post. My irrational side is always coming ou...Great post. My irrational side is always coming out.Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-80355656372539353512011-09-07T20:42:15.744-04:002011-09-07T20:42:15.744-04:00I wish I was more grounded and delusional like you...I wish I was more grounded and delusional like you.<br />Nice post.<br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-70664877271018313432011-09-07T19:42:59.819-04:002011-09-07T19:42:59.819-04:00I am very familiar with the Conspiracy of Silence ...I am very familiar with the Conspiracy of Silence and I hate it. I tend to go with the Paranoid Me reaction but I'm well acquainted with Delusional Me.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-16196507522692814982011-09-07T19:20:18.726-04:002011-09-07T19:20:18.726-04:00Mary-I'm all for delusions myself!
Lee-I will...Mary-I'm all for delusions myself!<br /><br />Lee-I will head over! (this IS a good blogfest--and there is still time!)<br /><br />Alex-you know I have to call you waffle from now on, don't you?<br /><br />Laura-No! Don't be paranoid!<br /><br />GE--fight it!<br /><br />Helena--that is your spy training betraying you!<br /><br />Diane, not at all justified!<br /><br />janet-signing up means committing to doing this insecurity thing first Wed. of each month, but also new followers, so it's all good!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-38870235625749870112011-09-07T19:10:21.487-04:002011-09-07T19:10:21.487-04:00So what's this signing up thing? The box was a...So what's this signing up thing? The box was a little intimidating. Maybe I'm paranoid. :>historywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646517639758524668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-70238938620183334342011-09-07T18:13:21.673-04:002011-09-07T18:13:21.673-04:00Paranoid. Sadly, I'm sure most of it is justif...Paranoid. Sadly, I'm sure most of it is justified.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-34652302585906430052011-09-07T17:45:56.230-04:002011-09-07T17:45:56.230-04:00Me paranoid? Delusional? Suffering from a persecut...Me paranoid? Delusional? Suffering from a persecution complex?<br />Okay, so maybe sometimes...Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-18953233392924346242011-09-07T16:49:08.667-04:002011-09-07T16:49:08.667-04:00The Paranoid voice sounds familiar . . . LOL.The Paranoid voice sounds familiar . . . LOL.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-65927685735444573422011-09-07T16:04:32.630-04:002011-09-07T16:04:32.630-04:00Paranoid me always wins... I like to stamp my foot...Paranoid me always wins... I like to stamp my foot :)<br />LxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604785269958873474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-40291446786577043312011-09-07T15:57:28.349-04:002011-09-07T15:57:28.349-04:00I think I waver between the two. Guess that means ...I think I waver between the two. Guess that means sometimes I waffle as well.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-56756226797475001232011-09-07T13:57:10.049-04:002011-09-07T13:57:10.049-04:00I was going to join in this blogfest, but I was to...I was going to join in this blogfest, but I was too afraid that no one would read my entry. Actually I had a guest poster today talking about Harry Potter (oh, maybe you should check it out!).<br /><br />I think your conclusions are spot on. So much goes on and it's difficult to pick and choose what to do. I guess we just put ourselves out there and if someone listens then just great. And if they don't, well then that's just the way it is. The point is to never give up--maybe change tactics, but don't just outright quit what we love.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-12174067182100376962011-09-07T13:23:16.994-04:002011-09-07T13:23:16.994-04:00I think delusions are a must in this business. Tha...I think delusions are a must in this business. That's a very good one, but I don't think it's that delusional. I think there's a lot of truth in it. People just forget and are mindless. They don't mean anything by it ... most times. :)M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-72752577011948985852011-09-07T13:15:47.538-04:002011-09-07T13:15:47.538-04:00Michael-the negative DOES take some getting used t...Michael-the negative DOES take some getting used to, plus some of the reinforcement that it improves the work...<br /><br />Johanna-too funny--yeah, I've had stuff I've never heard on... from my mom...<br /><br />Leanne-I swear I wasn't intending to pick on you (you weren't the only silence there and I knew you were working on it--there were 'no response' cases too--you told me where you were, which isn't actual silence!)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-46448545001093638612011-09-07T12:43:09.328-04:002011-09-07T12:43:09.328-04:00I swear I was already planning on typing up your f...I swear I was already planning on typing up your feedback today. Honest. Cross my heart and hope to be even damn busier than I already am... ;-)ViolaNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896411685523236241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-64844403413717216102011-09-07T12:34:27.163-04:002011-09-07T12:34:27.163-04:00LOL, my own mother JUST finished Losing Beauty. I...LOL, my own mother JUST finished Losing Beauty. It took her three months to finish and then another month to tell me she loved it! My current mantra is "My book and writing is the center of my world, not anyone else's." To me it's all so very important, to everyone else it's just entertainment.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-61660383072958715362011-09-07T11:26:45.690-04:002011-09-07T11:26:45.690-04:00Yeah...dunno how I feel about silence. Would I rat...Yeah...dunno how I feel about silence. Would I rather have feedback even if it was negative as opposed to silence? Hmmmm. I have no answers for this.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-21396186476574676822011-09-07T10:59:31.223-04:002011-09-07T10:59:31.223-04:00Doralynn-welcome! And thank you!Doralynn-welcome! And thank you!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.com