tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post2989666643761467679..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Exceeding ExpectationsSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-55659632556633605392016-04-29T11:52:22.585-04:002016-04-29T11:52:22.585-04:00Yup. I get stage fright in front of people. When...Yup. I get stage fright in front of people. When it comes to my writing I am gonna do it anyway. Not for the money though I need it to make money, but for the love of it. I love it enough to take the risks. Now to convince my subconscious so it will quit holding me back and distracting me.<br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a><br /><br />Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-67755555313803197672016-04-29T01:42:58.976-04:002016-04-29T01:42:58.976-04:00It is a risk but without risk there's no succe...It is a risk but without risk there's no success is there?<br /><br />Joy @ <a href="http://www.thejoyousliving.com" rel="nofollow">The Joyous Living</a>The Joyous Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076761878054638907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-67702995359416900452016-04-28T22:57:52.465-04:002016-04-28T22:57:52.465-04:00J here, of the #atozchallenge Arlee Bird's A t...J here, of the #atozchallenge Arlee Bird's A to Z Ambassador Team. With love from #azchat - the last for the year.<br />My blog's giveaway is still going. <br /><a href="http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/" rel="nofollow">http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com</a><br />It really is a risk. But I guess sometimes you need to let the cards fall where they may.J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-13334407619623033632016-04-28T16:11:46.823-04:002016-04-28T16:11:46.823-04:00I'm always afraid if I dream too hard about so...I'm always afraid if I dream too hard about something, I'll jinx it. There are no coincidences. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.susangourley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Susan Says</a>Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-78892348260427971762016-04-28T15:14:16.808-04:002016-04-28T15:14:16.808-04:00I completely understand! I have a very real fear o...I completely understand! I have a very real fear of success, which I manipulate to sabotage my own efforts. But then as I write that out, I feel so brazen... as if I fear it because it will happen (and I by no means have that kind of confidence).<br /><br />In the end... you are right. We can only take one step at a time. And worrying has no place in the process.<br /><br />On another note... I hope you completely enjoy the spotlight on your wedding day :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-13921840832269809632016-04-28T14:57:10.766-04:002016-04-28T14:57:10.766-04:00I think when we are looking, those signs appear.
...I think when we are looking, those signs appear.<br /><br />Fear of success is a real fear. It means more pressure, more expectations, to produce more and better. I'd be willing to find out if I could handle it.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-13580000995361591482016-04-28T14:47:43.404-04:002016-04-28T14:47:43.404-04:00Success or to SUCCEED, I've had a happy and pr...Success or to SUCCEED, I've had a happy and productive life, calling myself 'Jane of All and the Queen of None'. So be it! I know mega tons about writing, storytelling, and media arts, I'm very creative. I've travel and am all over the web having friends here and there. I choose the wrong profession at the wrong time, or I'm just on the edge, one e-published book Rhyonna's Fright which took 35 years. That is success. Still waiting for the big roll of money, is that the esteem/success story. Am I not afraid of success, it's waiting to knock on my dreams.<br /><br />Great, information, like your blog. <br />wordpress; and twitter; writing is BlobBlobandBlogging; atozchallenge is The Story Realm. <br />I love stories: personal, classics, tradition, and modern. <br /><br /> BobbieTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833789318967057991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-58571524138114989282016-04-28T14:08:40.807-04:002016-04-28T14:08:40.807-04:00I think most writers are afraid of success, and I&...I think most writers are afraid of success, and I'm not sure if it's because we are more sensitive than most, or because we tend to be introverts and not want to be recognized, but honestly, authors--even famous authors--aren't always known in person, because we are known for our characters, our stories, or our names, and not by what we look like (unlike musicians and actors, for example). <br />And your colors in your novel sounds so cool! I hope I get to read your book when you finish it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-4812235684972487262016-04-28T13:30:43.106-04:002016-04-28T13:30:43.106-04:00Success is such a relative term, that I have a har...Success is such a relative term, that I have a hard time fearing it. I do know some people prefer to remain in the shadows even after their names/faces are recognized. That seems logical.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-80164706567677733952016-04-28T13:03:05.668-04:002016-04-28T13:03:05.668-04:00I can completely empathize. I dream big too, and I...I can completely empathize. I dream big too, and I'm often asking myself if I could handle it if they did come true. I think it's a natural fear, but the trick is not to let it stop us. You sound like you've got it right. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-31057538837920466902016-04-28T11:43:00.353-04:002016-04-28T11:43:00.353-04:00Dammit, I just lost my comment. In short, I've...Dammit, I just lost my comment. In short, I've asked myself the same question, but because I'm a writer, fear of becoming famous hasn't stopped me. It's a bridge we'll deal with if we ever get a chance to cross it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-87939655375072227252016-04-28T10:10:58.809-04:002016-04-28T10:10:58.809-04:00If you think it was a sign, it was a sign - no mat...If you think it was a sign, it was a sign - no matter what anyone else says. That's why you got the sign, and they didn't :-)<br /><br />I am not afraid of success. I'm kind of hoping for it.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-54404923584863307562016-04-28T10:08:21.794-04:002016-04-28T10:08:21.794-04:00The number of authors who are famous enough to wor...The number of authors who are famous enough to worry about privacy issues is so tiny, I wouldn't worry about it too much. But I would definitely be a mess. The flash of a camera is one of the worst migraine triggers for me. I would have to go around with a welder's helmet on my head.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-66639325110429286262016-04-28T09:37:27.282-04:002016-04-28T09:37:27.282-04:00Sure I'd like to make money off my books, but ...Sure I'd like to make money off my books, but do I want fame and the loss of privacy? Hmmm, no so much.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-51160764197178293142016-04-28T09:35:25.240-04:002016-04-28T09:35:25.240-04:00I think some people don't know what to do with...I think some people don't know what to do with success when it happens. I would count myself as one of those people. It's been a dream of mine to write a novel and have it published. I know it's not going to happen right away, but sometimes I fear what will happen if my dream comes true. And that's a big "if."<br /><br />G. R. McNeese from<br /><a href="http://blacklightproject.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Project Blacklight</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-33163550700029940792016-04-28T08:35:40.737-04:002016-04-28T08:35:40.737-04:00That traditional idea of success is terrifying. I ...That traditional idea of success is terrifying. I honestly don't know what I would do if I became a successful author who actually sells books and has fans who want to talk about said books. I'd probably have to hire someone to pretend to be me in public because I'm just so terrible at talking to people about my book(s). Seriously, I've been in this new writers group for about ten months now, and I only just admitted to them that I <i>wrote</i> a book. Maybe in another ten months, I'll tell them what it's called.<br /><br />But my personal definition of success is much more modest. As long as I'm writing books I'm happy with, I am successful. If other people happen to like them as well, then I guess that's okay.<br /><br />And I do think the universe sends signs. I love that your novel has colors. I don't think mine does.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.com