tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post5331925152163443215..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Keep It Real TuesdayJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-33235562652937584242012-05-03T20:16:39.277-05:002012-05-03T20:16:39.277-05:00Janna, I know this is an old post but wanted to sa...Janna, I know this is an old post but wanted to say I can relate. Love this observation (like so many others have noted)--"There's been too much gook in my personal life..."<br /><br />I think writing comes from the core...and when that core is reeling, the writing stalls out until stability comes back. At least that's how it's been with me (though not dealing with spouse Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267588927897949239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-91526843064712986192011-12-06T08:08:10.631-06:002011-12-06T08:08:10.631-06:00Janna,
So many encouraging comments!
These are b...Janna, <br />So many encouraging comments! <br />These are by themselves tremendous positive forces that will surely take you out of the current frame of mind.<br />I can't say I have been as creative as I want to be myself, so reading your post and all these comments helped me reassess myself.AM Zafaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011799280200118700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-74611921144647173332011-12-01T07:31:42.781-06:002011-12-01T07:31:42.781-06:00Thanks so much, Kat. <3
GUP - No, it's not...Thanks so much, Kat. <3<br /><br />GUP - No, it's not like I'm punishing myself, or withholding something intentionally. It's just I can't access what I want to access.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-58031452131175652732011-11-30T08:25:01.329-06:002011-11-30T08:25:01.329-06:00one question: since you love to write, do you feel...one question: since you love to write, do you feel like you don't _deserve_ to do something you enjoy? Just wondering..graceunderpressurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497067608259260039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-60092135677891393222011-11-30T07:12:35.445-06:002011-11-30T07:12:35.445-06:00Janna,
We aren't machines. We are living bre...Janna, <br /><br />We aren't machines. We are living breathing humans with blood and bone and heart, and with brains that have to sort and connect and deal with so much stimuli--both good and bad. When we are going through things, our brains need to shut down some of its activities - we simply can't Do It All --or if we try, we aren't doing it well.<br /><br />You are putting pressureKathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-8672863522351308162011-11-29T16:04:47.199-06:002011-11-29T16:04:47.199-06:00It's really hard to be excited every day in su...It's really hard to be excited every day in such a slow business. The rewards take a long time to achieve, and in the process, we have to stay motivated. Honestly, I love writing, but there are days when the only thing that gets me to open my WIP is a steaming cup of coffee, a candy bar, and the knowledge I just have to write something.<br /><br />I think it's normal to struggle, and I Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-58992069721086779332011-11-29T11:18:52.253-06:002011-11-29T11:18:52.253-06:00Janna, I've been there too. I was there for s...Janna, I've been there too. I was there for several years while my life fell apart (or so it felt at the time). You're a writer. It's inside you, and when you're ready to write again, you will. It's okay. Focus on where you feel you need to focus. Which is on you and your family and life. It'll come back to you if you're patient and figure out everything else April Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000526454256802504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-78828705656146277752011-11-29T11:05:15.473-06:002011-11-29T11:05:15.473-06:00It's a phase. I go through it every single yea...It's a phase. I go through it every single year. That being said, you will get through it. Be easy on yourself. Your life changes have been HUGE ones, and that has taken a toll. Be kind to yourself and be patient. You will feel like writing again when the time is right. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-6289409398456209992011-11-29T10:49:21.160-06:002011-11-29T10:49:21.160-06:00I often wonder that as well. If I'm not taking...I often wonder that as well. If I'm not taking every opportunity I have to write, can I consider myself a writer. I'm hoping it's just a phase. A result of the cooler weather and the approaching holidays. I'm hoping the new year will be better.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-14619086917779380742011-11-29T10:04:15.181-06:002011-11-29T10:04:15.181-06:00Thank you all very much. You're terrific!
Yes...Thank you all very much. You're terrific!<br /><br />Yes, writing is still a priority. More than a priority, it's a way of life for me. It is rooted so deeply into who I am, I could never *not* be a writer. I just feel like a fraud at times, because I can't whip out my latest full-length project to SHOW you I'm a writer.<br /><br />Of all the minutes in a day, I spend many writingJanna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-90486295272070120002011-11-29T09:42:31.539-06:002011-11-29T09:42:31.539-06:00Janna - trust me, you're a writer. :P
I think ...Janna - trust me, you're a writer. :P<br />I think that, like a battery, you have just had more drain than charge lately (as you explained above). You need to find that peaceful place inside yourself where you know that you KNOW that God loves you and all will be well. Let yourself be rejuvenated, filled with peace and love. Like baking, first you must determine the required ingredients, graceunderpressurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497067608259260039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-21452908190585241012011-11-29T08:53:06.912-06:002011-11-29T08:53:06.912-06:00And one more thing..
Janna I know you feel alone ...And one more thing..<br /><br />Janna I know you feel alone and lost,<br />And you’ve paid a high personal cost,<br />The life you once knew is now shattered,<br />And you likely feel bruised and battered,<br />Moving forward and picking up the pieces,<br />Is hard when the whirlwind just increases,<br />But you can find your footing once more,<br />For there’s a new world for you to explore,<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-34316519822650842232011-11-29T08:31:59.606-06:002011-11-29T08:31:59.606-06:00I think this is just a season, Janna. Maybe you n...I think this is just a season, Janna. Maybe you need to let yourself just "be" for awhile. You're a writer; that's part of who you are. I really think your mojo will come back.<br /><br />Meanwhile, just soak up all the holiday joy you can and refresh that way. Revel in it as much as you can.<br /><br />Merry Christmas early, friend.Rhonda Schrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512423397478708632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-14285308977854683492011-11-29T08:30:45.041-06:002011-11-29T08:30:45.041-06:00Schedule your writing time. Whether it is 6:00 a....Schedule your writing time. Whether it is 6:00 a.m. or 10:00 at night, make a period of time sacred to writing. Even if it's only for 30 minutes or an hour, do it. Put it on your calendar, mark it in your date book, schedule it on your I-Pad, and do it. And even if you have nothing to write during your writing time, sit down and click the keys...stream of conscience if you have to...just Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-16505122426339879542011-11-29T08:10:16.063-06:002011-11-29T08:10:16.063-06:00I believe you are an excellent writer and someone ...I believe you are an excellent writer and someone who projects compassion Janna. <br /><br />My only advice would be not to be afraid to take a break and reflect--knowing that it will make your work that much stronger.Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-43931662009418230752011-11-29T08:08:33.473-06:002011-11-29T08:08:33.473-06:00Questioning yourself is perfectly normal. We are h...Questioning yourself is perfectly normal. We are human after all. Discipline I'm afraid takes effort. It takes sacrifice. Based on everything you've got going on in your life, it sounds as if you've put writing at the bottom of the priority list. Does it belong there? That's ultimately up to you.<br /><br />To be honest you've had a lot going on so I understand the speed bump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-15722005405706721532011-11-29T07:25:53.190-06:002011-11-29T07:25:53.190-06:00There's been too much gook in my personal life...<i>There's been too much gook in my personal life...</i> LOL! Love the way you phrase that. :)<br /><br />In my experience, yes...it's a phase. I've been through it, more than once, but you'll pop out on the otherside more impassioned then before.DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-89331604088877531352011-11-29T07:14:58.891-06:002011-11-29T07:14:58.891-06:00I think this is probably the great struggle for so...I think this is probably the great struggle for so many creative people, not only writers. Discipline and creativity don't get along so well. That's probably where the phrase "starving artist" came from. ;-)<br /><br />There are tons of fabulous writers who have only written one or two books in their lifetime. You've already written two (if I'm not mistaken). <br /><the domestic fringehttp://www.thedomesticfringe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-36666785035699036212011-11-29T06:41:19.443-06:002011-11-29T06:41:19.443-06:00Janna,
I am exactly where you are. I think with y...Janna,<br /> I am exactly where you are. I think with your life changes and as with mine, it is easy to feel like this. I think it is a season in our lives and it will go away some day. We both love to write and that drive will remain. I'm trying not to be so hard on myself, not blogging as much and reading more until my life is more in order and I can dive back in.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.com