tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post5445904553749702424..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: A Hobby I Call WritingJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-72287171618763595532009-09-10T09:58:06.795-05:002009-09-10T09:58:06.795-05:00Melanie - Thank you! And I appreciate the way you ...Melanie - Thank you! And I appreciate the way you explained what you took from it. Very nice!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-4901327734064757512009-09-10T09:54:58.751-05:002009-09-10T09:54:58.751-05:00Wow, Janna. That's very touching. I love how y...Wow, Janna. That's very touching. I love how you've combined a childhood right of passage with something so much more profound. Well done.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-4165354966534320442009-09-09T07:19:58.469-05:002009-09-09T07:19:58.469-05:00Janet - I had to look it up, but how right you are...Janet - I had to look it up, but how right you are! ;)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-70422438002858741462009-09-08T21:37:37.992-05:002009-09-08T21:37:37.992-05:00What a sweet story! :o)
WV: sinicar. Misspelling ...What a sweet story! :o)<br /><br />WV: sinicar. Misspelling of sinecure, what writing isn't...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-4724414862538755592009-09-08T18:49:45.398-05:002009-09-08T18:49:45.398-05:00Wendy, I think that's an excellent clarificati...Wendy, I think that's an excellent clarification!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-31021115855285761062009-09-08T18:30:35.702-05:002009-09-08T18:30:35.702-05:00I don't consider writing for publication a hob...I don't consider writing for publication a hobby. Sure, writing only for yourself would be, but one gets enjoyment from a hobby, yes? Raking in rejections and obsessively checking inboxes doesn't qualify as a hoppin' good time.WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-60686850637090640342009-09-08T17:49:12.008-05:002009-09-08T17:49:12.008-05:00Thanks, Ana, good to see you! And it sounds as tho...Thanks, Ana, good to see you! And it sounds as though you feel about art the way I do writing. :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-54372036782030547852009-09-08T17:42:20.281-05:002009-09-08T17:42:20.281-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-28657699115900496582009-09-08T17:38:11.563-05:002009-09-08T17:38:11.563-05:00Beautiful fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank ...Beautiful fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for the share Janna. Your writing is inspirational, for someone who hasn't written intentionally in a very long while. My first love is Art, and writing comes tinkling in a close second, but I feel will always be more than a hobby as it is an expression more than anything.Anahttp://expressiveworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-74247758481979639732009-09-08T17:09:54.969-05:002009-09-08T17:09:54.969-05:00Analisa - Thank you so much!Analisa - Thank you so much!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-62977299137411023132009-09-08T16:59:08.137-05:002009-09-08T16:59:08.137-05:00I so loved your story of course my eyes grew misty...I so loved your story of course my eyes grew misty. Lovely look forward to reading more of your work.Analisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572966946453192369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-41397568525361497242009-09-08T11:57:41.166-05:002009-09-08T11:57:41.166-05:00Melissa - I know what you mean.
Deb - You're ...Melissa - I know what you mean.<br /><br />Deb - You're welcome! I'm glad it was so well received. It keeps me going.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-46505384456877247072009-09-08T11:37:58.438-05:002009-09-08T11:37:58.438-05:00What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it. ...What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it. <br /><br />Not a hobby at all, any more than breathing or loving are.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-19508998497624808922009-09-08T10:56:13.572-05:002009-09-08T10:56:13.572-05:00I've been tempted to do the same thing - call ...I've been tempted to do the same thing - call it a "hobby" when it is so much more.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-56068536519311293782009-09-08T08:28:31.808-05:002009-09-08T08:28:31.808-05:00Donna - A calling, in a sense, no? Glad you liked ...Donna - A calling, in a sense, no? Glad you liked it!<br /><br />Need More Words - I struggle some days, too. I'm sure we all do. Just keep your desires fed, and you'll be great!<br /><br />Heather - Sometimes it's just easier, eh?<br /><br />Capri K - I knew you'd get a kick out of the hair stuff. (Not a true story, though.) :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-40047401632941203952009-09-08T07:59:48.378-05:002009-09-08T07:59:48.378-05:00LOVE that!!!
It was a fine and noble thing she did...LOVE that!!!<br />It was a fine and noble thing she did! And good job to you too, coming up with Tinkerbell! She was always my favorite part of the beginning of "Walt Disney Presents"!Capri K @ No Whining Allowedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766473608842771588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-87582046794967551512009-09-08T04:24:39.751-05:002009-09-08T04:24:39.751-05:00What a sweet story, Janna. And, yes, writing is mu...What a sweet story, Janna. And, yes, writing is much more than a hobby to so many of us. But I also understand why it's easy to call it that.<br /><br />Hope you had a wonderful Labor Day.Heather Sunserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552506888985553471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-81063841847824303312009-09-07T20:30:31.684-05:002009-09-07T20:30:31.684-05:00What a beautiful story. If I was that mom I would ...What a beautiful story. If I was that mom I would not have been able to talk, I would have been sobbing. <br />Writing = hobby? I hope I am taking it more seriously than that, but some days I wonder. Thanks for posing the question.Diane Marie Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-73786750965565593712009-09-07T20:27:16.193-05:002009-09-07T20:27:16.193-05:00Read your flash fiction and cried through it! Grea...Read your flash fiction and cried through it! Great story! When my granddaughters were 7 and 9 they heard about Locks for Love and on their own decided to get their beautiful, long, dark, silky hair cut and donated. When they told me, I cried in pride for what they did! They have done it again and will probably be doing it in the near future.Donna M. Kohlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268172745025677265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-90600290008030514162009-09-07T20:22:20.638-05:002009-09-07T20:22:20.638-05:00I agree with Jody. Hobby or not, writing is someth...I agree with Jody. Hobby or not, writing is something we have to do whether published or not.Donna M. Kohlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268172745025677265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-68816763285848500362009-09-07T20:20:49.617-05:002009-09-07T20:20:49.617-05:00septembermom - What you've said is so very nic...septembermom - What you've said is so very nice! Thank you.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-38849871092327258952009-09-07T20:20:04.024-05:002009-09-07T20:20:04.024-05:00JLC - I've never donated mine, kudos to you! B...JLC - I've never donated mine, kudos to you! But maybe I should. Something to think about with my girls.<br /><br />Strange Fiction - Your granddaughters are sweet, giving young girls, then. :)<br /><br />Natasha - <i>Second</i> job?<br /><br />T. Anne - It doesn't matter to everyone, anyway, right?<br /><br />Nadine - And maybe all of them at once!<br /><br />Lazy Writer - Sounds like Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-81585473034882713322009-09-07T20:11:19.666-05:002009-09-07T20:11:19.666-05:00Very touching piece Janna. You capture and releas...Very touching piece Janna. You capture and release the joy of writing through your words.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-30077260463346118082009-09-07T19:18:56.456-05:002009-09-07T19:18:56.456-05:00I just popped over and read the piece. It's be...I just popped over and read the piece. It's beautiful, Janna. Great job!Linda Hoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282472383796346025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-75709178137634107942009-09-07T18:45:25.718-05:002009-09-07T18:45:25.718-05:00Hi Janna -
Oh, I loved your story! You have a spe...Hi Janna -<br /><br />Oh, I loved your story! You have a special little girl, who has a special Mommy. :)<br /><br />Blessings,<br />SusanSusan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.com