tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post2816758817074846895..comments2023-11-12T10:12:51.801-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Twist: Resurrrrection Blogfest: How Do You Free Yourself?Elizabeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-61014973945924870342012-11-23T21:04:14.802-05:002012-11-23T21:04:14.802-05:00Hi! Great post. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on th...Hi! Great post. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on the honorable mention--glad I found your blog through Mina. I'm a new follower. It's nice to meet you. :)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-26137292414104684362012-11-23T08:43:49.837-05:002012-11-23T08:43:49.837-05:00Congratulations on your honorable mention win from...Congratulations on your honorable mention win from Mina! :)JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-27267122089159132412012-11-23T03:10:25.836-05:002012-11-23T03:10:25.836-05:00I'm a bit of a cheater, I guess - an artist wh...I'm a bit of a cheater, I guess - an artist who also has a full time job that isn't artistic at all. ;) But I guess being a librarian is kind of arty in some way.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-40934787092298198862012-11-14T11:07:42.688-05:002012-11-14T11:07:42.688-05:00Hello! My dad is a famous sociologist, and he'...Hello! My dad is a famous sociologist, and he's at the top of his game, but that world is hard and not for everyone. I'm proud to say that although he's a highly respected Harvard professor, he fully supports my creative endeavors and he's one of my biggest fans. He never turns his nose up at what I want to do. (Only people who lack self-esteem do that.) I'm glad you found your true path. I was in law school for a year and a half, but I hated law. So I quit. I don't regret not becoming a lawyer. I'm glad I'm a writer. As far as bringing more money into your pocket, you can try writing articles. I write articles and write fiction, and that allows me to be a full-time writer. (Although my goal is to become a full-time fiction writer.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.preciousmonsters.com/p/zombie-blog-hop-on-december-7-2012.html" rel="nofollow">Zombie Blog Hop on December 7</a>Jolie du Prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134800013010890881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-35545785544116954082012-11-11T11:56:29.603-05:002012-11-11T11:56:29.603-05:00Wow, you all are the best. I have the best people ...Wow, you all are the best. I have the best people dropping in here! I'm feeling awesome about the word count I'm laying down right now. Off to do more... Happy writing, everybody, and thanks, Mina, for such a great blogfest idea.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-9215116810890438122012-11-10T16:55:51.549-05:002012-11-10T16:55:51.549-05:00I wholeheartedly applaud your amazing post! And I ...I wholeheartedly applaud your amazing post! And I agree with every word of it. I have lived the creative life for years, and happy for it.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-84663957792270763182012-11-09T21:57:08.596-05:002012-11-09T21:57:08.596-05:00To write gooder, you have to keep at it.
"Goo...To write gooder, you have to keep at it.<br />"Gooder"? Aw, crap. Guess I should keep writing more. Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-26069406918368632142012-11-09T20:18:19.819-05:002012-11-09T20:18:19.819-05:00I can TOTALLY relate to giving bad answers at job ...I can TOTALLY relate to giving bad answers at job interviews. One memory, in particular, makes me cringe so much, I'm afraid I'll freeze into that cringey pose for good.<br /><br />Anyway, kudos to you for doing what's right for *you* and not society at large. Screw society. Screw it sideways. (She said elegantly.)<br /><br />Thanks for participating in my blogfest!<br /><a href="http://minalobo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Some Dark Romantic</a>Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-61865003468415226812012-11-08T18:08:45.929-05:002012-11-08T18:08:45.929-05:00I don't think there's anything cringeworth...I don't think there's anything cringeworthy to this post! You're encouraging people to seek creativity - not telling them how. :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-69490044484185861702012-11-07T22:21:26.682-05:002012-11-07T22:21:26.682-05:00Great resurrected post! Being creative is a natur...Great resurrected post! Being creative is a natural part of being alive -- even when we're doing "nothing" we're creating CO2 from oxygen, energy from food, thought from electrical impulses, and images from light waves bouncing off our corneas.<br /><br />I salute your commitment to creativity and to writing and I wish you tremendously great things!<br />StratPlayerCJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-33891929154702983152012-11-07T22:02:03.933-05:002012-11-07T22:02:03.933-05:00This is a great post Elizabeth. Academia is strang...This is a great post Elizabeth. Academia is strangely seductive but a lot of people I know who are in it are disillusioned. Glad you are doing what you want to do. The Wicker Man is such an awesome cult movie BTWDavid Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-29071154013919454482012-11-07T19:21:59.350-05:002012-11-07T19:21:59.350-05:00I'm loving this blogfest! So glad you chose th...I'm loving this blogfest! So glad you chose this path. Creative writing is such an amazing career. I thank my lucky stars everyday. Thanks for sharing!Georgina Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164961271767174713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-60395093220486130142012-11-07T17:12:41.118-05:002012-11-07T17:12:41.118-05:00Great post! I never could meditate but I do lots o...Great post! I never could meditate but I do lots of crafts. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-36013186460483824932012-11-07T15:13:55.606-05:002012-11-07T15:13:55.606-05:00Hi Elizabeth. While reading your post I started to...Hi Elizabeth. While reading your post I started to think about what I really want to do, and that is be creative as much as humanly possible. I'll say unfortunately now, but that isn't the right word, I'll find another once I have pressed "post", Unfortunately, I have a wife, two kids, a house, a cat and two cars to pay for, fix and feed, so being creative all the time is always challenging. <br /><br />Your post is inspiring though and makes me more resolute. I have been working on a novel that I am posting on my blog, which hasn't had a new part for three months and I know that it's starting to get a bit "too far away" to work on more. I resolve to have a crack at it this week and at least do 500 words. Who knows, It might be readable!<br /><br />Yours was a great post. Thanks, <br /><br />W. Wayne Assirattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959368598307352186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-23414578446447852532012-11-07T14:47:51.627-05:002012-11-07T14:47:51.627-05:00Bravo, Elizabeth! Great post. I hear you, especial...Bravo, Elizabeth! Great post. I hear you, especially regarding the not feeling "productive" according to society. <br /><br />One of the things I learned awhile ago was that it's easier to assess a lot of other careers in terms of the steps needed to achieve "success" - progress is measured in classes or degrees or promotions etc. In fiction writing, there is no clear path - we have to make our own. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-22569943488135737182012-11-07T14:36:38.654-05:002012-11-07T14:36:38.654-05:00This was great! Right now I'm meandering my wa...This was great! Right now I'm meandering my way through creative poverty, hoping to come out on the other side more confident and true to myself. People often look at me as unproductive, but all I really want to do for a living is write. So let's hope I can make a living out of it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this!L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-82457290614788386522012-11-07T14:30:56.237-05:002012-11-07T14:30:56.237-05:00What a fascinating blog fest. I love it. I'm g...What a fascinating blog fest. I love it. I'm glad you chose this path, Elizabeth. It's good to have you walking alongside. Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-85488379413214951992012-11-07T14:01:25.929-05:002012-11-07T14:01:25.929-05:00Aww! Such a great look back! I'm glad you deci...Aww! Such a great look back! I'm glad you decided not to shove creativity aside. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.com