Comments on: Honorary Heartlette - Eileen Rendahl http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/ Women on the Writing Path Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Eileen Rendahl http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4183 Eileen Rendahl Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:34:41 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4183 I think the fears, etc., are universal. I think sometimes we don't like to talk about them in public for a lot of reasons. Maybe we don't want to seem ungrateful. Maybe we don't want people to know that everything isn't all sunshine and roses. Bethanne, Maybe the period before I had an agent was the part where you're getting in the ride and they're checking the straps and I, for one, am just praying that they know what they're doing. I think the fears, etc., are universal. I think sometimes we don’t like to talk about them in public for a lot of reasons. Maybe we don’t want to seem ungrateful. Maybe we don’t want people to know that everything isn’t all sunshine and roses.

Bethanne,

Maybe the period before I had an agent was the part where you’re getting in the ride and they’re checking the straps and I, for one, am just praying that they know what they’re doing.

]]> By: Kaige http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4182 Kaige Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:15:11 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4182 Thanks for sharing your insights, Eileen. It's a great reminder that no matter what, we write because that's what we enjoy. Thanks for sharing your insights, Eileen. It’s a great reminder that no matter what, we write because that’s what we enjoy.

]]> By: Bethanne http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4181 Bethanne Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:54:40 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4181 Would you describe your ride...before getting an agent as that long slow ride up the first hill? Or perhaps only the long line you had to wait on before even getting on the ride? Sometimes that's how I feel. Like i'm waiting [with my laptop and foldup canvas seat] on a line for the real ride to happen. But I get excited whenever the line moves... And the writing helps keep me busy. :D Thanks for sharing. Wishing you lots of ups. ~Bethanne Would you describe your ride…before getting an agent as that long slow ride up the first hill? Or perhaps only the long line you had to wait on before even getting on the ride?

Sometimes that’s how I feel. Like i’m waiting [with my laptop and foldup canvas seat] on a line for the real ride to happen. But I get excited whenever the line moves… And the writing helps keep me busy. :D Thanks for sharing. Wishing you lots of ups.
~Bethanne

]]> By: bphearts http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4178 bphearts Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:50:01 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4178 Eileen - Thank you so much for your visit and perspective. As silly as this probably sounds, it is nice to know that the frightening feelings (for thousands of different reasons) around writing are universal. Sometimes you get so trapped by my own fears, I forget that they're not only unique, but not unique at all. Eileen - Thank you so much for your visit and perspective. As silly as this probably sounds, it is nice to know that the frightening feelings (for thousands of different reasons) around writing are universal. Sometimes you get so trapped by my own fears, I forget that they’re not only unique, but not unique at all.

]]> By: Nancy Haddock http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4176 Nancy Haddock Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:37:25 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4176 Eileen, what a great reminder of how little -- and how much -- we're in control of in this business. The writing is everything! Light, Nancy www.nancyhaddock.com Eileen, what a great reminder of how little — and how much — we’re in control of in this business. The writing is everything!

Light,
Nancy
http://www.nancyhaddock.com

]]> By: Eileen Rendahl http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4175 Eileen Rendahl Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:56:49 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4175 You're so welcome, Jessica! Being able to keep doing new things is one of the best things about being an author. I honestly hope I'm still doing this when I'm 80. You’re so welcome, Jessica! Being able to keep doing new things is one of the best things about being an author. I honestly hope I’m still doing this when I’m 80.

]]> By: jphearts http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/honorary-heartlette-eileen-rendahl-2/#comment-4172 jphearts Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:25:27 +0000 http://purplehearts.wordpress.com/?p=249#comment-4172 Eileen, Thank you so much for joining us today! I was so inspired by your post -- to stay committed to the writing through the ups and downs, to be prepared to ride out the bumps and twists and turns, but to also make the most out of the ride. I have heard other writers talk about having to reinvent themselves over time, but as much as it may come about as a result of market pressures they have all embraced change as a chance for personal and professional growth. It sounds like UNTHINKABLE was a new and exciting but also natural next step for you and I am so excited to hear about it. May 2009 seems so far away, but I already look forward to its release! Thanks again for sharing some insight with us on your very own writer's journey! -Jessica Eileen,

Thank you so much for joining us today! I was so inspired by your post — to stay committed to the writing through the ups and downs, to be prepared to ride out the bumps and twists and turns, but to also make the most out of the ride. I have heard other writers talk about having to reinvent themselves over time, but as much as it may come about as a result of market pressures they have all embraced change as a chance for personal and professional growth. It sounds like UNTHINKABLE was a new and exciting but also natural next step for you and I am so excited to hear about it. May 2009 seems so far away, but I already look forward to its release! Thanks again for sharing some insight with us on your very own writer’s journey!
-Jessica

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