tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.comments2021-11-01T08:15:23.443-04:00Writeful MumblingsKath Calarcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comBlogger650125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-54218242260255302362015-05-01T16:06:51.655-04:002015-05-01T16:06:51.655-04:00When I was single, I found myself happily datable ...When I was single, I found myself happily datable and dated a lot, each time breaking things off when the guy proposed after only a few dates, sometimes even on the first. I was in no hurry to jump back into marriage. But the most fun I had with my singlehood, was to join the local singles groups: PWPs and New Horrizons. There were others. I just don't recall their names. The thing is, I also had fun things to do with people who were in similar situation in their lives, and I didn't have to date any of them to do it. I really miss those days sometimes. Being happily married now has somehow translated to MUCH smaller social circle. But I guess it's just one way or the other for some of us.Ampbreiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395437319669935669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-44673923300642619492014-05-29T16:34:59.450-04:002014-05-29T16:34:59.450-04:00You make some excellent points. I tend to think su...You make some excellent points. I tend to think surviving post-war is easier because we have greater telecommunications for men in the field so that they can access support from loved ones quicker and more often.<br /><br />In the past, soldiers wrote letters in the field, sent them via carrier through the trenches and out to the mail system but often the letters had to be held so that soldiers didn't compromise their positions or the letters couldn't be apprehended by enemy spies. It would take a year sometimes for one letter to reach it's destination and that was so hard for family and friends on the home front waiting to receive word.<br /><br />My son was deployed March 16th with the Air Force Reserves. He gets to skype home whenever he can, almost daily. He gets to email me almost daily. He gets the support and encouragement he needs so I think, if he returns home, he'll be able to cope with after effects much better knowing he had home so close to him. he gets to see his son weekly, talk to his mom [me] often and it just helps a young soldier to stand longer and stronger.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685466428387321651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-22566114083382906242012-05-17T20:12:21.336-04:002012-05-17T20:12:21.336-04:00Hi Kathy!
I'm glad to find you again! I was ...Hi Kathy!<br /><br />I'm glad to find you again! I was looking through my old emails and I found yours complimenting my poem.<br />It was so nice of you to look me up and send that--some of my closest friends didn't bother. Like you say in this new post--not everyone understands the writing life. I too was very reluctant to recognize myself as a poet. I'm taking a tutorial with a wonderful poet now and she has helped me tremendously. Best of luck with your writing!Nebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665061021623097516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-83969037532454048932012-02-07T18:22:12.000-05:002012-02-07T18:22:12.000-05:00Thanks, Amy. I am woman; hear me scream! :0
So ha...Thanks, Amy. I am woman; hear me scream! :0<br /><br />So happy you love Stella. :-)Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-392204023382920162012-02-07T14:28:00.376-05:002012-02-07T14:28:00.376-05:00The jewelry is GORGEOUS. I cannot wait to get my l...The jewelry is GORGEOUS. I cannot wait to get my latest purchases. <br /><br />And you're right -- no matter what it is, fear is what holds us back. <br /><br />Sell, write. You can do both!!! You are fearless!!!Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-22214446766557725792011-12-29T08:43:13.072-05:002011-12-29T08:43:13.072-05:00Hah, Amy. We'll wear them well!Hah, Amy. We'll wear them well!Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-2743845934073421342011-12-29T07:49:52.175-05:002011-12-29T07:49:52.175-05:00I love this. I can just see you with your badge! ...I love this. I can just see you with your badge! :)Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294463832345078995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-76663165736763828292011-11-05T10:26:20.558-04:002011-11-05T10:26:20.558-04:00Amy, thanks so much! I half-expected that you'...Amy, thanks so much! I half-expected that you'd post the winning answer for a Dove bar. :-)<br /><br />As I re-read my post I see an unintended literal implication, as well as analogies. Damn, maybe I have a writer's soul after all. <br /><br />See you on Skype soon!Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-44063028344227109832011-11-05T07:36:49.875-04:002011-11-05T07:36:49.875-04:00This is so awesome. I love this post. I love what ...This is so awesome. I love this post. I love what it means! Can't wait to Skype about all this with you.Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-38767203375145355332011-11-02T13:14:19.645-04:002011-11-02T13:14:19.645-04:00One day I'll be you!One day I'll be you!Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-59085557811076716002011-11-02T08:52:15.064-04:002011-11-02T08:52:15.064-04:00You go, girlfriend!!!!You go, girlfriend!!!!Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-89641830131315957132011-07-28T17:27:12.150-04:002011-07-28T17:27:12.150-04:00And Natasha, look at all you have accomplished in ...And Natasha, look at all you have accomplished in your writing world. Truly extraordinary! But I agree about sitting in a classroom. Unless one is "doing" it just sort of leaves me feeling queasy, you know?Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-31136265073972922522011-07-28T17:03:59.678-04:002011-07-28T17:03:59.678-04:00I can't sit in a classroom anymore. School was...I can't sit in a classroom anymore. School was hell for me... until I went to music school and most of my classes were spent "doing." I love learning, though, so I always thought I'd take college classes for fun, but then I sat through a one-hour class and it all came flooding back.<br /><br />If my attention span did allow it and I were getting a degree, I'd take the strangest, funkiest courses I could find.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-33675871961522511602011-07-11T19:11:21.505-04:002011-07-11T19:11:21.505-04:00Erica, often I wish I lived nearer (especially whi...Erica, often I wish I lived nearer (especially while reading your recommended reads). But mostly because at times I cherish an open-minded sound-board to run ideas by, as well as the occasional shoulder, etc. But there's always Skype, eh?<br /><br />Thanks so much for all you've done for me. :-)Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-42262596123094578082011-07-11T19:08:38.357-04:002011-07-11T19:08:38.357-04:00Stevie, where were you when I wanted a tutor (in S...Stevie, where were you when I wanted a tutor (in Statistics and any and all other math related classes of which I ran screaming from)? <br /><br />Thanks for the uplifting remark. You run to my rescue even when I'm not feeling suicidal. :-) <br /><br />BTW, I have a high school diploma, but lack an addiction (but I can develop one if need be). ;-)Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-2409033024938127542011-07-11T10:40:51.812-04:002011-07-11T10:40:51.812-04:00I have my degree in English, Journalism, and Socio...I have my degree in English, Journalism, and Sociology, with a minor in Creative Writing. (Classic overachiever, much? Did I need THREE majors?). I love LEARNING for learning's sake, so paper doesn't impress me as much as self-learning. I think your path has been a journey and you are so well-read, such a student of life and writing, such an evolved person.<br /><br />Love you bunches.Erica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-35561662345516577532011-07-11T02:10:36.267-04:002011-07-11T02:10:36.267-04:00Great post. I went through a similar process when...Great post. I went through a similar process when I ran out of money and couldn't afford to be a full time student anymore. I ultimately finished, not because I thought doing so was necessary to a writing career, rather merely because I wanted a degree. In fact I majored in math, because my "spare" time was already filled with literature.<br /><br />Hemingway had a high school diploma. If you're writing fiction, all that matters is that you write a gud buk.Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-65537547818798139362011-06-20T11:33:48.028-04:002011-06-20T11:33:48.028-04:00Amy, love the logic in referring to unfinished stu...Amy, love the logic in referring to unfinished stuff as things you're already planning on not doing well. :-) <br /><br />I've often wondered if the reason my current WIP is slogging along is because I've viewed my writing in a dim light. It has always been near and dear to my heart, so one would think I'd be all over it. <br /><br />Regarding OLTL and AMC, I still can't believe ABC is canning them due to ratings. Seriously, I think the network has been in negotiations with Katie Couric for a while now and are just making room for her daytime talk show. Not that I follow ratings , but I wonder how well the CBS Evening News' ratings fared with her in the seat. (Never really cared for her - too homogenized for me.)Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-68687314153346063642011-06-20T09:35:24.521-04:002011-06-20T09:35:24.521-04:00I like to think I have integrity in my writing. I ...I like to think I have integrity in my writing. I don't quite have the energy to bother with something I'm not planning to do well, hence, many unfinished pieces! <br /><br />I think that a post like this reveals a lot of integrity. Also, you don't post for the sake of seeing your own words on the screen. That's something to be proud of in this "everyone's an epic writer" culture. <br /><br />I'm also in line for mourning OLTL as well as AMC. Thank God for The Bachelor/ette and General Hospital.Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-35393286824822991262011-04-20T09:51:55.668-04:002011-04-20T09:51:55.668-04:00Robin! I have missed you, Binky-bink.
It is extr...Robin! I have missed you, Binky-bink. <br /><br />It is extremely important to have people say what we need to hear, especially when those people understand the nature of the writing beast.Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-25027023745308941632011-04-19T20:35:40.068-04:002011-04-19T20:35:40.068-04:00Love the new look here, Kath!
Having someone on ...Love the new look here, Kath! <br /><br />Having someone on our side to say the things we need to hear, even if we don't always want to hear them, is so important on this writing journey. Happy writing, my friend.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832944898342579108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-22298917604776488012011-04-14T19:14:42.471-04:002011-04-14T19:14:42.471-04:00Great pic, Amy! :-)
And you are so right about ...Great pic, Amy! :-) <br /><br />And you are so right about those who have faith in our craft other than family members, etc. It's a real motivator. <br /><br />The best kind of criticism is "constructive" and given in such a way that it makes the artist pumped to succeed. Any other way and the criticism is "destructive." That type destroys a person's willingness to succeed.Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-87105185124947262262011-04-14T15:19:31.763-04:002011-04-14T15:19:31.763-04:00Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
Encouragement and kindness ...Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. <br /><br />Encouragement and kindness help us harness the strength to make necessary changes and improvements. When someone has faith in your ability besides your closest friends and family - it's a boost even if comes with criticism.<br /><br />Excellent, Kath.Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294463832345078995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-66014098637761312492011-03-30T12:59:09.037-04:002011-03-30T12:59:09.037-04:00Back at you, Ms. O!Back at you, Ms. O!Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464672471650659120.post-30829198180250156402011-03-29T12:32:59.146-04:002011-03-29T12:32:59.146-04:00xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.com