tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post5374436846211652536..comments2023-07-24T04:07:58.655-07:00Comments on A Writer Called Wanda: FRIDAY STIR FRY - If Wishes Came TrueWanda Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-26869361684710857662014-04-01T16:25:16.562-07:002014-04-01T16:25:16.562-07:00You'll make it Wanda! I'm right with you t...You'll make it Wanda! I'm right with you though, hoping to retire full-time and write! Good luck!! Barb BettisBarbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-61915488613604783752014-03-31T17:49:26.572-07:002014-03-31T17:49:26.572-07:00I wish this for you too. Writing gives me such joy...I wish this for you too. Writing gives me such joy. I make people do what I want when I create. I'm tossing around giving up my teaching job too. However, I already have a pension. It's not like I earned working full time but I'm happier. The part-time thing was gravy money. I'm thinking I'll give up the gravy and try writing full time for a while. I can always go back (I hope). Keep thinking of a way out of your job. I don't have any ideas other than publisher's clearing house or winning the lottery.Tierney Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128690134598491548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-73078686794181775122014-03-31T14:25:24.958-07:002014-03-31T14:25:24.958-07:00The entire publishing process seems to be filled w...The entire publishing process seems to be filled with wishes that show how far you have to go on the learning curve. It's a humbling experience.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159413140250427595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-54734289746437800572014-03-31T12:33:33.979-07:002014-03-31T12:33:33.979-07:00MARRY! Are you nuts? I did that once. Never again....MARRY! Are you nuts? I did that once. Never again. Maybe a Sugar Daddy though. Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-28557261728579190752014-03-31T12:00:48.161-07:002014-03-31T12:00:48.161-07:00'I have a dream...' oh wait, that was some...'I have a dream...' oh wait, that was someone more important. I am thankful I get to stay home and do what I do every day. Guess you could marry someone who wants to take care of you while waiting for the best seller to hit the stands. ;-)<br /><br />I like Lisa's plan. I just keep plugging away because I have experience that 'careful what you wish for'. That's why I'm not writing much fiction these days. Hang in there! And know you are not alone.Angela Drakehttp://angeladrake.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-49538013314215594792014-03-28T13:10:26.204-07:002014-03-28T13:10:26.204-07:00Hang in there, Wanda. Every word you write is one ...Hang in there, Wanda. Every word you write is one step closer to that dream. Personally, I'm following the fake-it-til-I-make-it plan. Still doesn't pay much but at least we have one foot on the right side of the door :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430066746906921762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-77389792546111410352014-03-28T11:35:47.749-07:002014-03-28T11:35:47.749-07:00The difference is that is all fun stuff. My job is...The difference is that is all fun stuff. My job is ... I can't even tell you. And to even get close to Nora's production, I would definitely have to quit and live another 40 years. Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-85155168140840295802014-03-28T11:34:18.595-07:002014-03-28T11:34:18.595-07:00For sure!For sure!Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-71819663462353844502014-03-28T11:33:54.576-07:002014-03-28T11:33:54.576-07:00conundrum - love that word. I don't even want ...conundrum - love that word. I don't even want a part time job. I'm so over working.Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-78661919849712486752014-03-28T11:12:26.122-07:002014-03-28T11:12:26.122-07:00I can write full time and I don't. Animals, fr...I can write full time and I don't. Animals, friends, meetings, kids, sister, nephews, and a thousand other distractions. I feel I am blessed to have them so I smile and go with the flow. Keep writing. Maybe you will be the first of us to be the next Nora Roberts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917679547528645620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-40467197806400549722014-03-28T09:27:11.059-07:002014-03-28T09:27:11.059-07:00A lot of things look great until you get there. Th...A lot of things look great until you get there. There's a reason people say "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-14515760633821234062014-03-28T07:55:06.303-07:002014-03-28T07:55:06.303-07:00I'm in the same boat. It's not that my job...I'm in the same boat. It's not that my job is particularly hard or demanding, it's just in the way of what I really want to do. I'd even settled for a part-time job that paid really well. At least that would give me more time to write. But then I always worry I wouldn't really write, I'd just goof off and waste valuable time. The last time I was laid off, I did do a lot of writing, but who's to say what I'd do now? <br /><br />It's a conundrum. Allison Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815938562546801372noreply@blogger.com