tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post6781111699156002074..comments2024-03-17T12:00:55.617-06:00Comments on Donna K. Weaver: A Bit of This and a Bit of ThatDonna K. Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-13589176415533054722011-08-10T16:19:25.407-06:002011-08-10T16:19:25.407-06:001. I totally hear you on the fame thing. I think f...1. I totally hear you on the fame thing. I think fame sounds awful. I always have.<br /><br />2. I don't know why I write. Because I like to tell stories and make people laugh, I think. I'm not sure I'd keep it up if I had not been picked up for publication, but I was. So I don't know how good my stick-to-it-iveness is. I really respect that in others.<br /><br />But I love that you do it because you want to learn. I think that's amazing.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-56093371177692190892011-08-04T22:49:04.779-06:002011-08-04T22:49:04.779-06:00First I need to throw out a "YAY!" for L...First I need to throw out a "YAY!" for Laura's book release. Also, "Shifting" sounds good. <br /><br />When that self-doubt hits, as I'm sure it always will, I give myself a little while to entertain it then ask why it is I'm doubting myself. It usually doesn't really have to do with me, but with being overwhelmed and scared of what's to come. When I face my doubts head on and respond to them, it helps!Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-8295762004482885162011-08-04T17:12:56.276-06:002011-08-04T17:12:56.276-06:00Thanks for stopping by my blog.
As for you questi...Thanks for stopping by my blog.<br /><br />As for you questions. <br /><br />I am not a writer. I just chronicle events that in my life that I think are funny. <br /><br />Life motivates me. Something will happen that cracks me up and then I sit down and write about it.<br /><br />And the sanity part... ... ... I've been a tad nuts all of my life. I love to laugh and make other's laugh. I consider the day a total loss if I don't have at least one belly laugh and a few giggles.........ktAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967340091034274347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-65710862646935382272011-08-02T19:01:47.194-06:002011-08-02T19:01:47.194-06:00*^_^* - love that!
Jess - You're brave, Jess...*^_^* - love that!<br /><br />Jess - You're brave, Jess. I haven't even faced up to querying, though I think I'll do it if nothing than for the experience. Plus, I'm still dedicated to taking the James Dashner (The Maze Runner) approach to rejections. Go out to eat with every 10.<br /><br />Desert - 100 might be stretching it, but it's a nice thought. =D I'll hang on to that.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-23205008116836598872011-08-02T16:05:08.981-06:002011-08-02T16:05:08.981-06:00You can't please all the people all the time (...You can't please all the people all the time (cliche) and you might not be able to please all the publishers or agents--but there are millions of people out there who want to hear Donna Weaver's opinion or original story. If not millions, well at least 100. Rome wasn't built in a day is another one of my favorite cliched sayings! Oh and then the famous, never, never, never, give up! Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-27886868403399730952011-08-02T12:32:21.621-06:002011-08-02T12:32:21.621-06:00This post really hit home for me, especially: &quo...This post really hit home for me, especially: "I have to remind myself I'm doing this because I love to learn, and I want to learn how to write." <br /><br />Whenever rejections are getting me down, I always remind myself that I'm learning. And that I love to learn. And that, slowly, I'm getting a bit better at it. And that's good enough for now :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-52462017593956202962011-08-02T10:23:05.028-06:002011-08-02T10:23:05.028-06:00Wonderful! Insightful!
A pessimist sees difficulty...Wonderful! Insightful!<br />A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; <br />an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.*^_^*http://www.funnygoodjokes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-79748220068834887812011-08-02T06:02:52.117-06:002011-08-02T06:02:52.117-06:00Milo - knowing that a genius like Edison struggled...Milo - knowing that a genius like Edison struggled but didn't give up is such an inspiration to me. He also said, "You only fail, when you quit trying."<br /><br />Laura - that's dang beautiful, girl! <br /><br />Sheridan - welcome! Isn't it funny that we have to force ourselves to do something we love?<br /><br />Jeff - thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />Donna - I'm keeping you around. =D And it does help knowing that others are in our shoes.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-70195009090475318512011-08-01T23:58:29.295-06:002011-08-01T23:58:29.295-06:00Reading stuff like this helps motivate me :) Post...Reading stuff like this helps motivate me :) Posting excerpts to prompts and joining blogfests where I get honest, constructive feedback keeps me real. And knowing that there are so many people out there in my shoes . .<br /><br />You're awesome Donna :)<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-9389622087741262582011-08-01T22:15:29.505-06:002011-08-01T22:15:29.505-06:00Great post... and comments. I learned a lot.Great post... and comments. I learned a lot.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-68023020135292384472011-08-01T21:46:33.109-06:002011-08-01T21:46:33.109-06:00Great post! I remind myself to be like a little k...Great post! I remind myself to be like a little kid. I focus on the fact that I enjoy it...even all the struggling and brain wrangling and hair pulling that happens from time to time. I tell myself to focus on what I like about it and forget about the rest. What this means is that I have to force myself to write! I struggle a bit and then I get lost in it and forget everything by the enjoyment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-55178239839066066612011-08-01T14:48:26.586-06:002011-08-01T14:48:26.586-06:00You have such a great attitude about it!
You know...You have such a great attitude about it!<br /><br />You know...the last book I wrote (one I'm still working on editing), I had more doubts than I've ever had writing a book--and this was not my first novel! I think I felt more pressure because I already had a contract on one book, AND because this story was unlike any I'd ever written. I knew going into it that my MC was either going to be a character people liked, or a character people hated and grew to like, or a character they flat out didn't like ever. And I had SO many doubts. "Is this good enough? Does the story suck? Do the characters suck? What if no one ever wants to read it? What if it's not publishable? What if I can't get the plot smoothed out? What if, what if, what if?" And I plugged along, pouring my heart into it, and I finished it at last--but I had to come to grips with myself and realize, again, WHY I write. I had to realize that I liked the story, and the journey the characters went on, and if I hadn't written it, I would have missed out on that journey. It can be hard sometimes to see the worth in my writing because I'm so close to it. I've written it, edited, rewritten, read it a million times, and it's like, "These words! Do they even make sense!?" <br /><br />I know the feeling of reading something that I find amazing, and then thinking, man, my writing seems so blah. BUT, the important thing to remember is that it's NOT. Your writing is unique to you. You might be so close that you see what you think are the flaws, or you don't know if your flow or style or voice or anything is good enough--but that's one reason we have other people who can help us out and read our stories and point out the things that are awesome and the things we need to work on. And as we keep growing and learning, it can be easier to see those things for ourselves.<br /><br />Don't ever tell yourself you're not good enough for one thing or another. Hold onto the knowledge that you are growing and learning and developing your words and your story--and you never know what will come of that. All we can ever do is take it one step at a time, one word at a time, one story at a time--and then go on to the next one.Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-79507802582996270492011-08-01T13:45:53.227-06:002011-08-01T13:45:53.227-06:00"I love to learn, and I want to learn how to ..."I love to learn, and I want to learn how to write" -- great attitude. I do it because I love it, and because I have stories to tell, and I want to share them. It's shaping up to be another 2,000-step process, but I'm learning so much along the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-30914403268359686352011-08-01T13:44:26.264-06:002011-08-01T13:44:26.264-06:00Mark - I like that, to write because it's me.
...Mark - I like that, to write because it's me.<br /><br />Bethany - Loved your book! I like your philosophy, embrace the thing that are worth most.<br /><br />Joylene - squee! Thanks!Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-7107252816805000922011-08-01T13:22:07.592-06:002011-08-01T13:22:07.592-06:00Hi Brenda. You won a copy of my novel. Could you s...Hi Brenda. You won a copy of my novel. Could you send me your snarl address at cluculzwriter at yahoo dot ca? Thanks. And congratulations.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-48818050593163547242011-08-01T12:34:58.377-06:002011-08-01T12:34:58.377-06:00Thanks for the post on Shifting! As for negativity...Thanks for the post on Shifting! As for negativity, all I can say is, don't let it get you down because almost everything in life is trivial. Embrace the things that are worth the most (like family, good health), the things no one can ever take away from you and hold onto them.Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-39684053169760030912011-08-01T11:32:59.078-06:002011-08-01T11:32:59.078-06:00Keep trucking...you got to write because it's ...Keep trucking...you got to write because it's in you, so just keep doing what you love:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-14851102596314902772011-08-01T10:45:28.754-06:002011-08-01T10:45:28.754-06:00Bryce, wow, that really was loud. Tara heard all t...Bryce, wow, that really was loud. Tara heard all the over at her place. You made me smile.<br /><br />Ellie - the Little Engine That Could Litany, right? I think I can. I think I can. I can can, you know. Not the French dance, but the fruit canning thingy. ;)<br /><br />Shelly - I'm going to have to download that one.<br /><br />Welcome - I'll have to place that old 1940s song, "Accent the Positive, Eliminate the Negative, Latch on to the Affirmative, Don't Mess With Mr. Inbetween" =D<br /><br />L.G. - "Crap Voices" - I like it!<br /><br />Tara - Big butts are in? Woot!<br /><br />E.R. - Sometimes it feels like a slow syrup that runs from the top of my head and smothers every positive thought, leaving a choking pain of inadequacy in my stomach. I ponder how fun it would be to just become the little old grandmother, who relaxes in her chair crocheting and watching movies or reading a book. I'm too old for this. Too old to ever get good enough. Then I panic. But after a little wallowing, I take a deep breath, get up off the ground where I fell from Bryce's bullhorn chastisement, and kick my big butt. =DDonna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-43035694949753308542011-08-01T09:45:28.557-06:002011-08-01T09:45:28.557-06:00Oh, the voices. Where would we be without them? If...Oh, the voices. Where would we be without them? If they weren't there, we wouldn't have the motivation to work harder and prove them wrong. Good job keeping perspective. Some days are harder than others!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-54933655481341520412011-08-01T08:26:36.529-06:002011-08-01T08:26:36.529-06:00i heard bryce from my spot in the world!
chin up,...i heard bryce from my spot in the world!<br /><br />chin up, dont you know big butts are back in!<br /><br />pollyannaTara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-39350761961389889322011-08-01T08:07:01.731-06:002011-08-01T08:07:01.731-06:00Like you, I listen to the crap voices in my head t...Like you, I listen to the crap voices in my head tell me all the reasons why I should quit. I believe them for a day or two, and then I start writing again. I toss whatever I've written before in a drawer, never to be seen again, and hope the next project is better.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-10901664469209210602011-08-01T06:57:19.332-06:002011-08-01T06:57:19.332-06:00How do I handle Negativity I just pick up one of m...How do I handle Negativity I just pick up one of my self help books or listen to a cd and all negativity is gone.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-47005755807124895592011-08-01T06:34:27.904-06:002011-08-01T06:34:27.904-06:00How do I handle the inner voice of negativity? I p...How do I handle the inner voice of negativity? I play the Beatles, Paperback Writer a dozen times or so.Shellyhttp://www.shellysnovicewritings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-44823935635346329952011-08-01T03:24:03.181-06:002011-08-01T03:24:03.181-06:00Ah. The old self-doubt routine. I bash myself abou...Ah. The old self-doubt routine. I bash myself about the head with it every couple of weeks. Like you, I remind myself why I write - because I love it. Because one day I'd like to earn a modest living writing. Do I want to be rich and famous? Well, more money would be lovely. Famous? Not really.<br /><br />Keep on reminding yourself why you are learning to write and that you CAN do it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elliegarratt.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ellie Garratt</a>Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281599665527326905.post-14101228715801316022011-08-01T01:22:29.713-06:002011-08-01T01:22:29.713-06:00*Enters room. Sees Donna arguing with herself, dou...*Enters room. Sees Donna arguing with herself, doubting herself.*<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />*Whips out bullhorn, climbs up on stump, aims bullhorn at Donna.*<br /><br />"STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!!!!"<br /><br />*Dismounts from stump, holsters bullhorn, and gives Donna one long, stern look before leaving room*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com