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Comment on A Prophet in His Hometown by Trisha Slay

Trisha Slay — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:24:14 +0000

The best advice I ever received about men/dating/relationships came from a woman with 4 divorces and 1 murdered lover in her past (murdered by an ex-husband, I swear, I’m not making this up!) And yet, it was brilliant advice that I have never forgotten (and share widely). I won’t type it here. The actual advice is not important. The point is, write your self-help book if you feel drawn to the topic and excited by the actual writing. You are an excellent writer with a strong, highly readable writing style. If you get into the project & absolutely hate writing the thing, take a step back & reassess. Most therapists are nutty, most marriage counsellors have been divorced, most debt counsellors are spending more than they make & most holy men have committed their fair share of sin.

My family is either highly enthusiastic and supportive of my writing or not interested at all. Same with my friends. No middle ground. I try to focus on the support I do get and express plenty of appreciation.

BTW – Right now I’m in a similar quandary. Really want to launch my new website/blog on Creativity Diet but feel like a complete fraud as my weight and habits are not where they need to be. Trying to figure out how to slant it as “I’m figuring it out as I go along. Come along for the journey” type of thing.
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Comment on A Prophet in His Hometown by sally apokedak

sally apokedak — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:22:59 +0000

Vicky, thanks for the encouragement. And, yes, I was speaking of a self-help book, which is laughable because I can’t even help myself so why would I be able to help others. But I will hang in there and keep plunking away at it, because I think it might fill a hole in the market.

Suzan, I’m reading and loving your stuff. And I’m not saying that to coddle you or make you feel loved and accepted.

Cathy…I love the beneficent Mr. Hall. At least the one you’ve painted for us. He’s a good egg.
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Comment on A Prophet in His Hometown by Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:08 +0000

Sally, I think we’re ALWAYS tougher on ourselves than other people (including family, most of the time) would be on us. So I’m sure that your non-fiction book will be quite good, because I knew that a. you sat around in your sweats till you had to get dressed (so what? Me, too!) and that b. you’re a writer with an interesting voice.

And um, yeah, I wrote a humor column and the Beneficent Mr. Hall was the subject of many of those columns. Mostly, he laughed. But then again, he didn’t always KNOW he was the subject of a column. :-)

(P.S. Thanks for dropping in at The Muffin! And GOOD luck on this non-fiction book. I’m already intrigued…)
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Comment on A Prophet in His Hometown by Suzan

Suzan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:11:45 +0000

Sally, I know you pretty well, at least I think I do, and I still like you.

I know that I am sometimes perceived as being miss independent and having a thick skin.Maybe that’s why my family and friends don’t seem to feel like they have to “coddle” me by reading my stuff. They don’t know that the real me really likes to feel loved and accepted.

Comment on A Prophet in His Hometown by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Vicky Alvear Shecter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:57:18 +0000

Sally, I started out with nonfiction, but it sounds like your nonfiction is more personal than my historicals. I will say that the first time I told someone close to me that I wanted to write a book about “Alexander the Great,” this person blurted, disdainfully (which slipped out) “WHY?” At first, I agreed…why? That’s crazy! Who wants to read about some ancient guy?

But, I came to a point where I realized it didn’t matter if nobody wanted to read it–it was my passion and THAT was enough. So that’s how I got to it.

Also, I can relate to a little bit to your experiences in the sense of feeling “exposed.” Every time I publish, I am overwhelmed with feelings of being exposed as a fraud. So hang in there. These feelings/fear too shall pass.
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