tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post8541052525664422417..comments2024-02-10T02:12:10.516-08:00Comments on CAROLINELEAVITTVILLE: Yes, I'm really working when I'm writingCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02724359857107668407noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-63407954704019070422010-01-13T18:25:44.449-08:002010-01-13T18:25:44.449-08:00Amen.Amen.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862496090402365429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-698411182955413732010-01-12T06:11:56.878-08:002010-01-12T06:11:56.878-08:00You nailed it, Caroline!!You nailed it, Caroline!!Robin Antalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364290062604757682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-60304541406077532722010-01-11T13:53:31.858-08:002010-01-11T13:53:31.858-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gina Sorellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651102053639300887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-75941502852918542312010-01-11T13:05:26.479-08:002010-01-11T13:05:26.479-08:00I like finding out what the person does who asks y...I like finding out what the person does who asks you and then saying, "Oh, I want to be a lawyer/doctor/engineer someday."Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724359857107668407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-48167582296631830872010-01-11T12:45:57.298-08:002010-01-11T12:45:57.298-08:00Or, "I want to write a book someday." To...Or, "I want to write a book someday." To which you just say, "Good for you," and smile.Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-74029330677179222872010-01-11T12:45:09.932-08:002010-01-11T12:45:09.932-08:00amen, Caroline!
Someone recently asked my husband...amen, Caroline!<br /><br />Someone recently asked my husband - who is now working fulltime as a journalist/editor/jazz critic -if he thought he "had a novel in him," because he (the questioner) thought he "had a screenplay in him." We now keep repeating this to each other until we crack each other up. Say it often enough and it sounds like something from "Aliens." GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT! ARRGGHH!Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-33704454833474161882010-01-11T12:41:20.648-08:002010-01-11T12:41:20.648-08:00That's the worst! The free time line! Or "...That's the worst! The free time line! Or "Everyone tells me my life should be a novel."Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724359857107668407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-7942919608904490612010-01-11T12:27:46.492-08:002010-01-11T12:27:46.492-08:00And: "If I had free time like you, I would wr...And: "If I had free time like you, I would write a novel."Katharine Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933086172475315821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-23552442655243290332010-01-11T12:05:07.749-08:002010-01-11T12:05:07.749-08:00I know--I have also heard, writing is an avocation...I know--I have also heard, writing is an avocation not a vocation. And the worst--it's a hobby!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724359857107668407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-34471878449353949002010-01-11T11:42:46.615-08:002010-01-11T11:42:46.615-08:00Brilliant, Caroline. If I have one more person sa...Brilliant, Caroline. If I have one more person saying "Unlike lucky you, I've got a real job" I may throw something heavy.<br /><br />You've captured what it is to live our lives.<br /><br />With many hugs of gratitude;<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.com