Comments on: 25 Things I Love About Being A Writer

By: Barbara Samuel O'Neal

Barbara Samuel O'Neal — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:32 +0000

LOL! Good one, Donna! Me, too.

Forgot, Jessica, about the glom effect. So much fun.

Staves off Alzheimers? That’s great news, Caroline, especially as my son teases me about being absentminded as it is. (Well, if you’re living in another world, you can’t be expected to really be paying attention in this one, now can you???

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:10:54 +0000

That’s an amazing list, and I have to say I love all those things on there.

I will add one more: The characters I get to hang out with are lots more fun than most “real” people I know. LOL

By: Jessica Scott

Jessica Scott — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:25:52 +0000

I love connecting with other writers and learning more about this great business. I love discovering an author that I’ve never heard of and being able to read as an excuse for work. I love the conversation that being a writer sparks and the freedom to create a world that I want to play in.
Great list, by the way. Couldn’t agree more!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:21:42 +0000

I like the fact that writing is supposed to stave off Alzheimer’s apparently – I heard that on the radio today! Take care. Caroline x

By: Barbara Samuel O'Neal

Barbara Samuel O'Neal — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:13:40 +0000

Good ones! I hope more of you actually wrote your list of 25 and were too shy to share it. It’s genuinely fun to play.

And Susan, I was probably greedy writing such a long list, but it’s fun and I couldn’t stop.

By: Susan Kelley

Susan Kelley — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:29 +0000

Wow, it’s tough to add to all those wonderful things. I love hearing my children say they’re proud of me.
I love creating something totally designed by me.

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By: Cathryn Parry

Cathryn Parry — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:12:50 +0000

Barbara, this is a beautiful post. Thank you!

What I love is a variation of #24: I love that no matter where I am, or how difficult the world outside might be, I’m gifted with the ability to see and transcribe beautiful worlds and people inside my head.

Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Barbara Caridad Ferrer

Barbara Caridad Ferrer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:42 +0000

I love the tribe of writers I call friends. Only they understand exactly what it is we do every day, understand how we have to answer the demand that drives us to write and understand the voices in our heads. Actually, they’re far more than friends– they’re family– may not always get along with them, but always love them.

I also love that quiet time, when the rest of the house is asleep or deserted and I can be alone with my music and my characters and see where they take me.

Most everything else you mentioned.

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:37:28 +0000

I love being able to entertain folks with my books, and I love it when someone e-mails me to let me know how much she’s enjoyed my work.

I love going to conferences and meeting writers and readers who love books just as much as I do.

I love it when my mom reads one of my books and tells me that it’s “better than a Nora Roberts book.” (Even if everyone else on the planet would disagree with her. LOL.)

I could go on, but I’ll stop here. Great post.