tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post5874239691924484458..comments2024-03-28T08:41:01.450-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: Moving Past Failure by Susan BarclayTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-34216385719993165932017-03-07T07:52:58.381-07:002017-03-07T07:52:58.381-07:00Thanks, Dayna. Praying you are right!!Thanks, Dayna. Praying you are right!!Susan Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668380401591029520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-77579744030020528982017-03-07T07:52:24.114-07:002017-03-07T07:52:24.114-07:00Thank you for this beautiful prayer, Sharon. I am ...Thank you for this beautiful prayer, Sharon. I am blowing my trumpet right now. Everybody blow on the count of three: one, two, three - BLOW!!Susan Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668380401591029520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-7551996094664164642017-03-07T07:51:03.392-07:002017-03-07T07:51:03.392-07:00Amen, Sandra! And although I haven't had any t...Amen, Sandra! And although I haven't had any takers on the accountability partner part of my post, I'm going to open up my online calendar right NOW and block out those writing times for the next month!Susan Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668380401591029520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-72280638538089451462017-03-07T07:49:51.103-07:002017-03-07T07:49:51.103-07:00Way to go on meeting your goal of drafting your no...Way to go on meeting your goal of drafting your novel in one year, and for having good work habits (even though you're also distracted by other writing projects)! I agree: so much to do, so little time!Susan Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668380401591029520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-90726542368392111212017-03-07T07:48:30.805-07:002017-03-07T07:48:30.805-07:00You're welcome, Kathy! Thank you for this note...You're welcome, Kathy! Thank you for this note, which encourages me. As Tracy indicated in her comment, we're all in this together. And honesty is always the best policy :)Susan Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668380401591029520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-62811059969417127602017-03-07T07:47:43.671-07:002017-03-07T07:47:43.671-07:00Thanks for the encouragement, Tracy; I must say it...Thanks for the encouragement, Tracy; I must say it feels good to walk this journey with others who've had, or are having, the same experience. In so many areas of life (every area really), it's true that God's timing isn't the same as ours. If it were, it would mean just a snap of the fingers and it would be accomplished. But then we wouldn't grow through our struggles or be refined in any way. Personal and spiritual growth are worth waiting on God for, even though it's hard.Susan Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668380401591029520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-5414844665026704642017-03-06T15:48:01.424-07:002017-03-06T15:48:01.424-07:00Yes, I can totally relate Susan - thanks! I love t...Yes, I can totally relate Susan - thanks! I love the journal/commitment entries where your desires and goals are taking shape - there is this pursuit that is beautiful to see. This End Goal coming into sight. So good!!Dayna E. Mazzucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689462424170464691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-2033413556453013812017-03-06T12:15:12.677-07:002017-03-06T12:15:12.677-07:00Thanks to you, Susan, Sandra, Tracy, Glynis, and a...Thanks to you, Susan, Sandra, Tracy, Glynis, and all of you who have written so clearly, constructively, and convincingly on this issue of procrastination and unfinished symphonies that has built walls around us. May God help us all blow our trumpets together to make these walls of Jericho come down. As the bricks and mortar crumble, may we truly honour our Heavenly Father by using the gifts he has given us. May we, like Susan, forgive ourselves and offer God our past failures and attempts.Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-66480230447195389372017-03-06T07:16:48.948-07:002017-03-06T07:16:48.948-07:00What an encouragement from someone who took to too...What an encouragement from someone who took to took many years to finish a first book, Tracy! We all start with great expectations and a short timeline to complete our works, but then the process takes so long. I'm reminded of one of my favourite short stories--the author said it took ten years to bring it to completion. But then she was rewarded when it won first prize in a contest.Sandi Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097011585168805837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-67035954522370580972017-03-06T07:11:18.085-07:002017-03-06T07:11:18.085-07:00Thanks for your honesty in writing about why you h...Thanks for your honesty in writing about why you haven't finished your projects. "Today I choose to move past failure" caught my attention. We can give all kinds of reasons for not finishing, but determining and choosing are key components in moving past failure. Sandi Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097011585168805837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-38289039931476919072017-03-05T13:52:46.397-07:002017-03-05T13:52:46.397-07:00I think many of us can relate to your post, Susan....I think many of us can relate to your post, Susan. I, too, have a novel that's waiting to be completed. I finished the first draft in one year, the goal I'd set for myself. But it's now languishing in the second draft phase. It's not really due to bad work habits. I write something every day. It's just that I keep getting sidetracked by other writing projects: articles, short stories, blogs, speeches, workshops, editing, etc. So much to do; so little time!Nina Moreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10655605167987512020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-32988409074509149692017-03-05T11:08:23.237-07:002017-03-05T11:08:23.237-07:00I love your honesty, Susan! I find it quite encour...I love your honesty, Susan! I find it quite encouraging, somehow. Thank you! :) Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409125614205591514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-17339219835267919912017-03-04T12:10:28.157-07:002017-03-04T12:10:28.157-07:00I loved this post, Susan! believe it or not, heari...I loved this post, Susan! believe it or not, hearing your voice over the past five years was so inspiring and encouraging. (I'm sure many will feel the same way.) You might ask, "How could that be since I haven;t completed my goals?" The fact is, so many of us struggle with these same issues, insecurities, etc. And we beat ourselves up about it. You're proof that we are all in this together! You're not alone!<br />FYI, it took me 16 years to complete the first novel I'd started and then another 4 or so to polish and shop it around. it was a solid 23 years from when i first started writing that first novel to when I saw my first book contracted. (And that wasn't even the same book!) THE point is, GOD's timing isn't the same as MY timing... <br />When your book is ready, you WILL finish it! Take heart!Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.com