tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post8195338783567534855..comments2024-03-27T11:48:21.579-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: Help, I need Somebody! – Ramona HeikelTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-82103436440725677542016-04-14T17:40:30.501-07:002016-04-14T17:40:30.501-07:00How beautiful Ramona--that reminder that we are so...How beautiful Ramona--that reminder that we are so important to God that we "merit" a constant companion. Thanks. Connie Mae Inglishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988103819012472275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-73558563212567172582016-04-12T14:55:18.833-07:002016-04-12T14:55:18.833-07:00Thanks, everybody! I agree, Tracy, this blog is a...Thanks, everybody! I agree, Tracy, this blog is an an apprenticeship for me, too. And yes, not-smug-Sharon, I know that what I need most to succeed in writing is, as you say, the time and the discipline to write consistently. Sandy and all, it looks like Vinita Hampton Wright no longer offers retreats consistently.<br /><br />However, here is the link to the Vinita Hampton Wright's last writing retreat, the one I did (which was in 2014, not 2015!), called Writing for the Soul: Online Writing Retreat. http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/2014/09/19/writing-for-the-soul-online-writing-retreat/ <br /><br />Although the author no longer posts there, all the 5 days of retreat materials are still available for use (the only difference being there are no interactions through comments). Elsewhere on the "Days of Deepening Friendship" blog are some Advent Retreats as well as many other inspiring posts. She has many books available on Amazon, including The Art of Spiritual Writing, which I bought and which you can read entirely at http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/my-books/. Some options in case anybody's interested!Ramona Heikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698592720587410097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-63116954348187629052016-04-10T20:46:19.785-07:002016-04-10T20:46:19.785-07:00I sound smug in my comment above, which isn't ...I sound smug in my comment above, which isn't what I meant to say or the way I wanted to sound. Of course, I can use coaching, but you can tell I am frustrated some times by lack of time to write. We do serious critiquing at our Women Word Weaver meetings, and we are comfortable calling one another for advice when we need help. Just recently, my colleagues helped me with my "Reflections on Lent" that I wrote for Offerings. I wrote about this in my blog.<br />Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-72721598219201793982016-04-10T20:23:52.194-07:002016-04-10T20:23:52.194-07:00I looked online to find out more about Vinita Hamp...I looked online to find out more about Vinita Hampton Wright and her online writing retreats, but I didn't find out anything about current dates for retreats. Rather than a coach or even another course, I think most of all I just need the time and the discipline to write consistently. Thanks for your thoughts on apprenticeship.<br /><br />Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-44675438462698836402016-04-07T08:24:06.180-07:002016-04-07T08:24:06.180-07:00Thank you for your thoughts on a writing coach or ...Thank you for your thoughts on a writing coach or mentor. We all need one. I didn't know Vinita Hampton Wright had an online spiritual writing retreat. It would be good for us to look into! Sandi Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097011585168805837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-89592027049501526282016-04-07T07:56:53.543-07:002016-04-07T07:56:53.543-07:00You said that a writing 'apprenticeship'co...You said that a writing 'apprenticeship'could, "very realistically... take 10 years or even more." This is so true, Ramona.I've been writing for about thirty years and still feel like i am learning from others and grwoing as a writer. It took 16 years before i even shared my writing and then many more of painful rejection and critique. (A writing course would have been easier i think...) Thank you for your contribution to this blog. I think that writing consistently here is also an apprenticeship, in a way. Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.com