tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post5454374596154142208..comments2023-07-01T03:18:42.772-07:00Comments on First Draft: Contest ThoughtsNadine Lamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-87009612613993619332010-03-04T05:58:36.929-07:002010-03-04T05:58:36.929-07:00Glynis, thank you. I had hoped it would be worthwh...Glynis, thank you. I had hoped it would be worthwhile for everyone.<br /><br />You are so sweet, I might have to hop a plane and come give you a hug.<br /><br />Yes, you are a writer. I never got the aspiring part that people say. To me, aspiring means thinking about doing it. If you write, you're a writer.Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-23930663558193355482010-03-04T02:37:13.939-07:002010-03-04T02:37:13.939-07:00For me this was the most important contest I have ...For me this was the most important contest I have come across. This opened up a door of courage for me. I also had to format a submission for the first time. I have entered poetry contests, and am proud to say I have won three. Entering a writing contest was a whole new ball game. I had to think far more, poems come to me far quicker. <br />The contest also made me feel part of the writing world. Not an aspiring writer living her dream in Cyprus, but someone who was being judged as a writer.<br />You wrote these words,Nadine...'it certainly isn't a prestigious one'. Maybe that is how you see it. For me it was a valuable one, thank you.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-89619926107814850342010-03-03T09:05:49.785-07:002010-03-03T09:05:49.785-07:00Loree,
If you believe in something, then don'...Loree,<br /><br />If you believe in something, then don't let it go. That's not to say to ignore all the input. Consider each, but at the end of the day, you are still a writer and must be true to that.<br /><br />Thanks for reading the post.Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-5475228494522168832010-03-03T00:14:08.821-07:002010-03-03T00:14:08.821-07:00Thanks for your very encouraging comments. Everyon...Thanks for your very encouraging comments. Everyone needs to hear that they should follow their dream.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.com