tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post114754961980476545..comments2024-03-24T05:22:57.577-04:00Comments on Deidre Knight's Blog: Turn! Turn! Turn! (Or: Deidre Gets Naked)Deidre Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543260043122520069noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1150864077322270952006-06-21T00:27:00.000-04:002006-06-21T00:27:00.000-04:00Deidre,I'm so happy that you've published. I'm a ...Deidre,<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy that you've published. I'm a fellow Roswellian - I even tried my hand at some fanfiction, but eventually realized that I wanted to craft my own stories. I've been working on my first book ever since (okay that and my phd dissertation - my postdoc was at IBM - who knew we were both techies?). I hope to finish it within the year. Anyway, I was looking for a completed copy of Antarian Sky and I stumbled upon the news that you'd published. I'm ordering the book now. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1149730964720100082006-06-07T21:42:00.000-04:002006-06-07T21:42:00.000-04:00You know, Deidre, as one of your oldest clients I ...You know, Deidre, as one of your oldest clients I really needed to hear that. I can’t say I exactly feel as though my writing career is on the shelf, because I’ve been writing steadily ever since I met you, and I do manage one slow book per year. So I guess that’s not bad. But sometimes I feel that the one thing I really want (a chance to get out there on my own and write full time) just isn’t happening fast enough. And sometimes I feel so tired, juggling a full time job with full time kids with a demanding writing career, and I do have a whyGodwhy moment. And the more tired I get, the more I feel it.<BR/><BR/>But you’re right. I mean, when you really think about it, what are my options…do I really want more time to myself, if it means that it would be to the detriment of my children or my day job? Because that’s the only time I would get it. And I CERTAINLY don’t want that! So I guess for everything there really IS a season. And I will get there eventually, with your help. Thanks much, girl.Roslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243763555866770135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1148496167901749042006-05-24T14:42:00.000-04:002006-05-24T14:42:00.000-04:00I'm so touched that this piece really spoke to so ...I'm so touched that this piece really spoke to so many of you. Thanks for letting me know--I can't tell you how it moved me to know that my story provided a little inspiration. Hugs!! DDeidre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543260043122520069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1148089644875041302006-05-19T21:47:00.000-04:002006-05-19T21:47:00.000-04:00I love this.And yes, my time is coming.Grins*I love this.<BR/>And yes, my time is coming.<BR/>Grins*Crystal*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06689150836320685611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147982648166389562006-05-18T16:04:00.000-04:002006-05-18T16:04:00.000-04:00You may not find this comment way down here, this ...You may not find this comment way down here, this late, but maybe...<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to congratulate you on the price you commanded in Brenda Novak's auction. :) I bid until I'd committed all my food and sightseeing money for Atlanta and had cut just a bit into my hotel fund, then common sense prevailed and I stopped.<BR/><BR/>Maybe next time! In any event, congrats to the person who will be dining with you!Natalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147884726941099822006-05-17T12:52:00.000-04:002006-05-17T12:52:00.000-04:00Great post, Deidre! I can't wait to hear how you o...Great post, Deidre! I can't wait to hear how you opened the agency.Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147846410952364022006-05-17T02:13:00.000-04:002006-05-17T02:13:00.000-04:00Deidre that was so true.I am never sure that I tot...Deidre that was so true.<BR/>I am never sure that I totally believe in fate. I don't believe in ghosts until the hour of twelve when you'd never catch me in a house known to have a ghost in it.<BR/>There are lucky people and unlucky people. Some people have bad luck sitting on their shoulder. <BR/>Others seem to fall in naturally if the chemistry sets in. My son is a perfect example. I once said to his school principal after a problem had arisen and settled down.<BR/>Alon is the kind of person who would go to a casino because he heard they had free beer. He'd have a couple of free beers and leave. As he leaves he'd find five cents on the floor. Dropped there by some poor mug on the dole tipping the last of his meagre finances into the machine. And who had left with pocket linings hanging out of his pants. Alon would drop this coin into the mug's machine. Bells and whistles would set off, and Alon would win the $10,000 the mug had aimed for. That's Alon.<BR/>He opened a cafe. Got it in thebest eat street, for a peppercorn rent. It was so successful it got its own TV show.<BR/>Now he's a software genius. He's a very individual kind of person. Off beat. A television writer modeled a story around him. <BR/>I do believe there is a luck factor. Some people have them naturally. Others work hard at it. While others never realise their goals.<BR/>But I think that whether there's a luck factor or not that does occupy 50 percent, there is also 50 percent of self belief 'can-do' in it. It's not for the lazy or faint-hearted either. <BR/>I believe you have it. <BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147725202763615022006-05-15T16:33:00.000-04:002006-05-15T16:33:00.000-04:00As always, you keep grounding me. I know there's a...As always, you keep grounding me. I know there's a plan, I just don't always enjoy the waiting part. *grin*<BR/><BR/>I've a similar story I'll tell you some time. It's about that leap of faith. I need to get that back, that belief part. I'm working on it, I'm working on it. LOLMonica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147711689319105632006-05-15T12:48:00.000-04:002006-05-15T12:48:00.000-04:00Wow, this is a fabulous post. One not just every w...Wow, this is a fabulous post. One not just every writer should read, but pretty much every person who is in need of or desires a wonderful perspective check.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being so real in such a public way. ;-)Wigged Outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359652793625486237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147672416753132052006-05-15T01:53:00.000-04:002006-05-15T01:53:00.000-04:00Wonderful story, deidre. I only hope that I'm taki...Wonderful story, deidre. I only hope that I'm taking a similar path...Diana Peterfreundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681841474717604660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147666962958497702006-05-15T00:22:00.000-04:002006-05-15T00:22:00.000-04:00This kind of post/essay always seems to come at a ...This kind of post/essay always seems to come at a time when you most need it.<BR/><BR/>In my case, the decision is already made, the transition upcoming--and the story reinforces the decision.<BR/><BR/>Thank youNatalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147645549544838772006-05-14T18:25:00.000-04:002006-05-14T18:25:00.000-04:00Thanks, gang! This one just sort of wrote itself. ...Thanks, gang! This one just sort of wrote itself. I find the longer I'm in this business, the more I prefer to be real. It gives me much more to share, and hopefully it means I can help all of you more. :) Hugs,Deidre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543260043122520069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147643941416665852006-05-14T17:59:00.000-04:002006-05-14T17:59:00.000-04:00This is a wonderful post, Deidre :)This is a wonderful post, Deidre :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147639079086896142006-05-14T16:37:00.000-04:002006-05-14T16:37:00.000-04:00Really nice post/setup you have going...very nice ...Really nice post/setup you have going...very nice indeed!BOBBYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494762290509093873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981147.post-1147600986709933862006-05-14T06:03:00.000-04:002006-05-14T06:03:00.000-04:00What a great, great post. Isn't it amazing how you...What a great, great post. Isn't it amazing how your life makes so much more sense when you can look back on it and see God's hand in the twists and turns that held no reason at the time? <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you are where you are. For those of us like me who are finding their way in this biz, you're a great source of information and because you always come across as such a genuine person, you humanize a portion of the business that can seem so intimidating at times.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the time you put into answering questions and doing this blog.Kristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.com