tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post5452456384284322638..comments2024-01-06T02:15:31.671-06:00Comments on Marcia Hoehne: The Horizontal and Vertical of WritingMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-13769699879408876882012-04-23T13:08:02.557-05:002012-04-23T13:08:02.557-05:00What a touchingly beautiful post! And I see I am n...What a touchingly beautiful post! And I see I am not the only one who felt it.<br /><br />The War of Art. It's on my To Buy list. Is it worth it?Sara Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347650970912643036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-81188357395766086152012-02-29T12:47:09.340-06:002012-02-29T12:47:09.340-06:00Pam -- Thanks for visiting and following! I know; ...Pam -- Thanks for visiting and following! I know; it's so sad when people spend their whole lives doing something they hate because they're not sure what else to do.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-20912947717305070792012-02-29T12:32:29.394-06:002012-02-29T12:32:29.394-06:00I really like the idea of getting out of the rat r...I really like the idea of getting out of the rat race. It is really true. Life begins when you truly find your passion. Some people spend their whole life wondering what their passion is...I feel grateful that I've found mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953440041536434213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-75624361920838389402012-02-28T21:33:51.532-06:002012-02-28T21:33:51.532-06:00Sharon -- I spent too many years doing that same t...Sharon -- I spent too many years doing that same thing: not querying enough before giving up. I've decided no more!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-27887288087985888852012-02-28T21:33:37.133-06:002012-02-28T21:33:37.133-06:00Sharon -- I spent too many years doing that same t...Sharon -- I spent too many years doing that same thing: not querying enough before giving up. I've decided no more!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-50633700600543560862012-02-27T22:32:55.691-06:002012-02-27T22:32:55.691-06:00Lovely post, Marcia. I don't want to let life...Lovely post, Marcia. I don't want to let life get in my way... I must do a better job at querying. I tend to query once, move on to something else and not go back and send manuscripts out to enough people. <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder, Marcia. :DSharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-45735251602829835252012-02-26T13:58:25.132-06:002012-02-26T13:58:25.132-06:00Amy -- Sure, you're welcome on my island. Hmm,...Amy -- Sure, you're welcome on my island. Hmm, now we can tell each OTHER stories. :)<br /><br />Andrea -- I love that the writing brain works even when we don't really think we're writing. I would like to have cats on my island. :)<br /><br />Joanne -- Yes, the last person would HAVE to be taking notes, at least it seems so to me.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-40682321412553297762012-02-26T08:20:28.862-06:002012-02-26T08:20:28.862-06:00I'd be writing something, somehow, noting down...I'd be writing something, somehow, noting down life around me, with music playing too.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-35690370518145555322012-02-25T16:15:23.852-06:002012-02-25T16:15:23.852-06:00Interesting post, Marcia. I'd be reading and i...Interesting post, Marcia. I'd be reading and interacting with animals (for company) as well as writing. Even when I think I'm taking a break from writing, I'm really not because my writing brain is still working.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-28179484550399496882012-02-25T00:00:12.707-06:002012-02-25T00:00:12.707-06:00Marcia, this post is amazing. I've never heard...Marcia, this post is amazing. I've never heard that "if you were the last person on earth idea," but what a wonderful way to confirm your calling. And yes, absolutely I'd be writing. And singing. And reading God's word. Maybe we could be on the same desert island together. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-71467251768101147532012-02-24T22:01:58.981-06:002012-02-24T22:01:58.981-06:00inluv -- I know, I keep picturing the lady over an...inluv -- I know, I keep picturing the lady over and over as well. It's like glimpsing the essence of a person.<br /><br />Larissa -- Scrapbooks makes me think of the ones my grandma kept. It fascinated me how carefully and perfectly she could cut!<br /><br />Medeia -- I think as writers, no matter how hard it is or how much money we don't make, we have the blessing of feeling like we're doing what we're meant to do. So many people in other occupations would chuck it all in a second if they could.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-7490758043296480342012-02-24T15:55:15.737-06:002012-02-24T15:55:15.737-06:00Fantastic post, Marcia. I like to think that no ma...Fantastic post, Marcia. I like to think that no matter where I am in life, or with whom (or all by myself), I'd still be doing what I'm doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-4412297680575219792012-02-23T22:13:11.600-06:002012-02-23T22:13:11.600-06:00What a lovely post, Marcia! I would have my comput...What a lovely post, Marcia! I would have my computer, paper, pens, and photos. Scrapbooking and writing would sustain me. :)Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-4651009629772748602012-02-23T16:58:14.455-06:002012-02-23T16:58:14.455-06:00Love this post, Marcia. This is beautiful: "T...Love this post, Marcia. This is beautiful: "The only constant vertical relationship I have as a writer is with God. The rest is all horizontal." And the woman who danced when she was out of her wheel chair - what an image. Thanks!Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-37188552173303885002012-02-23T12:19:24.438-06:002012-02-23T12:19:24.438-06:00Dawn -- I'd enjoy some garden play, too, but i...Dawn -- I'd enjoy some garden play, too, but it would have to be someone else's. My gardening chops don't measure up. :)<br /><br />Mirka -- Aw, thanks. :)<br /><br />Cynthia -- Or making up stories in my head if not...<br /><br />Barbara -- Smiling might come last, but yes, I believe that too would come. :)Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-16476873866088863492012-02-23T11:30:05.539-06:002012-02-23T11:30:05.539-06:00Such depth to this post, Marcia. I would read, wri...Such depth to this post, Marcia. I would read, write, worship, and smile.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-23939678442709329832012-02-23T10:46:34.059-06:002012-02-23T10:46:34.059-06:00Such an interesting question. I know that if I was...Such an interesting question. I know that if I was the last person on Earth, I would be writing and reading if at all possible.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-50577450319993359252012-02-23T10:46:25.783-06:002012-02-23T10:46:25.783-06:00Oh. Marcia. My goodness- thank you for this post. ...Oh. Marcia. My goodness- thank you for this post. Can't remember the last time I so resonated to every line in a blog post. Frame-able!Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-79870844602186610502012-02-23T07:49:38.591-06:002012-02-23T07:49:38.591-06:00*That was a beautiful post, Marcia. I'd like t...*That was a beautiful post, Marcia. I'd like to think I'd be doing what I enjoy doing now: writing, taking walks, playing in the gardens.D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.com