tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post8156237437449002131..comments2024-03-22T15:57:20.329-06:00Comments on Pensive Pens: Cat Coats For Rapid Rescuesdiedre Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-53795443015110520362019-12-08T08:44:14.000-07:002019-12-08T08:44:14.000-07:00Hi Nicki!
I agree ;-) Where would we writers be w...Hi Nicki!<br /><br />I agree ;-) Where would we writers be without inspiration?<br /><br />Happy Holidays!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-70770239405572123452019-12-07T12:05:46.466-07:002019-12-07T12:05:46.466-07:00Those are very cool tidbits about those famous aut...Those are very cool tidbits about those famous authors. I never even thought about whether or not they had other jobs. I think living life outside of writing is what helps fuel the writing. Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-73937269055497482672019-12-05T14:52:11.663-07:002019-12-05T14:52:11.663-07:00Howdy, Stephen!
I thought so too ;-) Though I was...Howdy, Stephen!<br /><br />I thought so too ;-) Though I was actually hoping to prove to myself that I alone must juggle work and writing - ha! I have the occasion to meet some colorful characters in my line of business, but the aforementioned literary dignitaries certainly had better prospects ;-)<br /><br />I guess I have been on a reading roll this year. Not bad for only reading on weekends, huh? As I recall, you've been on a traveling roll of late. You can't very well read and drive ya know ;-)<br />Be well and stay warm, my friend. Thanks for coming by.<br /><br />Wishing you the happiest of holidays!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-69194877430436110842019-12-04T19:43:48.543-07:002019-12-04T19:43:48.543-07:00dIEDRE ~
>>... As ideal as full-time writin...dIEDRE ~<br /><br /><i>>>... As ideal as full-time writing might sound many, if not most writers do have jobs to cover bills and hunger pangs. Famed poet T.S. Eliot was a bank clerk and a publisher, author Harper Lee was an airline ticket agent, and JD Salinger was, among other things, a director of cruise ship activities.</i><br /><br />WOW! Very interesting! I had no idea. And I would imagine that being an airline ticket agent and (especially) a director of cruise ship activities would put those people in positions of observing and analyzing many different types of people (or "potentially future character types").<br /><br />You're on your 15th book of the year? That's terrific! Me, I merely finished reading a book I'd started in 2018, read one more (which was horrible!), and am now half-way through what is primarily a "picture book". Sadly, my reading has been reduced to a crawl the last couple years.<br /><br />I hope you have a Happy Christmas and Merry New Year, dIEDRE!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">~ Stephen</a></b><br />D-FensDogG of the <br />Loyal American UndergroundStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-66047916989667968992019-12-04T11:38:07.210-07:002019-12-04T11:38:07.210-07:00Hi Captain!
Ketchup it is!
Ha - Tortoisehell is...Hi Captain!<br /><br />Ketchup it is! <br /><br />Ha - Tortoisehell is the description of the coat, not the breed of the cats that would adorn (occupy) my bookshop ;-) diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-23672364747379495332019-12-04T11:32:14.420-07:002019-12-04T11:32:14.420-07:00Hi Natalie!
Will do ;-)
Sounds like you're w...Hi Natalie!<br /><br />Will do ;-) <br />Sounds like you're well on your way. May the New Year Muse be with you! Besides, I'm pulling for you too.<br /><br />Happy Holidays!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-33847867341696637272019-12-04T11:25:28.267-07:002019-12-04T11:25:28.267-07:00Hi Shady!
Thanks for coming by when I know you...Hi Shady!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by when I know you've a busy schedule. "The Grey Poupon of Catsup" Ha! <br />I appreciate your words of encouragement, my friend. There's a popular (lottery) slogan out here that goes "You can't win if you don't play" There might be something to that ;-)<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you as well!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-32424326332920357222019-12-04T09:02:08.790-07:002019-12-04T09:02:08.790-07:00I say ketchup.
I still want to know about the cat ...I say ketchup.<br />I still want to know about the cat coats.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-79198698634380606512019-12-04T06:05:40.908-07:002019-12-04T06:05:40.908-07:00Good luck getting your boss to understand. And the...Good luck getting your boss to understand. And then send him/her over to talk to mine. I have concerns about being more productive too. I've only finished one manuscript. Hoping to finish #2 next year.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-68816764043374359752019-12-04T03:49:07.104-07:002019-12-04T03:49:07.104-07:00Hi, diedre!
Happy IWSG Wednesday, dear friend!
I...Hi, diedre!<br /><br />Happy IWSG Wednesday, dear friend!<br /><br />I submit that a professional in any field of endeavor is an amateur who didn’t quit. I also submit that the "Ketchup" spelling somehow implies a higher quality product. Ketchup is the Grey Poupon of Catsup. :)<br /><br />I congratulate you on all of your written works, rejected or otherwise. This is your passion. This is your craft. Carry on. Keep priming the pump and you will eventually get water, brief spurts at first, and then a steady and generous flow. Someday you might very well live the dream described in your answer to the Question of the Month, right down to the curious clowder. One thing is certain. You will not live that dream if you quit. I hear you when you express fear that time and circumstance will intervene and thwart your plans. I turned age 70 a couple of weeks ago and my mind goes there occasionally. When that happens I remind myself that I continue to learn and develop. I choose to believe that I am getting better every day. The universe might stop me but, when all is said and done, I will know that I didn't stop myself.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you, dear friend diedre. I wish you a happy, healthy and productive 2020!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887100141814372022noreply@blogger.com