tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post2995007001869766904..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: DROWNING IN YOUR DREAMS by Maureen L. BonatchAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-14048101531125186022016-11-03T10:49:41.705-04:002016-11-03T10:49:41.705-04:00Thank you Alicia! My girls are doing NaNo again th...Thank you Alicia! My girls are doing NaNo again this year- which is so fun for me. Yasmine is working on her story that was already about 17,000 words in. She started it for a contest but surpassed the word count. I told her to write the story and then once she's done we can see what she wants to do with it :)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-20196898487816071082016-11-03T08:57:15.562-04:002016-11-03T08:57:15.562-04:00How awesome that your daughters love to write. YES...How awesome that your daughters love to write. YES, she is good. You should be proud. I love that you are encouraging them. Way to go, Mom!! Thanks for sharing her snippet. Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-6391220449582643692016-10-27T13:30:03.148-04:002016-10-27T13:30:03.148-04:00I am Elizabeth, thanks so much for stopping by!I am Elizabeth, thanks so much for stopping by!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-43140100187952239442016-10-26T20:06:10.116-04:002016-10-26T20:06:10.116-04:00Hi, Maureen! How fun that one of your daughters is...Hi, Maureen! How fun that one of your daughters is following in your footsteps! Very nice snippet, too! You must be so pleased/proud!Elizabeth Alsobrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239143833626955490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-30093135521296291182016-10-26T19:12:24.484-04:002016-10-26T19:12:24.484-04:00Wow, Susan that is encouraging about your daughter...Wow, Susan that is encouraging about your daughter. That's one thing I keep telling mine- that she can do all kinds of jobs with writing if that is what she enjoys- while she still works on her fiction. <br />Pam- I do wish I could've went back to my young self and gave 'her' some advice about what can be done with writing. <br />Diane- that's great! I'm not sure if that's the same book, but my girls made the 'books' for a few years- so neat! Because what was funny, was the first one they did was about a year after I had my first novella published and they told me they couldn't understand why I said it was hard to get 'published'- lol! <br />Thanks so much for keeping me company here ladies! Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-63137077875086998502016-10-26T17:57:58.420-04:002016-10-26T17:57:58.420-04:00Hi, Maureen! So glad to see you here. I love that...Hi, Maureen! So glad to see you here. I love that your daughter is writing. You are a great role model for her. My grandchildren are writers. The almost-7 yr old boasts that he's published a book. Not the ones we write at my house using My Story Maker (http://www.carnegielibrary.org/storymaker/embed.cfm) but one he wrote at school. Granddaughter has many notebooks in which to write her story. I encourage them because I heard the same cautions (get a job that pays bills, etc.). Best wishes to you & your daughter.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-43706147049334417292016-10-26T16:06:01.147-04:002016-10-26T16:06:01.147-04:00I wish I'd learned a long time ago that making...I wish I'd learned a long time ago that making a living as a writer IS possible and how to do it. I love writing but it always seems to take a back burner to 'real' life and job.<br /><br />Great post....your daughter's story is intriguing!<br /><br />Good luck and God's blessings<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-55760688101586100812016-10-26T11:20:23.833-04:002016-10-26T11:20:23.833-04:00This is spot-on for my own life story. I taught fo...This is spot-on for my own life story. I taught for 30 years because "writing doesn't pay." Then, my daughter gets a college degree in--guess what? WRITING! And, she has made a huge success out of it--writing for magazines, serving as managing editor of publications, branding for universities, and so much more. So grateful she proves the nay-sayers wrong! Nice post.Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-14303707098501104792016-10-26T05:18:28.738-04:002016-10-26T05:18:28.738-04:00Thank you so much for the encouragement ladies, an...Thank you so much for the encouragement ladies, and for having me here as a guest!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-4575931207568564252016-10-25T18:50:08.922-04:002016-10-25T18:50:08.922-04:00Welcome Maureen, and keep it up--especially encour...Welcome Maureen, and keep it up--especially encouraging your daughter. I wrote my first book in one of those speckled school notebooks--you're never too young.Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-22805698087646295932016-10-25T18:30:36.097-04:002016-10-25T18:30:36.097-04:00WoooWhooo! For you and your daughter. Keep encoura...WoooWhooo! For you and your daughter. Keep encouraging her, please. She really is very good. My dad happened to make his living as a writer, plus some of his friends were published authors, so I grew up knowing that it could be done. The only thing I didn't know was how hard it was to actually do. Something he had to let me learn on my own -- if you want it badly enough and all that. Neither of my twins or my two singleton kids seem to have gotten the bug, but I do have a grandson has some substantial talent. It remains to be seen whether or not he'll have the drive. Either way, I'll be right there in his corner cheering him on.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-43757277494401925372016-10-25T18:06:02.083-04:002016-10-25T18:06:02.083-04:00Hi, Maureen - Welcome! How cool that your daughter...Hi, Maureen - Welcome! How cool that your daughters want to write, and one has already started! It's never too early to start honing your craft (and she's off to a great start!). But like Jannine I'd have to add some pragmatism as far as the industry. And I'm sure they're not totally unaware of how hard you work! Great topic.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32461084539762116102016-10-25T17:14:10.655-04:002016-10-25T17:14:10.655-04:00Thanks Jannine!Thanks Jannine!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344104136273015426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-62565948534961058912016-10-25T17:02:32.089-04:002016-10-25T17:02:32.089-04:00Welcome, Maureen! There's absolutely nothing w...Welcome, Maureen! There's absolutely nothing wrong with encouraging your daughter to write. I started when I was around her age, majored in creative writing, expected to get published... That took a quarter century. The getting published part is easier now, but the making a living part is harder for those who do. If my daughters wanted to write (which they don't!) I'd encourage them to spread their creative wings, but I'd also instill a bit of pragmatism. It doesn't hurt to develop other skills that can actually pay the bills. Just saying...Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.com