tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1473588981924129083..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The LifeAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-83374413513691098432008-06-06T20:38:00.000-04:002008-06-06T20:38:00.000-04:00Thanks, Regina. You are spot on. This truly is th...Thanks, Regina. You are spot on. This truly is the life and I can't imagine it any other way. :DJames Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-24784964300165029352008-06-06T20:18:00.000-04:002008-06-06T20:18:00.000-04:00This is so perfectly said, James! I think, in the ...This is so perfectly said, James! I think, in the beginning, we tend to see visions of fame and glory but after those first few rejections, we begin to rethink things. Now it's all about meeting those deadlines, learning the biz, and producing ANYTHING that someone might want to buy. Acclaim, making the bestseller list, are faraway things to me now, but that's okay as long as I can write and enjoy the fellowship of other writers. This is the LIFE!<BR/><BR/>BTW...love the poem.<BR/>Hugs my friend!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3414896300894184912008-06-06T14:38:00.000-04:002008-06-06T14:38:00.000-04:00lol, Absolutely, Molly. Print away. :Dlol, Absolutely, Molly. Print away. :DJames Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22341834682224946412008-06-06T11:58:00.000-04:002008-06-06T11:58:00.000-04:00Great poem James! Can I print it out and post it ...Great poem James! Can I print it out and post it above my computer? A reminder to my family...<BR/><BR/>Sorry about King, but how fantastic he responded!Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46865782631709321572008-06-06T10:49:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:49:00.000-04:00Thank you, Anny. :Dlol, Cindy. There's a lot to b...Thank you, Anny. :D<BR/><BR/>lol, Cindy. There's a lot to be said for going last. The post has evolved as I read all of the other wonderful entries. :DJames Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-18373128085648888702008-06-06T10:38:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:38:00.000-04:00Wow. Just... Wow.Glad I don't have to follow that ...Wow. Just... Wow.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Glad I don't have to follow that one. (wink)Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64510541834073341592008-06-06T10:19:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:19:00.000-04:00EXCELLENT!!! Also an eloquent view of writing.EXCELLENT!!! Also an eloquent view of writing.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53052746470092766432008-06-06T09:38:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:38:00.000-04:00Eloquantly put, Mona. and thank you for the kind w...Eloquantly put, Mona. and thank you for the kind words. I'm off to check out your poetry. :DJames Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49968971751730271912008-06-06T09:31:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:31:00.000-04:00Hey James, Correction: " I am driven by voices and...Hey James, Correction: " I am driven by voices and powered by demons AND RAKSHOSIS" :)<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right. Writing is just the first half of the story. The second half is purely business, the business of publishing and selling...<BR/><BR/>I heard that Picasso burnt half his masterpieces to keep himself warm...<BR/><BR/>There are many a writers out there who have suffered abject penury and touched the rock bottom & tasted the dregs.Some have become stars overnight too. Some have been able to see fame only in prime of their lives & some have not lived to see their fame at all, fame that came in posthumously.<BR/><BR/>I love your poem here :) . <BR/><BR/>Do you know I am more of a poet than a prose writer? Check one of my poems <A REL="nofollow" HERF="http://thetwobits.blogspot.com/2007/06/lunar-eclipse-rrrr.html">Here</A>Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45578105235737948812008-06-06T09:29:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:29:00.000-04:00lol, Mona. :DAw, thanks, Kelly. Most of my earlies...lol, Mona. :D<BR/><BR/>Aw, thanks, Kelly. Most of my earliest attempts at writing were poetry, so it seemed somehow fitting. :D<BR/><BR/>Yes, I heard from him and the short of it is that he's flattered, but doesn't think he will be able to supply the blurb. sigh...James Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807865320537867045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37211293402503910922008-06-06T09:25:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:25:00.000-04:00This I loved: A fiend for the written word.I am a ...This I loved: A fiend for the written word.<BR/>I am a writer. <BR/><BR/>Excellent poem and a Goodman original at that. Yes, I can tell. Your voice is unique. So have you heard from King yet???Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-1049566711422345722008-06-06T09:15:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:15:00.000-04:00Yahtzeee!!!Yahtzeee!!!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.com