tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post8342400233446010899..comments2024-03-05T15:38:56.941-05:00Comments on wordswimmer: Waiting for the TideBruce Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184015349784934372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post-40694041546909498702007-10-29T09:04:00.000-04:002007-10-29T09:04:00.000-04:00Thanks, Nick. Waiting is an inevitable part of thi...Thanks, Nick. Waiting is an inevitable part of this business, as you point out so well, and I imagine that we all have days of rage. (I know that I do!) <BR/><BR/>The key to warding off impatience and rage, I suspect, can be found in what Jack said about "staying enthralled..." <BR/><BR/>How to stay enthralled... that's the crux of the matter. <BR/><BR/>It's a question of balance for me, strivingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post-25531154474105875492007-10-29T05:03:00.000-04:002007-10-29T05:03:00.000-04:00Wise words, Bruce; a more measured response than m...Wise words, Bruce; a more measured response than my somewhat primal scream of rage! I was going to add a postscript to mine, along the lines of writing for its own sake being more important, and the reason anyone really writes... but decided to save it until someone else said it first (and I had a feeling it would be Bruce!). I'm patient 360 days of the year; but there are those other days...!Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307045090887391553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post-83695774351389199472007-10-28T13:23:00.000-04:002007-10-28T13:23:00.000-04:00Jack,Exploring our imagination and honing our craf...Jack,<BR/>Exploring our imagination and honing our craft, as you say, is the key to staying enthralled... <BR/>Thanks for putting it so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14706180.post-18406230367361148712007-10-28T12:13:00.000-04:002007-10-28T12:13:00.000-04:00I think you've put the drive for outside validatio...I think you've put the drive for outside validation in good perspective, Bruce. It can only be one of the goals we keep in play; others, like exploring our imagination, honing craft, creating art, are reason enough to stay enthralled with our pursuit.gaelwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614646963351308194noreply@blogger.com