tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post559160914449327391..comments2024-03-09T06:14:02.261-05:00Comments on Write...Edit...Publish -- Online Writing Community: #WEP OCTOBER CHALLENGE #WINNER'S #GUESTPOST – ELEPHANT'S CHILD AND SELF-EXPOSURE #AMWRITINGDenise Covey http://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-24690247851356198502021-11-14T01:10:03.349-05:002021-11-14T01:10:03.349-05:00Diane Henders: Thank you. I suspect that receivi...Diane Henders: Thank you. I suspect that receiving a letter like that would make an author walk on air. Yet another reminder that as a reader we should reach out and say thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-25913214509852856272021-11-13T23:23:42.086-05:002021-11-13T23:23:42.086-05:00A well-deserved honour for you, EC. (And it's ...A well-deserved honour for you, EC. (And it's nice to learn your name is Sue.) :-)<br /><br />For years I thought fiction-writing was far too personally revealing and I swore I'd never do it... until one day I did. It makes us vulnerable, true; but it's also freeing when we realize that even though some will criticize and disapprove, many others will praise and support. You may never know who you've helped with your honesty; but believe me, the first time you get a letter from a reader saying that your stories saved them... that's worth more than anything.Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-7314908787575074672021-11-13T23:13:16.105-05:002021-11-13T23:13:16.105-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-62265060071705038132021-11-13T14:53:51.844-05:002021-11-13T14:53:51.844-05:00Hilary Melton-Butcher: Thank you so much. I was ...Hilary Melton-Butcher: Thank you so much. I was gobsmacked and flabberghasted (gobghasted and flabbersmacked) to win, but very, very grateful. We do indeed need to consider others and I try.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-7122581699835394502021-11-13T09:15:59.518-05:002021-11-13T09:15:59.518-05:00Hi Sue - your win was so deserved ... and hit home...Hi Sue - your win was so deserved ... and hit home to me. Your reasoning to volunteer is very potent ... :<br /><br />"I suspect it is a part of the reason I volunteer on the crisis line. Their circumstances, triggers and solutions may not be mine, but the pain and the despair are so very familiar.<br /><br />If they can live it, I can listen. Some people at least do not go unHeard."<br /><br />So pleased Denise, Yolanda and the administrators recommended this extra post - for more of us to read ... thank you. We all need to consider others ... <br /><br />With thoughts - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-54727169850352101002021-11-12T23:43:49.988-05:002021-11-12T23:43:49.988-05:00Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld and Readers Roos...Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld and Readers Roost (Not Charlotte): I am not at all surprised that those are the characters that resonate with you. And thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-32220818215973914142021-11-12T19:50:49.555-05:002021-11-12T19:50:49.555-05:00Lovely to hear from you! Hope all is well!Lovely to hear from you! Hope all is well!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-81891387303563047212021-11-12T19:06:01.670-05:002021-11-12T19:06:01.670-05:00Congratulations! The award is well-deserved. As yo...Congratulations! The award is well-deserved. As you know, I resonate with the emotions you expressed in your piece.<br />The stories that contain the most pieces of me are the ones with oddball characters, particularly misunderstood monsters. I resonate with Lovecraft in that he believed himself to have a monstrous appearance. Perhaps this is why I am so drawn to his work.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-54627331008429612162021-11-12T18:19:19.422-05:002021-11-12T18:19:19.422-05:00Sue, I'm glad you're on a roll. Go girl!Sue, I'm glad you're on a roll. Go girl!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-47739139599929704942021-11-12T17:45:03.206-05:002021-11-12T17:45:03.206-05:00Rain: Thank you.Rain: Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-43812118720894939072021-11-12T17:44:45.025-05:002021-11-12T17:44:45.025-05:00River Fairchild: As always, many, many thanks. L...River Fairchild: As always, many, many thanks. Loneliness/isolation are killers.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-83141190136542649772021-11-12T17:44:05.356-05:002021-11-12T17:44:05.356-05:00Sean Jeating: Voltaire was being a bit too smart ...Sean Jeating: Voltaire was being a bit too smart for me. I don't think that we ever know everything about anyone - including ourselves...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-20894413653616354902021-11-12T17:43:01.452-05:002021-11-12T17:43:01.452-05:00Denise Covey: Thank you so much. Your support, a...Denise Covey: Thank you so much. Your support, and that of the other administrators and participants keeps me pulling up my big girl pants. Commenting is still patchy and not a given, but I am on a roll at the moment.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-26172959959861810092021-11-12T17:41:34.660-05:002021-11-12T17:41:34.660-05:00Ann Bennett: Those voices are very powerful, but ...Ann Bennett: Those voices are very powerful, but I do hope that I showed at least one person that they are not alone.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-55265762741149013402021-11-12T17:40:46.464-05:002021-11-12T17:40:46.464-05:00Anne in the kitchen: Thank you. It wasn't ea...Anne in the kitchen: Thank you. It wasn't easy for either of us was it? Your comment (the very first one) on my WEP piece stunned me.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-39359714119575909692021-11-12T17:39:38.668-05:002021-11-12T17:39:38.668-05:00Jemi Fraser: I am glad that you agree with me - a...Jemi Fraser: I am glad that you agree with me - and a little disturbed to realise that it doesn't get any easier.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-21504856099220371972021-11-12T17:38:50.740-05:002021-11-12T17:38:50.740-05:00Kalpana: Thank you. I suspect that we reveal som...Kalpana: Thank you. I suspect that we reveal some of ourselves even when we don't realise it. And yes, the times we do are terrifying.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-10574169717838661152021-11-12T17:37:57.686-05:002021-11-12T17:37:57.686-05:00Ellie Foster: Thank you for your kind words. The...Ellie Foster: Thank you for your kind words. There were, as there always are, some spectacular entries. I really don't envy the judges.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-40006686507370458282021-11-12T17:37:05.393-05:002021-11-12T17:37:05.393-05:00Charlotte (MotherOwl): Thank you. Charlotte (MotherOwl): Thank you. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-69153059540055139832021-11-12T11:47:29.518-05:002021-11-12T11:47:29.518-05:00Wonderful EP...very honest, I loved reading this!!...Wonderful EP...very honest, I loved reading this!! ♥Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-79457028852581328812021-11-11T23:06:23.258-05:002021-11-11T23:06:23.258-05:00kylie: I often wonder just how much an attentive ...kylie: I often wonder just how much an attentive reader picks up (and possibly miscontrues).<br />Wisewebwoman: Thank you. <br />Nilanjana Bose: Thank you too. I am a beauty addict, and it is lovely to hear that you think I share it too. Truth is also important to me.<br />Janie Junebug: There were, as there always are, some stunning entries to the challenge. I really am in awe of the work of those who create a short list and the judge.<br />Olga Godim: Honesty and integrity are crucial I agree - and it is a very scary place. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-46770468258424581532021-11-11T21:32:38.917-05:002021-11-11T21:32:38.917-05:00Congratulations! Your writing is powerful, the sto...Congratulations! Your writing is powerful, the story raw. It carries an emotional impact that so many others can relate to - and maybe heal from - by reading that they are not alone. Isolation is a cruel taskmaster. Well done. You deserve the accolades.River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-47323034729577653732021-11-11T18:30:12.626-05:002021-11-11T18:30:12.626-05:00All who come by: If you want to read the email WEP...All who come by: If you want to read the email WEP just sent out regarding Elephant's Child's post and what's coming up, post this link in your browser:<br /><br />https://mailchi.mp/dfae558228f7/read-the-winners-guest-post-stuck-in-the-story-10942488Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-59520643923153998382021-11-11T17:58:46.855-05:002021-11-11T17:58:46.855-05:00Entirely agree with your musings, Sue, by adding t...Entirely agree with your musings, Sue, by adding that it is neither helpful nor honest to politely praise lousy written stories. But alas, when the stones are swimming the leaves will sink.<br />As for omphaloskepsis and "self_exposing": The secret of boredom is to tell all. Not my words, Voltaire's.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749517039130437132.post-60314243667136346802021-11-11T17:58:06.043-05:002021-11-11T17:58:06.043-05:00Sue, my heart thumps every time I bring your piece...Sue, my heart thumps every time I bring your piece back to mind. A true judgement of a piece of writing is how long it lingers. And your words linger for sure. A well-deserved win. Writing at times gives us nowhere to hide. I'm glad you shared this of yourself, but once out there, it becomes a story that others can find solace in. <br />Thank you Sue. You're a wonderful writer. (And I'm sorry to see you're having trouble commenting.) Don't fret. People understand the vicissitudes of the internet. All in good time.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com