tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post5508387573531037517..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: My Writing Life by Bob Sanchez, Guest BloggerPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-40746584141619120232010-09-09T18:23:58.373-06:002010-09-09T18:23:58.373-06:00It's difficult to stay focused. I get opportun...It's difficult to stay focused. I get opportunities all the time and I hate turning them down but I do want my books to be written.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-23858991741763472932010-09-09T17:16:45.388-06:002010-09-09T17:16:45.388-06:00Thanks for hosting Bob today, Pat. Bob, your story...Thanks for hosting Bob today, Pat. Bob, your story of persistence and learning is an inspiration! I, too, moved away from my critique group -- and now we meet on Skype once a week.<br /><a href="www.hearthcricket.com" rel="nofollow"> Hearth Cricket</a>Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-20708692731643472272010-09-09T16:36:13.779-06:002010-09-09T16:36:13.779-06:00Bob: I enjoyed reading about your journey. You'...Bob: I enjoyed reading about your journey. You're an inspiration. And I have to agree with your hypothesis. Although for financially successful writers like Stephen King, etc. I'm pretty sure they would write whether they got paid or not. I'm a King fan and from what I've read, he loves to write and loves to read.Luana Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940192586072864886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-7038052326941424642010-09-09T14:30:59.478-06:002010-09-09T14:30:59.478-06:00Have a good trip, Pat, and thanks so much for invi...Have a good trip, Pat, and thanks so much for inviting me to post.<br /><br />One more thought: My pay was good when I was a tech writer; the work was fine, but I can't say I loved it. Then once I sold a short story for $40 and was thrilled. Since then, writing has been a source of great pleasure despite earning the occasional pittance. So I'd like to posit what can be called "Bob's Hypothesis": The more satisfying the writing, the lower the pay.<br /><br />What do you think? Is there anything to it?Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-41026016217984028762010-09-09T13:24:40.513-06:002010-09-09T13:24:40.513-06:00As you know, Bob will check in when he can since h...As you know, Bob will check in when he can since he's on the road. <br /><br />As for me, I'm shutting down my computer now to go finish my packing, and I won't be back until Sunday afternoon. I have a blog post that hopefully publishes tomorrow morning to tell you what exciting posts will be here Sunday and Monday. I hope you have a great weekend.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-29473484793347466992010-09-09T10:26:37.430-06:002010-09-09T10:26:37.430-06:00Thanks. I really enjoyed your interview, and your ...Thanks. I really enjoyed your interview, and your attitude to distractions.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-34224284557801151522010-09-09T10:21:34.578-06:002010-09-09T10:21:34.578-06:00So many things can pull us away from things we wan...So many things can pull us away from things we want to do. I think sometimes that things pull me away too easily and perhaps that means I'm letting them interfere.<br /><br />I love the story about the woman who read your book to her father!<br /><br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-63363700533169478362010-09-09T08:20:40.556-06:002010-09-09T08:20:40.556-06:00Thanks for all the comments. If I'm a little s...Thanks for all the comments. If I'm a little slow in replying, it's because my wife and I are traveling in an RV for a couple of days--talk about distractions. But we writers have to get out and see the world to collect all that grist, don't we?<br /><br />Holly, when I was a tech writer I learned that first and foremost you wrote for the company, using their standards. The first few years, I felt hogtied by rules, and that spurred me to write fiction. In a fiction-writing workshop I said I was there because while I knew the rules of writing, I wanted to be free to disregard them when I felt like it. The workshop facilitator said something like, "not in my workshop you won't." You really need to judge when the rules work for you and when they don't.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-35711278440143432942010-09-09T07:58:12.288-06:002010-09-09T07:58:12.288-06:00Thanks Patricia for this weeks. guest
Bob I found...Thanks Patricia for this weeks. guest<br /><br />Bob I found this so interesting and was so enjoyable to read, Laughter is an essential part of life, thanks for being such a wonderful guest.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-43181411966283642432010-09-09T07:57:00.158-06:002010-09-09T07:57:00.158-06:00My computer faces the wall. Not blinders, but I ha...My computer faces the wall. Not blinders, but I have to turn around to gaze out the window. So I bought a swivel chair. Sigh.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-37678774154283975552010-09-09T07:07:00.970-06:002010-09-09T07:07:00.970-06:00I'll have to revisit the idea of joining a wri...I'll have to revisit the idea of joining a writing group. I just need to find the RIGHT group. <br /><br />I wonder which works best for a fiction writer: a writing career, like technical writing, or a non-writing career, something more physical? Sometimes, after a long day at work, I'm not really in the mood to write more - and my brain's still stuck in the non-fiction world. Did you ever wonder, Bob, why so many technical writers don't seem to want to write ANYTHING outside of the job? Some days, that's just unfathomable - other days, I totally get it.Holly Jahangirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034708581256314628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-80493210758621687742010-09-09T07:06:26.814-06:002010-09-09T07:06:26.814-06:00Hadn't thought of blinders but I've got a ...Hadn't thought of blinders but I've got a large closet with a light that is hanging a Welcome sign.<br />Focus is most difficult for me.<br />Thanks to Bob for the advice and Patricia for inviting him.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-28870750013513004332010-09-09T07:01:52.825-06:002010-09-09T07:01:52.825-06:00Thank you Patricia for hosting Bob.
And Bob, sage...Thank you Patricia for hosting Bob.<br /><br />And Bob, sage advice all of it may be, but the one line that leapt out for me was the one about the two sitting together and laughing. Anyone who can make another laugh more than earns their place in the world!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-39759775674901470052010-09-09T06:28:39.120-06:002010-09-09T06:28:39.120-06:00Thanks again, Bob, for being here today. I have a ...Thanks again, Bob, for being here today. I have a lot of trouble focusing, even with an ongoing writers' group. Too many interests, I guess. Sometimes I wish I had the one-track mind of a dedicated athlete or dancer or, well, prolific writer.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-59172948946304434332010-09-09T06:11:29.075-06:002010-09-09T06:11:29.075-06:00Patricia - Thanks for hosting Bob.
Bob - Thanks f...Patricia - Thanks for hosting Bob.<br /><br />Bob - Thanks for this advice. I think my favorite is, "wear blinders and get the job done." Writing a novel really does require a lot of focus...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-13866499504501999392010-09-09T06:06:21.635-06:002010-09-09T06:06:21.635-06:00I agree - there's a lot of distractions and ot...I agree - there's a lot of distractions and other opportunities when trying to write a novel.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com