tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post1373794749005665307..comments2023-06-11T09:40:47.400-05:00Comments on ADR3NALIN3: The Turning PointJordan Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-22679461628933306732013-09-18T10:25:04.620-05:002013-09-18T10:25:04.620-05:00We feel vulnerable as writers because we bleed our...We feel vulnerable as writers because we bleed our hearts onto every page. Writing comes from a very personal place. In my career in the energy industry, I had years of experience, factual information as resources, and my personal service and attentiveness to give to my customers/clients. With writing, you explore places inside you to come up with your material and then you expose it to the world, open for rejection. <br /><br />Every new proposal and every new book, you go through the same process. I've gotten tougher rhino skin, but the vulnerability never goes away, but that would make us a different writer if it ever did.Jordan Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-64719216532418948962013-09-18T09:10:16.214-05:002013-09-18T09:10:16.214-05:00I wonder when/if we ever stop feeling like frauds ...I wonder when/if we ever stop feeling like frauds as writers. My head may say writer, but the rest of me wonders. Never felt that way about any other job. I never felt like a fraud teacher. Maureen McQuerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875437661944977609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-39144173502726793582013-09-18T04:06:33.165-05:002013-09-18T04:06:33.165-05:00Fun post, M. Before I sold, I trained myself to vi...Fun post, M. Before I sold, I trained myself to visualize being a writer and own it. Easier said than done, truly. <br /><br />In the back of my mind, I thought of myself as that kid who had sneaked under the big top tent of the circus without a ticket and some big bouncer would find me and throw me out. <br /><br />But I figure anyone is a writer if they finish a book. It doesn't take selling it to make them one. That notion helped me feel more confident in submitting proposals. I made the full time writer commitment in 2007 but only after I had already been working toward retiring from my day job waaaaaay early, financially. I've never regretted that decision. Writing isn't a job. It's a passion I choose everyday and I love it.<br /><br />I AM A WRITER!!!!!Jordan Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.com