tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post5421601215774974208..comments2024-03-08T20:57:25.380-08:00Comments on Julie Musil, Author: Lofty IdeasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-75294959979709783242011-03-01T04:21:01.422-08:002011-03-01T04:21:01.422-08:00I hear so many people say they want to write. When...I hear so many people say they want to write. When I ask how often they write, some of them get antsy. <br />There comes a time when the dreams have to lift off. <br />And there has to be something down deep inside that compels you to write even when life gets in your way. <br />Thanks Julie.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-57970509200216754392011-02-28T21:03:09.819-08:002011-02-28T21:03:09.819-08:00I'm sitting in the house that a year ago, I di...I'm sitting in the house that a year ago, I didn't think was in anyway possible for me to own. It's exactly what I wanted and where I wanted to live. No point not wanting what you want, like you say - it's the first step to getting it!tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-14459055314056408702011-02-28T20:19:34.395-08:002011-02-28T20:19:34.395-08:00This is so awesome and crazy because I had a simil...This is so awesome and crazy because I had a similar thought this weekend: everything starts with an idea! Haha. It can be so easy to lose sight of that when we are bogged down in frustration. Love the quote at the beginning!Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-33020331289384394432011-02-28T15:10:38.293-08:002011-02-28T15:10:38.293-08:00Aim high--great thing to remember! It's so eas...Aim high--great thing to remember! It's so easy to lose sight of that and get bogged down by all the little bumps along the way. Thanks for the reminder! :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-42667902293333372432011-02-28T08:32:18.481-08:002011-02-28T08:32:18.481-08:00Fantastic analogy to life. We see only the glory o...Fantastic analogy to life. We see only the glory of the shuttle lifting off the ground, not all the guts of hard work that went into that one moment.<br /><br />I have two main goals for my writing this year: to have three submission-ready PB manuscripts by the end of June and to get an agent by the end of the year. Only one is fully within my control, but if I write the best stories I can, hopefully the agent will follow.<br /><br />Another big dream that I will realize this year is living abroad with my kids - we're going to Italy for the summer! I'm sure that will bring much inspiration!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-86171330050981694932011-02-27T21:40:12.769-08:002011-02-27T21:40:12.769-08:00Well, once my goal was to finish a story. (I did....Well, once my goal was to finish a story. (I did.) Then a book. (I did.) Then get something published. (I did: some stories and poems.) . Now I seriously want to get one of my full length books commercially published and find an agent. Either order would make me oh, so happy.<br />But, you are so right, Julie. It all starts with the first step.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-38527008104477914282011-02-27T18:31:55.165-08:002011-02-27T18:31:55.165-08:00My immediate goal is to finish writing my first bo...My immediate goal is to finish writing my first book and get it ready for querying. My longterm goal is to find the right agent and editor, and fulfill my dream of becoming a full-time writer. The Doug Larson quote is great! Thanks for sharing it. :)Ghenet Myrthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621168379560585094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-82786797117169922682011-02-27T17:30:55.668-08:002011-02-27T17:30:55.668-08:00I love your blog, and all that you do with it.
I’...I love your blog, and all that you do with it.<br /><br />I’ve been without internet access lately, but hopefully that problem is solved.<br />Thx.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-62458948305967890452011-02-27T17:30:09.598-08:002011-02-27T17:30:09.598-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-54280497912991156682011-02-27T17:18:58.487-08:002011-02-27T17:18:58.487-08:00Reaching the end of a manuscript at whatever stage...Reaching the end of a manuscript at whatever stage--drafting ,revising, editing--feels like liftoff for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-5022973908360484172011-02-27T17:02:45.106-08:002011-02-27T17:02:45.106-08:00"If you can dream it, you can do it." I..."If you can dream it, you can do it." If we can have a real life Space Station orbiting above us, I believe that someday I will make a connection with the right agent.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-88528209994629492492011-02-27T15:30:41.672-08:002011-02-27T15:30:41.672-08:00I agree with you that determination DOES go a long...I agree with you that determination DOES go a long way. I read once that when you've practiced something 10,000 times, you become proficient at it. I just wish I remembered the psych journal is came from so I could cite it!Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-42010309767129486292011-02-27T07:09:39.963-08:002011-02-27T07:09:39.963-08:00This post reminds me of my favourite Oscar Wilde q...This post reminds me of my favourite Oscar Wilde quote: 'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars'. :)Tatum Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074228011847976820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-25725253937331415552011-02-27T06:41:03.855-08:002011-02-27T06:41:03.855-08:00landing an agent, natch. As for how close? Dunno. ...landing an agent, natch. As for how close? Dunno. Thought I was close at Christmas, but agent who requested revise & resubmit left the biz. Now I'm on #2 R&R agent... we'll see~<br /><br />Love that quote, btw. Thanks, Jules! <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-66649987916752108482011-02-27T01:00:29.950-08:002011-02-27T01:00:29.950-08:00Love this! I've achieved some but am still set...Love this! I've achieved some but am still setting goals. There's always a bigger and better dream ahead. :)Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-21991997798221158242011-02-26T20:17:10.307-08:002011-02-26T20:17:10.307-08:00For me, the big shooting for the stars moment was ...For me, the big shooting for the stars moment was when I said *officially* to myself that writing wasn't just a hobby, it was something I wanted to pursue SERIOUSLY. Which meant joining associations, and finishing my book, and editing it, and querying, and finding my wonderful agent. All things I'd never have done if I'd been happy to leave it as a hobby and never aimed higher!<br /><br />I always remind myself that the surest way to fail is to never try at all.Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-43029380787508212222011-02-26T18:29:35.005-08:002011-02-26T18:29:35.005-08:00Hi, Julie. You've probably seen this from me b...Hi, Julie. You've probably seen this from me before, but simply seeing that novel completed and published was all of the goals for me! I'm blessed to have a second novel on its way to publication sometime early this year. Everything after this is gravy.<br />I'd love to see these novels and their local storyline sweep through my home in the Central Valley of California, or perhaps to get paid for the other writing that I have been doing, but that would be more gravy. It may happen, but if it doesn't, I can't get disappointed. Things have been too good for that...<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-58885585894631871332011-02-26T17:50:57.674-08:002011-02-26T17:50:57.674-08:00I love that quote! Landing in the stars sounds so...I love that quote! Landing in the stars sounds so poetic to me. Yep, those rocket scientists know how to live! LOLOL ;)Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-59776809571857606822011-02-26T16:24:27.166-08:002011-02-26T16:24:27.166-08:00Lift offs always give me a thrill - they're so...Lift offs always give me a thrill - they're so full of imagination, hope, potential and they're aimed squarely at the future! Love it.<br /><br />Some days, my lift off is getting through the day and accomplishing everything on my to-do list! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-62851570165502924692011-02-26T16:20:48.978-08:002011-02-26T16:20:48.978-08:00Well, my goal for 2010 was to get one fiction stor...Well, my goal for 2010 was to get one fiction story published. Since I exceeded that goal my new one is to have a book of short stories published within the next few years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823616282284779390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-74248896176143957752011-02-26T15:41:23.923-08:002011-02-26T15:41:23.923-08:00I wrote my story...published it in a daze and won ...I wrote my story...published it in a daze and won a national book award. It started me writing....I've started an amazing writer's group in our home....and won a couple of short stories. I'm trying to write fiction now...much harder. I love writing....it's become my voice.Nikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-44538943871114133752011-02-26T15:36:13.752-08:002011-02-26T15:36:13.752-08:00We have to dream big! I've never watched a shu...We have to dream big! I've never watched a shuttle take off but it must be pretty incredible. My goal is to always be improving and hopefully it will pay off!Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-42191629339655677782011-02-26T14:21:30.718-08:002011-02-26T14:21:30.718-08:00So far my goal has not changed...it has been write...So far my goal has not changed...it has been write a novel and get it published!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-64597505571814414192011-02-26T13:54:13.989-08:002011-02-26T13:54:13.989-08:00Thanks for sharing the insight and comparison, Jul...Thanks for sharing the insight and comparison, Julie. I feel like lift-off occurred with each of my books being published, but the craft continues to need to be steered and directed to where it should go.Connie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264510809220669622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-45760266351052132042011-02-26T12:17:43.093-08:002011-02-26T12:17:43.093-08:00I have experienced this moment that you speak of l...I have experienced this moment that you speak of lately in my life in both teaching & writing. I'll get an idea, it sparks initiative, next thing I know, the project comes to fruition and is successful--its amazing to feel that accomplishment! And it all comes from having an idea...<br /><br />I'm a true believer in what you're saying. <br /><br />Next up? Get my novel done and out there!<br />Julie Johnson<br />busywriting.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com