tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post1536115715707317688..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: How To Succeed As A Writer: The Value Of FailureKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-64607705664205831592013-01-25T12:17:10.472-08:002013-01-25T12:17:10.472-08:00Thanks KD! I appreciate your kind words, and thank...Thanks KD! I appreciate your kind words, and thanks for checking in. Glad to hear you like school--I loved my time as a student, it was like an all day geekfest! Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-64800249661996235722013-01-25T12:10:10.784-08:002013-01-25T12:10:10.784-08:00Love that quote! Thanks for sharing.
I didn't...Love that quote! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I didn't go through my mail yesterday, but I just looked and yes I did. Thanks!Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-3138454100188749722013-01-25T09:45:44.375-08:002013-01-25T09:45:44.375-08:00(Sigh...) as it's been now for a couple of wee...(Sigh...) as it's been now for a couple of weeks, I click on this Blog's link and wind up going back to school. A great school- sort of like Kindergarten in that everything's fascinating and enjoyable. <br /><br />AND AN HOUR AND A HALF AND I'M STILL HERE!!! LOL<br /><br />Well, there goes the rest of my time surfing and blog visiting. Time well spent. I went to the Write Done Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819007402832897515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-65092530674862368592013-01-25T09:37:30.149-08:002013-01-25T09:37:30.149-08:00Hi Keith:
As a new riter, (see how new? lol) I hav...Hi Keith:<br />As a new riter, (see how new? lol) I have to say a post such as yours scares the dickens out of me. I went to your profile, and then your blog, losing Ffaith and found nothing there. I hope I don't say this wrong; don't you think more stuff about you should be up there?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819007402832897515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-66566048495360677392013-01-25T02:27:53.514-08:002013-01-25T02:27:53.514-08:00Thanks for this great post, Ms. Woodward. "A ...Thanks for this great post, Ms. Woodward. "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."~Albert Einstein<br />Every obstacle is a lesson, every time you get up on your feet after you've been knocked to the floor - that's a sign of a worthy struggle. Also, did you receive my email? I'm asking because I'm a newbie vis-a-vis gmail. ^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-53729112913749103772013-01-24T20:17:15.006-08:002013-01-24T20:17:15.006-08:00Keith, writing about writing is your passion, so t...Keith, writing about writing is your passion, so that's wonderful! No failure there. Go for it! One gift my blog has given me is the realization that I really like writing non-fiction as well as fiction. Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-10317862108731553452013-01-24T20:14:40.106-08:002013-01-24T20:14:40.106-08:00Exactly! Yes, I think the core idea is that if we&...Exactly! Yes, I think the core idea is that if we're too scared of failure to try anything then we never will and we'll never succeed.Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-91719004106786844902013-01-24T16:25:30.045-08:002013-01-24T16:25:30.045-08:00If failure has this much value, then I should be o...If failure has this much value, then I should be obscenely wealthy! <br />Seriously, I've discovered that the best value I can add to the various writing communities are stories of where I went wrong. <br /><br />Do you happen to remember the episode of M*A*S*H "Morale Victory," when Charles (David Ogden Stiers) finds piano music for wounded pianist who only has one hand? In thatAKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296202190154443204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-52268514862513211162013-01-24T16:02:20.624-08:002013-01-24T16:02:20.624-08:00I think failure is definitely necessary, if only b...I think failure is definitely necessary, if only because nobody has sold their very first draft of their very first piece. And also that very old, cliche adage about only learning by failing will always hold true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com