tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post7717159673647459122..comments2024-03-28T08:21:40.779-05:00Comments on A Writer's Faith: Kind Things To Do For Writers, Bloggers, + AuthorsKatie Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-78029341473450623842016-03-02T23:07:48.183-06:002016-03-02T23:07:48.183-06:00I totally agree!
Thanks for spreading the love by...I totally agree! <br />Thanks for spreading the love by commenting, Bethany. :)Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-77075754256106394812016-03-02T23:07:14.493-06:002016-03-02T23:07:14.493-06:00Oooh, you've read Jacqueline's books, too?...Oooh, you've read Jacqueline's books, too? <br /><br />Writing is just... hard. Gack. I suppose that's what editing is for... but it's hard to edit chapters you don't really like. I totally understand the feeling. YOU CAN DO THIS! <br />Thank you. <3 Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-79099625429448865732016-03-02T23:06:01.521-06:002016-03-02T23:06:01.521-06:00Oh gosh, I feel like you've always done an exc...Oh gosh, I feel like you've always done an excellent job! You ARE the person who hosted that fan week awhile ago. You were leaving comments and sharing posts like crazy. o.oKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-55769848918348031032016-03-02T23:05:11.172-06:002016-03-02T23:05:11.172-06:00Comments are amazingly awesome. And I have to admi...Comments are amazingly awesome. And I have to admit that I'm not the greatest at sharing other posts... That's something I need to work on.Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-84712417235444089122016-03-02T14:54:29.631-06:002016-03-02T14:54:29.631-06:00It is so nice to get any of the things you mention...It is so nice to get any of the things you mentioned above. Comments, emails, shares, followers, fellow critiques. It's great to know people like what you have to say!Bethany R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05109155620478749892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-38826308328509964352016-02-29T16:12:51.343-06:002016-02-29T16:12:51.343-06:00Hi Katie! *waves* I love your blog! *hugs* have so...Hi Katie! *waves* I love your blog! *hugs* have some pizza! Oh, and my book is currently in the state of me not looking at it for a few weeks. (Tip from Jacqueline West, over at jacquelinewest.com ) and I just... Ugh, I really don't like the previous few chapters I've written, but they all hold something important to the story in them... Ugh. Well, good luck with your writing!indigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789362116060208624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-43795531835522241722016-02-28T15:05:21.135-06:002016-02-28T15:05:21.135-06:00These are such sweet things to do for other writer...These are such sweet things to do for other writers and bloggers! I know that I should reach out to others in the community more, and this is such a nice way to get started. <3Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-23520345684970505792016-02-24T15:06:01.130-06:002016-02-24T15:06:01.130-06:00This is a great post. ^ ^ I try to comment on ever...This is a great post. ^ ^ I try to comment on every post I read even if the comment is short. Comments are the best! I'm trying to get better at sharing posts and writing reviews. Getting there!<br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.comVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-47146317697497653462016-02-22T12:52:22.834-06:002016-02-22T12:52:22.834-06:00Aww, thank you so much for commenting! It makes me...Aww, thank you so much for commenting! It makes me very happy to have an author like you reading. :D <br /><br />I love what you said about the writers and authors and completely agree. Sometimes I too often push myself away from the "author" category. But I also separated them for this post just so it was easier to get my point across. :P <br />Your words are so awesome, though. But your words mean so much. <3 <br /><br />Thank you, R.J! <3 Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-28051160252403553252016-02-22T12:23:02.246-06:002016-02-22T12:23:02.246-06:00Saw this linked by Nadine Brandes on Twitter and d...Saw this linked by Nadine Brandes on Twitter and decided to check it out -- glad that I did! Your suggestions for showing kindness to published authors are great, because yes we definitely do have lots of times of discouragement and stress and self-doubt where an enthusiastic note from a reader, or a positive review on Amazon or GR or some other significant outlet, can make all the difference in the world.<br /><br />Also, I hope I can say this without sounding critical, because I know what you mean by the terms "author" and "writer" and I know that a lot of people do see them as separate things. But I mean this by way of encouragement to my fellow prose-wranglers here -- if you've written a book or a short story or an essay or a poem or an article, you ARE an author whether you've been commercially published or not. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise or make you feel lesser because you're still working toward publication! Published writers aren't lofty celebrities, we're just people who've learned how to get agents and editors to look favorably on at least some of their work -- but even pro authors, even bestsellers, still get manuscripts and stories rejected and have to scrap projects and start over all the time. We're all in the same craft together, and learning something new with everything we write! Writers are authors and authors are writers, all of us. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the post, Katie!R.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503519800068573393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-18969127341461182552016-02-18T11:46:09.835-06:002016-02-18T11:46:09.835-06:00Yeah, I'm still kinda confused about the new H...Yeah, I'm still kinda confused about the new HP book too, but the description of it on Amazon says 'based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series'. So ... yeah, that wasn't terribly helpful :D. I can't decide whether I'm excited for it to come out or if I'm feeling a bit apprehensive. I'm slightly worried I could end up not liking this book ... I mean, Harry is an ADULT and it also follows his son. And I still can't figure out if it's a real book, or if it's a play. I'm hoping it's a book but I feel like it's a play. I guess we'll find out on July 31st :D. <br /><br />Ooo, Camp Nano sounds like SO MUCH fun! I would LOVE to join your cabin, but I need to talk to my parents about joining Camp Nano this year first, so I'll get back to you about that. But if they say yes, I will most definitely accept the invitation to your cabin. *nodnod* It sounds like a TON of fun, and I've been wanting to join in one of the Nano events for a quite awhile. Jaye and Nadine Brandes were in your cabin? That is awesomeness :D. Savannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-710853307539738462016-02-18T05:40:52.539-06:002016-02-18T05:40:52.539-06:00Hey Katie! I also just tagged you in my latest pos...Hey Katie! I also just tagged you in my latest post; I'm looking forward to hearing what answers you have! (If you do tags. :)<br /><br />http://jessicalg97.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/tagged-times-three.htmlJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543574650970283141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-63366432589643670522016-02-17T19:57:22.171-06:002016-02-17T19:57:22.171-06:00Oh my goodness CAN WE DO THIS? I like the way you&...Oh my goodness CAN WE DO THIS? I like the way you're thinking. I would love a baby dragon.Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-63810147224871536142016-02-17T19:56:50.520-06:002016-02-17T19:56:50.520-06:00Ohhh, right! How awesome. :D How much are you chan...Ohhh, right! How awesome. :D How much are you changing? Are you rewriting it completely, or...?Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-6238980567594421892016-02-17T19:54:41.679-06:002016-02-17T19:54:41.679-06:00Yay! I have all of her books. :D
Okay. Yes, I'...Yay! I have all of her books. :D <br />Okay. Yes, I've heard of it, but I'm really confused? I know that it has to do with Harry Potter, but then I've heard things about it being a play and an eighth book, and just... huh? Do you understand better?<br /><br />Oh my goodness gracious Camp NaNoWriMo is my FAVORITE THING! Okay, I'll try to explain it as best as I can without getting ramble-y. <br /><br />Camp NaNoWriMo is another NaNoWriMo month-long writing project. It takes place in April + July taking on the idea of a "virtual writing camp." You're placed in cabins with 12 other people, and together you try to meet your <i>own</i> goal and a <i>cabin</i> goal. The cabins are the absolute BEST PART OF IT. I LOVE THE CABINS SO SO SO MUCH. I'm usually in a cabin with a bunch of other Christian, homeschooled writers. AND, last year we had Nadine Brandes and Jaye L. Knight in our cabin. So... maybe... you could join our cabin? We have our own chat room for Word Wars and basically it's the best thing ever. xD I organize our cabin and who's in it, so I would LOVE to invite you. :D<br /><br />Another fantastic way Camp is different from NaNoWriMo, is that you can CHOOSE your own word count goal. Just want to do 20,000? That's fine. You want to edit instead? That's fine. It's sooo much more flexible and just awesome.<br /><br />campnanowrimo.org is their website, I think. It would be sooo fun to have you in our cabin! (Athelas Hale, Faith Song, Alea Harper, Jessi Roberts, Natasha Roxby, Jaye L. Knight, and Nadine Brandes are some people we usually have.) Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-88615902225094751202016-02-17T19:40:58.840-06:002016-02-17T19:40:58.840-06:00*hugsss* <3*hugsss* <3 Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-43693869487767602602016-02-17T19:39:27.813-06:002016-02-17T19:39:27.813-06:00(Yay! You always remind me of daises. :P)
Do itt...(Yay! You always remind me of daises. :P) <br /><br />Do ittt. *nodnod* <br />Well thanks. *eats pizza* ;) *and shares of course*Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-2730940808261977402016-02-17T19:38:34.955-06:002016-02-17T19:38:34.955-06:00Exactly! I especially love it when people smile. P...Exactly! I especially love it when people smile. People don't make eye contact very often, and when they do, they usually just look away. (myself included, a lot of the time...) I want to get better at smiling at people cause it makes me so happy when someone else does it to me. <br /><br />YESSSSSSS I LOVE ALL THE PIZZA. *high-fives fellow Katie* Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-65010426608822911622016-02-17T08:16:32.583-06:002016-02-17T08:16:32.583-06:00Yessss. <3Yessss. <3Aimee Meesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288344639711547844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-16028825126259685012016-02-17T03:18:47.422-06:002016-02-17T03:18:47.422-06:00*Hands you a piece* Together, yes, we can do this....*Hands you a piece* Together, yes, we can do this. :)Jane Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829434202814787549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-42080309138121586382016-02-16T12:00:28.978-06:002016-02-16T12:00:28.978-06:00Jaye L. Knight's books are definitely on my &#...Jaye L. Knight's books are definitely on my 'considering buying' list :D. Do you own any of her books? And yes, I'll let you know what I decide on. Speaking of books, did you know J.K. Rowling is writing something new? <br /><br />I've heard a lot of people talking about Camp NaNoWriMo, but somehow I still don't know much about it :D. Do you know if there's a website for it? Savannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-11614019798320183342016-02-16T08:25:40.326-06:002016-02-16T08:25:40.326-06:00That seems fair. :) Or, you know, just to make lif...That seems fair. :) Or, you know, just to make life simple, we could all give each other baby dragons...serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375307816652807841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-47586334561247857202016-02-15T17:42:27.223-06:002016-02-15T17:42:27.223-06:00(Okay, so totally random, but I got really excited...(Okay, so totally random, but I got really excited because there were daisies in the graphic haha.)<br /><br />And these are such sweet ideas! I can totally agree with the blogger/writer things-- all of those totally make my day-- and now I'm inspired to reach out and do something nice for all those amazing internet peeps I know.<br /><br />Like yourself. You're awesome. Have some pizza. ;)Gemma Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190362424074865560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-17761759229117623322016-02-15T15:14:03.973-06:002016-02-15T15:14:03.973-06:00aaaahhhhhh I LOVE this! Kind of reading it a day l...aaaahhhhhh I LOVE this! Kind of reading it a day late...but like you said, works for everyday. It's amazing how a very small, simple act can totally change your outlook for the day. It can just brighten it. Something as small as a smile, or someone holding a door. I love all the things you listed.<br /><br />ALSO, I AM PERCEIVING THAT YOU ARE A PIZZA LOVER TOO. WOOOOOOOO! Must be a Katie thing! Haha!K.A. Emmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930155463690438292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-41960926694951426072016-02-15T15:07:21.486-06:002016-02-15T15:07:21.486-06:00I first published it in July...but there were some...I first published it in July...but there were some things that needed to be changed, so it is being re-made right now. =)Hosanna Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326767494489236766noreply@blogger.com