tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365358380568470051.post659390142807213362..comments2023-05-07T07:41:05.463-07:00Comments on No pens or pencils: The road I should have traveled (a warning for other wayward pilgrims)Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281480044634094336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365358380568470051.post-88732645905268978742013-08-25T20:49:04.173-07:002013-08-25T20:49:04.173-07:00Camille, thank you for encouraging me. That is all...Camille, thank you for encouraging me. That is all I can say. I'm glad you wrote that here, and that others who feel as I do may see it and keep creating.<br /><br />Love, HillaryHillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281480044634094336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365358380568470051.post-18163381040276127332013-08-22T14:02:15.954-07:002013-08-22T14:02:15.954-07:00Dear friend, I felt compelled to respond. I have ...Dear friend, I felt compelled to respond. I have a couple of points:<br /><br />1. Guess what? It isn't too late to get that college degree.<br /><br />2. Guess what else? You don't owe a college education to your children, especially at the sacrifice of your own dreams. It is actually character building to pay your own way through college--I know because I did it.<br /><br />3. (And final point) Please do NOT fall prey to the little voice that says you are probably a failure just because you haven't yet hit the big time with your writing. This is one of the hardest things for most of us who pursue the creative arts to accept. Why do you write? Hopefully, because you feel there is something you are impelled to say through your writing. Therefore, even if NO ONE else reads it or rhapsodizes over it, it is a work of art and you are an artist.<br /><br />You should read a biography (I can't remember the name of the one I read many years ago!) about Robert Schumann, a brilliant German composer. He lived at a time of a great flowering in German music and was surrounded by, even friends with, many highly talented musicians. He agonized over every piece that he composed and often felt that he was a failure. He also suffered from OCD and actually died in an asylum. In some ways he had a sad life, but what a loss to the music world if he had just given up<br /><br />SO, I encourage you to write, write, write!!! And go get that college degree if you still want it. Lecture over. ; )<br /><br />love, CamilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com