Monday, June 21, 2010

Be confident, be bold*...

...and get over yourself**.

Thank you SO much for your super-sweet comments, tweets and emails. It really does mean a lot and it makes what feels like baring my soul just a little bit easier.

The jig is up though. I've been busted, found out, by people who know me. A chain of events involving Twitter, Penguin Books, Lolita***Mel and  Morgan (people who know-me-know-me) all lead to me being outed. When I saw that they were following me, I seriously ran into the bathroom, hopped around for a bit, doing that silent screaming thing (all kinds of profanities). After that, I thought Feck it and sent out an email. Only to three people, but it's a start.

And seriously - your comments have made my weekend. Honestly.

Feeling buoyed by all of this support, I felt inspired enough to do some actual writing - as opposed to saying I'm going to write and then feel guilty when I don't, like usual. I finished my synopsis and I'm probably three-quarters happy with it. Needs some... more, but that's okay. That will come.

So thanks, thanks, thanks. Really and truly. You've made me feel all warm and fuzzy and stuff.

*Lovely advice from Lisa
**Lovely advice from all of you (you may not have actually said it, but I read between the lines. It's okay).
***I blame you, Lolita, for all of this. All of it.

11 comments:

  1. I'm sorry I outed you. It was an accident, I swear!
    On the bright side, Morgs and I have been able to read your(amazing)writing. :)
    P.S I hope Lolita was a good read (I have only seen the movie)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Oh geez I've been a bad follower this past week haven't I? Sorry about that! Hopefully you know that I back you up 100% in your endeavors- if it is something you want and will make you happy GO FOR IT!! Your blog is fantastic so keep up the writing!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thanks Lolita... I owe you a lot ;)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Mel: No, don't be sorry!! It's been great, really. And now I have no excuses for sharing. I needed someone to force my hand. You did a good job! Lolita is taking some perseverance, but I haven't had a good chunk of time to read so won't judge it too much just yet.

    Habebi: Thank you so much! I really, really appreciate it :)

    Morgan: Haha! Damn, bloody bloody Lolita.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow Annalise, you keep a fabulous secret! I've just started reading the blogs and now I just want to slow down and spend some time with them, it's like a friend! I thank you for sharing this with me. You are extremely talented but I really admire your courage. You have the stories so go forth and share - I love it!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Leah!! Thank you so much :) Really. Thanks :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thanks for the shout out Annelise! Us writers have to stick together. I would love to read some of your work!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Nice blog. Your a great blogger.... *winks winks*

    ReplyDelete
  9. I'm so glad you've been inspired to do some writing! You're such a great writer on this blog and I'm sure just as great or better with other topics. Good luck and keep us posted!

    xo
    Valerie

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lisa: No worries! Thanks for the kind words!

    half-biscuit: Thank you :)

    Valerie: Thanks, lovely :)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Magnificent beat ! I would like to apprentice while you amend your web site, how could
    i subscribe for a blog site? The account helped
    me a acceptable deal. I had been tiny bit acquainted of this your broadcast offered bright
    clear idea

    my web site - coffee maker ratings

    ReplyDelete