tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post5354855881657802585..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Turning the Corner and Heading for HomeWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-28461335594534812662009-03-24T09:38:00.000-04:002009-03-24T09:38:00.000-04:00Even better, read the book, Seabiscuit! The author...Even better, read the book, Seabiscuit! The author overcame overwhelming odds to write that story (and it's more accurate than the movie). Laura Hillenbrand had absolutely devastating health problems; she quite literally wrote the book in longhand while lying on her back, unable to get comfortable in any other position because of something like fibromyalgia. (I can't recall if that was it, but something similarly painful.) Talk about overcoming hurdles. She wrote an article for the New Yorker Magazine about it, called "A Sudden Illness" that won the 2003 National Magazine Award.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17133032003574496562009-03-24T07:28:00.000-04:002009-03-24T07:28:00.000-04:00Yes, now I understand why some writers never stop,...Yes, now I understand why some writers never stop, and as soon as they're finished they start the next one. As long as you know there is a next one, it would be nice to keep up the momentum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-12906760739772919592009-03-24T07:07:00.000-04:002009-03-24T07:07:00.000-04:00I love that movie!I love that movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-58886920341758958782009-03-24T07:01:00.000-04:002009-03-24T07:01:00.000-04:00I've been away from my manuscript since the first ...I've been away from my manuscript since the first of the year and not due to a cold (glad you feel better, Martha). In just the last few days, I've picked it up again and started revising to get my head back into that world. It is amazing what happens when you've been away a while.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.com