tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post8101671848854848590..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: One Step At A TimeWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-56233023136514981272007-08-03T10:28:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:28:00.000-04:00Kathie,I truly appreciate your comments.When I was...Kathie,<BR/><BR/>I truly appreciate your comments.<BR/><BR/>When I was in high school, career choices for most of the girls in my class were to become teachers, nurses, secretaries, or homemakers. Only a few brave souls went on to law school or other male oriented careers.<BR/><BR/>I didn't have the ambition for either of the first two choices and no desire (at least until I found the right man)to become a homemaker. Those options seemed so limiting to me. Unfortunately, too many still limit themselves to other people's expectations.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-13320597447431391952007-08-01T22:11:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:11:00.000-04:00Hey Marta, congratulations on your ever evolving c...Hey Marta, congratulations on your ever evolving career and life. I admire your willingness to make your life work for you as opposed to so many people I know who are trapped--some for real--most because they refuse to parse out what they'd really love to be doing. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-28717232122231724432007-08-01T15:25:00.000-04:002007-08-01T15:25:00.000-04:00Nancy, what wonderful compliments! Thank you so mu...Nancy, what wonderful compliments! Thank you so much and thanks for tuning in to the Phil Harris Internet Voices Radio. I must admit, I was more than a bit nervous, but he is such a nice person. I felt right at home the minute he said, "Let's talk about SILENCED CRY." (my favorite subject) <BR/><BR/>That little half hour, BTW, generated 295 hits on my website. Well worth the nerves. :)<BR/><BR/>I very much appreciate your interest in my work. I’ll certainly keep you posted!Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-13329328860886158392007-08-01T14:43:00.000-04:002007-08-01T14:43:00.000-04:00Thanks, Marta, for being an inspiring online frien...Thanks, Marta, for being an inspiring online friend. I'm so pleased with your sucesses and sure admire your get up and go.<BR/><BR/>Until I heard your interview with Phil Harris last night on Internet Radio, hadn't noticed the special effect in the child's on the cover of Silenced Cry. Clever.<BR/><BR/>Keep me in the loop.<BR/><BR/>Nancy DrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-35750038634428381142007-07-31T20:03:00.000-04:002007-07-31T20:03:00.000-04:00Joyce,Thanks for inviting me. This was great fun!Joyce,<BR/>Thanks for inviting me. This was great fun!Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-40418810155807253442007-07-31T18:06:00.000-04:002007-07-31T18:06:00.000-04:00Marta, thanks for blogging today. I wish you the b...Marta, thanks for blogging today. I wish you the best of luck with your book. I can't wait to read it!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-25260165285820968112007-07-31T17:39:00.000-04:002007-07-31T17:39:00.000-04:00You CAN do it, Kristine! Keep at it, and yes, I u...You CAN do it, Kristine! Keep at it, and yes, I understand the difficulties, but that feelling of accomplishment is SO worth it. <BR/><BR/>I'd love to learn of your progress. Please feel free to drop me a line and keep me posted. You can reach me through my website. I respond to all my e-mails.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-77264394873259655702007-07-31T12:07:00.000-04:002007-07-31T12:07:00.000-04:00Welcome, Marta!Your post was both inspiring and th...Welcome, Marta!<BR/><BR/>Your post was both inspiring and thought-provoking. I've wanted to be a writer since I was young, but it was really only in the past few years that I really began to take it seriously. It's been an educational and sometimes difficult journey so far, but I'd never give it up. It means too much to me.<BR/><BR/>I also love your cover! Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88208249340461673002007-07-31T11:39:00.000-04:002007-07-31T11:39:00.000-04:00Hi Tory and Joyce,Thanks so much for your comments...Hi Tory and Joyce,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your comments. Writing was such an unexpected turn of events. I wish I would have discovered it earlier in life. Then again, I doubt that I would have had the determination or the discipline then that I have now. I truly feel that learning is an on-going process and that’s what I love about writing. I’m always learning something new either as it relates to the craft or through my research. I really believe that all things happen for a reason, when the time is right and not a minute sooner. I feel very blessed to have found it with a good chunk of life still ahead of me!<BR/><BR/>Joyce I'm so glad you like the cover. Long story behind it. Designing it was very similar to some of my outfit buying excursions. They're usuall for a special event, I always have an outfit and mind, and never find exactly what I’m looking for. When it was time to decide on the cover, we tossed several ideas around, but in the back of my mind I kept thinking of having a woman for the cover. I had nearly given up when I saw the photograph of this young girl. I fell in love with it and as luck would have it, the photographer was thrilled to let me use it. A good friend of mine and I co-designed it. They are both mentioned in the acknowledgements section of Silenced Cry. I should add that my publisher was a gem to allow me the freedom to play around with it!!<BR/>MartaMarta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-48886452229101572872007-07-31T07:10:00.000-04:002007-07-31T07:10:00.000-04:00Oh, and I have to tell you again that your book co...Oh, and I have to tell you again that your book cover is gorgeous!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-74527829000831115352007-07-31T07:09:00.000-04:002007-07-31T07:09:00.000-04:00Welcome, Marta!Like you, my dream of being a write...Welcome, Marta!<BR/><BR/>Like you, my dream of being a writer came later in life. I'd always just dabbled in it before. I just wrote for fun. It's only in the last fifteen years that I started taking it seriously. <BR/><BR/>Everyone needs a dream.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-12825038675675107492007-07-31T06:36:00.000-04:002007-07-31T06:36:00.000-04:00Welcome to Working Stiffs, Marta!I think having a ...Welcome to Working Stiffs, Marta!<BR/><BR/>I think having a dream to live is extremely important for mental health. Even (or perhaps especially) if it changes from time to time. I've had a variety of seemingly unrelated interests: dance, organizational psychology, research, therapy, writing, but I'm using them all in my current job and, you know, it feels pretty good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com