tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post3020756531399212544..comments2023-07-10T05:40:25.044-04:00Comments on Donna L Martin's THE STORY CATCHER: A Better Definition...Think Positive, Be Positivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-52833917417155377212013-01-15T20:50:55.215-05:002013-01-15T20:50:55.215-05:00Hi Alayne!
You know the good thing about words? ...Hi Alayne!<br /><br />You know the good thing about words? You can come back to them again and again...they don't usually go anywhere so they will still be here when you have time to come out and play...;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!<br /><br />Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-15877382049420507062013-01-15T20:41:20.065-05:002013-01-15T20:41:20.065-05:00Hi JP!
I find your distinction between author and...Hi JP!<br /><br />I find your distinction between author and writer interesting. I have met authors before who were extremely unprofessional in their approach to their writing careers. They lacked the integrity I want to bring to the title "author" and even though I was paid for my Chicken Soup story, by your definition I should call myself author and I refuse to...that time will come but it hasn't come yet! ;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-10453946705862566922013-01-15T19:42:05.926-05:002013-01-15T19:42:05.926-05:00Hi Erik!
I like your definition, even if I have a...Hi Erik!<br /><br />I like your definition, even if I have a slightly different view of what an author, for ME, truly is...;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-79613708544768058762013-01-15T19:31:47.849-05:002013-01-15T19:31:47.849-05:00Hi HIlary!
I like that phrase...inspired informer...Hi HIlary!<br /><br />I like that phrase...inspired informer...that about sums it up...;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Donna L Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553676457762998807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-67464444279200707392013-01-15T18:34:25.753-05:002013-01-15T18:34:25.753-05:00Very creative, Donna. I was going to try to come u...Very creative, Donna. I was going to try to come up with my words for W-R-I-T-E-R, but I have too many writerly things going on. My creative energy doesn't want to go there. Sorry I can't share, but at least I can appreciate your words and definitions.Alayne Kay Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696112893488486456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-23225963847733290302013-01-15T08:57:21.758-05:002013-01-15T08:57:21.758-05:00An author is broadly defined as 'a person who ...An author is broadly defined as 'a person who originated or gave existence to anything' as is distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. By this very definition we are all authors.<br /><br />IMHO I make the distinction between author and writer as being professional or amateur. In other words anybody who has ever received monetary compensation for their text is 'professional' and ergo an author.jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366756099517322071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-18407923756348322472013-01-15T07:28:01.946-05:002013-01-15T07:28:01.946-05:00I consider a writer "one who writes, but goes...I consider a writer "one who writes, but goes unpublished" then when you get published, you're an author forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-78824385929997494182013-01-15T06:38:47.503-05:002013-01-15T06:38:47.503-05:00Hi Donna .. probably inspired informer ... seems t...Hi Donna .. probably inspired informer ... seems to be what I enjoy most and then making sure my posts are entertaining ... <br /><br />Cheers - writing is a release for us all ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-55314653133426038552013-01-14T08:24:47.033-05:002013-01-14T08:24:47.033-05:00Lol...thank you, Susanna, for your kind words! I ...Lol...thank you, Susanna, for your kind words! I think writers like you are in a slightly different (star quality) category but one day I will get there! ;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-13388855824810100852013-01-14T08:22:15.802-05:002013-01-14T08:22:15.802-05:00Hi Genevieve!
Of COURSE you are more than that! ...Hi Genevieve!<br /><br />Of COURSE you are more than that! Remember, I've read your book so I should know...;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-15262496792488613012013-01-14T08:21:23.703-05:002013-01-14T08:21:23.703-05:00Hi Rena! What a nice definition you have as well....Hi Rena! What a nice definition you have as well...I wish I would have thought of some of those words! ;~)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-54373764458139665282013-01-14T06:45:04.118-05:002013-01-14T06:45:04.118-05:00LOVE your definition, Donna! (and Rena's too!)...LOVE your definition, Donna! (and Rena's too!) - so clever and creative - you know, like something a writer would think up :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-3248560442214575172013-01-14T06:21:16.518-05:002013-01-14T06:21:16.518-05:00You really can't be a writer without the Webst...You really can't be a writer without the Webster definition, but I HOPE I am more than just that!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-73347639986660000522013-01-14T01:35:24.842-05:002013-01-14T01:35:24.842-05:00I love it! I'm definitely something more than ...I love it! I'm definitely something more than the webster kind. <br /><br />W - Whimsical<br />R - Risky<br />I - Imaginative <br />T - Talented<br />E - Exciting<br />R - Resolved rena traxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984425188567295761noreply@blogger.com