tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post113453458268047714..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: IcedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134699678794176472005-12-15T21:21:00.000-05:002005-12-15T21:21:00.000-05:00I just remind myself that I'm still here, so it ca...I just remind myself that I'm still here, so it can't be THAT bad. <BR/><BR/>LeahLeah Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777905263417214053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134697768326095332005-12-15T20:49:00.000-05:002005-12-15T20:49:00.000-05:00When everything falls apart, and life can't be any...When everything falls apart, and life can't be any worse. I'm laughing. I can't help... so far it hasn't failed me. I laugh at myself as I walk into a closed door... anything really... but it releases alot of my tension. Some poeple like to think I don't take things seriously, but if I didn't mock it atleast to myself I would probably be crying.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I picked all of the Star Doc books up in one bookstore trip and read them all back to back. I was certain it was the end of the series because of how long ago the last was released. I'm more then ready for RI to come out. Win or loose the drawing... I'm buying it the instant it hits shelves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134671361117077952005-12-15T13:29:00.000-05:002005-12-15T13:29:00.000-05:00Ever since I got married, getting through times wh...Ever since I got married, getting through times when the odds are against me has gotten a lot easier. It sounds like a cliche, but Beth has done more to keep my spirits up during hard times than anything I've ever had before (and we've had our fair share of hard times). She believes in me more than I'll ever believe in myself. And it takes a strong woman to put up with my crap sometimes. She's always there, though. I'm very lucky.<BR/><BR/>A new StarDoc in January is like getting a second Christmas! I can't wait to read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914329013690756540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134670280166523362005-12-15T13:11:00.000-05:002005-12-15T13:11:00.000-05:00How do I keep going? Guess I'm just too darned st...How do I keep going? Guess I'm just too darned stubborn to give up. (grin) Besides, I hate letting anything get the best of me.<BR/><BR/>I have been waiting and waiting for the next StarDoc novel. I am so happy there's another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134668941999661432005-12-15T12:49:00.000-05:002005-12-15T12:49:00.000-05:00Would you believe I just started reading StarDoc? ...Would you believe I <I>just</I> started reading <I>StarDoc</I>? I bought it several months ago, along with <I>Afterburn</I>. Think I'll take it with me to Las Vegas -- it'll give me something to do, since I hate gambling ;o) Congratulations, Sheila.<BR/><BR/>Oh. How do I keep going when the odds are against me? I remind myself that the alternative -- stagnation, giving in to the forces that want to push me down -- is far worse. It's like the old joke with patients. How are you? Terrible, but alive. It beats the alternative.Douglas Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554788570160506080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134661262366851092005-12-15T10:41:00.000-05:002005-12-15T10:41:00.000-05:00Happy Holidays!I try to remain calm when the odds ...Happy Holidays!<BR/><BR/>I try to remain calm when the odds seem against me. And realize that in the end, I'm bound and determined to make things work out all right.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716785419172270884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134659453169624212005-12-15T10:10:00.000-05:002005-12-15T10:10:00.000-05:00I lean on my husband, on my best friends, on my fa...I lean on my husband, on my best friends, on my family. I pray. And I draw on the inner core of faith and stubbornness that got me through 5 years of grad school and a life-changing accident.<BR/><BR/>When the only way out is through, I go through because I don't want to stay in hell.Erin M. Hartshornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266817608093831779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134653575003003692005-12-15T08:32:00.000-05:002005-12-15T08:32:00.000-05:00I do my best to stay patient through the ups and d...I do my best to stay patient through the ups and downs.I Keep in mind that whatever I am going through will pass. I know that the worse thing to do is to give up. I need keep going about my everyday life. Reading also helps take me away for a time. I know that I cannot change anything by stressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134632781813375012005-12-15T02:46:00.000-05:002005-12-15T02:46:00.000-05:00When i feel like the odds are against me I scream ...When i feel like the odds are against me I scream loudly, and then do whatever needs to be done.<BR/><BR/>RebeccaMiss Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495115002419659833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134626563985663012005-12-15T01:02:00.000-05:002005-12-15T01:02:00.000-05:00Finally!!!There are two things I do to keep myself...Finally!!!<BR/><BR/>There are two things I do to keep myself going. One is that I'm not afraid to admit I need a shoulder to cry on (some of the darkest times of my life have been made bearable because someone cared about me enough to reach out, even if it was just a little thing). <BR/><BR/>The other is to take joy in the little things. When things are at their worst, I try to take five minutes to find something that day that made me happy. The purring of my cat, the smell of rain on the dry earth, an e-mail from a friend just to say hello, my favourite song on the radio... if I try, there's almost always something, and just knowing that there was good in the day is enough to reassure me that tomorrow there will be more.Sarah E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09927262361722166935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134614988638786332005-12-14T21:49:00.000-05:002005-12-14T21:49:00.000-05:00Gratz on getting it into print! Can't wait to rea...Gratz on getting it into print! Can't wait to read it.<BR/>I keep myself going by reminding myself *why* I'm going. What makes the goal important in the first place - something important to me, to my husband, to our family. It's all the motivation I need to keep on going.K.A.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07622409218326515538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134613266960415582005-12-14T21:21:00.000-05:002005-12-14T21:21:00.000-05:00Laughter. Smiles. The idea that this too shall pas...Laughter. Smiles. The idea that this too shall pass. And, if that fails, I occasionally use outside substances. No, not that: I mean watching <I>Airplane!</I>. (Stryker: "It's an entirely different situation - altogether!" Everyone else: "It's an entirely different situation.")<BR/><BR/>Plus, trying to win a book for my lovely wife. She also gets me through. ;)Middentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829095129849712488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134607604367525622005-12-14T19:46:00.000-05:002005-12-14T19:46:00.000-05:00Maybe I ignore the odds are against me? Most time...Maybe I ignore the odds are against me? Most times, I don't feel as if they are, but there have been several times when I know they were (are). I keep doing what I know needs to be done and "make them tell me no."<BR/><BR/>Usually, it's doing one small thing or a series of small things that pushes you over the edge to overcoming the odds. Usually, the odds are an obstacle course of things put in your way to see how determinted you are to have what you need or want. <BR/><BR/>Congrats, Sheila. I'm happy for you. I've already pre-ordered, but an signed copy would be wonderful.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134605250065837642005-12-14T19:07:00.000-05:002005-12-14T19:07:00.000-05:00I'm so happy for you about Rebel Ice. It sounds i...I'm so happy for you about Rebel Ice. It sounds intriguing from the synop I read on Amazon.com.<BR/><BR/>How do I keep going?<BR/><BR/>A couple of things. I'm from a long line of fighters, from my grandfather in WWII (who's still alive at 92), my grandmother who struggled with cancer, and my father, who fights for what's right with everything he has, and believes it with his soul. So when I'm told I can't do something, or as you say, the odds are against me, my first thought is: "Wanna bet?" I don't give up easily on anything. <BR/><BR/>Second, I try to see the good in everything, even the bad. When I found out I had a chronic, possibly disabling condition, I decided that this was God's way of making me refocus my life -- and pay attention to things that matter, do away with the stuff that doesn't. I try to look at everything that happens as part of that, and as part of the evolution of my soul, on some level.<BR/><BR/>Writing. If it weren't for my writing, I wouldn't be alive. Some days it's all I have to look forward to, and I cherish it. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Erin K.vamp_writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419145832788705647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134603775707466532005-12-14T18:42:00.000-05:002005-12-14T18:42:00.000-05:00when the odds are against me, I imagine my rivals ...when the odds are against me, I imagine my rivals and enemies enjoying it, and it gives me energy to fight through. I'd hate to pleasure them :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134602613645467082005-12-14T18:23:00.000-05:002005-12-14T18:23:00.000-05:00I keep going because if I stop, no one else will p...I keep going because if I stop, no one else will pick up where I left off. These stories are in my head. I can't trust anyone else to tell them the same way. Whether or not anyone else wants to read them... well, that's for an editor to decide ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134598669199707012005-12-14T17:17:00.000-05:002005-12-14T17:17:00.000-05:00When the odds are agin me? I simply think "this t...When the odds are agin me? I simply think "this too shall pass" and carry on. It's not as if I can do anything else. I focus on the objective and continue until it's done - or the odds swing my way again.<BR/><BR/>Woot! I'm checking the bookstores for <I>Rebel Ice</I>!Jaye Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595648222196000153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134596668066914462005-12-14T16:44:00.000-05:002005-12-14T16:44:00.000-05:00--singing, "I'm sooo excited. I just can't hide it...--singing, "I'm sooo excited. I just can't hide it..."<BR/><BR/>Anywhosits, I focus. Whatever isn't working becomes an obsession until I get it straightened out. It is definitely a one foot in front of the other type of process.<BR/><BR/>Failure is something that my brain balks at. As long as I keep taking a step, I feel like I am accomplishing something.Heather Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776293080372126388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134592496789160702005-12-14T15:34:00.000-05:002005-12-14T15:34:00.000-05:00When I think things are pretty gloomy, I sit and w...When I think things are pretty gloomy, I sit and watch my kids for a while, and I remember that I've dodged death a couple of times. I'm here - and they're here - and there's a reason for that. I think about my mom - and what advice she would give me. She never gave up - and neither will I.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712663103711702870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134591960340667282005-12-14T15:26:00.000-05:002005-12-14T15:26:00.000-05:00I keep going my looking at my son and hoping that ...I keep going my looking at my son and hoping that the decisions I make in life will one day make him proud. It's sometimes to easy to take the wrong path and the right path is rarely easy. When I'm tired and want to take the easy way out, I look at my son and wonder what he'd want his mother to do.RedWritingHoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041884148793397823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134591640159800692005-12-14T15:20:00.000-05:002005-12-14T15:20:00.000-05:00First, congratulations on Rebel Ice. I'm looking f...First, congratulations on <I>Rebel Ice</I>. I'm looking forward to it. I love the Star Docs.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking about it. I've had hard times for so long now, I think coping has become a habit. How I cope is really what you're asking, I think.<BR/><BR/>I think my coping mechanisms vary, depending on what I need. I'm taking it one day at a time and doing what I can each day to make things better. But to cope? Sometimes I cry. Sometimes we go for a drive or a walk and just rant a bit. My husband, kids, and friends are the best. Without them, I'd be in the loony bin. My faith and our church are at the top of the list. Music, too. Reading and writing are helpful. When I'm making music, listening to music, reading or writing, I get away from the problems for a while. I need those breaks.<BR/><BR/>But, the best thing is that my husband has another three-month contract job. It's not going to get us moved out, but it will help our financial picture while we continue to look for permanent work. And maybe this will end up being a permenant job, but we won't know about that until around March or April of next year. :)<BR/><BR/>LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736694155016381228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134585174908207502005-12-14T13:32:00.000-05:002005-12-14T13:32:00.000-05:00"never give up. it annoys the cynics."and "We're a..."never give up. it annoys the cynics."<BR/><BR/>and <BR/><BR/>"We're artists, creators. we must create. against all odds, it's what we do, and it's what gives our lives meaning."<BR/><BR/>;) <BR/><BR/><BR/>Oddly both spoken by florida residents. just what is in the water down there? <BR/><BR/><BR/>And "write? books?" by one baffled employment counsellor, to which I replied "yes, they don't write themselves."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134583502210206932005-12-14T13:05:00.000-05:002005-12-14T13:05:00.000-05:00By remembering that Fortune favors the bold; the o...By remembering that Fortune favors the bold; the only time you ever truly fail is when you give up, or never try at all.Scott Odenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917296669418463518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134582404633345332005-12-14T12:46:00.000-05:002005-12-14T12:46:00.000-05:00There are some truely beautiful and inspiring stat...There are some truely beautiful and inspiring statements on this list. Mine is neither, but as I'm still here, it seems to have worked so far.<BR/>My way to keep going involves lots of chocolate and naps. If neither of those are available or possible, I breathe - just concentrate on getting the air in and out until I have access to chocolate and/or a nap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1134582063977682152005-12-14T12:41:00.000-05:002005-12-14T12:41:00.000-05:00How do I keep going? Do I have a choice?Even thoug...How do I keep going? Do I have a choice?<BR/><BR/>Even though the odds are against me much of the time, I just keep plugging away, a bit at a time, and eventually it gets done. After all, the chances of success are long, but if you don't do the work, they are non-existant.<BR/><BR/>Alison CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com