tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post2901866476807630313..comments2024-03-26T22:57:41.830-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: The Ugly Peach TreeKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-10433001743154221492014-03-09T17:04:51.341-04:002014-03-09T17:04:51.341-04:00Widder, I agree!Widder, I agree!Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-54302816299192297652014-03-08T17:15:18.098-05:002014-03-08T17:15:18.098-05:00Lovely story :D Lovely story :D widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-21908752356319331782014-03-08T16:54:48.206-05:002014-03-08T16:54:48.206-05:00Sheila, your manuscripts have been marinating - ma...Sheila, your manuscripts have been marinating - maybe they're ready for cooking. :)Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-23989532942980973422014-03-08T13:54:40.772-05:002014-03-08T13:54:40.772-05:00Wonderful. And now I'm digging through my peac...Wonderful. And now I'm digging through my peach tree manuscripts. I'm also delighted to learn duct tape can do the job, as I used it recently on a broken branch and am awaiting results. My husband thinks I'm mad.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-56656098643519467212013-03-24T07:28:46.112-04:002013-03-24T07:28:46.112-04:00Love this...and I have a broken pear tree just as ...Love this...and I have a broken pear tree just as prolific. Only wish I had the writing to match.Anne Duguid Knolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-18344343230785643812013-03-19T12:34:50.859-04:002013-03-19T12:34:50.859-04:00Jean, what a perfect springtime analogy! And impor...Jean, what a perfect springtime analogy! And important to know. As our confidence grows we find that no effort was wasted, no matter how wrong it felt at the time! Linda Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196966007010708558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-76334207421520810652013-03-16T19:41:53.252-04:002013-03-16T19:41:53.252-04:00Thank you all! Thank you all! D. Jean Quarleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-48758609016383156472013-03-16T18:55:55.324-04:002013-03-16T18:55:55.324-04:00Jean, what a wonderful post and great analogy. I s...Jean, what a wonderful post and great analogy. I save all my work - even content I edit out of a story or article. You never know when you might need it or be inspired by it.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-61819586344774805382013-03-16T17:11:53.433-04:002013-03-16T17:11:53.433-04:00What a wonderful analogy ... and peach tree!What a wonderful analogy ... and peach tree!widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-19631954406819988192013-03-16T15:28:46.780-04:002013-03-16T15:28:46.780-04:00Jean, this is not only a good reminder to turn off...Jean, this is not only a good reminder to turn off that self-censor (something I tend to struggle with), but to look for beauty (and material) in unlikely places. Your peach tree with its gnarled branches and sweet fruit is perfect for setting. Magdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-49181080642981998012013-03-16T14:28:18.112-04:002013-03-16T14:28:18.112-04:00Jean, lovely story, and long may your tree -- and ...Jean, lovely story, and long may your tree -- and writing -- bloom and grow. <br />Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-34762567977824192802013-03-16T14:26:04.637-04:002013-03-16T14:26:04.637-04:00Excellent analogy! I love this! I don't throw ...Excellent analogy! I love this! I don't throw away my writing--I keep files called "Outtakes" for each project. Most of the time I never use any of it again, but sometimes I go back and find a peach!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-61233956088909718212013-03-16T13:46:15.958-04:002013-03-16T13:46:15.958-04:00I love the peach tree as metaphor. My experience w...I love the peach tree as metaphor. My experience with a lemon tree I put in a pot (it was a miniature) was just the opposite. Someone help! Please!<br />Best,<br /><br />Carolyn Howard-Johnson<br /><br />Excited about how much the new edition of the Frugal Book Promoter (expanded! updated!) can help writers with the tried and true and the new media, too. Now a USA Book News award-winner in its Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-516798457508881122013-03-16T11:51:09.599-04:002013-03-16T11:51:09.599-04:00Hi, Jean,
Great story. I know I've got some&q...Hi, Jean,<br /><br />Great story. I know I've got some"ugly peach tree" manuscripts on my hard drive. It's time to look at them again and see if one or two might just blossom with some rewriting.<br /><br />Thanks!Suzanne Lieurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844924439366800477noreply@blogger.com