tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post1288586727938858593..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : IWSG: From Highlights to . . . ?Madeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-78452054444113554772016-08-09T08:03:02.104-04:002016-08-09T08:03:02.104-04:00Ack! What if I peaked at age 9?! :oAck! What if I peaked at age 9?! :oMadeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-68632562276085358912016-08-08T23:06:56.627-04:002016-08-08T23:06:56.627-04:00You have NOT missed the boat, Madeline. You just n...You have NOT missed the boat, Madeline. You just need to get another ticket.<br /><br />And you were in Highlights? Holy crap--that is a HUGE accomplishment.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-5863630285518244432016-08-08T10:26:15.163-04:002016-08-08T10:26:15.163-04:00I believe I still have the original magazine issue...I believe I still have the original magazine issue, but if I do, it's packed away and not as accessible as the binders. <br /><br />Good luck with your writing, too!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-71123497855953567942016-08-08T10:24:56.648-04:002016-08-08T10:24:56.648-04:00When I was younger, I was definitely more fearless...When I was younger, I was definitely more fearless. Now, I find fear often holds me back, and I have to fight through it.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-77401521513081974002016-08-08T09:27:08.842-04:002016-08-08T09:27:08.842-04:00Great poem! (And I love the fact that you still ha...Great poem! (And I love the fact that you still have it!) You didn't miss the boat if you're still doing it. And clearly you are :) <br /><br />I still have the first "book" I wrote - I read it the other day and had a chuckle. Then the story came back to me and what I'd envisioned and was like, oh yeah, I've been doing this for a long time. Thank God I've improved some!!<br /><br />Good luck with your writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-60326773648206551092016-08-08T09:11:09.540-04:002016-08-08T09:11:09.540-04:00Fantastic poem! I know how you feel. I started wri...Fantastic poem! I know how you feel. I started writing young too, but fear held me back for several years. Have a lovely week!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-34393698771116329152016-08-08T07:42:07.570-04:002016-08-08T07:42:07.570-04:00Thanks, Cynthia!Thanks, Cynthia!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-16627638310715848012016-08-08T02:45:40.718-04:002016-08-08T02:45:40.718-04:00What a great poem! I love that it found a home in ...What a great poem! I love that it found a home in a Highlights magazine.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-66394105448996397452016-08-05T08:10:32.757-04:002016-08-05T08:10:32.757-04:00Yeh for binders and records of our achievements! W...Yeh for binders and records of our achievements! We can totally do this!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-87512056233968425912016-08-05T08:09:12.891-04:002016-08-05T08:09:12.891-04:00The binder starting at 2016 is still pretty empty ...The binder starting at 2016 is still pretty empty though. But I'm working on it! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-70383989488331782502016-08-05T00:26:09.388-04:002016-08-05T00:26:09.388-04:00I've also got one of those binders! I've k...I've also got one of those binders! I've kept what I've had published in newspapers and magazines - it might not be much right now, but it proves that I can do this. I know you can too!Debbie Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034949025523317477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-39971482191645718912016-08-04T20:01:40.141-04:002016-08-04T20:01:40.141-04:00Aw! That poem is so great. How cool that it made i...Aw! That poem is so great. How cool that it made it into a Highlights. Three binders is quite impressive, milady. Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-82664044935829993282016-08-04T14:56:12.218-04:002016-08-04T14:56:12.218-04:00Thanks, Michelle!
Ah, maybe I'll stretch out ...Thanks, Michelle!<br /><br />Ah, maybe I'll stretch out on a deck chair, have a pina colada, and read, read, read and write, write, write. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-32052922868813400572016-08-04T14:40:46.118-04:002016-08-04T14:40:46.118-04:00I love that poem! It's really cute.
I don'...I love that poem! It's really cute.<br /><br />I don't think you've missed the boat. You have two books plus loads of online publications. <br />You're actually aboard a stately, luxury liner...on a writer's cruise to wherever you want to go to!Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-44014134859606592002016-08-04T09:50:51.105-04:002016-08-04T09:50:51.105-04:00It's especially important to me when so much o...It's especially important to me when so much of my work is published online. I like being able to hold the results in my hand.<br /><br />Wishing you success as well! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-61255405239727382382016-08-04T09:48:57.607-04:002016-08-04T09:48:57.607-04:00I've pretty much given up the writing of poetr...I've pretty much given up the writing of poetry, but I love the idea of reading it. I keep meaning to do more of it, but for some reason, I just don't. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-82276646919818875722016-08-04T09:29:34.475-04:002016-08-04T09:29:34.475-04:00That is so cool about the binders. A visual you c...That is so cool about the binders. A visual you can see too and hold in your hand. I like that. There will always be opportunities as long as we are looking, recognize them and are ready to act on them, They may not be the sane opportunities, but yeah I think you can still have the career of your dreams. Both of us. Wishing You Much Success!<br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a><br /><br />Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-67983842267400206472016-08-04T08:56:41.243-04:002016-08-04T08:56:41.243-04:00I think the first things I ever wrote were poetry,...I think the first things I ever wrote were poetry, and really bad poetry too. They shall remain hidden away until I get the urge to shred them all. Or perhaps publish as an example of how not to become a poet. :DPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-6358410362078116692016-08-04T07:51:32.054-04:002016-08-04T07:51:32.054-04:00Excellent point! :)Excellent point! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-47106385633531339682016-08-04T07:50:56.481-04:002016-08-04T07:50:56.481-04:00My skin is both thick AND thin. I tend to be more ...My skin is both thick AND thin. I tend to be more sensitive for my own good a lot of the time. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-45897270151410951192016-08-04T07:48:07.871-04:002016-08-04T07:48:07.871-04:00I'm pretty sure that was my poetry peak. :)I'm pretty sure that was my poetry peak. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-49981508568419847672016-08-04T07:47:15.640-04:002016-08-04T07:47:15.640-04:00I also have a few pieces of early unpublished writ...I also have a few pieces of early unpublished writing, like from school, that have been unearthed from old boxes. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-65876101215952235202016-08-04T03:19:21.504-04:002016-08-04T03:19:21.504-04:00You didn't miss the boat--unless you quit writ...You didn't miss the boat--unless you quit writing altogether.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-22832233476890842582016-08-04T03:04:10.979-04:002016-08-04T03:04:10.979-04:00So you were talented since childhood!! How awesome...So you were talented since childhood!! How awesome. I predict you'll be looking back over a great career. Those rejections are just how you get the thicker skin and humility the job requires. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-81675457112575552062016-08-03T21:55:07.051-04:002016-08-03T21:55:07.051-04:00Oh my gosh, that is the cutest poem ever! I love i...Oh my gosh, that is the cutest poem ever! I love it! And how cool that you were published in Highlights at the age of 9.<br /><br />And no, I don't think you've missed the boat. It's never too late to follow your dream. ;)Kristin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119967346326579747noreply@blogger.com