tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619147101584456392.post811699720478565506..comments2023-11-12T00:52:02.603-08:00Comments on Today's Writing Woman: A Leap of FaithSusan ~ Today's Writing Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357781498213225382noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5619147101584456392.post-58416031568256197012013-08-04T07:11:44.106-07:002013-08-04T07:11:44.106-07:00I guess deep down inside a writer simply writes. B...I guess deep down inside a writer simply writes. Bringing it out to share is a BIG step for many, me included. Writing from my heart means showing strangers things they wouldn't know by meeting me, necessarily. Those who have mown me a long time, would not be surprised at most of what they read in my work.<br /><br />The leap of faith for me was showing a fellow author, an internationally published author, Ed Dodge, my first manuscript, first draft. I could barely breathe until he returned it with a loving comment. He said, "This is an amazing story. You are on the right track, keep working it. You made me cry and you made me angry at God with your words alone. That, my friend, is a gift."<br /><br />How could I not continue to write?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.com