tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post9109880305470745288..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: It’s all about the ducks … Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-32344854229142337842013-09-22T19:54:36.817+10:002013-09-22T19:54:36.817+10:00Andrea, I love your duck analogy :) The ducks some...Andrea, I love your duck analogy :) The ducks sometimes line up in a obvious, meaningful way, and other times we push on through adversity despite the obstacles in our path. Thanks for sharing :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-44267009693625870302013-09-19T13:37:10.054+10:002013-09-19T13:37:10.054+10:00Had to do it Iola! Had to do it Iola! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449342827457837314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-81332552351200815122013-09-19T13:36:39.317+10:002013-09-19T13:36:39.317+10:00Had to do it Iola! Had to do it Iola! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449342827457837314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-463311716083708912013-09-19T10:42:33.741+10:002013-09-19T10:42:33.741+10:00Poultry? Sigh.
Excellent post. It's never goi...Poultry? Sigh.<br /><br />Excellent post. It's never going to be the 'right' time to do anything, so make now the right time!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-50820508327495259612013-09-18T20:20:18.542+10:002013-09-18T20:20:18.542+10:00Hi Paula -
Thanks for stopping by. Every story ha...Hi Paula - <br />Thanks for stopping by. Every story has it's own story it seems :) Some just fly in, others simmer away for years. I love how everyone's experience is different and is for every book, no doubt. Interesting reading, you might say!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449342827457837314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-80856854473147400272013-09-18T17:12:45.885+10:002013-09-18T17:12:45.885+10:00Hi Andrea,
I love your idea of getting your ducks ...Hi Andrea,<br />I love your idea of getting your ducks lined up, and the comments from the others of when that happened for them. I can relate to it too. I had the idea for an amnesia in the background while I was working on other things and it took 10 years for the ducks to line up and I felt the 'go-ahead'.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-86699316305787575632013-09-18T16:13:17.748+10:002013-09-18T16:13:17.748+10:00Thank you for your encouraging comments, everyone....Thank you for your encouraging comments, everyone. I feel I have so much in common with you all, be it responses to nudges or comments about middle-age :) And you've all given me an idea for another blogpost, but I'm going to keep it a secret. Thanks and God bless! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449342827457837314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-16460612898411901242013-09-18T15:48:21.710+10:002013-09-18T15:48:21.710+10:00Great post, Andrea. The Spirit's nudges are so...Great post, Andrea. The Spirit's nudges are so so important to respond to. I'm amazed how many times through this writing journey how the Lord uses nudges to direct me, whether it's making contact with a particular publisher or influencer or in story ideas.<br /><br />It's wonderful how He wants to be involved in everything we do. It's funny, it's only now in middle-age (gee, that sounds yucky) how I'm appreciating that aspect of my relationship with Him.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-3470115759928506162013-09-18T11:17:34.978+10:002013-09-18T11:17:34.978+10:00What a beautiful first post, Andrea. I love your g...What a beautiful first post, Andrea. I love your gentle encouragement. And how wise to remind us we don't need to wait for the perfect moment. THAT, will never arrive, so we may as well get moving now. :)<br /><br />My nudge came from God when I was on an airplane somewhere over the Pacific in 2008. I'm so glad I listened to Him... and the stirring of my heart's desire since the age of 9. <br /><br />Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64349158714894807632013-09-18T09:01:15.301+10:002013-09-18T09:01:15.301+10:00Thanks for the post Andrea. Yes, very encouraging....Thanks for the post Andrea. Yes, very encouraging. I didn't begin to write novels until I was over fifty, and it took a while before I could talk myself into it, even though the idea had been perculating for many years. It's not that I think now I should have started sooner. There were other things that were taking my time, creativity and energy. But once the notion comes to the front of one's mind - it's time to act! I would also encourage others to take the plunge and let God do as He wants in and through you! Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-31772226091128549772013-09-18T08:16:02.108+10:002013-09-18T08:16:02.108+10:00Great, encouraging post, Andrea--I can hear your w...Great, encouraging post, Andrea--I can hear your warm, friendly voice even as I read it! I talked about writing for so long and drove one of our daughters so crazy in the process that eventually she gave me a whole bundle of books on writing and made a little bookmark for me that said 'Write your own!' I still have that bookmark from about twenty years ago and often show it when speaking to secular audiences to encourage them to 'take the plunge'!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-11436670471789566152013-09-18T07:54:03.890+10:002013-09-18T07:54:03.890+10:00Love your post Andrea - how true, we just have to ...Love your post Andrea - how true, we just have to start! I kept saying 'I'm writing a story'<br />13 years later and 3 completed manuscripts I manage to call myself a writer.<br />Come on - take the plunge! (And yes, we here at ACW will be here when it doesn't feel like the difficult days are going to roll away like water off a ducks back!)Catherine Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947906623825971761noreply@blogger.com