tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post2039524615764005818..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: What They Don't Tell You About Writers Before You Marry ThemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-78451083985413728252011-08-10T18:03:53.194-04:002011-08-10T18:03:53.194-04:00Yes... we're not looking forward to the coming...Yes... we're not looking forward to the coming months of rehab. Thanks for the well-wishes Lil!<br /><br />And I don't know about your husband Marilyn, but mine always looks somewhat mystified as to how he got here. Amused also, but still mystified. ;) <br /><br />And thanks for not thinking I'm too far out there. I think Maggie's right - we've got to be a little mercenary to get the story out.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287040994749326468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-27680689422465283412011-08-10T17:27:28.747-04:002011-08-10T17:27:28.747-04:00Having sat through many a day with my ailing fathe...Having sat through many a day with my ailing father, i wish I had something to do with that kind of nervous energy that I had. There was nothing I could do, but wait. I wish i had had my kindle or a laptop to utilize that energy. Hope your Mother-in-law does well. A broken pelvis is a long, difficult process.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-29547598884058848722011-08-10T14:43:12.423-04:002011-08-10T14:43:12.423-04:00Bethany, I got the idea for my third book while ha...Bethany, I got the idea for my third book while having treatment and then discussing it at length with a friend on the way home on the train (in a snowstorm). People always wanted to sit with me while I was being treated but I finally got the courage to say, "Don't come! It's the only time I get to be alone and THINK!" So, I did some of my best plotting in the chemo area at NYU and I don't begrudge you one bit your writing in the hospital. We're writers...we have to be a little mercenary when it comes to where we write, what we use and how we use it. Great post, as usual! MaggieThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-68840969396072639582011-08-10T10:00:41.667-04:002011-08-10T10:00:41.667-04:00I usually take a book (Kindle) along with me for h...I usually take a book (Kindle) along with me for hospital waiting. But what my poor husband leaned is having to schlep my luggage around when we go to mystery cons, hang out with my writer friends, tote and put up tents and tables and chairs at book festivals. After and exciting life of being a U.S. Navy Seabee for 20 years including the Vietnam War, I bet he never thought he'd be doing what he's doing know.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-42081577025752245202011-08-10T09:50:07.544-04:002011-08-10T09:50:07.544-04:00Bethany, you crack me up. I would do the same thi...Bethany, you crack me up. I would do the same thing (and have! Although I bring a paper notebook and a pen instead of a laptop). My hubby's learned that when I'm on deadline, it means I keep crazy hours, talk to myself a lot, and wander around the house in my pajamas from dawn to dusk. Writer's spouses/partners must be easygoing and unflappable. I think that's in the rule book. Hope your mom-in-law is repairing quickly!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.com