tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post3335772119813913568..comments2024-01-18T05:08:18.454-08:00Comments on Borneo Expat Writer: Taking the Expat Exit – Finalist 2016 Faulkner-Wisdom Novel Awards Borneo Expat Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-28865598575757346272016-08-24T22:07:45.456-07:002016-08-24T22:07:45.456-07:00Andrea, thank you! Always believe, despite any ev...Andrea, thank you! Always believe, despite any evidence to the contrary, that everyone is conspiring to help you to achieve your goal. It all starts with you, with the words that you put down on paper, the words that you carefully craft and allow to breathe – by giving them life. Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-87861734372503939512016-08-24T21:32:01.566-07:002016-08-24T21:32:01.566-07:00You know what they say, right? The more you practi...You know what they say, right? The more you practise, the luckier you get. In your case, the more you write-submit-rewrite-resubmit, the closer you will be to your goal. I read Joseph Schooling's journey to his maiden Olympic gold medal last weekend. It was 7 years in the making. Seven years of focused training, visualization and obsessively trying, correcting, retrying, correcting every move in the pool. Keep writing. Keep submitting. Keep rewriting. Keep resubmitting. I truly believe one day, like Schooling, you will hit gold.<br /><br />On a separate note, I went for a book talk recently and the author said "I always make it a point to thank writers whose works inspire me; because writing can be a very lonely process." <br /><br />I have read and re-read your two books and I have attended two creative writing workshops conducted by you. I would like to thank you for inspiring me to write all those stories that have been floating in my head; and most importantly, take action. <br /><br />I have taken my first small step by posting my stories on my blog www.justwritelah.wordpress.com Hopefully, one fine day, these stories will see the light of day in print.<br /><br />Once again, thank you Robert for being a huge inspiration. Fingers crossed for your finalist entry in the 2016 Faulkner-Wisdom Novel Awards.Andrea Boulthttp://www.justwritelah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com