tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1689379731840625650..comments2024-03-17T06:03:00.362-04:00Comments on Fiction University: It's a Labor Day ARC Contest! Win the Final Darkfall ARCJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-52631226373161897192011-09-11T21:42:17.174-04:002011-09-11T21:42:17.174-04:00Watching my grandmother go in and out of the hospi...Watching my grandmother go in and out of the hospital with cancer for over 5 years is by far the hardest thing I have ever done. Words cannot describe what it is like to see her in such a sick and helpless state. She never gave up and is still fighting, but it is so hard to see her healthy and happy one day and in a hospital bed unable to speak the next. Nobody should have to go through so much pain.jramsdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033398322284354684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-2820700854720836092011-09-07T17:34:54.051-04:002011-09-07T17:34:54.051-04:00Thanks so much for the giveaway, Janice!
The har...Thanks so much for the giveaway, Janice! <br /><br />The hardest thing I've ever done is doing 300 push-ups consecutively. :) I'm not a very athletic person, so....Diana Juliannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645346227759177481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-57271382671102258932011-09-07T13:44:18.849-04:002011-09-07T13:44:18.849-04:00The hardest thing I ever did was interview a woman...The hardest thing I ever did was interview a woman whose husband had been killed a few hours before so that I could write an obituary. (She already knew what happened and wanted to talk with me, but that didn't make it much easier.)Molten Notebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188666636998140003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-64745304028408110002011-09-07T11:11:18.418-04:002011-09-07T11:11:18.418-04:00The hardest thing has been abstaining from dancing...The hardest thing has been abstaining from dancing while my back heals. I don't feel like myself when I don't dance.Janicehttp://www.monkeywhimsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-8060503363326067922011-09-07T09:38:45.328-04:002011-09-07T09:38:45.328-04:00Hardest thing I've ever done was sacraficing m...Hardest thing I've ever done was sacraficing myself to my work in athletics and selflessly putting all I have into perfecting my skill and improving, even though at the time I didn't know if it would work out. I'd say its called love.FantasticFictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585904161476879106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-74066878182542360462011-09-07T04:12:00.010-04:002011-09-07T04:12:00.010-04:00Oh, this is a hard one. Writing-wise, it was proba...Oh, this is a hard one. Writing-wise, it was probably deciding to put my first novel 'in the drawer' when revising just wasn't working and I knew it would never be suitable for publication. But I don't regret it!Wendy Chenhttp://twitter.com/_wendychen_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-27217345882357484042011-09-06T19:13:07.443-04:002011-09-06T19:13:07.443-04:00The hardest thing I've ever done to date... st...The hardest thing I've ever done to date... starting a completely new rewrite of my manuscript after I already sent a query out for it.<br /><br />It's true. It was hard and I didn't want to. But it paid off! See, the publisher I queried had asked for a full, and told me that (just in case) it might not hurt for me to go through the manuscript one more time as I was waiting and edit/revise/rewrite. I didn't know how I was going to do that AND I didn't really want to do that. Then a friend helped me brainstorm and I started rewriting, and what do you know? the publisher contacts me with a revision request. :D<br /><br />And when I show him what I have of the rewrite?<br /><br />He loves it and tells me to send it back to him when I'm finished. ^_^<br /><br />But definitely starting that rewrite was probably the hardest thing I've ever done to this point in time. *nods*Star-Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-87157486404468667282011-09-06T15:26:48.091-04:002011-09-06T15:26:48.091-04:00The hardest thing I’ve done as a writer, I think, ...The hardest thing I’ve done as a writer, I think, was to stop keeping it to myself and start talking about my work with other people.Emily Wenstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648966627549065372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-6482221101388785772011-09-06T12:13:43.180-04:002011-09-06T12:13:43.180-04:00That's a tough one. And a personal one. So I&#...That's a tough one. And a personal one. So I'll go for nearly-hardest, which was deciding to give up negativity and fear of failure. Well, it seemed hard, anyway. But in the end it's just a decision!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-66311213212662542392011-09-05T23:01:07.115-04:002011-09-05T23:01:07.115-04:00This past year has been the hardest year ever. My ...This past year has been the hardest year ever. My husband was un/under-employed for nine months. I was the cheerful, hopeful one for that very long time. I remember counting cups of rice and how many days until some promised help would come. I remember the small miracles of someone dropping by with the leftover hamburgers and hotdogs after the church party, asking if we could use them. I remember working four 12hour shifts a week for the last three months until he got a job out of state and we had to pull up our roots and move halfway across the country. Through it all, my prayers, my boys and my writing kept me sane. <br />And my incredible husband. (It was hard knowing how smart and talented he was and having NO callbacks, NO interviews, NO interest.) <br />And smiling everyday.<br />It was hard. Things are (gratefully) better now. I think this will be a more gradual climb back to security than I had hoped. But, I thank the Lord for each day we are together, warm, safe and fed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324491231695823916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-37165413675120338632011-09-05T21:16:16.632-04:002011-09-05T21:16:16.632-04:00I think going ahead to publish and promote my firs...I think going ahead to publish and promote my first book is the hardest thing I've done.Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-58143622831897838372011-09-05T20:30:54.249-04:002011-09-05T20:30:54.249-04:00The hardest thing I have done was living long dist...The hardest thing I have done was living long distant with my husband for a year and a half. I can't imagine what Military families have to go through. My thoughts and love are with you all.Kelly Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578286921005149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-80864720275908335402011-09-05T15:25:47.148-04:002011-09-05T15:25:47.148-04:00Hardest thing.
Rebuilding myself after a betrayal...Hardest thing.<br /><br />Rebuilding myself after a betrayal by a man I trusted. Doesn't sound hard, does it? But it's ruins your self-esteem. Makes you believe you are ugly and unloveable and unworthy.<br /><br />I am so over that. *two snaps*Renee Schuls-Jacobsonhttp://rasjacobson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-6668493160507807932011-09-05T15:16:25.722-04:002011-09-05T15:16:25.722-04:00Ooh! Pick me!
Hardest thing: 48 hours of back lab...Ooh! Pick me!<br /><br />Hardest thing: 48 hours of back labor!Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-42880768085822932832011-09-05T14:54:14.044-04:002011-09-05T14:54:14.044-04:00I would love to win…
The hardest thing I have eve...I would love to win…<br /><br />The hardest thing I have ever done?<br /><br />Watch my grandmother die of cancer, it was a slow and horrible death. However I die, I hope it isn’t that way.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-12656666958242843032011-09-05T14:02:03.450-04:002011-09-05T14:02:03.450-04:00The hardest thing I've ever done is having to ...The hardest thing I've ever done is having to put one of the Healing Wars books down!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426912368996878215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-55374616020960612152011-09-05T13:29:05.166-04:002011-09-05T13:29:05.166-04:00Hardest thing:
Saying no to a free book.Hardest thing:<br /><br />Saying no to a free book.Cacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-47876509618096200332011-09-05T12:34:44.393-04:002011-09-05T12:34:44.393-04:00I think there might be a few things in my life tha...I think there might be a few things in my life that vie for this title, but here's one:<br /><br />Returning to university at age 27 to do a BA in a foreign country. OK, so it was England and I already knew the language, but being surrounded by 19-year olds when you're still just learning the lingo and differences of the country and culture, and didn't come from the same educational background (which makes itself apparent in tiny seminars) was intimidating. Especially thinking, "I'm nearly a decade older than these kids. I should feel confident!" The hardest bit was not feeling old and washed up. <br /><br />But by the end of it, it was all worth it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-54042876394195887172011-09-05T11:00:42.318-04:002011-09-05T11:00:42.318-04:00The hardest thing for me was when I moved from Ger...The hardest thing for me was when I moved from Germany to Sweden, didn't know the language well and was afraid of my first day at school. Actually no, that wasn't the hardest thing - it was when all my classmates except one bullied me. My only friend was bullied by the same people.Lisahttp://creativenovelist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-86658273807277374892011-09-05T10:50:41.128-04:002011-09-05T10:50:41.128-04:00So happy for you that book three is finally coming...So happy for you that book three is finally coming out! WOOT! :)<br /><br />Hardest thing I've ever done? Tell the truth, knowing it will hurt another. The truth can cause pain, but sometimes it needs to be told. <br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-31607518639279476062011-09-05T10:47:40.258-04:002011-09-05T10:47:40.258-04:00The hardest (& stupidest) thing I've ever ...The hardest (& stupidest) thing I've ever done? Climbing Half Dome when I had Mono.Sarah Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006982668067292031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-63930203691494675172011-09-05T10:47:31.614-04:002011-09-05T10:47:31.614-04:00Yowch. Ask a hard question, why don't you. I&#...Yowch. Ask a hard question, why don't you. I'd say the hardest thing I ever did was to marry a man in the Navy, knowing he'd take me far away from my family and my hometown. It's been well worth it, even with the tears, deployments, and lonely pregnancy and child-rearing. I'm very glad my husband is a civilian now, though.Beth C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09967873284070473154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-23403567311788377932011-09-05T09:46:40.993-04:002011-09-05T09:46:40.993-04:00Oh man, I would LOVE to win this ARC (hey random o...Oh man, I would LOVE to win this ARC (hey random organizer~did I mention that September 12th is my birthday???)!<br /><br />I think the hardest thing I ever did was give birth to quadruplets on that cold day in February, high up on the mountaintop with only a very tiny piece of pynvium to push my pain into.<br /><br />Okay, that might have been made up. The hardest thing I had to do was break up with someone I loved in my younger years, because I knew he wasn't the right person for me.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-19702913592541453302011-09-05T08:58:55.198-04:002011-09-05T08:58:55.198-04:00Took a break from the internet for 2 months? Actu...Took a break from the internet for 2 months? Actually, that was refreshing, although stopping was hard.<br /><br />Seriously, the hardest thing I've done involved standing up and talking to a certain bunch of people. I always have stage fright, but that particular time was the worst. My hand shook while holding my notes.Kathrine Roidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597198321629259154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-69412679656283900842011-09-05T08:43:38.351-04:002011-09-05T08:43:38.351-04:00The hardest thing I've had to do was shut down...The hardest thing I've had to do was shut down my business. It was my passion but there wasn't a way it could make money (right now). Everything worked out though. I started a new business which has been a roaring success :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579963720650556972noreply@blogger.com