Comments on: When Can You Call Yourself a “Writer”? http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: katdish http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/comment-page-1/#comment-38591 katdish Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:21:49 +0000 http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/#comment-38591 Very true. I read a post recently that said a person should not consider themselves a writer unless they have put in considerable time and sacrifice in the pursuit of writing. I don't buy that. I had someone write a guest post for me yesterday who has only be writing for a short amount of time, but I have no doubt she is a writer. The money thing? Because I've been involved in helping promote a first time novelist for the past 18 months, I understand that being able to make a living at writing is a long shot at best. But that doesn't mean you should ever give up. Very true. I read a post recently that said a person should not consider themselves a writer unless they have put in considerable time and sacrifice in the pursuit of writing. I don’t buy that. I had someone write a guest post for me yesterday who has only be writing for a short amount of time, but I have no doubt she is a writer. The money thing? Because I’ve been involved in helping promote a first time novelist for the past 18 months, I understand that being able to make a living at writing is a long shot at best. But that doesn’t mean you should ever give up.

]]> By: Am I A Writer? « www.ChrisLoach.com http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/comment-page-1/#comment-38502 Am I A Writer? « www.ChrisLoach.com Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:02:34 +0000 http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/#comment-38502 [...] came across this blog from Ed Cyzewski which asks the question, “When Can You Call Yourself a ‘Writer?” [...] [...] came across this blog from Ed Cyzewski which asks the question, “When Can You Call Yourself a ‘Writer?” [...]

]]> By: Ed C http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/comment-page-1/#comment-38430 Ed C Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:29:54 +0000 http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/#comment-38430 Thanks Melissa. I love the title of your blog by the way. It's a good title for a writer's blog. :) Thanks also for sharing your struggles here. I know these are not easy things to write. If I can encourage you in your ministry at the same time as I'm encouraging you to keep up the good fight with writing, you can only serve with the gifts God has given you in the place where he has you. So if you focus on finding out what he wants you to do and then remain faithful, then you're in good shape. If you have the pastoral gifts and do pastoral work wherever you are, regardless of position, then you are a pastor. That is something God has been beating into my head over the past 7 years, and I trust I'll need another 7 before I'm actually comfortable with it! Thanks Melissa. I love the title of your blog by the way. It’s a good title for a writer’s blog. :)

Thanks also for sharing your struggles here. I know these are not easy things to write. If I can encourage you in your ministry at the same time as I’m encouraging you to keep up the good fight with writing, you can only serve with the gifts God has given you in the place where he has you. So if you focus on finding out what he wants you to do and then remain faithful, then you’re in good shape.

If you have the pastoral gifts and do pastoral work wherever you are, regardless of position, then you are a pastor. That is something God has been beating into my head over the past 7 years, and I trust I’ll need another 7 before I’m actually comfortable with it!

]]> By: Melissa Brotherton http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/comment-page-1/#comment-38427 Melissa Brotherton Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:41:42 +0000 http://www.edcyz.com/when-can-you-call-yourself-a-writer/07/#comment-38427 I so struggle with this! I struggle with it personally about wanting to be a writer and and a speaker. I also struggle with it in the call my husband and I feel we have to full-time ministry. When can we call ourselves pastors. I think there are so many areas of life where we don't feel justified in taking on a title until someone else validates it in us - whether through money, notoriety or other means. It's like we're not legitimate until someone pays us to do it. This post was a real encouragement to me! I so struggle with this! I struggle with it personally about wanting to be a writer and and a speaker. I also struggle with it in the call my husband and I feel we have to full-time ministry. When can we call ourselves pastors. I think there are so many areas of life where we don’t feel justified in taking on a title until someone else validates it in us – whether through money, notoriety or other means. It’s like we’re not legitimate until someone pays us to do it. This post was a real encouragement to me!

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