tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post116039587515942166..comments2023-11-05T03:47:03.674-07:00Comments on The Lost Genre Guild: The Imp in the Closetcynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15514785429568086047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1160791768658586322006-10-13T20:09:00.000-06:002006-10-13T20:09:00.000-06:00Well spoken, Karen. We all have an imp lurking som...Well spoken, Karen. We all have an imp lurking somewhere in our souls. Thankfully, it can't make it to our spirits because God Almighty dwells there. We may struggle all our lives with the imp, but God has given us a way to clip his leathery wings a little. We can write him here and there in our stories, expose his tricks and talons, and thereby lessen his ability to deceive. I like that! Don't get even --- Conquer!<BR/><BR/>debDeborah Cullins Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432072631277861967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1160525077434859422006-10-10T18:04:00.000-06:002006-10-10T18:04:00.000-06:00by help, I should have said intervention....by help, I should have said intervention....Andrea Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704143681030568711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1160525003486289682006-10-10T18:03:00.000-06:002006-10-10T18:03:00.000-06:00perfectionism isn't a sin, thinking you're righteo...perfectionism isn't a sin, thinking you're righteous enough to make it into heaven without any help from God is.<BR/><BR/>Me, I'm plagued by both a fear of failure, and a fear of success! Go figure! For that matter, I'm also both too timid, and too outspoken. At least I've yet to express the latter combo at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1160487485789834762006-10-10T07:38:00.000-06:002006-10-10T07:38:00.000-06:00and if he can't get to you through success and sel...and if he can't get to you through success and self-interest, he'll find other ways to compromise you, so I've found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1160473906667133462006-10-10T03:51:00.000-06:002006-10-10T03:51:00.000-06:00Said imp is a product of your "publication" dream....Said imp is a product of your "publication" dream.<BR/>Once you're published, imp's control over your adrenaline valve is gone. Once you've experienced how your powers can be used for good, motivation is purified.<BR/>If that doesn't work, try mothballs.<BR/><BR/>To God be the glory,<BR/>Scott “Frank Creed” Morris<BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/>e-mail: frankcreed@insightbb.com<BR/>Home: http://www.frankcreed.com<BR/>Blog: http://frankcreed.blogspot.com/<BR/>Book Review Blog: http://afrankreview.blogspot.com/<BR/>Lost Genre Guild Blog: http://lostgenre.blogspot.com/<BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Frank Creedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635583213577356111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-1160429975957469572006-10-09T15:39:00.000-06:002006-10-09T15:39:00.000-06:00Well put, Karen. These lines especially: It would ...Well put, Karen. These lines especially: <I>It would seem that every time I renounce the path of self, it<BR/>weaves another by-way to beckon my feet. I suppose that is why we are told to daily take the cross.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks for an honest look at this aspect of writing.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.com