tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post4138482887298602156..comments2024-03-28T19:02:37.054+00:00Comments on More than Writers: On the hard shoulder - by Helen Murrayauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-12557237616610524662015-09-02T16:01:20.348+01:002015-09-02T16:01:20.348+01:00I love this Helen. And sometimes God uses the per...I love this Helen. And sometimes God uses the periods of 'lull' to draw us closer to him.Lucy Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346977682747924108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-39415349805314637212015-08-24T17:27:16.654+01:002015-08-24T17:27:16.654+01:00Great post Helen that really chimes with me. Thank...Great post Helen that really chimes with me. Thank you :) xDeborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-21275659572752202922015-08-24T15:53:32.758+01:002015-08-24T15:53:32.758+01:00Helpful, Helen. I am also finding writing tough at...Helpful, Helen. I am also finding writing tough at the moment but aren't those moments of break through all the more sweeter then? Went on a writing course at the weekend and was inspired to write, what I think, to be one of my best poems for a while. Thanks Helen.Sheila Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331663248808917511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-56156626082184703192015-08-23T19:53:46.084+01:002015-08-23T19:53:46.084+01:00Thanks for this post, Helen. I'm finding mysel...Thanks for this post, Helen. I'm finding myself in very much the same place. My daily journal is mostly prayer and seeking guidance. Words flow there, and I always make sure I do that. My grasshopper brain still jumps around a lot, but it's easier for me to stay focused if I write it down. <br />It's also occasionally useful if my husband asks about when some particular thing was a issue, like when he first developed a particular health issue, and I can go back and check when I mentioned it in my journal! <br /><br />But despite tight deadlines, and knowing I can do it after already publishing five books, getting story word count feels almost impossibly hard. Autumn Macarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376992769171145754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-30965133703463839262015-08-23T12:09:16.294+01:002015-08-23T12:09:16.294+01:00Thanks Dorothy. It was a bit of a revelation to me...Thanks Dorothy. It was a bit of a revelation to me to write down my prayers. My attention span for prayer has always been pathetically low, but somehow it's much better when I'm writing. Blessing indeed. Thank you. xxHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-61046579096239401882015-08-23T12:07:32.783+01:002015-08-23T12:07:32.783+01:00Thanks, Tania. Hoping it's sometime soon!Thanks, Tania. Hoping it's sometime soon! Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-74287655406615132162015-08-23T12:06:10.233+01:002015-08-23T12:06:10.233+01:00Thanks Fran. I'm spending far too much time in...Thanks Fran. I'm spending far too much time in the Little Chef at the moment. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-30245757938380598052015-08-23T12:05:29.252+01:002015-08-23T12:05:29.252+01:00Yes! Of course. Thanks for reminding me. Excellent...Yes! Of course. Thanks for reminding me. Excellent novel. I'd like to write something as good as that..... :-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-7021182306856419922015-08-23T09:47:51.705+01:002015-08-23T09:47:51.705+01:00This really chimes with me, Helen. Because I talk ...This really chimes with me, Helen. Because I talk too much and too fast and mainly drivel, I started writing my prayers a while back because I felt sorry for God having to listen to my nonsense and hoped writing prayer would slow me down and produce sense. And like you I discovered blessing in it, and God Himself - conversation. And yes, it keeps the writing muscles from rusting! Thank you for this post xxDorothy Courtisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-80540464464815113352015-08-23T09:30:26.741+01:002015-08-23T09:30:26.741+01:00This is a great post Helen and proof indeed that y...This is a great post Helen and proof indeed that you are still writing and writing well - enjoy the break I'm sure once you come off the hard shoulder you'll be heading for the fast lane xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925242441001910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-67984700153241708472015-08-23T09:24:36.695+01:002015-08-23T09:24:36.695+01:00I love your motorway analogy. I love your motorway analogy. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-39838437197853291162015-08-23T08:01:42.422+01:002015-08-23T08:01:42.422+01:00This reminds me that the maid Aibileen in 'The...This reminds me that the maid Aibileen in 'The Help' by K Stockett writes her prayers every night. V powerful. She is the true storyteller. Great idea. EveEve Lockettnoreply@blogger.com