tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post7700494293671172844..comments2024-02-05T02:16:03.422-08:00Comments on Teen Fiction Café: The Crystal BallKelly (Lynn) Parrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-67770341540089571712007-06-29T14:29:00.000-07:002007-06-29T14:29:00.000-07:00Usually I hate surprises, but as far as my future ...Usually I hate surprises, but as far as my future is concerned, I really do want to be surprised!<BR/>Bevbevrosenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284473172337618044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-11821681407070090652007-06-28T12:39:00.000-07:002007-06-28T12:39:00.000-07:00Hi Alexgirl:Nope. Because being a writer is someth...Hi Alexgirl:<BR/>Nope. Because being a writer is something you ARE not something you BECOME, or a title bestowed on you by a sale or by great sales. So if the first one doesn't do well . . . another one will. Keep the faith.<BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-64453372321309424852007-06-28T08:55:00.000-07:002007-06-28T08:55:00.000-07:00Definitely not. I mean, of course it would be cool...Definitely not. I mean, of course it would be cool, and if said Crystal Ball did exist I would be constantly tempted... but ultimately better off just taking it as it comes. <BR/>Good post, though. Very thought provoking!!!<BR/>Although I wouldn't mind knowing if y first novel is going to sell well. I mean, if it isn't, and I'm in the wrong industry, it'd be better to know NOW, dontchya think? :)alexgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326851585171149165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-68889199131623741912007-06-27T09:56:00.000-07:002007-06-27T09:56:00.000-07:00Alyson:Yes, the NOW is so hard sometimes. We are s...Alyson:<BR/>Yes, the NOW is so hard sometimes. We are such a goal-oriented society, and there's not a person who isn't haunted by at least one thing from the past. So NOW . . . gosh, it's tough sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-24193165944938911212007-06-27T07:20:00.000-07:002007-06-27T07:20:00.000-07:00Well, a long time ago a friend and I went to visit...Well, a long time ago a friend and I went to visit a psychic who told me I’d be moving to NYC (I lived in Mykonos at the time so I thought she was crazy) and then went on to describe the man I’d eventually marry in a very detailed way, including my age when I’d meet him! And all I can say is it felt really bizarre when her predictions started to come true over the course of several years. . .<BR/>And I agree that staying in the NOW is not easy! I try to practice this every day- some days being easier than others!<BR/>AlysonAlyson Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897651759587675373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-59188523938632138372007-06-27T05:16:00.001-07:002007-06-27T05:16:00.001-07:00Wendy:My laundry is done. BUT . . . my office fili...Wendy:<BR/>My laundry is done. BUT . . . my office filing system is another matter. :-)<BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-79555403483590145692007-06-27T05:16:00.000-07:002007-06-27T05:16:00.000-07:00Kelly:Yes, I might be in a rush to win the lottery...Kelly:<BR/>Yes, I might be in a rush to win the lottery if I saw that in my future. ;-)<BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-263040450906140212007-06-26T17:35:00.000-07:002007-06-26T17:35:00.000-07:00I'm having so much fun right now I don't feel comp...I'm having so much fun right now I don't feel compelled to know what's in my future. But maybe if things were horrible, I might want to so I could see that life would improve at least sometime in the future. I would definitely not want to know when and how I'm going to die. Unless it's very soon because I wouldn't want to leave behind so much dirty laundry. Haha, just joking. :)Wendy Toliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642277380582169548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-20251474992129503372007-06-26T16:52:00.000-07:002007-06-26T16:52:00.000-07:00No, I don't think I'd want to see into my own futu...No, I don't think I'd want to see into my own future. If it was bad, it would obviously make me unhappy, if it was good I'd just be too darn impatient for whatever to happen. :) :)Kelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-23313537440133945222007-06-26T14:14:00.000-07:002007-06-26T14:14:00.000-07:00I hear you. Maybe, as far as the ball goes, no new...I hear you. Maybe, as far as the ball goes, no news is good news. <BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>Actually, my best friend when I was twenty-two practiced Santeria and took me to a priest in Spanish Harlem. He read my cards/aura, etc. And . . . 99% of what he told me CAME TRUE. Very cool/creepy/neat/don't know what to make of it!Erica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-90236870199510854692007-06-26T14:08:00.000-07:002007-06-26T14:08:00.000-07:00Good point. It pays to stay motivated. OTOH, if th...Good point. It pays to stay motivated. OTOH, if the ball is going to say my next book is going to tank, well, I'm not sure I want to hear that today.Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697004599212202264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-66483515548494481442007-06-26T10:44:00.000-07:002007-06-26T10:44:00.000-07:00LOL, Lauren. That's a good way of looking at it. :...LOL, Lauren. That's a good way of looking at it. :-) Though sometimes I think, even if things look like smooth sailing, then I might . . . I don't know, not try as hard. I don't know. <BR/><BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-68298276815492173072007-06-26T10:25:00.000-07:002007-06-26T10:25:00.000-07:00It all ddepends on what the old ball has to say.It all ddepends on what the old ball has to say.Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697004599212202264noreply@blogger.com