Comments on: Life on the other side of “The Call” https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Julie Glover https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-99037 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:56:36 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-99037 Oh my goodness, the truth in this line: "Now if I don’t deliver, it’s not just me I’m letting down." I've totally felt that! I want to make my writing something worth all of these people banking on. Thanks for sharing your experience! And congrats.

]]> By: karenmcfarland https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98740 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:35:15 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98740 Here I am! Late to the party, but I'm here! Sorry. I've had my nose to the grindstone and just found this in my email. Congrats Orly! I am so happy for you. How many times have we thought about something for so long and then when it finally takes place, it's not at all what we thought it would be. It's crazy, right? Even though the heavens didn't open up and the birds didn't sing, still, you've been recognized for all your efforts and are on your way girl! This is fantastic news! Yay! 🙂

]]> By: Debbie Herbert https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98698 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:36:40 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98698 Sorry I'm so late replying. I believe you should celebrate your tremendous accomplishment in whatever way is most meaningful to YOU. Cannot wait to read your book. Much success!

]]> By: Densie Webb https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98695 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:33:45 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98695 Orly, congrats a thousand times. I totally get what you're going through. It seems we all have these moments in our lives that we strive so hard to get to and then once they've arrived there is no confetti thrown, no marching bands, no burst of confidence. We're still the same, sitting in our yoga pants, drinking coffee in front of a computer screen. You have to remind yourself on a regular basis what a huge accomplishment this is, stand up straight, throw your shoulders back and get ready to climb that next rung on the career ladder. If you can wrangle WFWA, you can do this!

]]> By: Jessica Strawser https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98641 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:19:27 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98641 I, too, relate to this, having also recently landed my first publishing contract (like yours, a two-book deal, book two of which is only just underway). You dream of the day and anticipate the excitement, of course, but not the fear and sense of overwhelm that inevitably comes along with it.

Another wise writer friend from WFWA told me that the pressure never goes away, but the fear does. Perhaps we should order ourselves some of those "Keep Calm and Write On" posters? 🙂

In the meantime, it's nice to have friends for the journey ahead. Thanks for being one of them, Orly--and for this post.

]]> By: Orly Konig-Lopez https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98623 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:31:44 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98623 In reply to 50at70.

Oh you just made me cry!!! 🙂
The biggest gift from this journey is the friendship of so many amazing people. Thank you for being one of those!! And I can't wait to celebrate your release with you.

]]> By: 50at70 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98617 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:24:55 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98617 Orly, thanks so much for sharing your "after the call" time. I'm a "soon to be published author" and had no I idea what was in store for me when it happened. My dream was a lot like yours but I'm not surprised since it was the same for me when I accomplished a dream I never truly thought would happen. But it might be that you have been so busy giving birth to an idea that has helped so many of us and caring for it for 2 years growing it into a prime organization you just never noticed all of us that still think you sit on a throne to write. Thanks for so much of your time and effort given so freely to all us writers. Now you, after turning over the reigns of WFWA to the workers you have trained, will be able to look around and see how bright your star shines. It's all out there for you to reach out and grab. You have no idea how much the writing world admires you and tries to follow you example. Just relax and have a large glass of wine. Things will come into your view and you will be amazed.

]]> By: Orly Konig-Lopez https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98611 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:54:02 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98611 In reply to Fae Rowen.

Thanks, Fae! 🙂

]]> By: Orly Konig-Lopez https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98608 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:53:24 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98608 In reply to Jenny Hansen.

Thanks, Jenny. 🙂

]]> By: Orly Konig-Lopez https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/11/life-on-the-other-side-of-the-call/#comment-98605 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:49:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22984#comment-98605 In reply to Kristi Rhodes.

Kristi!!!! Thanks so much. 🙂

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