tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2890254299630067300..comments2024-03-28T10:36:04.929-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: You are you!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81043812593033638942011-05-29T09:53:46.865-04:002011-05-29T09:53:46.865-04:00I wanted to be a cowgirl.
But I lived in a mill ...I wanted to be a cowgirl. <br /><br />But I lived in a mill town in New England, which made acquiring the necessary skills a challenge. So like Jan, I decided early on to become a writer. Fiction, plays, poetry, journalism. As long as it involved writing, I could see myself doing it.<br /><br />I wrote for newspapers until I was in my late twenties and loved it, then took a detour into law school for practical reasons (i.e. making enough money to live.) <br /><br />I enjoy my law practice, but it feels great to be back writing fiction.<br /><br />I never imagined living in another country, but I did yearn to live out West because then it would have been possible to become a cowgirl.<br /><br />Brenda BuchananBrenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72818370756296830402011-05-29T08:51:50.682-04:002011-05-29T08:51:50.682-04:00Hey, Missy - I did that for years! Instructional d...Hey, Missy - I did that for years! Instructional design is so satisfying: creating clarity out of chaos. I sent the pages of my first (and BTW unpublished) novel surreptitiously to the printer when I was working at Digital.<br /><br />(Edith, we already knew we were kindred spirits.)Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23161236797806306902011-05-29T06:32:01.246-04:002011-05-29T06:32:01.246-04:00I gave that book to my freshly minted college-grad...I gave that book to my freshly minted college-graduate son last week! And then he read it aloud to us after dinner that same night. <br /><br />Weird. I have no memory of what I planned to be. I know I wanted to look exactly like the teenager down the street (and didn't, ultimately). I liked to write and my mother told me at about age 8 that I was good at it. So I've been making a living at writing the rest of my life, in one way or another (journalism, academia, editing, writing technical manuals). I've even made a tiny bit of money on short fiction! Now to get that book published...<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63389812815483217792011-05-28T22:35:25.695-04:002011-05-28T22:35:25.695-04:00I always wanted to be a writer. I just never imagi...I always wanted to be a writer. I just never imagined I'd end up an instructional designer writing custom training courses for corporate clients. I should have fantasized more about fiction writing. ;-)Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08458974625840753280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56468082698383425192011-05-28T17:22:32.813-04:002011-05-28T17:22:32.813-04:00I wanted to be an artist and a teacher from second...I wanted to be an artist and a teacher from second grade on. I wasn't able to really learn to paint until college, but I became an Art Teacher. My other real interest was in running a store, so after 9 years of teaching I decided to teach art in my own art studio/store!! How boring is that, still doing that except for now I have my own 1100 sq. ft. studio in our walkout basement. Blessed and spoiled!Diane Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603535700749141234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30965498540473634642011-05-28T15:23:17.689-04:002011-05-28T15:23:17.689-04:00If I had to change my job at this point, I'd d...If I had to change my job at this point, I'd definitely want to be a librarian. In a small town library, like the one I volunteer at. I can't figure out why that never occurred to me when I was young!<br /><br />As to different nationalities, I wouldn't be English or French (although I love visiting both countries.) I'd be Feline. I don't care how pampered you are, no one has it as good as a beloved house cat.Julia Spencer-Fleminghttp://www.juliaspencerfleming.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65836107718547562011-05-28T14:51:11.375-04:002011-05-28T14:51:11.375-04:00Pat, you get a prize for job variety! Woman's ...Pat, you get a prize for job variety! Woman's World--that is such a hard market to crack. Seems like 800 word romance or mystery should be easy peasy, but it's not! I'm resting from it--will keep fingers crossed for you.<br /><br />Norma--and you, good luck on finishing that book!! it was meant to be...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16276931787638308462011-05-28T14:41:06.351-04:002011-05-28T14:41:06.351-04:00I wanted to be a champion ball-bouncer. Of course,...I wanted to be a champion ball-bouncer. Of course, I didn't know there were no championships for ball bouncing, but I kept practicing.<br /><br />Then we got a blackboard and I spent so much time drawing pictures, I decided to be an artist.<br /><br />Finally, I decided to be a secretary like my favorite aunt. Which, eventually, I was.<br /><br />Strangely, although I started writing my first book (completely unfinished) as a child, I never planned on being a writer until I was a non-working (hah, hah!) mother of five children.Norma Husshttp://www.normahuss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28384411898757632182011-05-28T14:19:22.655-04:002011-05-28T14:19:22.655-04:00I never wanted to be a vet either. Lets see, I wa...I never wanted to be a vet either. Lets see, I wanted to be a cowboy first, then a jet pilot, a rock singer, a sewing teacher. Later a wife, mother and grandmother.<br /><br />I started as a cashier, then a car hop, then an engineering clerk (where I met Hubby), back to a cashier. Did the wife, mother thing and became a camp director, a janitor in a school, a life guard and pool fitness instructor, then a writer for pay (I'd written all through grammar and high school), worked the 2000 Census and became a law clerk. I ended up teaching fiction writing at the local college which is pretty funny since I did end up teacher, just a different subject. Along the way I became a grandmotherand retired from the college. My goal now is to get a story published in Woman's World magazine. So far I'm stacking up the rejection slips.Pat Marinellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52007603914693451542011-05-28T14:03:49.932-04:002011-05-28T14:03:49.932-04:00French, definitely. Not just because of the scarve...French, definitely. Not just because of the scarves. The food, the language. Except the men. Never date a French man -- take it from me.<br /><br />Jersey jack -- Those wilderness jobs look awesome. But where do you sign up? <br /><br />I must be the only one who never wanted to be a vet. Although, I think being a dog groomer might be okay.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76604333461714333312011-05-28T13:49:51.330-04:002011-05-28T13:49:51.330-04:00I still want to be English or Scottish. I'll ...I still want to be English or Scottish. I'll settle for Scottish.<br /><br />Archeologist - Blame Indiana Jones for that one or my sixth grade teacher's Egyptian vacation photos. <br /><br />Vet - UNTIL I helped my friend take her psycho cat to the vet. <br /><br />Architect - I would steal my dad's graph paper and draw my future house plans. For my birthday one year, my husband gave me a computer program for house design because he remembered I did that as a kid. <br /><br />Writer - I written stuff since I was a kid. The only thing I have stuck with. <br /><br />My five year old son wants to be an astronaut and live in space.Melissa Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660227475140255088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84069452844914369352011-05-28T13:14:38.177-04:002011-05-28T13:14:38.177-04:00Me too on Cherry Ames Hank! I had a brief period o...Me too on Cherry Ames Hank! I had a brief period of wanting to be a doctor until a guidance counselor discouraged me--and then I ran into chemistry and physics. Made it through but not with flying colors. Had to buy product from some of my co-students for the second experiment after mine burst into flames.<br /><br />thanks for reading Dee! And Jack, we can see you as a prospector...Ann, good for you for sticking with your passion!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37625409322988967142011-05-28T12:59:25.416-04:002011-05-28T12:59:25.416-04:00Deb should remember that I also only wanted to be ...Deb should remember that I also only wanted to be English -- thus the "Ann Oxford". Well, that is until I read "Trinity," by Leon Uris. Then I took the Irish side for quite a while. But mostly I wanted to be a ballerina, almost all the way through sophomore at university. By then it was interior decorator, artist, artist, artist. (Which I still am.) I'm sure there were times when I wanted to be a writer. I was first to start a "newspaper" in grade school; wrote it and passed it around the room in third grade. Our teacher was wise enough to let us continue, but with Xeroxed copies for all.AnnOxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629819630695725313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54357522723847731042011-05-28T11:45:28.496-04:002011-05-28T11:45:28.496-04:00Oh, absolutely, French. And then, hey, not only co...Oh, absolutely, French. And then, hey, not only could I look great all the time, I could speak French!<br /><br />Things I NEVER wanted to be: a nurse. (Even after I read and loved the Cherry Ames books). A doctor. A vet.<br /><br /> I wanted to be a chemist (What do they do, anyway?) until I took chemistry and was BAFFLED.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68735385660983610822011-05-28T07:52:13.553-04:002011-05-28T07:52:13.553-04:00Hi - Even before James Herrit I wanted to be a vet...Hi - Even before James Herrit I wanted to be a vet. I became a nurse! I have been reading since age two, but never wanted to write, except poetry which I do for me.<br />Thank you all for writing so I can keep reading! DeeGramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90021071493252051702011-05-28T05:25:10.478-04:002011-05-28T05:25:10.478-04:00I always wanted one of those research/science jobs...I always wanted one of those research/science jobs where you walk around in the wilderness all day looking for stuff -- rocks, fossils, new flowers, something hard to find. I swear 100 years ago I would have a gold prospector. Even now I want a big magnet on a stick so I can join the cast of METEORITE MEN.Jersey Jackhttp://www.jackgetze.comnoreply@blogger.com