tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post8735641933639075363..comments2024-03-29T06:59:34.081-04:00Comments on Carol Baldwin's Blog: What Drives You as a Writer?Carol Baldwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-82602255053868400472011-11-28T13:56:16.850-05:002011-11-28T13:56:16.850-05:00Donna & LInda- I asked him yesterday and he sa...Donna & LInda- I asked him yesterday and he said that what drives him is to glorify God and the salvation of souls. <br /><br />And yes, Donna-- I feel the same way about research! I am finding that it is a backdrop to my story-- just in the same way (perhaps) that you frame your pictures against a backdrop. Not the subject itself, but the place that shows the story well.Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-46042154610488666752011-11-28T13:37:32.815-05:002011-11-28T13:37:32.815-05:00I'd love to hear what your pastor's answer...I'd love to hear what your pastor's answer was to your question! :) <br /><br />Puzzles are fun for me, too, but sometimes I get frustrated. And research makes me happy, but I can get far too caught up in it... then I get frustrated b/c I have so much info and don't know what to do with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-44869548382874543752011-11-19T18:24:38.101-05:002011-11-19T18:24:38.101-05:00Thanks, Carol, for this insight into a writer'...Thanks, Carol, for this insight into a writer's motives. And especially nice to know it was inspired by your pastor's question.Linda Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838197966070322540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-28139552349649399522011-11-19T07:37:22.136-05:002011-11-19T07:37:22.136-05:00Good questions, Linda. I'll ask him tomorrow! ...Good questions, Linda. I'll ask him tomorrow! (although I suspect I know what he'd say).Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-41996946271006439602011-11-19T07:20:07.322-05:002011-11-19T07:20:07.322-05:00Carol,
I enjoyed this one. I wonder what your pas...Carol,<br />I enjoyed this one. I wonder what your pastor would say motivates him? <br /><br />Linda A.Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16517546647672781332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-72684655404467216662011-11-18T20:28:39.475-05:002011-11-18T20:28:39.475-05:00I love that--"heart throbbing history"! ...I love that--"heart throbbing history"! Wish I had felt that as a kid. But I guess it's never too late, right?Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581277174023785317.post-37960332059204472232011-11-18T20:18:14.823-05:002011-11-18T20:18:14.823-05:00Oh yes, researching and writing is much like findi...Oh yes, researching and writing is much like finding puzzle pieces and figuring out how they fit together to make a vivid image.<br /><br />I am motivated to write by the discovery of heart throbbing history. And I don't mean romance!Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.com