tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post7770803461357899881..comments2024-03-25T22:38:39.934-07:00Comments on THERESA'S TALES: Last ChanceTheresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-68330995094526037302010-06-19T06:42:12.076-07:002010-06-19T06:42:12.076-07:00@ Lani, thanks. I hope I have as productive of a ...@ Lani, thanks. I hope I have as productive of a summer as I have planned.<br /><br />@ Al, the summer breaks are an awesome perk of teaching. I agree, teaching and writing are complimentary.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-7670893849704112402010-06-18T17:02:10.407-07:002010-06-18T17:02:10.407-07:00I think teaching and writing are pretty compliment...I think teaching and writing are pretty complimentary. <br />Plus regular summer breaks are something you don't get in any other occupation.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-59521307863051028342010-06-18T14:14:37.090-07:002010-06-18T14:14:37.090-07:00This was a great post. Good luck in your upcoming ...This was a great post. Good luck in your upcoming choice. It's fantastic that you'll always know you made a difference with that class. Also it's a good sign the young girl s so excited about your manuscript!Lani Woodlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157783666477455633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-50333003060261061192010-06-18T10:22:13.419-07:002010-06-18T10:22:13.419-07:00@ Tiffany, hi. Glad you're back. Teaching an...@ Tiffany, hi. Glad you're back. Teaching and writing do seem to go together, don't they? Then there's parenting, chores, errands, cooking....Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-61326617471520790422010-06-18T09:34:10.890-07:002010-06-18T09:34:10.890-07:00You already have a fan--that's great!
I hate ...You already have a fan--that's great!<br /><br />I hate wanting to do everything and not having enough time/energy/whathaveyou to do it all. It makes you feel like you're missing out on something. My mom always has to tell me this: you can't do EVERYTHING, Tiffany. But luckily, I don't think either career is hindering you from either one. Right now, writing is taking a forefront and when you find a teaching job, that will take it's place. But if you have the heart for both, I don't think you're missing out on anything by doing them both :)Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330348627805471431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-52079059856660371782010-06-18T09:22:25.034-07:002010-06-18T09:22:25.034-07:00@ Talei, thanks. Same to you on both counts.@ Talei, thanks. Same to you on both counts.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-70185706375970401382010-06-18T05:44:25.397-07:002010-06-18T05:44:25.397-07:00Aw, thats so great that students are so interested...Aw, thats so great that students are so interested in listening to, and hugging their teachers! Also its so great to get feedback from the YA that you are writing, that student who wants read your MS is a great sign/source. Happy writing and happy Friday! :)Taleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317577935549931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-87526597324218074722010-06-18T03:28:15.107-07:002010-06-18T03:28:15.107-07:00@ Clara, thank you. I have a market of one & ...@ Clara, thank you. I have a market of one & hope to get more readers from there! Seriously, she's a smart girl and voracious reader, and I asked her for comments.<br /><br />Maybe I'll get a high school job and get to teach some of those students again in a few years.<br /><br />@ Amanda, thank you for the award.<br /><br />@ Olive, if I love both, I can balance both. Now for a teaching job...Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-12322032691226448752010-06-18T03:28:14.073-07:002010-06-18T03:28:14.073-07:00@ Clara, thank you. I have a market of one & ...@ Clara, thank you. I have a market of one & hope to get more readers from there! Seriously, she's a smart girl and voracious reader, and I asked her for comments.<br /><br />Maybe I'll get a high school job and get to teach some of those students again in a few years.<br /><br />@ Amanda, thank you for the award.<br /><br />@ Olive, if I love both, I can balance both. Now for a teaching job...Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-89866008633180951922010-06-18T01:25:42.210-07:002010-06-18T01:25:42.210-07:00Theresa, absolutely if one of your students wants ...Theresa, absolutely if one of your students wants to read the ms, that is truly a great sign!<br />And it must be so hard to balance writing with teaching. I can't imagine facing kids everyday and then returning home to slot in some writing, keep at it though!Olivehttp://www.writeolive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-25626411458057560232010-06-18T01:01:12.430-07:002010-06-18T01:01:12.430-07:00For being such an all-around awesome blogger, I...For being such an all-around awesome blogger, I've got an award for you at my blog! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-13346381628654169512010-06-18T00:56:02.484-07:002010-06-18T00:56:02.484-07:00That means:
1- You are a great teacher
2- There´...That means:<br /> <br />1- You are a great teacher<br />2- There´s a market for your book.<br /><br />So don´t give up! Better times will come!Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062728322162370588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-26379818269045580132010-06-17T20:02:59.319-07:002010-06-17T20:02:59.319-07:00@ Paul C, when I'm with those former students ...@ Paul C, when I'm with those former students I remember how much I love teaching.<br /><br />@ Alissa, I guess I have be more positive. Normally I am, but once in awhile I have a crisis of confidence.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-37456964140775338692010-06-17T19:59:10.954-07:002010-06-17T19:59:10.954-07:00@ Hampshireflyer, it's good to hear stories li...@ Hampshireflyer, it's good to hear stories like that. I feel stretched now, and can't imagine planning and grading full-time on top of it. It took a bit of time when I was in charge of two subjects. But I have to make the time.<br /><br />@ Words A Day, thank you for such an inspirational comment. I'll keep these kinds of stories in mind when I'm worried I can do it all. <br /><br />@ Alesa, it's true, most people don't get to quit their day jobs, at least not at first. I have to stop dwelling on the bloggers I know aren't working at anything other than writing.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-1882873335568670002010-06-17T17:47:06.980-07:002010-06-17T17:47:06.980-07:00I have to say that I believe that you can be both ...I have to say that I believe that you can be both a teacher and a writer and do both things well. Everyone is different, and I think that you can balance two different careers if that's the decision you make. I wish you luck with both the teaching and the writing.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-89301398132953802562010-06-17T16:18:32.767-07:002010-06-17T16:18:32.767-07:00You have gained so much valuable experience in you...You have gained so much valuable experience in your diverse classrooms and the students see you have a lot to give.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-19470002057688174952010-06-17T15:29:31.655-07:002010-06-17T15:29:31.655-07:00I have nothing original to add.
The number of ful...I have nothing original to add. <br />The number of full time authors who support themselves entirely through their writing is ridiculously low. Most authors have other sources of income. And many of the big names worked a day job for many years before breaking through. <br /><br />Talent, practice, and patience... Will surely get you through on the writing front. <br />And you're taking steps on the teaching front. <br />Gambatte!Avohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808959359850145003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-43668926199266413952010-06-17T13:59:30.075-07:002010-06-17T13:59:30.075-07:00The best writers are also brilliant teachers, they...The best writers are also brilliant teachers, they inspire and educate, I've been to workshops where the published writers have left me cold, confused.. and then there are the writers who fill me with enthusiasm and I run from the class wanting to write. I don't think its a coincidence that the writer who set me on this writing journey was a also a teacher for twenty years. This world we live in separates who we are into boxes as if talents are separate and cut off from each other. Nowadays in the catholic church for exampe there is a job for each saint, lost causes - jude. But in more pagan and fluid times saints/godessess multi tasked - Brigid, for example, was goddess of fire, metalwork and poetry. In a very long winded and round about way I'm trying to say that as a talented woman, you can have more than one calling, and I think your callings are linked and that through your hard work and dedication they will come together, the teacher and the writer, you can be both, you are both. There's always the struggle and fighting for balance, I identify with that, <br />"I should seek more work/but I need the time to write. But what if I let work opportunities pass to write a book that never gets published?"<br />I've just come from Talli's blog, who wrote six books before publication, and KarenG's who talks about being in this for the long haul... the message I'm getting is that I should always make time for writing, but it has to be sustainable, and if your dream is of your own desk, go for that desk, it doesnt mean you wont write your books. One of Irelands best poets is still a full time accountant.Words A Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423263654771820182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-12986179975486730912010-06-17T13:43:49.365-07:002010-06-17T13:43:49.365-07:00Good luck Theresa! While I was at school I had one...Good luck Theresa! While I was at school I had one teacher who published a novel and two more who published poetry collections.... all while they were working full-time...<br />It can be done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-91115156837231000952010-06-17T13:00:34.302-07:002010-06-17T13:00:34.302-07:00@ Talli, you should see the girl's note back t...@ Talli, you should see the girl's note back to me when I e-mail her. She's so excited. And I'm excited she's reading my work and giving me feedback.<br /><br />If I can't get paid for writing, hopefully I get to really teach again soon.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-61820695218700548352010-06-17T11:13:41.564-07:002010-06-17T11:13:41.564-07:00How amazing that you have had a chance to test out...How amazing that you have had a chance to test out your writing with your target market - and it passed with flying colours! You are obviously a good teacher and writer, and that's something I know from experience is *so* hard to do.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-51071089257676810242010-06-17T11:09:39.479-07:002010-06-17T11:09:39.479-07:00@ Neurotic Workaholic, thank your for the upliftin...@ Neurotic Workaholic, thank your for the uplifting comment. Three more days of subbing, and then I hope to cheer up.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-12744278048483402472010-06-17T10:04:55.779-07:002010-06-17T10:04:55.779-07:00I think that any school would be lucky to have you...I think that any school would be lucky to have you as a teacher. And I think that the fact that you keep trying and that you keep subbing shows how devoted you are to teaching. <br /> We're all rooting for you! And those students at that school sound really nice, especially that girl who read your work.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-22084053351862100692010-06-17T09:43:13.078-07:002010-06-17T09:43:13.078-07:00@ Creepy Query Girl, if it's important, I make...@ Creepy Query Girl, if it's important, I make time for it. But it's nice to have more time. The other day, I wistfully mentioned to my husband that my ideal day would be to write for several hours in the morning, exercise, and then make a more elaborate (than I can now) dinner in the afternoon/evening.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-33077553136943573812010-06-17T07:59:51.339-07:002010-06-17T07:59:51.339-07:00I'm sorry you're job search has been frust...I'm sorry you're job search has been frusterating! Honestly I don't feel like my writing takes away from my 'jobS' nor do my jobs suffer from my writing. Each have their own little corner of my life. Mother. Wife. Teacher. Writer. It is a balancing act I suppose. But also a pyramid of priorities. Writing is what I LOVE to do and I dedicate as much time as I can to it and don't feel guilty if that's not much.Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.com