tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post8110878518100056664..comments2024-01-24T16:57:52.487-05:00Comments on Writing Unleashed with Laura M. Harkins: F is for Freak FlagLaura M. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07118305776404765529noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-91185502127340450522011-04-09T16:40:48.365-04:002011-04-09T16:40:48.365-04:00I love the freak flag idea. I have recently owned ...I love the freak flag idea. I have recently owned that I am "quirky and eccentric" and it was quite liberating. I wish I had done it years ago.<br />What do I fear when I write? Judgment. <br />Honestly, I am proud of my work but still rely too heavily on validation from outside myself.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-72897285059543732772011-04-08T03:38:54.081-04:002011-04-08T03:38:54.081-04:00When I was younger I always worried about what peo...When I was younger I always worried about what people thought and I would never speak out. Now I stand up for myself more often and who cares what people think. They're just jealous! heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-37571951908306633042011-04-07T23:32:16.226-04:002011-04-07T23:32:16.226-04:00Laura, yes! Thank you for sharing this. I've s...Laura, yes! Thank you for sharing this. I've struggled, too, with this and have yet to shed my shell. You're an inspiration!<br /><br />~ <a href="http://thatrebelwithablog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">that rebel, Olivia</a><br />P.S. I was looking for your follow button, did I miss it?Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-82912261237183421092011-04-07T21:52:36.560-04:002011-04-07T21:52:36.560-04:00The older I get, the less I care what others think...The older I get, the less I care what others think of me. It has helped me immensely b/c long ago I was in the same spot as you once were. I can relate, for sure.Susan Oloierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311938400999953443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-89493223840270545292011-04-07T21:44:42.529-04:002011-04-07T21:44:42.529-04:00Laura, I'll toast to that! I used to keep a l...Laura, I'll toast to that! I used to keep a lot in, then I found that people secretly felt the way I did, they just didn't have the courage to speak up. Fly that flag girl! I'm flying mine right behind you.<br /><br />Nikkiraisingmarshmallowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042942174027281627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-41129466046101194552011-04-07T17:56:28.362-04:002011-04-07T17:56:28.362-04:00It is so important to give our readers what they d...It is so important to give our readers what they deserve which is our own personal creativity. I fear to put in too much spirituality into my books and that people will reject it for that aspect.Author Joshua Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-28814888399120482692011-04-07T12:35:45.491-04:002011-04-07T12:35:45.491-04:00I fear that I will be judged in a negative way for...I fear that I will be judged in a negative way for the things that I choose to write about.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-72356378393754389962011-04-07T09:34:47.584-04:002011-04-07T09:34:47.584-04:00Yeah, fly that flag!
I was so well trained I love...Yeah, fly that flag! <br />I was so well trained I loved the daily grind and the weight of mortgage repayments. <br />The pressures of teaching full time combined with the extra burden of an autistic child meant I got stuck in survival. <br />My greatest fear would be that doing a good job will prevent me from achieving the dream.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-40154817842967966872011-04-07T09:04:40.212-04:002011-04-07T09:04:40.212-04:00I prefer to rock my nerd card hard than to fly my ...I prefer to rock my nerd card hard than to fly my freak flag high, but I'm known to do both from time to time.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876524428745638996.post-42629484466618443002011-04-07T08:08:45.759-04:002011-04-07T08:08:45.759-04:00What a fantastic post--amen to flying your freak f...What a fantastic post--amen to flying your freak flag and staying true to yourself!Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.com