tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post1433597983610111772..comments2024-03-14T08:49:12.429-04:00Comments on Leigh Talbert Moore, Author: Coming Full CircleLTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-18068679467805407002010-11-09T10:18:49.093-05:002010-11-09T10:18:49.093-05:00well I always knew I wanted to live overseas, so I...well I always knew I wanted to live overseas, so I guess I did come full circle....just not the way I expected to!Ex-pat Odessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657864512970771221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-69457748900049020362010-10-07T02:53:24.876-04:002010-10-07T02:53:24.876-04:00Not yet. But hopefully I will, eventually ;)Not yet. But hopefully I will, eventually ;)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-18860184896794965302010-10-06T20:02:17.999-04:002010-10-06T20:02:17.999-04:00What a very cool interview!!! I love!! I have to s...What a very cool interview!!! I love!! I have to say that I haven't been in the game long enough to even fall away from it, however I hope that I continue the dream because this is the first thing in my life that has ever felt right... not counting meeting my husband!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-2596322397285456362010-10-06T17:56:22.846-04:002010-10-06T17:56:22.846-04:00@Ellie: I think lots of experiences translates int...@Ellie: I think lots of experiences translates into lots of story ideas, yes? Still, your art is beautiful and I bet your cooking would be delicious! Follow your passion~ :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-74406313939098437252010-10-06T10:11:16.256-04:002010-10-06T10:11:16.256-04:00Wow Leigh, this one is tough for me.
I have always...Wow Leigh, this one is tough for me.<br />I have always wanted to be an artist and here I am treading in this world again. I still am considering culinary school... My circle is isn't full yet, but I'm working on it. I ended up with a Business management degree, so not me. I then worked in an hospital; I was the heartbeat of communications, Switchboard operator, Admissions. <br />Then move, move, move, worked as a<br />Hotel Operator. I have been an AssMan(Assistant Manager) at a Fitness Facility,....I use to work in retail and was the Window Decorator...how many books is that?! I have had the opportunity to wear several hats I didn't think I would ever try on!<br />Perhaps, I'm on the right path now?! Time will tell....<br />Great post~ xXxEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-17869291392264146602010-10-06T00:30:00.956-04:002010-10-06T00:30:00.956-04:00@Nicole: I hear ya. My circle went up and down as ...@Nicole: I hear ya. My circle went up and down as it went around... :D<br /><br />@DL: LOL! A hexagon. :D But that might be a better image. Hmmm...LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-90363278277682146382010-10-05T17:20:38.239-04:002010-10-05T17:20:38.239-04:00The shape of my journey would probably look more l...The shape of my journey would probably look more like a hexagon than a circle! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-76512527759504956782010-10-05T15:05:26.690-04:002010-10-05T15:05:26.690-04:00I can't say I've come full circle...my lif...I can't say I've come full circle...my life's road seems to be a long, straight, hilly affair -- and I'm always surprised at what becomes visible over the next rise. Writing has always been a part of the journey, but like my life on a whole, it is always evolving into something unexpected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-50753630553817245822010-10-04T20:48:46.032-04:002010-10-04T20:48:46.032-04:00@Holly: writer, scientist... that was my debate, t...@Holly: writer, scientist... that was my debate, too! :D no, words rule~ :o)<br /><br />@Katie: And you're so good at them! :o) yay~<br /><br />@Jamie: Those Miss. storytellers--love that. My dad used to sing all the old songs. I want THAT on recording! Don't be shy--share away! :o)<br /><br />@PK: That's awesome. I agree about experiences creating great stories, but I guess it's not always necessary...? I'm thinking of those v. good kid writers! ;p<br /><br />@Carolyn: yay, coffee wins! wait... ;p<br /><br />@Sher: Let that creativity flow. I think that's awesome!<br /><br />@Vicki: I'm so dizzy! ;p ew, the W word... I want to hear about that sharky lunch~ ;p<br /><br />@RaShelle: Excellent. Here's to doing what we love! :o) <3 you guys~LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-88927887658998357022010-10-04T19:49:28.940-04:002010-10-04T19:49:28.940-04:00Hey Leigh - I always knew I'd be a writer even...Hey Leigh - I always knew I'd be a writer even though I didn't always know I knew. Does that make sense? In college, I changed my major 25 times (A LOT). Now I'm doing what I love. I finally found it. xoxoxoRaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-80941965701804536492010-10-04T13:04:03.001-04:002010-10-04T13:04:03.001-04:00My life has been very circular, but in different w...My life has been very circular, but in different ways. Geography: Iowa-Vegas-Iowa-Vegas-Iowa.<br /><br />When we looked at houses, we were inadvertently looking at houses in a circle around the house we wound up buying.<br /><br />As a kid I wanted to be a writer. I remember telling my friends in first grade (that or a professional roller skater hahaha). I wrote a lot through the teen years then stopped. Started a bit when my daughter was born, then stopped. Now I'm back at it. Serious this time. Ready to do the work.<br /><br />I'm sure I have other circles, but this is long enough already. LOL!Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-64853309268651950642010-10-04T12:29:30.673-04:002010-10-04T12:29:30.673-04:00I love that you did this. ME...full circle?? Not j...I love that you did this. ME...full circle?? Not just yet. Though I had to leave my professional dancing career behind me because of my mom's illness, I still swirl in the creative realm. I draw, paint murals, and make Christmas Wreaths for sale. That's why I started writing two years ago. My creative juices needed a bigger field to play in.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-27182095158662793612010-10-04T12:28:45.921-04:002010-10-04T12:28:45.921-04:00Many times people will end up doing what they said...Many times people will end up doing what they said back at age 7 when they talked about "what I want to be when I grow up." Whether it's writer or whatever, sometimes those uncluttered dreams of childhood are the ones that we need to listen to most.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-90849391708904672592010-10-04T11:15:18.085-04:002010-10-04T11:15:18.085-04:00For me, writing has always been a favorite thing t...For me, writing has always been a favorite thing to do, so somehow it always surfaced in whatever I did. I guess you could say I finally woke up and smelled the coffee...:DCarolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-59524706675199747892010-10-04T10:50:47.930-04:002010-10-04T10:50:47.930-04:00I always knew I'd be a writer. I just knew. Ju...I always knew I'd be a writer. I just knew. Just like I always knew I'd be a mom. It's something inside your heart and soul. I've written stories since I was ten... but I always knew while I was growing up that I needed real life experiences to be able to write good stories. I was the adventurous, try anything type--which doesn't always end up being a good thing, but it was a study of sorts.<br /><br /><br />I think I lost sight of the writer in me for awhile, but when it finally resurfaced again after my kids were born, I was like, "Oh yeah! Duh.... I should be writing!"<br /><br />Great question!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-28753653298634727082010-10-04T09:47:36.968-04:002010-10-04T09:47:36.968-04:00Words have always been my first love. I thought it...Words have always been my first love. I thought it was normal to tell and write down fantastical stories when I was little, because my dad used to make up stories that would last entire car trips to visit family in North Mississipi. he woudl tell the same story up and back, just picking up "where he left off" for the return trip. (Ahh, to go back in time and record them.)<br /><br />It wasn't until I was taught "structure" in school that I began to second guess what I naturally did. Although I dreamed of being a writer, I was convinced by the time I finished college that I was just not cut out for it. My natural writing style was too simple and too full of "voice". <br /><br />It wasn't until graduate school that I was told that the simplicity and voice I had always been asked to amsk was what made my writing interesting. Thankfully, now that I'm a teacher, I get to encourage the authentic voices of my students'. <br /><br />I am still a bit gun-shy of sharing my own work, but my dream has been reifnited because of my children. When I tell them they can do or be anything as long as they have passion for it, I want to speak from experieince.Jamie Councilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18353736497588373816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-37184434211509139222010-10-04T09:41:32.663-04:002010-10-04T09:41:32.663-04:00I honestly have no idea. LOL. Growing up, I wante...I honestly have no idea. LOL. Growing up, I wanted to be everything from a marine biologist to a singer on broadway. What I lacked was passion. I always loved reading and I enjoyed writing. But when I sat down to write my first novel, I realized that I'd found what I love to do. No matter how much time goes by, how much work goes into it or how complicated being a writer is- I NEVER get sick of it. So, I'd say the circle's complete in the sense that I've finally found my passion.Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-5322484095635285652010-10-04T08:55:20.035-04:002010-10-04T08:55:20.035-04:00I suppose I did come full circle. As a child I wa...I suppose I did come full circle. As a child I was an early reader. I devoured the classics (abridged versions) before most had given up books with pictures in them. I always had a fierce love of words.<br /><br />Then I thought I'd be a scientist. LOL Didn't work so well for me.<br /><br />So here I am, with my words once again. :) <br /><br />Thanks for the reflection. What a nice way to start the week.Holly Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901177289663629475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-62716998012595553462010-10-04T08:51:23.141-04:002010-10-04T08:51:23.141-04:00@Stina: I had this idea of what a writer looked li...@Stina: I had this idea of what a writer looked like--and it wasn't a deterrent, actually... ;p IMO, a "born writer" is a bit like "born mother"--perhaps some are more inclined, but if you're dedicated, etc., you can learn to be great at it. :o) <3<br /><br />@Rayna: LOL--perhaps you should get a chameleon tattoo? ;p Change has been a staple in my life (ha!)--chalk it up to the feminine mystique~ ;o) <3<br /><br />@Mason: And it adds fodder to the ole idea bag. :DLTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-76410127000967784992010-10-04T08:42:59.450-04:002010-10-04T08:42:59.450-04:00Change is good for us in some ways. I guess how we...Change is good for us in some ways. I guess how we remain the same inside is what keeps us going. That desire for new things, new adventures, new learning experiences.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-26254145281474095722010-10-04T08:14:07.828-04:002010-10-04T08:14:07.828-04:00Digression.
The other day, someone asked me if I w...Digression.<br />The other day, someone asked me if I would ever get a tattoo, and my immediate answer was "never. too permanent".<br />And that's because every couple of years, I end up reinventing myself. OK, the essentials are the same, but what I am doing in life, my passions, my aspirations, my ambitions, even my physical appearance changes completely. How on earth can I get a tattoo done.<br /><br />Strangely, though, all the women I have been, are good friends with each other, and with me, so I guess the essence doesn't change.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702219714438420151.post-79816562285756906842010-10-04T08:01:01.887-04:002010-10-04T08:01:01.887-04:00I know what you mean about the feather pen. It it ...I know what you mean about the feather pen. It it wasn't for computers, there's no way I'd be a writer. I revise too much for that. I'd go insane.<br /><br />When I was eight, I decided I wanted to be a writer. My best friend and I wrote a chapter together. No prep work at all. I just told her what to write (she had neater writing and could spell much better than me). We didn't get much further than that.<br /><br />In high school, I tried writing a novel. Again, no preplanning, and I didn't get beyond chapter one. I had no idea what the story was about. Plus, I decided I wasn't a born writer, which meant I couldn't write a book. <br /><br />LOL. Now I know few people are born writers. We have to learn to write novels (if we want to succeed). Yes, I've come in a full circle. Only difference is (beyond being a much better writer than before) I now do extensive preplanning before I start the first draft. :)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com