tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post8118200196078253296..comments2024-03-12T21:28:10.242-04:00Comments on That's Another Story: Is Writing in Your Family?Andrea Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-70890832688411301592011-10-14T05:14:07.980-04:002011-10-14T05:14:07.980-04:00Marcia, it sure sounds like you have some "wr...Marcia, it sure sounds like you have some "writing genes".Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-70262326866888109462011-10-13T23:43:03.142-04:002011-10-13T23:43:03.142-04:00Wow, I think Google is finally going to let me com...Wow, I think Google is finally going to let me comment as me! (I found out I had to uncheck the "stay signed in" box in my Google account.)<br /><br />I think certain temperament tendencies can be inherited, and those temperaments might lean to certain activities.<br /><br />My dad was a writer of sorts. He majored in journalism and published half a dozen or so magazine articles. Mainly he worked for a newspaper. And his mother was a storyteller.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-12606172810317107342011-10-13T18:17:49.327-04:002011-10-13T18:17:49.327-04:00Ha! David you're hilarious.
Interesting, Matt...Ha! David you're hilarious.<br /><br />Interesting, Matthew. Have you read any of your mom's work?<br /><br />Kenda, it is interesting to think about the creative side of some of the people in the family.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-61563140810124669142011-10-13T15:10:17.999-04:002011-10-13T15:10:17.999-04:00No writers in what I think of as my family, but I ...No writers in what I think of as my family, but I was adopted, so who knows? :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-86318939775916309662011-10-13T13:11:58.308-04:002011-10-13T13:11:58.308-04:00My grandmother wrote poetry, and we still cherish ...My grandmother wrote poetry, and we still cherish her collection of poems. She also taught me to knit, and though that's off topic, it's fun to think of her as a creative person :-)Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-72100157189620118792011-10-13T12:50:05.130-04:002011-10-13T12:50:05.130-04:00I've often wondered where I got my writing gen...I've often wondered where I got my writing gene from -- no one in my immediate family has any writing interests...however there are a lot of storytellers. So maybe that's where I get it from...Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-84508491214494289002011-10-13T12:08:41.368-04:002011-10-13T12:08:41.368-04:00My dad was a journalism major, and ended up being ...My dad was a journalism major, and ended up being an editor at the United Nations. My oldest daughter is a Creative Writing major. So, it's either genes or environment--probably both!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-15969701977163596512011-10-12T22:25:17.329-04:002011-10-12T22:25:17.329-04:00A cousin. He wrote bad checks. Guess that doesn...A cousin. He wrote bad checks. Guess that doesn't count.David Ebrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037059701518103541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-33187478554453823172011-10-12T11:08:53.215-04:002011-10-12T11:08:53.215-04:00My mom wrote a few plays, and kept a journal, but ...My mom wrote a few plays, and kept a journal, but I don't know of any novelists.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com