tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post1888939266360179119..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: PerseverancePamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-45445587303495158442009-02-20T14:49:00.000-08:002009-02-20T14:49:00.000-08:00Missy,Yes, it took me 20 years. I sent my first ma...Missy,<BR/>Yes, it took me 20 years. I sent my first manuscript to Harlequin in 1984. I sold my first book to Steeple Hill in 2004. But I know that God's timing is best. I sold at the right time for me.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-71329889900813155632009-02-20T13:35:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:35:00.000-08:00Thanks for a great post, Merrillee! I didn't know ...Thanks for a great post, Merrillee! I didn't know you had written for 20 years before publishing. I thought my 10 years was a long time! Of course, it did seem like eons to me. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-8170350538395883402009-02-20T12:08:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:08:00.000-08:00Jill,I'm glad you enjoyed the Bible verses. I foun...Jill,<BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the Bible verses. I found it interesting how many verses there were about perseverance in the Bible. I also like the picture the writer of Hebrews paints about the great cloud of witnesses that have gone before and are cheering us on as we make this journey on earth.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-52202552098385711672009-02-20T12:05:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:05:00.000-08:00Thanks, Margaret, Cheryl and Janet. We all know it...Thanks, Margaret, Cheryl and Janet. We all know it takes perseverance to gain the good things in life.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-4914162911786232902009-02-20T09:31:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:31:00.000-08:00Amen to Margaret, Cheryl, and Merrilee -- I don't ...Amen to Margaret, Cheryl, and Merrilee -- I don't know of anyone who is published who didn't need to perserve. I tell my nieces and nephews that most things don't happen on the first try. Or the second. Or the third. Sometimes maybe on the fourth.<BR/><BR/>PS to Vince -- If you check in today, could you leave word. A woman from Harlequin marketing wants to know what our (Love Inspired) readers think about the books and you are so articulate. If you could go to eHarlequin under the Steeple Hill Christian Cafe section and leave a few words that would be great. Thanks.Janet Tronstadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901051836938693274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-83774240699917539162009-02-20T08:37:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:37:00.000-08:00Thank you--what a beautiful message. I particularl...Thank you--what a beautiful message. I particularly enjoyed the Bible passages. It's very heartening to know that not every author gets their first novel published! Or their fifth...<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the mini-devotion and breath of fresh air.<BR/>JillJill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-40347891618989102942009-02-20T07:25:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:25:00.000-08:00Man....the OTHER "P" word....Like Margaret, I than...Man....the OTHER "P" word....<BR/><BR/>Like Margaret, I thank God for giving me the perseverance needed to continue to submit after rejection after rejection after rejection..<BR/><BR/>Great post, Merrillee!<BR/>CherylCheryl Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250649739932615615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-62011472354504637962009-02-20T06:42:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:42:00.000-08:00I wouldn't be published today without perserveranc...I wouldn't be published today without perserverance.<BR/>Thanks for the post, Merrillee.<BR/>MargaretMargaret Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127465489606276067noreply@blogger.com