tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post7587441263506265840..comments2023-04-06T04:37:39.726-04:00Comments on Wicked Writers: Vampires as an Academic Study?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-65501372837747233282010-05-28T07:08:55.000-04:002010-05-28T07:08:55.000-04:00Passion is probably the most important part of any...Passion is probably the most important part of any writing or research. If you cannot find inspiration in what you are doing neither can the reader, be it professor, critic, or general audience.<br><br>I was fortunate in college also to find a professor who let me do my paper on the astrological references in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and how modern astrology would view them. I must admit I put more time and effort into that work than anything else I ever did in school, and received the highest marks in the class because of it. I have never forgotten Dr. Barry Sanders nor lost my love of the Middle Ages.<br><br>Now my own novel, even those set in the future, draw on those elements of history and literature which move me so passionately more than 40 years ago.S. P. Hendrickhttp://www.amazon.com/S.-P.-Hendrick/e/B003MOC1P8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1274933975&sr=1-2-entnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-24780734429396695232010-05-28T07:13:55.000-04:002010-05-28T07:13:55.000-04:00Thank you SP for the comment. I hope that I am ha...Thank you SP for the comment. I hope that I am half as successful as you with my writing. I appreciate all the support that you have shown me over the last few months.<br><br>I am so glad of that last semester.. it really opened my eyes to all the possibilities that there are in the world.Bertena- Lexington Vampire Examinerhttp://searchforthelure.webs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-53850984802014722942010-05-29T18:43:46.000-04:002010-05-29T18:43:46.000-04:00Well, congrats! I thought I had found the perfect ...Well, congrats! I thought I had found the perfect PhD program and they only accepted like 8 out of hundreds of applicants. That is my dream is to get my PhD.<br><br>And yeah passion means a lot especially when that is all that you have.<br><br>Congrats on your accomplishments. I hope to be able to say half that much some day.Bertena- Lexington Vampire Examinerhttp://searchforthelure.webs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-10178257519114960322010-05-29T05:01:19.000-04:002010-05-29T05:01:19.000-04:00I'm in awe, David! The amount of work and dedi...I'm in awe, David! The amount of work and dedication you showed to work on ONE piece is truly inspiring!<br><br>I bet with your passion and drive, once you started <i>River of Judgement</i> it flew onto the page in comparison. That's really my issue with non-fiction - it takes a lot of work to make it interesting and engaging, while making up a story allows you to build an entire adventure exactly to your specifications (no worrisome facts to deal with).C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-83020210494851103802010-05-29T01:01:23.000-04:002010-05-29T01:01:23.000-04:00Great post... reminds me of being told by my PhD p...Great post... reminds me of being told by my PhD panel that, while they thought I was capable of getting a doctorate, studying the Art of Management was highly risky and they thought I would not succeed! <br><br>But I was paying for it... So I did it and with 5 supervisors (no one could cover the breadth of my studies) I completed it in 3 years part-time study while running a business. <br><br>The passion I have for the study of art in anything drove me not only to complete it, but to win two international awards for the work and get it published by a major academic publisher! Passion is essential!<br>:)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-45824047701891977102010-05-28T09:43:09.000-04:002010-05-28T09:43:09.000-04:00[...] Vampires as an Academic Study? « Wicked Writ...[...] Vampires as an Academic Study? « Wicked Writers [...]Worth of European University degrees in the United States? | World University Informationhttp://www.university-blog.com/?p=2070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-4057646937172704742010-05-28T08:21:57.000-04:002010-05-28T08:21:57.000-04:00[...] Vampires as an Academic Study? « Wicked Writ...[...] Vampires as an Academic Study? « Wicked Writers [...]Is there any English-speaking university in Switzerland? Also, are the people friendly to foreigners? | World University Informationhttp://www.university-blog.com/?p=2097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-80885918170034064482010-05-30T06:50:50.000-04:002010-05-30T06:50:50.000-04:00You will, Bertena. You have passion! :)You will, Bertena. You have passion! :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-81455408218638985412010-06-30T13:17:38.000-04:002010-06-30T13:17:38.000-04:00Thank you David for the vote of confidence!Thank you David for the vote of confidence!Bertena- Lexington Vampire Examinerhttp://www.examiner.com/x-12968-Lexington-Vampire-Examinernoreply@blogger.com