<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163576136255290326.post2395381598824718772..comments</id><updated>2009-12-16T13:56:15.730-08:00</updated><category term='teen illness'/><category term='ocean'/><category term='Harvard'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='New York Times Best Selling Author'/><category term='road trip'/><category term='Kenneth Chancey'/><category term='Oprah'/><category term='beach'/><category term='shopping'/><category term='September'/><category term='chronic illness'/><category term='nonfiction writing'/><category term='query'/><category term='writing groups'/><category term='Lord'/><category term='harness'/><category term='agents'/><category term='dreaming'/><category term='Jay Asher'/><category term='burdens'/><category term='shallow water'/><category term='mimicry'/><category term='Bible'/><category term='heroes'/><category term='procrastination'/><category term='Debbie Macomber'/><category term='Facebook'/><category term='Casting Crowns'/><category term='tide'/><category term='exercise for the mind'/><category term='Copyblogger'/><category term='broken'/><category term='promotion'/><category term='doctor'/><category term='freelance writing'/><category term='determination'/><category term='Kevin Sharp'/><category term='Dysautonomia'/><category term='author'/><category term='storms'/><category term='lightning'/><category term='God'/><category term='selling articles'/><category term='fiction writing'/><category term='goals'/><category term='fall'/><category term='clipped wings'/><category term='calming'/><category term='faith'/><category term='journey'/><category term='heart'/><category term='television'/><category term='unfinished manuscripts'/><category term='Francine Rivers'/><category term='editor'/><category term='wishes'/><category term='trials'/><category term='dreams'/><category term='trouble'/><category term='church'/><category term='selling'/><category term='reminders'/><category term='praise'/><category term='Matt Cheuvront'/><category term='don&apos;t quit'/><category term='editing'/><category term='quotes'/><category term='floods'/><category term='critique groups'/><category term='teens'/><category term='hot chocolate'/><category term='musings'/><category term='markets'/><category term='writing'/><category term='health'/><category term='Blog'/><category term='conferences'/><category term='teen writers'/><category term='money'/><title type='text'>Comments on Music of the Words: Are You Talented or Are You Determined?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.musicofthewords.com/feeds/2395381598824718772/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/2395381598824718772/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.musicofthewords.com/2009/12/are-you-talented-or-are-you-determined.html'/><author><name>Magnolia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05522421553629482482</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163576136255290326.post-2467713482580146296</id><published>2009-12-16T13:56:15.730-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T13:56:15.730-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ah, I love this, &amp;quot;...Mr. Doubt sings a duet i...</title><content type='html'>Ah, I love this, &amp;quot;...Mr. Doubt sings a duet in your head with his friend Mr. Critical.&amp;quot;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Had me smiling. What an accurate way of putting it!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God&amp;#39;s timing is what I say. Sure, I want to get an agent. Sure, I want to get published. Sure, I put tons of time and money into trying to make those things happen. . . BUT, God&amp;#39;s will. God&amp;#39;s timing. . . we we&amp;#39;ll see what happens.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/2395381598824718772/comments/default/2467713482580146296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/2395381598824718772/comments/default/2467713482580146296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.musicofthewords.com/2009/12/are-you-talented-or-are-you-determined.html?showComment=1261000575730#c2467713482580146296' title=''/><author><name>LynnRush</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07019358342291623619</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cCI_5mjQKPE/Sb6X8ChL-jI/AAAAAAAAAC0/jQrH4A4Sjwo/S220/Sheri+3.15.09.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.musicofthewords.com/2009/12/are-you-talented-or-are-you-determined.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163576136255290326.post-2395381598824718772' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/posts/default/2395381598824718772' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1486931629'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163576136255290326.post-4168534715376270955</id><published>2009-12-08T08:34:09.540-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T08:34:09.540-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Talent is only the indication that with practice a...</title><content type='html'>Talent is only the indication that with practice and polish, you might get somewhere.  Unless we are talking about Mozart and other such prodigies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the rest of us plebians, determination, stick-to-it-iveness, learning, and practice, practice, practice make up 90% of our future success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talent lends those with it the ear, the vision, and the flare that those without it have to work even harder for.  Talent doesn&amp;#39;t mean the task of applying it is any easier.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/2395381598824718772/comments/default/4168534715376270955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/2395381598824718772/comments/default/4168534715376270955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.musicofthewords.com/2009/12/are-you-talented-or-are-you-determined.html?showComment=1260290049540#c4168534715376270955' title=''/><author><name>stefwithnf</name><uri>http://stefwithnf.livejournal.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.musicofthewords.com/2009/12/are-you-talented-or-are-you-determined.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163576136255290326.post-2395381598824718772' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9163576136255290326/posts/default/2395381598824718772' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2098604696'/></entry></feed>
