tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post7266760406648717206..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: A tribute to Stealth Authors and ArtistsJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-69382850708141757922014-09-19T19:28:11.947+10:002014-09-19T19:28:11.947+10:00Hi Dale,
That's a great thought to encourage u...Hi Dale,<br />That's a great thought to encourage us, and He even knows our hidden motivations (which may be a little more daunting, when you think about it :))Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-54644484588040534652014-09-19T10:27:58.002+10:002014-09-19T10:27:58.002+10:00Lovely post and as Rita said isn't it great th...Lovely post and as Rita said isn't it great that God knows even if other people don't what a person has done.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13369626782921596022014-09-19T10:26:10.242+10:002014-09-19T10:26:10.242+10:00Hi Rita, yes, the amount of mental and physical wo...Hi Rita, yes, the amount of mental and physical work required of ghost writers must be enormous. It makes me wonder even more at their willingness to receive no credit.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-79463770643823582522014-09-19T10:24:06.619+10:002014-09-19T10:24:06.619+10:00Hi Di, that is fantastic. Are they still anonymous...Hi Di, that is fantastic. Are they still anonymous or do people have some idea who they may be? Bless their generous hearts.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-32350187070997882192014-09-19T10:22:42.541+10:002014-09-19T10:22:42.541+10:00Hi Anusha, I wonder if several famous celebrities ...Hi Anusha, I wonder if several famous celebrities will have to line up behind these stealth people who are being told, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' There are so many of them.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-29057206045150163702014-09-19T10:20:35.262+10:002014-09-19T10:20:35.262+10:00Hi Meredith, it is a challenge indeed, in these da...Hi Meredith, it is a challenge indeed, in these days when we are encouraged by so many sources to make a name or 'brand' for ourselves. I agree with about readers being our real heroes. They seem to be a dying breed in these days of technology and I appreciate each and every one of them.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-2189925972044054202014-09-19T10:14:59.300+10:002014-09-19T10:14:59.300+10:00I think you've said it all, Paula. One thing t...I think you've said it all, Paula. One thing to remember, God sees and records all these things, especially in the Christian sphere where we often fall into the trap of doing it for self-glory instead of bringing honour and glory to God.<br /><br />A ghost writer really has to write as if getting into the mind of the person who the story is about... a big challenge. I hope they earn a decent amount.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-61103704972672930912014-09-19T10:13:12.784+10:002014-09-19T10:13:12.784+10:00Hi Rachel, it is good to be able to acknowledge th...Hi Rachel, it is good to be able to acknowledge these people, even though we don't know their names.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-90195636139225105132014-09-19T10:11:38.751+10:002014-09-19T10:11:38.751+10:00It sure is, Lynne. Another phrase I can think of i...It sure is, Lynne. Another phrase I can think of is 'Audience of One' which is also challenging.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-61599821917528106962014-09-18T20:26:32.564+10:002014-09-18T20:26:32.564+10:00Totally enjoyed your post Paula
We have some local...Totally enjoyed your post Paula<br />We have some local stealth gardeners. I only remarked on the weekend how beautiful the flowers are near our local supermarket, thanks to these kind people. <br />You have given me a lot to think about....the reason I love to read the posts on this blog xxDi Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288915294738813579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-46644665783694527402014-09-18T16:39:17.349+10:002014-09-18T16:39:17.349+10:00Thanks for the suggestion Paula. I'll have to...Thanks for the suggestion Paula. I'll have to look into it a bit more. Would be interesting.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-31819804263987603942014-09-18T12:18:44.297+10:002014-09-18T12:18:44.297+10:00Excellent post Paula. Love the way you think. Than...Excellent post Paula. Love the way you think. Thank you for bringing all the stealth creators to mind. It's only after I read your blog that I realised how many of them abound in our world. Makes me ask a lot of questions of myself too. The world pays tribute to those in the limelight and yet - it is made of sacrifice, hard work and work done by many many unknown people who make the world a better place. I will keep my mind and heart and emotions open now to stealth creators - and may all of us writers join in! Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-12768514265161014012014-09-18T12:15:05.330+10:002014-09-18T12:15:05.330+10:00Interesting piece, Paula. You're right about a...Interesting piece, Paula. You're right about all those marvelous works of art in Cathedrals all over England, and we will never know the artist. I guess I might have to check my motives - marketing the author name has become part and parcel of what we do these days. After all, I have to get someone to read it. I've heard in lectures a number of times that the word is not just about the writer, but about the reader. Without the reader, writing is really nothing but self expression. It needs the reader to read, absorb, interpret and process it for it to actually become something.<br />Meredith Rescehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119649437940781847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-54288308615820909622014-09-18T11:56:05.547+10:002014-09-18T11:56:05.547+10:00Wonderful Paula, thank you so much!!! A great mes...Wonderful Paula, thank you so much!!! A great message from selflessness and humility.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923799466273254371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-84313903072792585732014-09-18T11:12:37.687+10:002014-09-18T11:12:37.687+10:00I try to make the statement, 'Bloom where you ...I try to make the statement, 'Bloom where you are planted' my watchword, although it's something I find hard to do.Lynne Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482326578634252234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-48317542558021648732014-09-18T09:42:37.012+10:002014-09-18T09:42:37.012+10:00Hi Jo-Anne,
I've sometimes had a similar if I&...Hi Jo-Anne,<br />I've sometimes had a similar if I've stayed around long enough to watch all the credits roll past after watching a movie. There are so many more hardworking people involved than just the actors and producers. It's amazing how many there are.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-76124269591603036672014-09-18T09:39:54.257+10:002014-09-18T09:39:54.257+10:00Hi Nola,
Ghost writing is an interesting case, and...Hi Nola,<br />Ghost writing is an interesting case, and I can see how it could get murky. I agree that the dishonesty issue does seem to cross a line, in many cases. It seems sad when people aren't acknowledged at all for doing what may seem the lion's share of the work. Maybe a good subject for another blog post. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-20202405976783722692014-09-18T08:49:37.836+10:002014-09-18T08:49:37.836+10:00Thanks, Paula. There are so many unsung people in ...Thanks, Paula. There are so many unsung people in this world, doing lovely things we will never hear about in this life at least. I often feel a bit bad when I speak somewhere that I am the one up front people are paying attention to when there are others slaving in the kitchen who have already spent hours planning and setting up for the particular event. And my name is all over my books that I sell later--it is so easy to get an inflated opinion of oneself!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-3617533418141687062014-09-18T06:51:21.822+10:002014-09-18T06:51:21.822+10:00Thanks for another thought-provoking post Paula. ...Thanks for another thought-provoking post Paula. I've been thinking about this a bit lately as we've started our own writing and editing business. From a business point of view, it's important to get a byline so that you have examples to show potential editors and publishers (e.g. your name on a magazine article or biography). As it's a business, paying jobs are also important. <br /><br />However, as I've been doing more research in the area lately, I've come across hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles that don't have bylines and are written by staff writers. There might be a list of contributors, but they're not always tied to specific articles. Then there's the whole area of ghostwriting. Sometimes you'll see books that have the name of the famous person in big letters, with a smaller "with Joe Bloggs" at the bottom, so you know Joe had a lot to do with writing the book (Joe may have even written the whole book). But some ghostwriters don't appear at all and they have to sign contracts to say they won't reveal that they wrote it. It raises a lot of issues. Not being concerned about taking the glory for ourselves is admirable, but to me some of those biographies are being dishonest in giving the impression that they were written by one person when they weren't. I guess they may have had a lot of other input though, such as interviews, providing documents and photos etc, but they're still presenting themselves as if they wrote it. Lots to think through.<br /><br />Sorry I've gone off on a bit of a tangent there. I think what you say is really true. There are lots of people faithfully plugging away, fulfilling God's call on their lives without expecting rewards. Thanks for prompting me to think about this again Paula. When we get to heaven, it will be great to see all those unsung heroes getting their rewards for their faithfulness.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.com