tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post3820850522733060335..comments2023-11-18T03:53:28.326-08:00Comments on An Author Incognito: Why writers marry engineersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-11124079811843717612014-01-27T09:59:06.479-08:002014-01-27T09:59:06.479-08:00What if you're a writer and an engineer? I'...What if you're a writer and an engineer? I'm graduating from uni in engineering next month, but I've been writing since I was 11 and still am working on a novel! Wonder who i'll end up with?Pepper Dinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286063774378680145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-23692120706063235922012-02-14T07:35:04.969-08:002012-02-14T07:35:04.969-08:00Beedubbs, yes hold off on that husband thing. And...Beedubbs, yes hold off on that husband thing. And any guy with an Australian accent or who looks good in a cowboy hat gets bonus points.<br /><br />Rachelle, your parents produced a writer and an engineer? Awesome! (My parents produced two lawyers and a banker. Thankfully I redeemed the family . . .)Janette Rallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883483145480893640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-33476798631877009362012-02-13T18:47:48.504-08:002012-02-13T18:47:48.504-08:00I don't have a hubby yet. And I'm not plan...I don't have a hubby yet. And I'm not planning on getting one soon. I mean, I just earned my Young Women's Medallion. Marriage is still far down the road. But I'll consider an engineer based off of your reasons. But he must be from Australia and be a Cowboy. Because it's surprisingly hard to find a good-looking cowboy-engineer in Arizona.Beedubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347806922364835518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-20710720605006441602012-02-13T12:28:06.153-08:002012-02-13T12:28:06.153-08:00If not our hubby, we have one in the family. My br...If not our hubby, we have one in the family. My brother is an aerospace engineer, and sometimes I just say, "You know you're talking a different language right now, don't you?" :)Rachelle Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522589944408062365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-1016837672496555932012-02-12T13:33:23.394-08:002012-02-12T13:33:23.394-08:00That cartoon is hilarious. I'm married to a bu...That cartoon is hilarious. I'm married to a builder. Does that count?Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-75234054781651146022012-02-12T07:09:31.041-08:002012-02-12T07:09:31.041-08:00No husband.
I do know a author who is an astrolog...No husband.<br /><br />I do know a author who is an astrologist working at the Lowell Observatory, David Lee Summers. He writes sci-fi and steam punk. So there is the possibility for split personality I suppose.<br /><br />MargaretWriters Unite to Fight Cancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977825935893895453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-27450060944637472812012-02-11T21:36:41.770-08:002012-02-11T21:36:41.770-08:00Sorry here in Utah a lot of authors are or were Ac...Sorry here in Utah a lot of authors are or were Accountants. I happen to be married to an account so they let me in the group too. :)<br />Great post though. Thanks<br />Anna del C. Dye<br />Author of "The Silent Warrior Trilogy"<br />http://www.annadelc.comAnna del C. Dyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820398065135155455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-72370638753146093992012-02-11T18:01:53.975-08:002012-02-11T18:01:53.975-08:00My husband's an accountant, but both of his br...My husband's an accountant, but both of his brothers are engineers. Does that count? We're definitely opposites, though.<br /><br />And Galaxy Quest is one of my favorites, too.Tanya Parker Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604769216009443552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-68090179087369683922012-02-11T14:13:46.744-08:002012-02-11T14:13:46.744-08:00My hubby is an industrial engineer. We are a good ...My hubby is an industrial engineer. We are a good match in spite of it! He's great at brainstorming with on my novels.Joan Sowardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761461815550909124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-57356119010705360352012-02-11T07:22:26.638-08:002012-02-11T07:22:26.638-08:00This is so funny! I am a writer and my husband is ...This is so funny! I am a writer and my husband is a mechanical engineer but also a poet. No wonder I picked him!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05238715772081114661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-515422529841980052012-02-10T22:08:29.720-08:002012-02-10T22:08:29.720-08:00It's either nature's way of protecting us ...It's either nature's way of protecting us or loosening them up, one of the two . . .Janette Rallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883483145480893640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-84213754645966304192012-02-10T16:13:18.586-08:002012-02-10T16:13:18.586-08:00Another writer here married to an electrical engin...Another writer here married to an electrical engineer. I proofread his 50 page thesis and that was really interesting (I learned more about phase noise than I ever needed to know.)<br /><br />I think we compliment each other very well. We live in an area with a high concentration of engineers and most of the wives are artistic/creative in some major way. It's really interesting.Kaylee Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707226153627779741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-25408883163022533332012-02-10T14:58:52.112-08:002012-02-10T14:58:52.112-08:00A good husband always comes in handy!
Thanks for ...A good husband always comes in handy!<br /><br />Thanks for putting me on your cool writer blog list, EWYLYW<br /><br />And Rachel, I'm totally with you on the romance thing. My husband's only comment about that is: "Wait, this means you're fantasizing about other men, doesn't it?" (My answer was: "Yes, but I'm getting paid to do it."<br /><br />Last night I was asking him about the properties of lasers though. Most useful.Janette Rallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883483145480893640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-78664724289420645962012-02-10T12:35:05.968-08:002012-02-10T12:35:05.968-08:00These are some great observations. Love the engine...These are some great observations. Love the engineer one. My husband doesn't get the romance side of my writing, but now that I am delving into science fiction, he is completely on board. :)Rachel Rossanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984724805729525522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-72987103046310115382012-02-10T10:49:59.039-08:002012-02-10T10:49:59.039-08:00Also, I find i'm fascinated by his Mechanical ...Also, I find i'm fascinated by his Mechanical Engineering trade magazine. So many sci-fi possibilities!!<br /><br />ps I just added you to the www.momaconda.com cool writer blog list, if you don't mind!momacondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558114154949712608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-36976013375423232752012-02-10T09:22:22.190-08:002012-02-10T09:22:22.190-08:00My dear husband has an undergraduate degree in Ele...My dear husband has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering. He is definitely handy around the house.<br /><br />It is true: opposites attract, and engineers and scientists are about the most opposite from a writer that you can get.Jennifer J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09603251681675368998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-23017628578950390662012-02-10T09:16:42.966-08:002012-02-10T09:16:42.966-08:00You're so right. And thank goodness he can mak...You're so right. And thank goodness he can make the computer behave, because I certainly can't.Janette Rallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883483145480893640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705244832905665023.post-214742566096502302012-02-10T08:00:06.098-08:002012-02-10T08:00:06.098-08:00Hey! Writer married to an engineer checking in her...Hey! Writer married to an engineer checking in here!<br />:)<br />We think so differently, but I think that's one of the reasons we work. <br />Love the comic!Coleen Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863892455120177554noreply@blogger.com