tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post3190379015261185917..comments2024-02-16T02:56:00.399-08:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: So PredictableNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-91908465797162000122012-01-30T12:03:58.118-08:002012-01-30T12:03:58.118-08:00I have many #9 moments!I have many #9 moments!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-76388788918780495782012-01-26T09:55:09.156-08:002012-01-26T09:55:09.156-08:00Ah, the story of a romance...with a story. :) Been...Ah, the story of a romance...with a story. :) Been there, am there, will probably always be somewhere in there for the rest of my life, hehe. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-18696164590088715932012-01-26T09:17:16.022-08:002012-01-26T09:17:16.022-08:00Oh dear Lord I just realized I've been stuck i...Oh dear Lord I just realized I've been stuck in between #2 and #3 for the past year and a half! Ack. It beat me down and I decided I sucked and stopped working on it. My face must look like the faces of people in medication commercials when they learn their symptoms are easily treatable: Surprised and pleased, without the "please-tell-me-more" raised eyebrows because Natalie already laid it all out for me :) <br /><br />Thanks for the enlightening post!<br /><br />~BethanyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168870567473508412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-15114912220832251832012-01-26T09:06:26.327-08:002012-01-26T09:06:26.327-08:00Hehehehe that sounds a lot like me, although I'...Hehehehe that sounds a lot like me, although I've only managed to finish one Draft so far. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-26527610426324357252012-01-26T03:38:55.748-08:002012-01-26T03:38:55.748-08:00I'm still not awake yet. I read through half t...I'm still not awake yet. I read through half this post thinking you said 'PHRASES', not phases, so I was reading the bolded parts as phrases you tend to use from book to book.<br /><br />More coffeeeeee......JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-61227339642161373552012-01-25T18:45:39.588-08:002012-01-25T18:45:39.588-08:00Hi, this is my life. Thank you for putting it on ...Hi, this is my life. Thank you for putting it on paper. At least now I can see that part where it gets better. I'm somewhere between 6 and 7 right now, which is usually the point where the train comes off the track and I bypass 8 completely and skip right to 9. Here's hoping I can break the cycle this time.Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-37789000974428617572012-01-25T18:24:24.842-08:002012-01-25T18:24:24.842-08:00My cycle has one more step in it. I get to about ...My cycle has one more step in it. I get to about 50K and suddenly realize I really should have put X,Y, or Z into the beginning and I need to fix plot point 1,2 and 3 before I can finish. <br /><br />That's where I'm at now. UGH.Becky Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880501542510014819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-14165699074003429102012-01-25T18:11:41.820-08:002012-01-25T18:11:41.820-08:00This is exactly what I needed. I am currently on #...This is exactly what I needed. I am currently on #7. Kill me now.<br /><br />Thanks for the great post, Natalie.:)Komal Kanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474781248936280735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-64874019097150537042012-01-25T18:07:38.112-08:002012-01-25T18:07:38.112-08:00I'm on step 10: realizing you need to do anoth...I'm on step 10: realizing you need to do another rewrite and put your new idea on hold. I think that's the worst step, but probably only because I'm in it.Teralyn Rose Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586129403789427592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-35678154245924544482012-01-25T17:50:39.897-08:002012-01-25T17:50:39.897-08:00It's a vicious, vicious cycle, this writing li...It's a vicious, vicious cycle, this writing life. I'm doing nearly all of these steps right alongside you, Natalie. Too funny.Erin Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415377887347978552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-40046310038981698452012-01-25T17:28:50.911-08:002012-01-25T17:28:50.911-08:00OMG I'm in the middle right now, and I just. c...OMG I'm in the middle right now, and I just. can't. It seems so impossible right now.. i hate this feeling.. tell me to just keep going!Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064636500827230911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-72463254650035331082012-01-25T16:54:53.025-08:002012-01-25T16:54:53.025-08:00lol, you couldn't have described my current st...lol, you couldn't have described my current state more accurately than you did in #8: Post-Revision daze.Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-2035914688397832492012-01-25T16:54:22.331-08:002012-01-25T16:54:22.331-08:00Alex, I've heard that from many writers! Some ...Alex, I've heard that from many writers! Some much prefer edits—I'm the opposite:)Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-77885760018290849162012-01-25T16:53:18.633-08:002012-01-25T16:53:18.633-08:00My meltdown usually begins when I start with the f...My meltdown usually begins when I start with the first draft and then slogs along until I finish. Revisions is where I get into a groove and enjoy the process.<br />I think I just admitted that the actual writing sucks. Was I supposed to say that?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com