tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post4453066913279919873..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: It Never Gets EasierNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-21886307863025899452010-08-24T16:22:48.449-07:002010-08-24T16:22:48.449-07:00I love this post--so true! I believe part of the r...I love this post--so true! I believe part of the reason I love writing is because it challenges me all the time. It is NEVER boring! But that doesn't mean I don't feel like bashing my head against the wall every once in a while when things don't go right.<br /><br />:-)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-72398800553748403682010-08-23T20:00:49.180-07:002010-08-23T20:00:49.180-07:00so so s true! Love this. Thnak you!so so s true! Love this. Thnak you!Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-61854445900294143052010-08-23T19:05:27.688-07:002010-08-23T19:05:27.688-07:00Thank goodness for the writing community ... other...Thank goodness for the writing community ... otherwise, I think we'd all go drown ourselves in the nearest vat of pudding.Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-71921697466625753932010-08-23T17:18:03.125-07:002010-08-23T17:18:03.125-07:00Thanks for the post. And helping me realize it'...Thanks for the post. And helping me realize it's okay if book 2 in a series is just as hard as book 1. And I thought it was going to be easy.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-38259134505332611342010-08-23T14:21:17.353-07:002010-08-23T14:21:17.353-07:00Not a writer but empathize with all of you who are...Not a writer but empathize with all of you who are. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears. I'll appreciate every book in the library from now on. A labor of love?Dr. Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605967916129162361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-4320191795361090252010-08-23T12:58:49.258-07:002010-08-23T12:58:49.258-07:00Thanks for this post. Although it's kind of so...Thanks for this post. Although it's kind of sobering to realize it won't get any easier as I go on in my writing, I think it's that frustration level that pushes us to work for the best we have in us. If it wasn't there, good work would never be created.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222330734484913128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-74922020685611956182010-08-23T11:27:22.580-07:002010-08-23T11:27:22.580-07:00When it comes to starting a new book and character...When it comes to starting a new book and character creation, I've never been short of ideas. The endings however...I think I dread it more because, secretly I know it's not 'The End'. Then come the revisions and the edits. However, the fact anyone still goes on, says the world about a writer. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-84627006821008794092010-08-23T11:16:40.285-07:002010-08-23T11:16:40.285-07:00Are you sure it doesn't get easier? ;)
Actual...Are you <i>sure</i> it doesn't get easier? ;)<br /><br />Actually, this helps to hear. The first draft I'm working on right now has been harder than any other I've done in the past, which is not how I thought it would go. Still, it's good to hear all writers go through this, and that each books has its challenges and joys. Kind of like children...Debbie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119207763941673358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-50859429245226714652010-08-23T11:02:08.996-07:002010-08-23T11:02:08.996-07:00Thank you. It is always nice to hear that it doesn...Thank you. It is always nice to hear that it doesn't come easy...to anyone. Good to know.....very good to know. : )Jennifer Morian Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331899710605393958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-32068926035186056912010-08-23T10:52:35.201-07:002010-08-23T10:52:35.201-07:00This is my first stop by your blog, and I'm re...This is my first stop by your blog, and I'm really glad I did. How did you manage to write exactly what I needed to hear at exactly the right time? ARE YOU PSYCHIC?! I'll probably now haunt your blog until this manuscript is complete.<br /><br />WRITING IS HARD! Some days it's hard for me to see the silver lining and remember how much I love it, when it feels so.... worthless? Like a lost cause?<br /><br />Sometimes I really think we writers are certifiable. Maybe that's why I like us so much, anyway.<br /><br />Great advice. Thank you for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-55005296061836200662010-08-23T10:42:07.819-07:002010-08-23T10:42:07.819-07:00Love this post! So true. Every novel I've writ...Love this post! So true. Every novel I've written (and, er, that's going on six right now) has evolved in a different way, with a different method. I keep hoping I'll find one that works for them all but nothing yet!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-5743829365472189972010-08-23T09:08:28.757-07:002010-08-23T09:08:28.757-07:00Amen to that.
I think that what gets hardest for ...Amen to that.<br /><br />I think that what gets hardest for me as I go on is the world-building. I'm learning from past mistakes and I'm taking my time with it because there's so much to cover when establishing a world for your characters.<br /><br />Even in paranormal and urban/contemporary fantasy there's a dump truck full of stuff you have to cover and explain.Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-61779654857515587842010-08-23T08:43:14.407-07:002010-08-23T08:43:14.407-07:00These posts always come at the best times--when I&...These posts always come at the best times--when I'm wanting to avoid the writing at all costs, I read your words and then remember it's not supposed to be easy. It's always a learning process. <br /><br />I also find that I'm often much, much harsher on my own writing than others are. I just got back a critique and was pleasantly surprised at all the positive comments. I know I have to work on balancing between the two extremes of "I am awesome and I rock at this" and the whole "I suck and will never be good enough."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-46784151796207366632010-08-23T08:28:37.740-07:002010-08-23T08:28:37.740-07:00I feel encouraged. :-)I feel encouraged. :-)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805208196728669227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-56995224964407549912010-08-23T08:17:33.180-07:002010-08-23T08:17:33.180-07:00I just a second ago read Maggie's post and I a...I just a second ago read Maggie's post and I agree, it's wonderful and helpful and sane for a process that is often anything but. I also agree that it sometimes gets harder the more beginnings we attempt.<br /><br />After so much agent feedback, my creativity/confidence took a hit and I had a hard time starting my current WIP. So, I went back to basics and wrote like eight beginnings just to remember that the words/direction/anything else about writing aren't set in stone and there are an infinite amount of ways to begin a story.<br /><br />Thanks for the post. It's good to know that we all struggle with the ups and downs of writing no matter at what point of the process we are. :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225611074151575663noreply@blogger.com