tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post6110612669415974886..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: Snow daysTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-26773883072749333472014-02-10T09:36:37.052-05:002014-02-10T09:36:37.052-05:00Start something new. Even if you never finish it, ...Start something new. Even if you never finish it, or intend it for publication, the sheer effort of putting words down, one after the other, might help rekindle your love for it. Email me if you want a chat.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-48012111519645376112014-02-04T16:39:57.024-05:002014-02-04T16:39:57.024-05:00The first draft of every story you write is for yo...The first draft of every story you write is for you, no one else. Don't worry about whether other people will see it or not. What's important is that you write what you need to. Does that make sense? :)<br />Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-34724571883694573822014-02-04T16:30:20.977-05:002014-02-04T16:30:20.977-05:00Your not alone in the way you feel, I look at my o...Your not alone in the way you feel, I look at my own three books and sometimes wonder why I bothered. It does take a lot of energy to be a writer. But finding the joy is what gives inspiration. I go back to writing flash and forget about writing books and I find the joy returns for me. I hope it returns for you too. <br /><br />I shared an article today on my fb page "Most books don't sell' - it's true. http://www.hughhowey.com/most-books-dont-sell/Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-37274859257373241602014-02-03T12:18:26.712-05:002014-02-03T12:18:26.712-05:00I don't know what I'm looking for here. Th...I don't know what I'm looking for here. This project is something I'd been itching to do for years. Now, having done the first draft, I'm wondering if it will be another novel like V.V. - something pretty good, but so quirky no one will want to read it. That, in turn, makes me wonder if that's all I'm capable of writing. If my books will remain unread, I might as well save myself the heartache of months (or years) of effort. And THAT, in turn, makes me wonder if I should bother with writing anything at all.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-42107839291350957452014-02-03T11:31:20.040-05:002014-02-03T11:31:20.040-05:00I know you're looking for encouragement here, ...I know you're looking for encouragement here, and this is going to sound counterproductive, but if you don't love the story, why are you writing it? Maybe it's not what you want to be writing RIGHT NOW. Maybe you need a little distance. I'm not telling you to stop writing or to drop a WIP just because you hit a bump in the road, but if you truly just don't like it, how do you expect your readers to?<br /><br />That said, if it IS just a bump, you've had your hiatus so jump back on the wagon and get rolling! Or sometimes, when I'm a bit stuck, I'll write some 6 minute flash at the sixminutestory site to get my creative juices flowing. Post a book review. SOMETHING, just to get back in that flow. A hiatus is fine, as long as it's not a permanent one. ;)<br /><br />Besides, we all miss your Friday Flash too! <br />Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.com