tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post5124433905922630596..comments2023-08-03T07:31:11.919-04:00Comments on It's complicated: Birth of a Novel: But is it any good???Foxx Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716774428394552845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post-34703220651197347492012-12-25T06:25:33.472-05:002012-12-25T06:25:33.472-05:00I've been having a really hard time getting ba...I've been having a really hard time getting back into the swing of writing. I stumbled across this at the perfect time. Great advice! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post-69559104606662246932012-12-23T03:50:15.559-05:002012-12-23T03:50:15.559-05:00I do love your commentaries. Maybe I might just s...I do love your commentaries. Maybe I might just start that book in the new year...it's really good to have someone talking from the 'been there done it' perspectivefiona macleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268404642849157733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post-72686980815342392792012-12-21T18:28:17.631-05:002012-12-21T18:28:17.631-05:00This is a great post. I've been stuck in an &q...This is a great post. I've been stuck in an "is this any good?" Wormhole for forever! Its kept me from even finishing any projects. Even first drafts get scrapped. There is a lot of useful information here and it's encouraging. Thanks for posting this! Kristin Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756472280692571791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post-53351489272925053262012-12-21T17:47:10.649-05:002012-12-21T17:47:10.649-05:00Fabulous point about NANoWriMo...sometimes the har...Fabulous point about NANoWriMo...sometimes the hardest part is to discipline ourselves to sit and actually get the words out, but once we do that at least we HAVE stuff to go back and delete later! Gotta start somewhere:-)Jess @UsedYorkCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761014649756989971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post-77447829787219872292012-12-21T16:29:29.927-05:002012-12-21T16:29:29.927-05:00It took me a while to have confidence in my abilit...It took me a while to have confidence in my ability to write, but once you are over that hurdle life gets a lot easier. It means that anything you write and check will be readable, although it could probably be improved - and improving is relatively easy.<br /><br />I start every writing day by re-reading and editing the previous two or three days work. That gets rid of the simple mistakes and lets me finish the project.<br /><br />Then - relax, it's good enough. Now you have to concentrate on how your story works, whether plot and characters could be adjusted. It's good to get outside help at this stage - an outsider can often see things better.Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383445294405877750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899669321084154148.post-81170190951643127982012-12-21T16:27:36.228-05:002012-12-21T16:27:36.228-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383445294405877750noreply@blogger.com