tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post7561991427926610824..comments2024-03-23T07:00:34.433-05:00Comments on A Writer of Wrongs: Butt in seat; brain on vacayTerry Toweryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840835964828394622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-44111563202073830282010-08-07T16:31:03.457-05:002010-08-07T16:31:03.457-05:00Quit smacking yourself around! Maybe you need a re...Quit smacking yourself around! Maybe you need a rest. We all go through that. Do something completely none-writing while you're not writing and querying. You'll feel like getting back to it sooner. At least, that's my experience. I've been dragging the kids on a lot of hikes lately.<br /><br />I'm getting ready to publish an enovel. I finally gave up on the whole query letter/rejection thing. Besides, have you read how ebooks are taking off? You may decide to go that way too. Who knows.Amanda Borenstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061109442550378113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-86941205950728945352010-08-07T08:37:44.926-05:002010-08-07T08:37:44.926-05:00Hey! Chin up. I don't want to hear any of thi...Hey! Chin up. I don't want to hear any of this "months, maybe years" stuff. You have to realize (it's taken me a while too) that this past time was sooooo tough, because you were learning AFTER you went. It's much easier to "learn while you go", but us writer types don't like the easy way for some reason. This next one will go MUCH more smoothly. I promise.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-20137717488042336492010-08-04T12:04:51.030-05:002010-08-04T12:04:51.030-05:00I sent you an email, Terry and I hope you read it ...I sent you an email, Terry and I hope you read it and think about what it says. Never give up!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.aguywalksinto365bars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-15183060998821010992010-08-03T22:23:14.238-05:002010-08-03T22:23:14.238-05:00yeah, it's hard to get back into it when you&#...yeah, it's hard to get back into it when you've fallen out of practice. i think it was frank peretti who said that if you want to be a professional writer you have to treat it like a job. show up when it's the allotted time to work, and try. somedays you'll write a thousand words, some days you'll struggle for ten. just keep plugging away, and it'll work out in the end... though i'm certain he said it better than that- that's just vic paraphrase...vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-55738348228906812402010-08-03T19:10:03.517-05:002010-08-03T19:10:03.517-05:00My writing is going slow as well. Writing is like ...My writing is going slow as well. Writing is like working out, it's so easy to fall out of shape. It's not so easy to get back into shape. I just picked up a great book though that I hope helps bring my writing to the next level. *fingers crossed* You'll get back into it!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-44186997542941688802010-08-03T18:59:27.129-05:002010-08-03T18:59:27.129-05:00Glad you made it home and glad your summer was gre...Glad you made it home and glad your summer was great!<br /><br />Don't get discouraged. It takes a while to get back into the habit of writing. But I must tell you, three years isn't that long to spend before publishing anything. Check around. Some authors write five, ten, even forty mss before getting pubbed.Cheryl B. Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278782212826383478noreply@blogger.com