tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post4178346670322277350..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: On WritingJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-51594153450474525932011-01-08T10:54:31.637-08:002011-01-08T10:54:31.637-08:00More ups and downs than a posting trot. That's...More ups and downs than a posting trot. That's a great analogy, Alison - love it! Or should I say - ain't that the truth?<br /><br />I'm going to look for the book "Unstuck." I hadn't heard of it before. Who is the author?<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful posts about writing, by the way.Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-87782771816091402072011-01-08T10:47:58.893-08:002011-01-08T10:47:58.893-08:00Thanks Terri, Laura and Riversong for your comment...Thanks Terri, Laura and Riversong for your comments! <br /><br />Terri--I'm glad you reached that wonderful point where you can just write, and I am glad you are continuing as a member of EInk! <br /><br />Riversong--thanks for the nice comment about my blogs. Gee, in this biz we just don't get enough nice reviews. Good luck with your writing and getting out of your own 'dumps' and writing. I do recommend the book that I mentioned. It just may give you a lift during those times you need it.<br /><br />Laura--For sure you have no trouble writing--your blogs are lengthy and interesting! I hope you continue to write your mysteries with/without deadlines. And as we both know, getting older is kind of nice in a peaceful sorta way!Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-412833849515593512011-01-08T10:15:27.532-08:002011-01-08T10:15:27.532-08:00Alison--I do understand how you feel. Like you, I ...Alison--I do understand how you feel. Like you, I am sometimes not motivated to write, and I, too, have had my books rejected. Its not fun. Like you, I shied away from either writing or attempting to get published at times. I just got discouraged. For the last fifteen or so years I've been turning out my Gail McCarthy mystery series, and there have been ups and downs but I've continued to get a contract for each new book. I have to say that the deadline on these contracts is what has kept me writing--more than anything else. Other than that, I might have just let it lapse. But having promised to deliver the book at a given time, I just make myself do it. Sometimes the writing is fun, sometimes its a drag. I find that I'm not so attached to goals as a writer any more, just as I'm not so attached to goals with my horses. Don't know whether that's good or bad.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-7179572638145119872011-01-07T20:51:11.821-08:002011-01-07T20:51:11.821-08:00I can't say I've ever encountered rejectio...I can't say I've ever encountered rejection for my books, because my juvenile fiction novels aren't completed yet. I've only self published a hobby magazine otherwise. But I do get in the dumps and would rather read or watch TV than write. BIK HOK TAM (butt in chair, hands on keyboard, typing away madly) is tough, but in the end it is the only way to write. I am finding that despite my heavy daily load with normal work things, just taking the time to write, even if it is drivel and simple responses to random prompts, keeps me in the groove.<br /> Changing locations is good too. Writing about people going about their daily business can spark all kinds of character fun like from a park bench in front of a grocery store, at a coffee shop watching conversations and interactions, etc. <br /> Writing is work, though, like another job. I do hope you can work through the disappointment! I can't imagine the discouragement. Keep writing, though. Your blogs are awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-76756574080799627072011-01-07T18:09:02.039-08:002011-01-07T18:09:02.039-08:00Alison,
I feel the same way about writing. It is ...Alison,<br /><br />I feel the same way about writing. It is the reaction of others when they like something I have written and are touched by it that keeps me going. Even if it is just something little. In my current journey in writing my novel, I have wasted years being paralyized by the fear that noone will like it or that I am wasting my time. But I am now finally reaching the point where I write for me, even if it never gets published, I am doing for me. I guess I have just gotten old enough that I don't stress as much about what others think. I have a cherished inner circle of people who I care deeply about and very much value their opinions but other than that I just do what feels right for me.<br /><br />Hope you are surviving the cold, it is even unusually cold in San Diego and we are of course all serious weather wimps.Terri Rocovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222380250153504890noreply@blogger.com