tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post4168928478224970181..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Cross-RoadsJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-20286070261094160882009-08-18T17:33:57.551-07:002009-08-18T17:33:57.551-07:00sorry, didn't mean to post that twice!sorry, didn't mean to post that twice!milwaukeecobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145054634620935475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16606008755943909972009-08-18T17:32:04.147-07:002009-08-18T17:32:04.147-07:00I guess I would like to write a blog or set of ess...I guess I would like to write a blog or set of essays on what it means to grow as an adult amateur. I really don't want to be a trainer. In my job, I write about aesthetic theory as it is lived-out and made real. Riding is that very thing. Horses can't theorize, can't think in the abstract. But they have that incredible way of physically understanding a way to move (that comes from a different riding philosophy) that is completely different from anything they have done in the past. If it is presented to them in the right way. That understanding is completely dependent on the partnership they have with their rider. I am continually amazed at how intense, complex, and even sensual that partnership can be. That's what I'd like to write about. Because it HAS to be physical, it is completely intimate. Where else in life do you get that? --Okay, BESIDES that!milwaukeecobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145054634620935475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-43695717939578049202009-08-18T17:31:23.379-07:002009-08-18T17:31:23.379-07:00I guess I would like to write a blog or set of ess...I guess I would like to write a blog or set of essays on what it means to grow as an adult amateur. I really don't want to be a trainer. In my job, I write about aesthetic theory as it is lived-out and made real. Riding is that very thing. Horses can't theorize, can't think in the abstract. But they have that incredible way of physically understanding a way to move (that comes from a different riding philosophy) that is completely different from anything they have done in the past. If it is presented to them in the right way. That understanding is completely dependent on the partnership they have with their rider. I am continually amazed at how intense, complex, and even sensual that partnership can be. That's what I'd like to write about. Because it HAS to be physical, it is completely intimate. Where else in life do you get that? --Okay, BESIDES that!milwaukeecobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145054634620935475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-67244643040822298632009-08-18T09:59:35.603-07:002009-08-18T09:59:35.603-07:00Michele,The biggest gift I've gotten from my e...Michele,The biggest gift I've gotten from my experience here and my blog is the habit of writing daily.<br />I didn't realize I couldn't call myself a writer until it became a daily ritual. <br />Finding out what I should write about came with the practice. <br />Figuring out what to do with it will come later.Maybe.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-60343433479414029652009-08-18T09:02:59.668-07:002009-08-18T09:02:59.668-07:00Michele, I really hear you about writing what you ...Michele, I really hear you about writing what you love as opposed to writing what you think will sell. Though in today's publishing climate, even writing what you think will sell doesn't always work out, as you pointed out.<br /><br />As for me, my mystery series is still being published--book number eleven comes out this coming spring. but...and its a big but, for the last three books I have taken the series in a new direction. My protagonist is no longer a hard working single equine veterinarian, but rather a stay-at-home mom. There are still lots of horses (I love writing about horses), but there is much about being a mom as well. Has this been a popular change for readers? Not so much. Many miss the old format. Some, who are probably moms themselves, enjoy reading about the life changes Gail is experiencing. Did I do it to improve sales? No. I did it because that's what I wanted to write about. My forthcoming book is all about a mom sharing horseback riding with her kid, something I think a lot of us can relate to. (Oh, yeah, there's a mystery involved, too, of course.) Anyway, I, too, have made the choice to write what I want to write, and though my publisher has indicated she'd prefer I go back to the "old Gail", she's still willing to publish the series (so far). <br /><br />I think your choice is a good one. I hope that I will continue to write the books that call to me to be written, and not get trapped into writing something else on the basis of needing to sell it. I wish us all luck in this venture.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-25159103673901277612009-08-18T07:52:26.364-07:002009-08-18T07:52:26.364-07:00I am hoping that when I think about writing what I...I am hoping that when I think about writing what I love, it plays out something like that movie "Field of Dreams." Wouldn't that be cool? Afterall, writers are dreamers.M.K. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075351823559612090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-51646117277683360642009-08-17T20:31:01.375-07:002009-08-17T20:31:01.375-07:00Great post, Michele.
I really enjoyed it. I, too,...Great post, Michele.<br /><br />I really enjoyed it. I, too, have struggled with the same thing. My one equestrian romantic mystery had horrible sales, yet I know it's my best book to date, and I loved writing it.<br /><br />I have one more book under contract in another genre then I'm going back to what I like to write also.Jami Davenporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-46617271959857399052009-08-17T20:27:40.629-07:002009-08-17T20:27:40.629-07:00Thank You, Mary! My fingers are crossed for you, t...Thank You, Mary! My fingers are crossed for you, too.A.K. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365909229606536388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-1297754044881798402009-08-17T19:55:44.237-07:002009-08-17T19:55:44.237-07:00Great post, Michele! I'm cheering for you to ...Great post, Michele! I'm cheering for you to have great success writing what you love. After writing two romances I realized I really wanted to be writing contemporary fantasy. I managed to work horses into my contemporary fantasy series The Foreseers & I'm loving every moment of it.<br /><br />I don't have agent representation yet, but I do have some interest from a couple of agents. If I sell to a mainstream publisher that would be wonderful, but if not, I'll still be happy writing what I love.<br /><br />All the best,<br />MaryMary Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312172412621246717noreply@blogger.com