tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post5177491247520542054..comments2023-07-08T09:29:45.652-04:00Comments on 154 Hidden Court: Thoughts on writing.mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-80150700916377004162013-08-04T13:28:37.939-04:002013-08-04T13:28:37.939-04:00These are all so great!! I love the quotes taken f...These are all so great!! I love the quotes taken from some of the greatest authors, it's always so interesting to hear they're perspective!KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-22071135162976684882013-08-02T09:31:43.016-04:002013-08-02T09:31:43.016-04:00That's EXACTLY why I've never done it eith...That's EXACTLY why I've never done it either. I swear, Nanowrimo was invented by Brooklyn hipsters who moved to NYC from somewhere else. How can I write 50,000 words in the same month as Thanksgiving? Or any month that involves seeing my family. Which is most months.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028558997383919768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-19475888286121701152013-08-02T08:40:38.737-04:002013-08-02T08:40:38.737-04:00Seriously! Any time I write an outline I end up t...Seriously! Any time I write an outline I end up totally ignoring it, because that's just not what HAPPENS when I start writing. mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-58850202431852809002013-08-02T08:39:55.993-04:002013-08-02T08:39:55.993-04:00I know! Sometimes I craft a phrase in my head a h...I know! Sometimes I craft a phrase in my head a hundred times before it feels RIGHT. mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-39659702928259661452013-08-02T08:38:54.908-04:002013-08-02T08:38:54.908-04:00I've never done national novel writing month, ...I've never done national novel writing month, because November is probably the worst possible time for me to dedicate myself to that much writing. Maybe I should schedule my own novel writing month when it's convenient to me - say April ;) mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-78292716109341259272013-08-02T08:32:40.288-04:002013-08-02T08:32:40.288-04:00I hear you! It is scary, isn't it? For me, i...I hear you! It is scary, isn't it? For me, it's a fear of putting myself out there for the world to see and judge and possibly hate. mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-72525409766575945342013-08-02T08:31:57.525-04:002013-08-02T08:31:57.525-04:00Paying the bills comes first! I read somewhere th...Paying the bills comes first! I read somewhere that everyone has at least one good novel in her. I think I'll go with that. mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408037569157979680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-72665496928669803382013-08-01T23:59:21.829-04:002013-08-01T23:59:21.829-04:00I love these, all of them. Especially the one abo...I love these, all of them. Especially the one about not knowing what I think until I read it.<br />Cyndy @ Back in the Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106750680265704567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-528092349852567842013-08-01T21:10:06.777-04:002013-08-01T21:10:06.777-04:00I like the Robert Cormier quote. Sometimes, I NEVE...I like the Robert Cormier quote. Sometimes, I NEVER get it right, but when I do, ahhhh!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-57047062543950073302013-08-01T15:56:26.550-04:002013-08-01T15:56:26.550-04:00I have the same quote from Edison pinned! And have...I have the same quote from Edison pinned! And have you joined National Novel Writing Month? I actually finished a first draft on my novel with it, and it felt great. Awesome post! I found you from Mama Kat's linkup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-83720008558083156632013-08-01T14:06:51.862-04:002013-08-01T14:06:51.862-04:00For me, it is the fear one that keeps me from real...For me, it is the fear one that keeps me from really throwing myself into it. But I am working on it!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553065652734412934.post-56574133484010607832013-08-01T09:23:54.604-04:002013-08-01T09:23:54.604-04:00I write fiction longhand and I used to keep my cur...I write fiction longhand and I used to keep my current work in a folder marked "Crappy First Draft."<br /><br />And Stephen King is right--for me, right now, working on fiction is absolutely terror inducing. Good/bad for me, it's not profitable, so I'm focusing on my other writing for the moment. Yes, I'm wussing out, but I can't pay my bills with literary dedication.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028558997383919768noreply@blogger.com