Comments on: The Things That Keep You Going

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By: Lisa Ciarfella

Lisa Ciarfella — Thu, 12 May 2016 20:06:14 +0000

thanks for this post. Great stuff here!

By: Orly Konig-Lopez

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:08:57 +0000

In reply to Linda Lee. Thanks, Linda. I love what you said about your characters enriching your life. I feel the same about mine. I learn something about myself through each character I write. It's why I keep writing. :-)

By: Orly Konig-Lopez

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:06:12 +0000

In reply to Patricia Murphy Minch. That's fantastically positive!!!!! But don't make any changes until you have a backup copy and a backup of the backup!! Then do a read through and make notes where you can tighten. Good luck with the editing and resubmitting. :-)

By: Orly Konig-Lopez

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:57:26 +0000

In reply to Kathy. I don't think the demons ever go away, they just change. But we hang in there, don't we? :-)

By: Linda Lee

Linda Lee — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:14:07 +0000

"The challenge of learning" and the "Holy shit, I did it!" Yeah, that's good enough for me. It sounds crazy, but my fictional characters have enriched my life. I wouldn't trade that sense of joy and wonder for anything. Not all readers like my books--but hey, I told my characters' stories the way they asked me to, and I'm better off for the experience. Thanks for the touch of inspiration, Orly. Pinned & shared. :)

By: Patricia Murphy Minch

Patricia Murphy Minch — Wed, 11 May 2016 18:55:41 +0000

I needed your post on this particular day. This morning I received a reply from my dream publisher that they'd be VERY interested in my book (which I've been plugging away on for nearly a decade) IF I can reduce the word count by about 40 percent! Impossible? Maybe not. I guess I'll just make a copy of my original, get out the scalpel (or sledge hammer), and get busy.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 11 May 2016 16:58:32 +0000

Congratulations! And thank you for reminding us to persevere. I've found even publication doesn't drive away the demons of doubt in my brain. I face it with each new project.

By: Orly Konig-Lopez

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 11 May 2016 16:10:44 +0000

In reply to Rick George. Thanks, Rick. Gotta have the sense of humor. Life is too overwhelming without it. :-)

By: Orly Konig-Lopez

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 11 May 2016 16:08:48 +0000

In reply to Cara Sue Achterberg. That sounds so cool! Way more fun than the excel spreadsheets I used when I was querying. Love the idea of being able to flip through the notebook and see your successes.