Comments on: Writing a book takes HOW LONG NOW?

By: Writing Links Round Up 11/14-11/19 – B. Shaun Smith

Writing Links Round Up 11/14-11/19 – B. Shaun Smith — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:26:57 +0000

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By: elfahearn

elfahearn — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:05:29 +0000

Look at all the comments you got! Now you see how many of us struggle with the same problem. How I envy the writers who can just churn out copy, but I ain't one of them and never shall be. The second book I published was awful--virtually a first draft that the editor pushed through because the deadline was moved up. I shouldn't have let them do that. I subsequently got the rights back to that dreadful jumble, rewrote, rewrote and rewrote, and will soon republish a book I'm now proud of. I've also decided that readers can and will wait. If you give them something awesome to read, they'll come back for more whether it's 3, 5 or 10 years later.

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August Project Updates! | the syntax of things — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 03:59:15 +0000

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By: Kelly Harms

Kelly Harms — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 18:35:35 +0000

Thank you all for such wonderful, personal and insightful comments. Time after time the world reminds me: when it comes to what matters, we are all in this together!

By: dhhanni

dhhanni — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:11:17 +0000

Thank you for this post. It's a great reminder that not everyone can pump out a book every few months and that's okay. It's all about what works best for you. I can relate to your point that it wasn't so much life that pushing the book to the side, but your inner voice. I think I listen too much to "Hurry up and work faster" even though I've always been more slow and deliberate. It doesn't help that our culture expects more quicker and faster regardless of quality. Congrats on getting both books out and good luck on future projects!

By: eileendandashi

eileendandashi — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:17:40 +0000

I enjoyed both the post and all the comments. Someday, I wish to be in the same position -- trying to get another book published! I have yet to publish a first one.

By: Helen Henderson

Helen Henderson — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:10:59 +0000

Sympathy for your losses, As a 24/7 caregiver I empathize for the struggle life can through our ways. I'm copying the mantra onto a post-it now.

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Helen Henderson
Stories of romance and adventure in worlds of imagination
Windmaster – chose between the sea, magic... or love.

By: Sandra McHugh

Sandra McHugh — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:55:30 +0000

Thanks for sharing your mother's comment, Karen McFarland....."You cannot push a rope" describes so accurately my three year long struggle since my husband's death to get down in writing a memoir of the joy of our family's life together for our children to have as a keepsake. The memories and the happiness are abundant and overflowing. The writing comes easily and provides peace and comfort. The title Lifetimes of Laughter leaves me gathering stories left and right from our family's supply of adventures so there's no lack of material. But the work load of organizing the lives of seven people into some kind of coherent order over an extended time with a cohesive theme while grieving and wanting to wave a magic writing wand and make the past the current present IS a definitive wriggling rope resisting any push at all....even as I love seeing the chapters grow, and then set my inner editor to work to set things to a tighter focus ! I feel like an embattled lion tamer, ever hyper vigilant about what should or shouldn't remain in the book! Your mother's words are calming, and steady me on my writing/revising/editing journey. Thanks for the lift.... to all of you who aren't treating three years like the eternity it feels like!

By: Recharging the Batteries | Stilettos, Stoli & Scribbles

Recharging the Batteries | Stilettos, Stoli & Scribbles — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:02:18 +0000

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By: A.M. Simpson

A.M. Simpson — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:33:41 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing you're an inspiration. 🙂