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[…] Halloween, Shmalloween...nothing inspires terror like writing. Holly Robinson identifies her top 5 fears and encourages you to do the same. […]

By: Orly Konig Lopez

Orly Konig Lopez — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 23:11:01 +0000

Great post, Holly. So many fears, so little candy to drown them with.

#2 gets me. And nipping at its heels is the fear that each new book will be rejected by editors with a big fat evil clown laugh.

And agree with Laura - that cover is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

By: jeanne kern

jeanne kern — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:06:47 +0000

Fun post, and it tends to reduce many of our fears. Nothing reduces my childhood fear of people in gorilla suits. Oddly, I've been to Rwanda and spent an hour with real gorillas, but I wasn't afraid of the real thing--only people pretending. And my writing fear is that I'll never again have a good idea for a story. Gaaaaggghhh!

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:39:47 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. Don't think for a minute that every single author out there doesn't have that same fear, littlemissw. You are not alone.

By: Beverly Turner

Beverly Turner — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 02:51:04 +0000

Holly...I have to admit that #2 is my biggie. I am in the middle of revising and at times, I think it might have potential. But other times, I have to work at shutting up that voice that tells me I'll never be good enough to be published, good enough for anyone to want to read. I keep a roll of duct tape on hand when the little bugger just won't shut up. The scary pumpkin headed man that moved with you??? Geesh! I can't imagine living with that. I didn't have any boogie men that haunted me. Guess I was so ugly I scared them off! :-P

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 02:01:51 +0000

We had our first ever Halloween party yesterday (Halloween's not very big in Australia). Now sugar hyped children in fancy dress are one of my fears. My number one writing fear? That I will never make any money from writing and will therefore always need a day job. That sounds superficial and materialistic doesn't it? I am ashamed to admit it, but I'm being honest. Oh dear.

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 01:47:11 +0000

I hate when someone reads it and creates parallels that don't exist just because it contains an element of something else. Does it mean I didn't convey it or just that the reader needs to connect it to something even if it makes no sense?

denise

By: Fae Rowen

Fae Rowen — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:42:09 +0000

On my favorite holiday, you have to go and bring up the F-word, Holly. I claim your #5. It's not that I'm worried about the reviewers, but I want to put out the very best book that I can. If people don't like it, for whatever reason, my perfectionism takes a real hit. I have a very narrow slice of the genre pie with "military science fiction romance," so if I were worried about anybody reading my stories, I'd skip to another genre. Well, maybe not. I'm a science fiction freak. Thanks for sharing a fun post on this delicious day! Now I'm off to get a mop to clean up the Kool Aid somebody spilled at the top of this post. Happy Halloween!

By: Laura Drake

Laura Drake — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:30:30 +0000

In reply to maddiedawson. I have that one too, Maddie - I'll never have another good idea!

By: Laura Drake

Laura Drake — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:29:45 +0000

In reply to jamesr403. Yes, James! And you reminded me of another - breaking my process. Since I have no little say in what it is, who's to say it'll hang around for the next book? Or the one after that? Thanks a pantload for the reminder! Happy Halloween!