Comments on: You're Writers, Not Waiters.

By: Louise Foerster

Louise Foerster — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:42:40 +0000

Thanks for the perspective -- I am smiling, laughing, there with you every step of the way. Wish I had taken your class at the conference -- bet it beat three pounds of tangerine jelly beans (now I'm fantasizing about candy corn because it's going on full fall in New England). Terrific post -- best of luck! Louise

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 30 May 2017 17:53:08 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. Of course you were!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Mon, 29 May 2017 04:31:50 +0000

In reply to Kimberly Brock. I'd buy that mug. I can't even wait for the damn coffee.

By: jillhannahanderson

jillhannahanderson — Mon, 29 May 2017 02:56:57 +0000

I love your sense of humor. Every single post of yours! And although you may have a gut ache from those jelly beans, let me tell you (not from my experience, of course, but my main character told me this) 2lb. of chocolate-covered peanuts are no walk in the park either! 😉
And, I may have a slight problem with waiting. For anything. Especially writing stuff from other people. My husband may have suggested "patience counseling" for me.
If I find a place that offers it, I'll let you know!

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Sat, 27 May 2017 22:30:08 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Thank you. I was so excited when she asked (but I tried to play it cool).

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Sat, 27 May 2017 22:28:25 +0000

In reply to LauraDrake. Thanks. Yes, just got to keep going.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Thu, 25 May 2017 21:32:38 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. Oh, YAY!! Congratulations on your submission!!!!!

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Thu, 25 May 2017 11:05:50 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. Congratulations on a huge accomplishment, Littlemissw! Go dance! Then get to work on the next - only way I've found to survive the waiting...

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Thu, 25 May 2017 01:38:34 +0000

I've just sent off my full manuscript at the request of a publisher I had an assessment with at a writer's conference here in Melbourne (Australia). That was Monday. I should say only Monday. And yet I keep checking my email compulsively because of course the poor woman has nothing better to do than read my work. So no, I am not a waiter. I never have been. I used to think it was an age thing but I'm as impatient in my thirties as I was in my twenties so I have to accept that it's just me. In the meantime though, I keep on writing.

By: Kimberly Brock

Kimberly Brock — Wed, 24 May 2017 21:00:41 +0000

In reply to Melanie Sue Bowles. Congrats on submitting a full ms! AND on the 45K MG! I absolutely understand the anxieties of managing our desire to produce stories AND THEN to see them published for readers. It's hard to keep sane and maintain faith in the process. I'm such a Type A - I want to usher everything forward in a nice orderly fashion and see PROGRESS! I have to constantly be reminding myself that there's a line between what's within my control and most of what falls on my side of that line is THE WRITING. I applaud you for being a responsible writer who takes care of business, and I cheer you on and pray for your sanity as you WRITE in the interim between the creativity and the publishing. xoxoxo