tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post1373838471952700060..comments2024-03-12T21:28:10.242-04:00Comments on That's Another Story: Cool Blog Quote: Helping Your Writing GrowAndrea Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-75043691378255555312014-07-27T09:41:18.525-04:002014-07-27T09:41:18.525-04:00Maybe one day you'll find someone that does! B...Maybe one day you'll find someone that does! But what do do in the meantime? Maybe that's when a new project starts to grow. :)Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-9503714592264271612014-07-27T09:40:31.137-04:002014-07-27T09:40:31.137-04:00So true! But sometimes I feel like some of the par...So true! But sometimes I feel like some of the parts I wrote two or three drafts ago are better than what I've written in the latest version. Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-10525005749447674422014-07-27T09:39:48.896-04:002014-07-27T09:39:48.896-04:00I don't think I'll ever give up on my old ...I don't think I'll ever give up on my old manuscripts, but I think it's important to write something new. They are waiting for when I want to go back to them.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-71882063421102271822014-07-27T09:38:44.043-04:002014-07-27T09:38:44.043-04:00I think this is true, Marcia. At the same time, it...I think this is true, Marcia. At the same time, it's so hard to put something away that was so important at one time.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-4614312811346255812014-07-27T09:37:55.124-04:002014-07-27T09:37:55.124-04:00Sometimes it's hard to know what to do, Joanne...Sometimes it's hard to know what to do, Joanne. I will probably go back to that manuscript again eventually, because I do believe in it. But I feel that way about every novel I've written, LOL!Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-70519766980571184342014-07-21T15:50:17.961-04:002014-07-21T15:50:17.961-04:00Thought-provoking post, Andrea. I'm up to draf...Thought-provoking post, Andrea. I'm up to draft 8 on my current MG novel, and I hope it's improving... But I see the wisdom in setting something aside when it's not working and starting something new from the ground up. I also see the wisdom in Michael's point about persistence. The most persistent writers seem to be the ones who get published.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-67253092091334327852014-07-21T14:12:37.460-04:002014-07-21T14:12:37.460-04:00I, too, have that one novel I pull out every once ...I, too, have that one novel I pull out every once in a while. Loved it, still do, but no one else seems to. Oh, well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-84220992668903009742014-07-21T12:17:34.048-04:002014-07-21T12:17:34.048-04:00Well, I have one novel (the one I'm (re)writin...Well, I have one novel (the one I'm (re)writing at present that I don't seem able to give up on... There's something to be said for persistence...Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-71784712591713542222014-07-21T11:27:13.374-04:002014-07-21T11:27:13.374-04:00Well the timing on reading this post could not hav...Well the timing on reading this post could not have been better...I am just contemplating what to give my full attention too. A novel I have been working on forever and can't seem to gel or....the shiny new book. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012878468524630950.post-5090380359738475472014-07-18T15:21:22.127-04:002014-07-18T15:21:22.127-04:00Yes, I agree with this! I don't think spending...Yes, I agree with this! I don't think spending years and years trying to perfect one thing helps writers grow as fast as they could. Often we have to build another book from the ground up in order to really start to see what we've learned. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.com