tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958062336013298229.post8848546194926588653..comments2010-05-26T11:57:21.593-05:00Mary Danielsonhttps://profiles.google.com/104967600902498567261noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958062336013298229.post-55974876212286718312010-05-26T11:57:21.527-05:002010-05-26T11:57:21.527-05:00Wow, celebs are hanging out there. Nice. *waves to Ms. Ross*<br /><br />You and I have been in the same boat and you know I let me WIP go in order to move on with something new. I had to. There was just no way around it.<br /><br />The good news is, this one has stuck. I&#39;m about 50 or so pages away from a final first draft. I just started this book with Nano in November and had a meager 100 pages to show for the first four months.<br /><br />But I&#39;m living proof that it can be done. The procrastination and lack of butt-in-chair can be beat. A little determination and a good story along with some fun plotting is what worked for me.<br /><br />I know you can do it. Congrats on moving forward and I can&#39;t wait to give you birthday hugs in person. Several months late. :)TerriOsburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958062336013298229.post-14080058826427727922010-05-25T12:40:24.292-05:002010-05-25T12:40:24.292-05:00Belated Happy Birthday! Speaking as someone who&#39;s published somewhere around 100 books over 28 years, I agree that some stories just need to be put away and allowed to either simmer, or perhaps finally be put out of their misery. (I wrote nine entire novels before I sold. Although I probably could have sold one or two later, I&#39;d gotten a lot better and look at those hundreds of thousands of words as necessary practice.) <br /><br />I also had a book in the 90s that took me five years to figure out. And that was between lots of other books. So, congrats on making a tough decision. And enjoy the margarita and the moving on!JoAnn Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958062336013298229.post-24759015435266397542010-05-25T09:43:44.911-05:002010-05-25T09:43:44.911-05:00Thanks for the support! It feels so right to finally be doing this and funneling my energy into something new. <br /><br />Sheri - I dread the query/synopsis stage but I know you&#39;ll get through it!Stephanie Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17097106257851318283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958062336013298229.post-87547500631332616062010-05-25T07:24:56.579-05:002010-05-25T07:24:56.579-05:00There&#39;s nothing wrong with setting it aside and moving one. A new adventure can rekindle that edge that sparked you to write in the first place. I can totally relate. Really. <br /><br />I&#39;ve only been writing for two years, but hammered out a horrible first novel. Finally realized unless I re-wrote the entire thing it would never go anywhere. So I put it aside, have finished a second and half of another story.<br /><br />I&#39;m currently frustrated with my query and synopsis, yet must get those done in order to submit. Grrr... roller-coaster ride.<br /><br />See, others understand. Best of luck to you.salarsenッhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958062336013298229.post-64447264886246943202010-05-25T03:30:09.603-05:002010-05-25T03:30:09.603-05:00Sounds like a brave step. I don&#39;t know that I could walk away from something I&#39;d been working on for that long.<br />Wishing you luck with your new adventures.cassandrajadehttp://cassandrajade.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com