tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post4434904939175328410..comments2024-03-29T08:10:37.247+00:00Comments on Minxes of Romance: Late late resolutions!Romy Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-56626537275326817542013-01-31T10:03:29.512+00:002013-01-31T10:03:29.512+00:00Yes, Amalie, exactly like dangling chocolate! In m...Yes, Amalie, exactly like dangling chocolate! In my case it's like putting a box of Cadbury's Creme Eggs in front of me and telling me I can't have one until I've entered the pitch/fast track/comp! I can't resist. And, yes, I'm totally salivating right now :/<br /><br />Jenn - that really is the best advice, isn't it? Choose the line you can see yourself writing 20+ books for. And honestly, although medicals wasn't the first genre I saw myself writing for it is the one I get the most new ideas for these days! And you're right, if you can't NOT write the only thing is to push on through and keep writing!!<br /><br />Finishing a book and then the next one and the next one is the only way to do it isn't it? After all, I've never heard of an editor buying a partial or a chapter or a synopsis ... time to get on with the hard, nitty gritty stuff instead of satisfying myself with 101 different beginnings :-)<br /><br />And wouldn't you know, Maya, the week I post saying I am never entering one again there's a pitch for a line I *do* have a book started for. Hmmm. I'm thinking I need to get on with this book BEFORE I enter. And get it finished! And, definitely, contests have lots to recommend them, i.e. wonderful Minxes!<br /><br />Thanks, Jennifer! And totally, keeping on going until the end and learning more about yourself and your writing while you're doing it is probably the best learning a writer can do (awful English there!) because you learn so much about your process and what does/doesn't work for you.Catherine Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833065247432576080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-39214757233572908192013-01-30T14:18:07.201+00:002013-01-30T14:18:07.201+00:00Great blog Catherine! I was thinking about what yo...Great blog Catherine! I was thinking about what you said about keeping going and for me, finishing that first full manuscript was a daunting task and I see all the flaws in it now. But then the second got easier and the third full was The Divorce Party which I loved writing from the very first page to the end. And I think that was the key to keeping going - writing what I loved. Here's to much writing inspiration in 2013 xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745755510418802406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-47147539102831955742013-01-29T11:25:38.222+00:002013-01-29T11:25:38.222+00:00Hmm, I wouldn't *totally* close the door to co...Hmm, I wouldn't *totally* close the door to contests, Jo, as I know I wouldn't have met my lovely Minxes if I hadn't entered one. But I completely concur with Romy. Finishing a book (even if you shove it under a mattress afterwards) gives you such a boost because once you've done one the next one seems doable. Keep writing is the best advice I can offer. xxMaya Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678010385699279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-72384616337551419632013-01-29T11:24:42.466+00:002013-01-29T11:24:42.466+00:00Hmm, I wouldn't *totally* close the door to co...Hmm, I wouldn't *totally* close the door to contests, Jo, as I know I wouldn't have met my lovely Minxes if I hadn't entered one. But I completely concur with Romy. Finishing a book (even if you shove it under a mattress afterwards) gives you such a boost because once you've done one the next one seems doable. Keep writing is the best advice I can offer. xxMaya Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678010385699279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-4895602607511562522013-01-29T10:10:53.084+00:002013-01-29T10:10:53.084+00:00You definitely need to write what's in your he...You definitely need to write what's in your heart and not what you think will fit certain guidelines. Once you've written a story you love, it'll find a home, I really believe that!<br /><br />Also, finishing a book is such a great learning curve, that it really beats flitting from one story to another hands down.Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-67526131230960575502013-01-29T00:43:12.122+00:002013-01-29T00:43:12.122+00:00Oh my, not sure I should be commenting on this as ...Oh my, not sure I should be commenting on this as HQ's SYTYCW and HQ's Fast Track are responsible for me selling. Hmm...oh well. I will say that I narrowed my opportunities to those lines that I could see myself writing 20 or 30 books.<br /><br />As for what to do while waiting or when the road gets awfully steep, I must admit to saying to myself that I was wasting my time. I would never, ever sell. Boy was I wrong. :-) And thankfully I can't NOT write. It's an impossibility. Even if I only do it for myself. I will write.<br /><br />So write what you are passionate about and push through to the end. You'll be thrilled you did. :-)Jennifer Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133239078169479100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126642202567930486.post-74740501040235913542013-01-28T23:06:01.632+00:002013-01-28T23:06:01.632+00:00I also get the pitch/contest/fast-track MANIA. It&...I also get the pitch/contest/fast-track MANIA. It's very tempting. Like someone dangling chocolate in front of me at certain times of the month. <br /><br />Even saying that, when I see the hosts mention that they have lots of exciting opportunities coming up this year, I totally already start salivating, Pavlov's Dog Romance Writer.Amalie Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346563294446609770noreply@blogger.com