tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post1141096705881191937..comments2023-10-08T06:21:52.923-07:00Comments on Amy Deardon: Writers WriteAmy Deardonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360116339457651031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-32071798978541294002011-01-28T17:11:42.219-08:002011-01-28T17:11:42.219-08:00Blogging is my disciplined writing. But I feel I&#...Blogging is my disciplined writing. But I feel I've no control over how fast a novel is written. However undisciplined it may be, I have to write and rewrite my characters through the same scenes until I know them. And then we embark together on an adventure that has an ending place I already know, though I discover with them how we shall get there.<br /><br />As best I can tell, every writer needs their own parameters. I can picture you thriving with the goal you've set, Amy. And like Philangelus, I hope you give yourself room to flex from it when need be.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-53761917268213878252011-01-26T09:46:35.924-08:002011-01-26T09:46:35.924-08:00Is this your Viola ms? I hope you have great news ...Is this your Viola ms? I hope you have great news soon! Good luck with submissions, and hope you're not snowed under with the weather.Amy Deardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360116339457651031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-83542035015723203392011-01-26T08:42:06.366-08:002011-01-26T08:42:06.366-08:00Right now I'm in-betweening. My agent has the ...Right now I'm in-betweening. My agent has the draft of my novel, which is still fairly early in the edits process. I'm editing as inspiration comes to me, but I'm really supposed to be waiting for her to tell me how to make the thing pop before I tinker it to death. LOL!<br /><br />So to kill time, I'm submitting short fiction and poetry to any market that looks reasonable. <br /><br />I did Nanowrimo as 1700 words a day with no respite, and at the end of the month (both times I did it) I had 50K+ words, but I crashed and couldn't write again until February. We all have natural rhythms we need to respect. You seem to have found yours. :-)Jane Lebakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851954297667846546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-51526306050759230042011-01-26T06:12:06.510-08:002011-01-26T06:12:06.510-08:00Philangelus, I greatly respect your thoughts on th...Philangelus, I greatly respect your thoughts on this! For NaNo I scheduled 2000 words six days per week, and that rest day was invaluable. I'm not keeping stringently to this schedule, but just, am trying to put words down esp. if I find myself reflecting about something. We'll see. I'm making progress on a new novel. How about you?Amy Deardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360116339457651031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-64326339508659696932011-01-26T04:05:02.614-08:002011-01-26T04:05:02.614-08:00I'd strongly suggest you amend that so that ev...I'd strongly suggest you amend that so that every so often you give yourself a writing pause. That means no new words on that particular project for a week or so. I think our subconscious mind needs that kind of break every so often in order to make the pathways straight for that particular story. It's a way of gathering strength before the difficult sequences.Jane Lebakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851954297667846546noreply@blogger.com