Comments on: Writing as an Endurance Sport

By: vivianarend

vivianarend — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:37:01 +0000

How am I making my writing better? Ahem…attempting to make my writing better?

Do the next thing. Learn from my mistakes. Let new people read my work but take their feedback with a grain of salt so I don’t lose -me-.

It helps that I started at zero and the first improvements are the biggest, just like the gains in conditioning when you start running. It’s easier to improve from a 1 hour to a 30 minute 5K than from a 30 minute to a 20 minute. In writing, the same thing.

First story, lots of tell, not enough show. I don’t do that anymore.

So…off to fix the ‘next thing’.

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:02:06 +0000

Right now, in my situation, I’m just trying to stay as positive as possible about everything and count all of my blessing, even the itty bitty ones.
In my writing life, it seems that readers are finally beginning to notice me—thanks in large part to Amazon Kindle. My books have found new life there, and it may just be a matter of luck. I’m not even doing 25% of the promotion I used to do, but readers are buying. I sold my 100th copy today.

By: anny cook

anny cook — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:36:26 +0000

Hmmm. Well, I had a book rejected and that was a kick in the seat of the pants, wasn’t it? Currently working verrrry slowly on three wips (three different genres), doing a lot of deliberate thinking before writing. That’s a difficult thing for a pantster like me.

As you know, somewhere under the skin there is an itch that says hurry, hurry, hurry, but I’m determined not to do that. I’m pleased with what I have written so far.

Will it be better? I don’t know. But this is my new and improved plan for Anny Cook.

By: ciarcullen

ciarcullen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:25:02 +0000

Hi Geri, what a nice thing to say. Angie James, who was the editor of that book, kept suggesting to me that I write another in that series, and I have to say that I have not yet written it, but it’s on my list! The only thing I know for sure is that Jet will be in some baaaaad trouble and it will be up to his loved ones to extricate him. But that you’d come to like Paulo more ;o)

I’ll push it up in the queue for you!

By: geri (witchy)

geri (witchy) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:09:00 +0000

LOL I hate to say this, but I’m not even Trying to go forward, I’m just trying to keep my head above water. Isn’t that sad to say? But I bet a lot of us are feeling that way.

(love your blog!)

Just stopped by to ask, (and you probably have heard this asked a hundred times), but was wondering if you were going to finish your Lords Of Ch’i world? I’ve just re-read Jet and Silvers story (for like the 5th time) and I would really like to find out what has happen to Paulo, Earth and Water, Pete and for goodness sakes! Mik! (and does Silver become pregnant? What’s going to happen with Jet and Silver!!??)
lol as you can see, as with others of your fans, I’m quite anxious to find out more of this world, and it’s characters.
(LOL though, after reading that little snip-it about your Steampunk Romance characters, I can’t wait for that story! )

Thanks for sharing your talent with us!