tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post2182938077137098747..comments2024-02-23T05:16:12.783-05:00Comments on VOICES FROM THE HEART: Writing, Procrastination is thy middle name.Mona Riskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-56340211518195504182012-09-08T11:34:41.017-04:002012-09-08T11:34:41.017-04:00Vonnie,
I'm my own worst enemy 9 times out of ...Vonnie,<br />I'm my own worst enemy 9 times out of 10. If I write myself into a corner (yes, I'm a pantser not a plotter), I'll avoid writing that manuscript and jump to another.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930730661273079224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-72115366271209494372012-09-02T23:06:05.747-04:002012-09-02T23:06:05.747-04:00No doubt you're right, Mona. After some revisi...No doubt you're right, Mona. After some revisions, I'm sure it'll turn out right. I hope so, anyhow. Thanks for your encouragement.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-41625897520678329472012-09-02T19:45:13.262-04:002012-09-02T19:45:13.262-04:00Vonnie, I had that problem with two books that dra...Vonnie, I had that problem with two books that dragged for four years. Every year, I'd try writing and it didn't go. I heard in a workshop an editor saying, "If you have trouble writing it, the reader will have trouble reading it." I realized I couldn't continue each book because in one the plot wasn't flowing well, so I changed the plot and I re-wrote it. And in the other book, the characters weren't appealing, again I changed the characters' flaws and qualities and re-wrote, and things flew. Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-77136586320209413282012-09-02T16:00:40.979-04:002012-09-02T16:00:40.979-04:00Oh, the tunnel of doubt, Ana Morgan. You've ph...Oh, the tunnel of doubt, Ana Morgan. You've phrased it so well. I'm crawling through it now.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-90736187373173130232012-09-02T15:59:39.460-04:002012-09-02T15:59:39.460-04:00Terry, thirteen books in the same series? How...ho...Terry, thirteen books in the same series? How...how...oh, my. You make me feel so inadequate. I'm struggling keeping all three books from being mirror images. Thirteen? I bow to your creativity.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-72908539846010609702012-09-02T15:57:51.243-04:002012-09-02T15:57:51.243-04:00Paisley, can I borrow your CP? I've already sh...Paisley, can I borrow your CP? I've already shot my hero. Gee, can I shoot my heroine, too? LOL Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-1163851660149653752012-09-02T14:37:57.487-04:002012-09-02T14:37:57.487-04:00I've just started back to work on my timetrave...I've just started back to work on my timetravel. It's cooler. It's harvest time; even the weeds are getting tired. I've had some great ah-ha thoughts over the past four months. With luck, I won't re-enter the tunnel of doubt, and I'll finish it.Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-68403110666410628892012-09-02T13:36:28.483-04:002012-09-02T13:36:28.483-04:00I'm there with Silence of the Wolf. I've b...I'm there with Silence of the Wolf. I've been asked to get the marketing materials together for it, a 2,000 word synopsis, what? And I'm like I haven't written the book yet? Plus I've restarted the beginning numerous times. <br /><br />This is the 13th book in the werewolf series, so I have to make each and every one of them really different from the last. I've been working on covers, a print version of an ebook, while trying to come up with the story idea that will work. I have to turn it in by Wed. No later. So the synopsis has to be done. One way or another. Sometimes we just have to set goals, brainstorm with friends, and do it. :) Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-24571891993454927932012-09-02T13:31:15.787-04:002012-09-02T13:31:15.787-04:00Vonnie, I feel your pain. I had a stubborn spot as...Vonnie, I feel your pain. I had a stubborn spot as well. I have this wonderful new critique partner - a guy who is absolutely magical with words. I complained about being stuck - he told me to shoot my heroine. My mouth dropped opened and I told him he was crazy. He said blood always carries a plot line on. He was right - shot the heroine, blood flowed and I cut 16,000 words. It changed my plot a wee bit, but now it is flowing like crazy. Do I have a genius helping me - you bet!Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.com