tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post3771061776732896813..comments2024-02-23T05:16:12.783-05:00Comments on VOICES FROM THE HEART: Life throws curvesMona Riskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-76691883094163237412012-01-24T08:32:50.540-05:002012-01-24T08:32:50.540-05:00Sheila,
My most difficult conflict continues to be...Sheila,<br />My most difficult conflict continues to be my teenage daughter! She's 17 now, so hopefully my journey will be ending soon. That, coupled with work and family responsibilities, keep my writing time very limited these days.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930730661273079224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-21988306007500916632012-01-23T10:46:08.907-05:002012-01-23T10:46:08.907-05:00Hi Sheila, I never had major changes requested on ...Hi Sheila, I never had major changes requested on a manuscript, just editing here and there for things to flow better. When the first round of editing is requested, I sit on my computer for 10 to 12 hours and work straight till I am done. But I've always been like that in every thing I do. If I have a task, I just concentrate on it and put everything aside. I always take my lapotop wherever I go, and I have done editing during a cruise, locked in the cabin or sitting at a corner table on the deck for hours.<br /><br />Finish the edits before you go away and have fun on your vacation.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-31415747327065427312012-01-23T08:09:33.730-05:002012-01-23T08:09:33.730-05:00Hi Sheila,
thank you so much for this post. I of...Hi Sheila, <br /><br />thank you so much for this post. I often feel challenged by life, and knowing I'm not alone helps enormously. Having said that, I get strangely excited by the 'curves' that life throws my way, and I particularly loved your words 'Multiple challenges stretch us to reach farther'. So true, and so so doable. <br />I'm so excited to hear about your upcoming trip and your contract too, and I do hope you're enjoying the writerly process of revising, dealing with an editor, the paperwork, and all the other joys of being a professional writer. <br /><br />As for my most difficult outside challenge, it's a recent one. Just three weeks ago, I spent 5 full days revising my Wallflower submission in time for the New Year deadline, ignoring the cries from our eight-month-old downstairs (and his 'I'm still learning' dad!) It was hilarious and awful, but was a great exercise for Dad to travel further down the path of parenthood. Being a stay-at-home mum, I feel I've a sort of a headstart on that one ;-)<br /><br />Onwards and upwards, ladies! Loving the blog!Nicola McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345843540156517222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-11327395680897228882012-01-22T15:39:09.306-05:002012-01-22T15:39:09.306-05:00You're got a wonderful guy in Calvin. What a h...You're got a wonderful guy in Calvin. What a helpmate. <br /><br />Thanks, Vonnie. for the encouragement. And thanks for sharing your insight re TWRP! Your words made my day.Sheila Tenoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549721256331896612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588376429247025873.post-91119180681263386572012-01-22T14:14:03.813-05:002012-01-22T14:14:03.813-05:00How do I handle unscheduled things thrown at me wh...How do I handle unscheduled things thrown at me when I'm already busy? My biggest chores is keeping myself together. Not to panic. I ask Calvin to help with things: shopping, vaccumming, and easy household chores. Mainly, I just keep plugging away.<br /><br />I had an editor at TWRP ask for changes, too, before she offered a contract. Clueless me, I didn't know they did that. But I made the several changes she requested. One involved a completely new chapter to accomodate her suggestions. Much luck to you as you plod uphill. I'm sure you'll do great. I've got faith in you!Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.com