tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.comments2011-12-12T16:58:45.353-08:00The Write LifeKristy Philbrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510483909630988544noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-88818451202679472992011-12-12T16:58:45.353-08:002011-12-12T16:58:45.353-08:00It's always good to expand our artistic outlet...It's always good to expand our artistic outlets. Your latest interest is creative indeed! :-)Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312964651014853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-10075312123732021042011-07-28T20:56:48.151-07:002011-07-28T20:56:48.151-07:00I'm still waiting. Where have you been? ;)I'm still waiting. Where have you been? ;)Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769608241721159535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-5791868607832949962011-02-20T16:03:28.784-08:002011-02-20T16:03:28.784-08:00Good for you Kristy...good luck with your rewrites...Good for you Kristy...good luck with your rewrites~Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-37323761280124523852011-01-01T00:09:29.595-08:002011-01-01T00:09:29.595-08:00I am dreadful during the holidays! I told myself ...I am dreadful during the holidays! I told myself it would be great to have time off work and instead, I've done everything but write! It's 1 January now, so I'm going to have to get my nose back to the grindstone.<br /><br />Happy new year, and all the best for 2011!Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-56671422937268797232010-12-19T05:01:03.520-08:002010-12-19T05:01:03.520-08:00Good luck!Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046724975658216337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-69791574477837319842010-12-09T02:25:02.003-08:002010-12-09T02:25:02.003-08:00Hey, thanks for the link, Lo!
Good luck with the ...Hey, thanks for the link, Lo!<br /><br />Good luck with the revisions, Kristy! I'm starting at the same time as you--it's good to have company in attacking these things. Only way to learn is do it! (There, did that sound un-scared?)Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-89331500441184772432010-12-08T16:25:23.518-08:002010-12-08T16:25:23.518-08:00@Lo Thank you, I'll go check that out now!
@...@Lo Thank you, I'll go check that out now! <br /><br />@tracy, I'll have to check it out :)Kristy Philbrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510483909630988544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-9877472197915427262010-12-08T15:18:06.131-08:002010-12-08T15:18:06.131-08:00Ahhh, approach it head-on...I just wrote an entry ...Ahhh, approach it head-on...I just wrote an entry about challenges! Go for it!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-62146856008515319922010-12-08T15:05:57.907-08:002010-12-08T15:05:57.907-08:00Good Luck! It's not as bad as you think, once ...Good Luck! It's not as bad as you think, once you get going :-) <br /><br />I just read a really great blog post about this yesterday...with some handy tips and links on how to approach revision/re-writes. It made me feel a lot better, since Im in the middle of massive re-writes right now! You can find it at www.amiekaufman.comLo Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460559668621357188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-43447478031022390782010-11-30T21:31:08.342-08:002010-11-30T21:31:08.342-08:00Congrats you made it! I did too just in the nick o...Congrats you made it! I did too just in the nick of time but mine is no way finished even as a rough. I have I guess another 20,000 before I can come to the end.<br /><br />Good luck with the revision. I will finish the story and put mine away as it was just a writing exercise for me - back to the 'serious' stuff in january!<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-28037632730501154982010-11-30T18:12:02.026-08:002010-11-30T18:12:02.026-08:00Kristy,
Congratulations to you on your finish...I ...Kristy,<br />Congratulations to you on your finish...I think endings are always bittersweet. I know you will do the revisions with gusto and vigor!<br />Good Luck and enjoy your success...Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-5313060548671333122010-11-30T16:25:33.241-08:002010-11-30T16:25:33.241-08:00Congrats on winning! It's great to hear that ...Congrats on winning! It's great to hear that you are serious and dedicated to your revision. I hope you enjoy the process and end up with a product that you are truly happy with and proud of!<br /><br />I'm not super-psyched about this year's NaNo novel, so I'm setting that aside to revise a novel that I finished in October and start writing a new one that I'm really excited about.<br /><br />Congrats again! Good luck & have fun!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-88433405524869396052010-11-22T18:50:57.589-08:002010-11-22T18:50:57.589-08:00Love this post...especially the first paragraph an...Love this post...especially the first paragraph and the part about not writing "the end" yet. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the good work!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-59809183134741665532010-11-22T14:31:57.020-08:002010-11-22T14:31:57.020-08:00Congrats!! What an accomplishment...and the best i...Congrats!! What an accomplishment...and the best is yet to come! :-) Good luck with the next step!Lo Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460559668621357188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-70985861496063972202010-11-18T08:47:08.204-08:002010-11-18T08:47:08.204-08:00I think you make an excellent point about "ru...I think you make an excellent point about "rushing the plot". There is nothing worse as a reader than investing so much of yourself in a story line only to end up saying......."is that it???" Oh, the disappointment !Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312964651014853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-65355840619202470102010-11-15T19:08:01.641-08:002010-11-15T19:08:01.641-08:00@Brandi - Exactly, I look forward to being able to...@Brandi - Exactly, I look forward to being able to revise, and allow myself more breathing room. <br /><br />@Erin - I know right?? A great book is indeed one that makes you not want to put it down. I have to add more of the boring stuff as well, but in an interesting way.. Bring on December!Kristy Philbrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510483909630988544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-60264041347459474712010-11-15T18:35:21.056-08:002010-11-15T18:35:21.056-08:00Love the virtual writing space! Very cool!Love the virtual writing space! Very cool!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-24671344677972200982010-11-15T18:20:21.325-08:002010-11-15T18:20:21.325-08:00I LOVE that feeling when you're reading a book...I LOVE that feeling when you're reading a book that is good enough to want to skip ahead but at the same time want to savor every word! That's the sign of a great book!<br /><br />As for writing, I do tend to skip over the "boring but necessary" stuff to get to the "exciting" stuff. I need to make the "boring but necessary" stuff less boring so that I can give my readers the information they need without being as bored as I was when I wrote it! That's what revisions in December are for. =)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-26266705490767734372010-11-15T17:08:54.781-08:002010-11-15T17:08:54.781-08:00I have been trying to be careful about that, but I...I have been trying to be careful about that, but I know that if I do rush, then I will fix when I go back and edit. <br /><a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog</a>brandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-12721669170449258962010-11-12T06:37:20.396-08:002010-11-12T06:37:20.396-08:00I loved your idea of the hot air balloon. Beautifu...I loved your idea of the hot air balloon. Beautiful post Kristy.Sarah Callejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170538674915115980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-15861527652164311422010-11-11T14:58:04.888-08:002010-11-11T14:58:04.888-08:00My MC is screaming b/c I've abandoned her whil...My MC is screaming b/c I've abandoned her while I edit for my ms critique with Janet Reid in January. It's exhausting so every once in a while, I'll let her flow onto the page and she pipes down for a while. It's like letting the "psshssshhhh" out of the Dr. Pepper bottle by unscrewing it juuuuuussst a bit, then tightening it back up again. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-59317941210393122672010-11-09T21:05:05.063-08:002010-11-09T21:05:05.063-08:00LOL- my characters haven't rebelled, please do...LOL- my characters haven't rebelled, please don't give them any ideas!<br /><br /><a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog</a>brandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-64613845613711900572010-11-09T19:48:11.816-08:002010-11-09T19:48:11.816-08:00I think you've got the right idea to just keep...I think you've got the right idea to just keep writing and let your characters figure themselves out. That might be different if you weren't doing NaNo, but it sounds like a good plan for November!<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words over at my blog. I greatly appreciate it!!!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-46601917366994803062010-11-09T17:48:53.567-08:002010-11-09T17:48:53.567-08:00I find the voices in my head do the same thing as ...I find the voices in my head do the same thing as your charactersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905688704581556730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010812359547385626.post-16052072138025532942010-11-09T10:08:09.884-08:002010-11-09T10:08:09.884-08:00@brandileigh2003 Nice to meet you, and thanks for ...@brandileigh2003 Nice to meet you, and thanks for following! <br /><br />@Erin - Great suggestions, I think that I forget the normal flow of things sometimes!Kristy Philbrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510483909630988544noreply@blogger.com