tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post2168147565108723225..comments2023-05-30T04:55:18.889-05:00Comments on A Writer's Blog: LostScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-37074721809288219812010-06-09T18:38:59.939-05:002010-06-09T18:38:59.939-05:00Your post is so true! Sometimes, I wonder if all t...Your post is so true! Sometimes, I wonder if all this time that I'm putting into my first novel will be worth it. But you're right: we write because we love it. We need to focus on that. Hopefully, the rest will follow n due time.Lauren F. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934796581125939821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-75031162475006991212010-06-04T12:50:18.088-05:002010-06-04T12:50:18.088-05:00And a damn fine writer you are :) I enjoyed your p...And a damn fine writer you are :) I enjoyed your post.Annahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488483947168168144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-78608932535910907182010-06-04T12:50:18.089-05:002010-06-04T12:50:18.089-05:00And a damn fine writer you are :) I enjoyed your p...And a damn fine writer you are :) I enjoyed your post.Annahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488483947168168144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-5902242244138961202010-06-04T07:10:08.575-05:002010-06-04T07:10:08.575-05:00Davin – I’m right there with you. It’s a cycle thi...Davin – I’m right there with you. It’s a cycle thing with me too. It all just became so overwhelming recently and I seriously began to doubt why I was writing in the first place. Thankfully, I overcame that pesky little hurdle. Well, not so little, but . . . <br /><br />VR – you’re right. I think the distance, no matter how it’s created, we put between ourselves and our writing is never a good thing. I always try to say it’s all about balance – write, research, immerse in blogs, read, live, etc. – but it is also so easy to overbalance in one area. I think as long as we always find our way back to our writing, our joy, then we’ll be just fine.<br /><br />Michelle – I think we all get lost in the dream of publication and, at some point, lose track of why we started writing in the first place. I didn’t start writing to get published. I started writing because I wanted to know what happened to some characters after ‘The End’. At some point, publishing became an option, but a part of me misses those endless days of writing, writing, writing . . . just for me. <br /><br />Tess – there’s always joy in the writing, it’s just the rest of the crapola that’s not so joyful! Ha! I know we’ll all laugh at the struggle one day, once we’re on the NY Times BestSellers list, but it’s not so funny as we’re going through it. The good thing about blogging . . . I always find out, not that I didn’t know in the first place, that I’m not alone in this struggle! : )Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-68552477322560027022010-06-03T22:22:40.422-05:002010-06-03T22:22:40.422-05:00You explain my feelings as of late as well. Strug...You explain my feelings as of late as well. Struggling with finding my way in this process. It's not easy but we need to focus on the writing.<br /><br />and try to find a little joy in it all.<br /><br />thanks, Scott.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-64041595332770792002010-06-03T18:10:47.262-05:002010-06-03T18:10:47.262-05:00Oh boy do I hear you on this! I think doing my sel...Oh boy do I hear you on this! I think doing my self-publishing novella project has REALLY changed my perspective on publishing and writing - the writing is the important part. There are so many ways to get our work out there these days that we should focus on the actual work first and then pursue the other paths.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-35946165490379296022010-06-03T09:53:48.676-05:002010-06-03T09:53:48.676-05:00It is easy to get sucked into all the things that ...It is easy to get sucked into all the things that go along with writing. Research is the big distraction for me. But the more distance I put between me and actual writing, the more onerous pen to paper seems. That's when I begin to wonder if it's all worth it. But I think we all have those doubts. As Rachelle says, just gotta believe. Excellent post.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-78400348016477276542010-06-02T09:30:17.192-05:002010-06-02T09:30:17.192-05:00Here, here! I go through cycles, and sometimes I d...Here, here! I go through cycles, and sometimes I do a lot of research about publishing. It always gets me intimidated, and then I want to throw up. That's when I'm reminded to just forget about all of that and write. It seems like you've been reminded too, and I think that's a good thing!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.com