tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post3123674255818563149..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: In and out of love...Liana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-28749153602445664212008-10-09T07:45:00.000-04:002008-10-09T07:45:00.000-04:00Personally, I'm probably the stage before Lady Gla...Personally, I'm probably the stage before Lady Glamis. I haven't even finished my MS yet. It's halfway done and at a little over one-hundred pages (I know most people go by word count but it isn't all put together yet, just a chapter at a time). Still, I do get stuck in the doldrums and not just any doldrums, we're talking Phantom Tollbooth Doldrums, where everyone is moping about doing nothing. In those instances, I typically take to blogging, or at least blog commenting, kind of like now. That's just me though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-34460994245844485852008-10-09T07:08:00.000-04:002008-10-09T07:08:00.000-04:00I'm also a recovering perfectionist, but that's wh...I'm also a recovering perfectionist, but that's why I love editing! First drafts SUCK; they are never EVER perfect. *stabs all first drafts, everywhere*Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-83699818188322696992008-10-08T23:04:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:04:00.000-04:00Lady Glamis- 6 years is good :o) I'm going on 7 wi...Lady Glamis- 6 years is good :o) I'm going on 7 with my DH, but I still can't get the one-project-at-a-time thing down. <BR/><BR/>Somebody has to love editing, it isn't me. <BR/><BR/>I'm a recovering perfectionist and it drives me absolutely nutty when I try so hard to get the chapters right, and I miss. After several drafts I become very frustrated with myself and the characters because I want it to be perfect NOW, and it isn't.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-19472919054983055392008-10-08T23:01:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:01:00.000-04:00Oh, I do suppose that I should mention I'm on the ...Oh, I do suppose that I should mention I'm on the 4th draft of my novel as we speak, and I'm actually getting a little weary . . . but I'm still having fun, I'm still passionate about it, and I still can't bring myself to start the next novel floating around in the back of my head.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-66025711861171323502008-10-08T22:59:00.000-04:002008-10-08T22:59:00.000-04:00I'm still in the newlywed phase, huh? Wow . . . de...I'm still in the newlywed phase, huh? Wow . . . deep breath.<BR/><BR/>I just hope and pray that my passion will hold up! I actually lost my passion for writing for about 5 years after I graduated college and became an actual newlywed (yeah, took the writing "umph" right out of me). But now, after 5 years of creative nothin', I'm enjoying the plunge back in!<BR/><BR/>I don't know why I only stick to one project at a time - maybe it <I>is</I> because I'm fairly new to this writing world, but considering the fact that one of the emphases to my degree was Technical Writing/Editing, I'm willing to bet that the editing won't ever get me too down. I love the editing.<BR/><BR/>I guess only time will tell. I'm not sick of my husband yet after 6 years of marriage - is that a good indication? *big smiles*Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-56831445957592981692008-10-08T21:04:00.000-04:002008-10-08T21:04:00.000-04:00I guess I'm giving mine the silent treatment. I t...I guess I'm giving mine the silent treatment. I took it with me when I went early to pick up my daughter last night and instead of writing and editing while I wait,(which is what I used to do, in the good old days) I listened to Procol Harum very very loudly.The Geeky Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775423147875674123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-65481949223033290272008-10-08T20:42:00.000-04:002008-10-08T20:42:00.000-04:00To escape the doldrums I work on something differe...To escape the doldrums I work on something different, preferably something at either the plotting or editing stage. Yes, that's right, editing; for me, I'm most likely to fall out of love and hate the jolly thing when I have to do first draft writing. AckackACK.Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.com