tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post112270032222582034..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: What Makes You Write?MJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122948958912896802005-08-01T21:15:00.000-05:002005-08-01T21:15:00.000-05:00Nikki, yep, yep, yep! That's the best way to get i...Nikki, yep, yep, yep! That's the best way to get inspired. I HAVE to write a story with Sawyer...OMG.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122874420840122172005-08-01T00:33:00.000-05:002005-08-01T00:33:00.000-05:00Thanks, Mary Beth!! Yes, being an inspiration to m...Thanks, Mary Beth!! Yes, being an inspiration to my son is one of my reasons to keep going, too. And those party boards on eHQ! <BR/><BR/>And that TBR stack can be mighty tempting...MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122867291871248142005-07-31T22:34:00.000-05:002005-07-31T22:34:00.000-05:00Want to write: seeing the story evolve and the cha...Want to write: seeing the story evolve and the characters come to life. My CPs. My daughter who's grown up watching Mom get rejected and still go back to the computer to try again.<BR/>When someone from e-Harlequin sells.<BR/><BR/>Not: Long work weeks. That's new. Until last year long work weeks inspired me to write more. <BR/>Too many good books on my TBR pile.<BR/>teacher evaluation weeks.<BR/>Rejections.<BR/>hugs on yours. But I have the utmost faith that you've got what it takes. you're going to have that party board, I just know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122771920952090612005-07-30T20:05:00.000-05:002005-07-30T20:05:00.000-05:00Thanks, Bonnie. It's making it really hard to get ...Thanks, Bonnie. It's making it really hard to get in my pages tonight.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122771839875135442005-07-30T20:03:00.000-05:002005-07-30T20:03:00.000-05:00((((Mary))))((((Mary))))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122766652650238352005-07-30T18:37:00.000-05:002005-07-30T18:37:00.000-05:00Thanks, JoAnn. But like you said, BTS doesn't have...Thanks, JoAnn. But like you said, BTS doesn't have the paranormal elements yours does, so I don't have the option you do. <BR/><BR/>My truest self. Hmm. I like that.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122766110259981962005-07-30T18:28:00.000-05:002005-07-30T18:28:00.000-05:00Mar. BUMMER on BTS. But it doesn't have to go und...Mar. BUMMER on BTS. But it doesn't have to go under the bed and stay there. I'm proof of that...<BR/><BR/>What makes me want to write? The joy and thrill of living inside my characters. What pulls me away from writing? Basically, fear. Fear of not really being any good, fear that I don't have that many good stories in me (a fear actually exacerbated by selling...now I wonder if I can create something else for the publisher that will be as good as my last one?). Then, it's just simple mental exhaustion, which I am battling big time right now.<BR/><BR/>BUT...when I write, I feel renewed. I feel like my truest self. And as much water is put back INTO my well as I drew from it in order to create. <BR/><BR/>We're writers...it's what we do. Even when it's scary.<BR/><BR/>JoAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122755501980794462005-07-30T15:31:00.000-05:002005-07-30T15:31:00.000-05:00Stacy, yes, yes, yes!!!! On all points!LOL, Dixie!...Stacy, yes, yes, yes!!!! On all points!<BR/><BR/>LOL, Dixie!<BR/><BR/>Romance, I hear you. To me, though, one of the hard things about being a writer is that I used to be good at whatever I'd do. With writing I've had a much lonnnnnger learning curve.<BR/><BR/>Ah, so Kendra, you're into the POWER of writing ;) Yeah, I know what you mean. And knowing that no one else can do it quite like you.....<BR/><BR/>I came home to some bad news - Susan Litman rejected Beneath the Surface. That book nearly did me in, and now it has to go back under the bed. Sigh. She did ask to see something new, which I'm writing as fast as I can.<BR/><BR/>I think we're about to get a thunderstorm, which will test the strength of the work the roofers did yesterday.....MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122751713995054302005-07-30T14:28:00.000-05:002005-07-30T14:28:00.000-05:00I get so high when I write too! It's exhilirating...I get so high when I write too! It's exhilirating to put the stories in your head onto paper and breathe life into your characters. There is truly no feeling like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122751366908190362005-07-30T14:22:00.000-05:002005-07-30T14:22:00.000-05:00What makes me write?It's the one thing I feel i'm ...What makes me write?<BR/>It's the one thing I feel i'm good at and it gives me a natural high.<BR/>What makes me not able to write?<BR/>Fear that I have no idea what I'm doing or why.RomanceWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920489469191764147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1122750698032260972005-07-30T14:11:00.000-05:002005-07-30T14:11:00.000-05:00Mary! My god, we must be long lost twins.....LOLMary! My god, we must be long lost twins.....LOLDixie Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501418825534384788noreply@blogger.com