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Comment on Who owns you? by robert meacham

robert meacham — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:48:24 +0000

We are complete when our unconscious and conscious meet as one, allowing us to soar and share all that we are.

Comment on Was it good for you? by Ciara

Ciara — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:47:50 +0000

That’s why I don’t read older romance novels. Modern ones rarely have questionable consent and icky-afterwards.

My favorite regency authors: Joanna Bourne (LOVE!!!), Liz Carlyle, Teresa Medieros. Favorite victorian authors: Lisa Kleypas, Meredith Duran. I’m sure there are more…but I can’t remember at the moment.

Comment on Don’t look this way, I’m a fraud by Laurie London

Laurie London — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:45 +0000

Hi Marie-Claude,
I feel this way too sometimes. In talking with other authors, I think most of us feel this at some point.

We’re all on our own paths and they’re all different. You need to look at what you’ve accomplished, celebrate that you’ve done so much more than most people who dream of being an author. Realize that it’s not a mistake and that you’re not a fraud. You caught the eye of a publisher and that’s a huge thing.

One thing I did (and I was thrilled to hear Bob Mayer mention this in a recent workshop too) was read some of my favorite author’s first books. Some are no longer in print, but you can often times find them used on Amazon. Although their authorial voice was there, their work got even better through subsequent works. It helped solidify for me that talent is something that can grow over an author’s career. We can always learn how to improve our writing. To me, this gave me hope.

All we can do is write the best book we possibly can at this point in time. (Pat White told me that.)

Not everything will always go smoothly for either of us, but if you don’t try, nothing will happen. That’s a given.

So I say, if you’re happy with it, send it out, girl!

Comment on Don’t look this way, I’m a fraud by carole st-laurent

carole st-laurent — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:41:33 +0000

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” – Elmer Letterman. You worked hard at your luck, you’re allowed to enjoy it! Go girl!

Comment on M-C on the go: All done… For now! by Cialis

Cialis — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:08:13 +0000

ttGMtl Excellent article, I will take note. Many thanks for the story!

Comment on I need your discipline… by Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:28:27 +0000

People always ask “How do you write a book?” When you say, “A page at a time,” they look at you like you’re crazy. The math is pretty simple. If you write two pages a day, that’s two books a year.

Comment on I need your discipline… by Marie-Claude

Marie-Claude — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:12:39 +0000

I find that if I give myself insentives at first, like a new song download for each scene, eventually I don’t need it anymore and the reward is the accomplisment. But it takes a while to get to that stage!

Comment on I need your discipline… by Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:00:17 +0000

Deadlines are tricky beasts. Self-imposed deadlines never seem as serious as externally motivated deadlines. Finding that sense of self-discipline can be very hard. Lord knows I struggle with it daily!

Comment on I need your discipline… by Marie-Claude

Marie-Claude — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:41:21 +0000

I know. It is amazing what we can actually accomplish sometimes when we get down to it.
I took both 10 days and 3 months to revise the same amount. I had a deadline for the first!
We need to make our own deadline I suppose.

Comment on I need your discipline… by Phyllis Bourne

Phyllis Bourne — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:27:00 +0000

I spent hours at Starbucks or the library working on my revisions (I had a week and a half to get them done). Like you, I wondered how much I could get done if I worked that hard every day.