tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post6604225915938615820..comments2024-03-28T00:24:39.106-04:00Comments on ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA NYC: THE GREAT REWRITENative NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239230892287943136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-4263059518939083872010-02-25T16:01:04.379-05:002010-02-25T16:01:04.379-05:00Excellent post Ruth. Now that your rewrites are a...Excellent post Ruth. Now that your rewrites are almost done, it's time to start brain storming on your next book. Keep your creative flow going, especially over this snowy weekend.Karen Cinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357416992945729324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-44107953242315271052010-02-25T13:51:03.093-05:002010-02-25T13:51:03.093-05:00Ruth, your process got away from me--I am fascinat...Ruth, your process got away from me--I am fascinated by the story itself, and would love to read it sometime. As a little girl on family visits to England, I used to play on the stones (the fallen-down ones, of course) at Stonehenge. I don't think it's allowed anymore. And my desktop on my home computer is a picture of Stonehenge. Thanks for a great post. Elizabeth PalladinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-44911224401673299442010-02-24T10:58:31.823-05:002010-02-24T10:58:31.823-05:00Keep slogging away! Gah, I feel your pain! Whene...Keep slogging away! Gah, I feel your pain! Whenever non-serious people tell me "I love to write!" I smile and change the subject. I don't love this part of writing and I can't think of anyone who is serious about writing, looking foward to, or enjoying the very hard labor pf revision. I think its the revising and re-writing that seperates the men from the boys, the women from the girls. I don't love re-writing, but I grit my teeth and do it. Its called discipline and every serious artist has it. <br /><br />I take as my inspiration Fred Astaire sometimes. Yes, he looks like a dream dancing up there on the big screen. But we don't see (and never will) all the outtakes, things that didn't work, the curse of frustration, the sweat, the knee injuries, etc., (Name me one serious dance who hasn't been injured!) Times he felt like slapping Ginger Rogers for not getting it, etc, all the hours of choreography, etc., <br /><br />That's our job as writers -putting the magic out there while slogging grimly away to make the magic. Nobody wants to see the slog. All anybody is interested in is the magic. <br /><br />Thank God for other writers who understand and sympathize with you and your pain! You are mot alone!Mari Miller-Lambnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-1517291769280908002010-02-24T10:40:03.953-05:002010-02-24T10:40:03.953-05:00Don't think of it as a rejection, think of it ...Don't think of it as a rejection, think of it as one more agent/editor out of the way so the right one can find you!Luci Westonhttp://www.herewearewithluci.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-53951365558160434012010-02-24T09:51:16.673-05:002010-02-24T09:51:16.673-05:00Ahhh Ruth Lass, don't you just hate it when yo...Ahhh Ruth Lass, don't you just hate it when you have to drop some beloved scenes from your work? <br />But your post tells us just how dedicated you are about your work and the sacrifices and changes you are willing to make. It's a hard thing, but doable even if unlikable. <br /><br />POV has never been my strong area although everyone helps me with it ALL THE TIME... <br /><br />yYu said it best, ONLY YOUR BEST WORK GOES OUT, so send out your best work. <br /><br />PattSTORIDIVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863557804998286872noreply@blogger.com