tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post1660567669611442608..comments2014-12-17T10:49:45.971-08:00Comments on Author With A Day Job: I can't believe I wrote that Chuck Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-38210361847861287612014-06-03T19:11:26.945-07:002014-06-03T19:11:26.945-07:00Thanks for asking, Debi. I've submitted it to ...Thanks for asking, Debi. I've submitted it to a couple publishers and not gotten any nibbles yet. I'm trying a hybrid strategy, submitting to a few markets while doing another rewrite taking into account your advice and the comments of my personal rejection. If one of the people I submit it to picks it up, great. If not, I'm hoping for some more personal feedback to see if I can find any patterns I need to address. I'm also feverishly working on Ghost Tree and hope to have it ready to submit by late summer. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-84527654415867305342014-06-01T08:16:17.044-07:002014-06-01T08:16:17.044-07:00I hope you've sent the first one out for nibbl...I hope you've sent the first one out for nibbles while you work on the next, or are work you letting the first cool for a bit while you work on something else?<br />Deb@ http://debioneille.blogspot.comdebi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-43988706571817962582014-05-26T20:15:04.739-07:002014-05-26T20:15:04.739-07:00I can't agree more. I could work on my most re...I can't agree more. I could work on my most recent novel for years and never have it 'just right'. If I did that, I'd never have time to work on my current novel. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-81879945309330023002014-05-26T15:40:50.453-07:002014-05-26T15:40:50.453-07:00I don't think anyone ever reaches a point wher...I don't think anyone ever reaches a point where he/she stops improving. That's always going to be part of it. But sometimes we have to send our work out into the world and hope for the best! Then work on something else and know it will probably be even better...Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-85868170242622885832014-05-21T18:45:39.287-07:002014-05-21T18:45:39.287-07:00There are many possibilities, I guess. Maybe you ...There are many possibilities, I guess. Maybe you were more relaxed that day, enjoyed what you were writing more, who knows? In general I think your writing has to have improved through the years. I know of virtually no one who gets worse as something the more they practice. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-11937784069601474252014-05-21T06:07:18.429-07:002014-05-21T06:07:18.429-07:00I look at stuff I wrote twenty years ago and know ...I look at stuff I wrote twenty years ago and know I've improved a lot. but recently I came across something I wrote ten years ago and my heart practically stopped. It seemed better than the stories I'm writing today. Hmm. what did I know then that I forgot? You can see I still have learning to do, because now I need that answer. Maybe I just got lucky on that one particular story. But I also have to wonder why I never did anything with it, though I do remember thinking I'd save it for a collection of stories. Silly me.<br />Deb@ http://debioneille.blogspot.comdebi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-33085129186936645612014-05-20T16:18:02.830-07:002014-05-20T16:18:02.830-07:00I think it's interesting that no matter how mu...I think it's interesting that no matter how much you've improved, you still have room to grow. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-48739595564971353082014-05-20T16:16:52.666-07:002014-05-20T16:16:52.666-07:00I think that's true for everyone who achieved ...I think that's true for everyone who achieved something. If the stuff you write in the future is as good as what you have now, you won't have progressed very much. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-9502160775449508182014-05-20T06:58:32.161-07:002014-05-20T06:58:32.161-07:00I know I'm constantly improving my skills as a...I know I'm constantly improving my skills as a writer. When I look back at earlier stuff, I realize how far I've come and how far you'll go if I keep studying the craft. Lisa Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076477557354654894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-35721806639983872622014-05-20T06:10:20.042-07:002014-05-20T06:10:20.042-07:00I think when you stop learning, you start stagnati...I think when you stop learning, you start stagnating. My early stuff isn't as good as the stuff I write now and the stuff I write now won't be as good as the stuff I write in the future. I hope.Cara Bristolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787980548582603649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-71943331939840546602014-05-19T21:50:00.142-07:002014-05-19T21:50:00.142-07:00Agreed. We either are always growing, or we are st...Agreed. We either are always growing, or we are stagnating. I prefer to keep growing. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-2754402557581250292014-05-19T21:49:09.186-07:002014-05-19T21:49:09.186-07:00It's hard for perfectionists like you and me t...It's hard for perfectionists like you and me to say something's "good enough." What I'm finding is that if I keep going over one project over and over, I never move on to other projects. Chuck Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776715845856205885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-8878610158429445622014-05-19T20:20:38.017-07:002014-05-19T20:20:38.017-07:00Art is never finished, only abandoned. I don't...Art is never finished, only abandoned. I don't know who said that, but it has always resonated with me. I know my book will never be as good as it could be. I don't know when it will be good enough--for now, at least. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2994275139425894045.post-899823314108984562014-05-19T19:10:43.857-07:002014-05-19T19:10:43.857-07:00writing is like life... we always strive for perfe...writing is like life... we always strive for perfection and so even in our writing we are always trying to improve. if we stop, we stagnate and die.Annamariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891891760725152866noreply@blogger.com