tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post2296573613185503537..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A to Z Challenge: Stop Worrying!Misha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-52445878539301030582013-04-24T06:04:32.462+02:002013-04-24T06:04:32.462+02:00Oh gosh, my favorite hobby! :)
Seriously, great a...Oh gosh, my favorite hobby! :)<br /><br />Seriously, great advice!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-30290902771834321172013-04-24T00:17:23.140+02:002013-04-24T00:17:23.140+02:00I need to be reminded of this frequently, so thank...I need to be reminded of this frequently, so thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055694248235830594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-25263528384478348062013-04-23T16:53:58.143+02:002013-04-23T16:53:58.143+02:00I need this reminder today! Boy am I stressed out....I need this reminder today! Boy am I stressed out. Thank you!!Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-76762028502148261972013-04-23T15:44:17.141+02:002013-04-23T15:44:17.141+02:00I used to find I'd hold back a bit in my manus...I used to find I'd hold back a bit in my manuscripts, never taking the scene, the idea, etc as far as it could go. Not sure why, but trying to rectify that now and with future stories. Great post! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-6259331021889630602013-04-23T06:45:14.233+02:002013-04-23T06:45:14.233+02:00Short and sweet and IMPORTANT. I love it. Sometime...Short and sweet and IMPORTANT. I love it. Sometimes I'll look back and think of those early manuscripts--the ones that were pure imagination and creativity, because my craft was non existent. I find myself nostalgic for the time when I didn't know just how hard all of this is, just how much there is to master. Back then it was about falling in love with the story--magical :) Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21649385560190085652013-04-23T05:57:55.420+02:002013-04-23T05:57:55.420+02:00This is good advice. I wish I could stop worrying,...This is good advice. I wish I could stop worrying, but I think that giving up caffeine might be easier. And I love caffeine. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-82644662373770118372013-04-23T04:57:27.155+02:002013-04-23T04:57:27.155+02:00You are right Misha. Worrying is pointless. I am t...You are right Misha. Worrying is pointless. I am trying to go easy on the worrying part.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-32713824084307790322013-04-23T04:22:14.284+02:002013-04-23T04:22:14.284+02:00I've never worried about the length of my book...I've never worried about the length of my books since finding out about the modern-day "word count" police. Why should I apologize for deliberately planning and plotting sagas, hack out hundreds of pages and important characters and subplots for no reasons other than to bring down length, or chop it up into a pretended trilogy or series and dole out the plot piecemeal? Since when was counting words more important than telling a story at the length that fits it?Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-88907012761088493792013-04-23T03:48:17.717+02:002013-04-23T03:48:17.717+02:00Worrying does stunt the creative process. Get it ...Worrying does stunt the creative process. Get it out on paper and worry during the editing process-but even then not too much. Bethiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984884363991238225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61012809090902645002013-04-23T03:29:29.233+02:002013-04-23T03:29:29.233+02:00I might have to write this post on my wall. Great...I might have to write this post on my wall. Great reminder and I really needed it today. <a href="http://simplysarahsblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Simply Sarah</a>Simply Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11562206323308418937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-76798883435816280172013-04-23T03:22:52.473+02:002013-04-23T03:22:52.473+02:00Okay. No more worrying. Thanks for reminding me....Okay. No more worrying. Thanks for reminding me. :)Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-58208563354594322912013-04-23T03:12:01.921+02:002013-04-23T03:12:01.921+02:00I remember the saying about worry being like a roc...I remember the saying about worry being like a rocking chair. Stop worrying and just move forward.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-48293441555701564652013-04-23T01:54:46.844+02:002013-04-23T01:54:46.844+02:00"Be as mad as a hatter on speed."
I..."Be as mad as a hatter on speed." <br /><br />I'll certainly try. It sounds much more fun than worrying.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-62889553660470365412013-04-23T01:08:43.623+02:002013-04-23T01:08:43.623+02:00What you say? No worries? But that's my second...What you say? No worries? But that's my second name! It comes like breathing to me. I think the switch was implanted in the factory, don't know yet how to turn it down.Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-62808075851973221202013-04-23T01:06:21.414+02:002013-04-23T01:06:21.414+02:00Love this post!!!Love this post!!!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-16219988226692384692013-04-23T00:14:40.952+02:002013-04-23T00:14:40.952+02:00I loved your blogpost. Stop worrying is adaptable ...I loved your blogpost. Stop worrying is adaptable to sooo many situations. I think all writers should express themselves freely. It's their right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-3601805804900892972013-04-23T00:08:31.757+02:002013-04-23T00:08:31.757+02:00I'm already mad as a hatter...please pass the ...I'm already mad as a hatter...please pass the speed over to me? I could use some of that as well. ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://lauraeno.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Laura Eno – A Shift in Dimensions</a>Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-70646956889801482242013-04-22T23:50:16.203+02:002013-04-22T23:50:16.203+02:00My hubby keeps trying to convince me of this. He&#...My hubby keeps trying to convince me of this. He's like, "The next book will be better." And then while my back is turned he snatches the draft and starts the publishing process. Eek! <br /><br />So, I'm going to take your message and play it in my head again and again and again, until I believe it. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61422356119204173352013-04-22T22:16:26.605+02:002013-04-22T22:16:26.605+02:00Oh my, I gave up worrying a long time ago (at leas...Oh my, I gave up worrying a long time ago (at least I tell myself that)...at least about whether or not my book is like any genre...because odds are, it isn't. ;)Sarah Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299866797067130767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-20085691865700914942013-04-22T21:40:53.792+02:002013-04-22T21:40:53.792+02:00I'm not a newbie writer and I always need to h...I'm not a newbie writer and I always need to hear this advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-10141591574868412022013-04-22T21:35:40.102+02:002013-04-22T21:35:40.102+02:00I wouldn't mind making a 'Burn this!' ...I wouldn't mind making a 'Burn this!' list! It means the power of my writing has made people sit up and feel something strong. I would mind getting shot for it, though! :)<br />Lovely, lovely, lovely post!Sangita Kalarickalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267553864870377484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-83744193645500550592013-04-22T21:22:44.307+02:002013-04-22T21:22:44.307+02:00Oh thank you! Mad as a hatter on speed! You just m...Oh thank you! Mad as a hatter on speed! You just made my day :)Kaye Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-70353132988172422872013-04-22T21:18:09.170+02:002013-04-22T21:18:09.170+02:00So very true--worrying isn't going to get that...So very true--worrying isn't going to get that book written, and that's really the bottom line. Kern Windwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771591425163484238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-55277051990229204052013-04-22T21:04:21.263+02:002013-04-22T21:04:21.263+02:00Oh, and remember, that every book that gets burned...Oh, and remember, that every book that gets burned has to be purchased first, so being a book burning writer could equate to pretty decent sales if your publisher is savvy...Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-68074615646308747132013-04-22T20:30:52.749+02:002013-04-22T20:30:52.749+02:00That goes for anything in life, why worry about yo...That goes for anything in life, why worry about you have no control over?.<br />Great post.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com