tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post2860230956520032157..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: The Importance of Insignificant ThingsMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-53950218555374994892012-06-05T11:10:11.660+02:002012-06-05T11:10:11.660+02:00Wow thats a fabulous blog post, keep updating with...Wow thats a fabulous blog post, keep updating with the latest ones...Write a bookhttp://www.bonzoi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-7985483783379235932012-03-05T18:52:25.480+02:002012-03-05T18:52:25.480+02:00Hi Misha,
Dropping by from your campaign group to ...Hi Misha,<br />Dropping by from your campaign group to award you a Versatile Blogger Award for your cool blog. :) You can check it out on my blog under the 'awards' tab.<br />Nice article - very interesting.<br />Have fun!Rod Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935200891369776432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-85039049755251686062012-03-05T12:23:38.704+02:002012-03-05T12:23:38.704+02:00Misha, I am awarding you a Sunshine Award for all ...Misha, I am awarding you a Sunshine Award for all of you kind words throughout this Campaign!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-28748760634012686012012-03-04T13:19:11.621+02:002012-03-04T13:19:11.621+02:00Great post Misha and Mia! Everyone learns from the...Great post Misha and Mia! Everyone learns from their mistakes! After all it is only human to make mistakes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-68085003486201805342012-03-03T18:42:01.817+02:002012-03-03T18:42:01.817+02:00If we don't get it wrong, how will we know whe...If we don't get it wrong, how will we know when it's right? :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-27038869713502702442012-03-03T05:59:22.325+02:002012-03-03T05:59:22.325+02:00One mistake I made in my early drafts was includin...One mistake I made in my early drafts was including too much dialogue and not much else, i.e., description, action, etc. It can be easy to get weighed down by our mistakes or by situations when we don't do everything we set out to do; one thing that makes it easier for me is to work on each issue one at a time rather than try to tackle everything all at once.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-79488215942986546162012-03-03T03:25:12.236+02:002012-03-03T03:25:12.236+02:00Mia, thank you for this thoughtful guest post and ...Mia, thank you for this thoughtful guest post and also for directing me here through your blog. :) One of the most mysterious things that I have discovered on my journey as a writer is that I never know when "it clicks." Sometimes, I am on a literary frenzy and write and write and write. Basically there's a waterfall of words pouring out from inside of me and I love what I am doing. And other times I can't write - it's not just writer's block, but a mind block and inability to accurately describe what I am thinking into words. It's always frustrating when I have a mind block, but then I never know when I will be on a literary frenzy again. It comes and goes. <br /><br />It's very mysterious. Writing is such a mysterious thing! <br /><br /><a href="http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Red Angel Blog</a>Wendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-30584852291797109012012-03-03T03:22:10.497+02:002012-03-03T03:22:10.497+02:00Plotting is my problem, too. I'm much more suc...Plotting is my problem, too. I'm much more successful when I know how my beginning and ending are related before I write the "saggy middle". :)<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-8030781112277730672012-03-02T23:21:23.203+02:002012-03-02T23:21:23.203+02:00Hi Misha! Thanks for hosting the gorgeous Mia here...Hi Misha! Thanks for hosting the gorgeous Mia here! All I can add to her wise words of wisdom is - where are the illustrations!?!? The crazy diagrams?!?! The pie chart? Actually who ate all the pie?? :-)<br /><br />Yay - it's great to live and learn! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-74162264475868141422012-03-02T23:12:32.925+02:002012-03-02T23:12:32.925+02:00What a great post! Loved your thoughts. Thanks so ...What a great post! Loved your thoughts. Thanks so much for sharing them.D. Jean Quarleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-27565973742291052622012-03-02T23:07:52.293+02:002012-03-02T23:07:52.293+02:00I was recently going through my "cut file&quo...I was recently going through my "cut file" for one of my latest books, and there are so many tidbits that did not make it into the book but are SO provocative and INTERESTING, the way they come together. Sometimes I think the cut stuff is more fun than the final product, talk about the value of mistakes :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-78485142569137341282012-03-02T22:33:50.026+02:002012-03-02T22:33:50.026+02:00Thanks for having me, Misha!!
You guys are AWESOM...Thanks for having me, Misha!!<br /><br />You guys are AWESOMEE. I'm glad we all know the value of mistakes. Totally took me FOREVER to realise it but the things I do wrong mean something. Mm!<br /><br /><3Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-74587875298224314372012-03-02T20:58:52.859+02:002012-03-02T20:58:52.859+02:00Great post! We do learn as we write.Great post! We do learn as we write.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-40077776716405689042012-03-02T20:38:51.830+02:002012-03-02T20:38:51.830+02:00I'm a confirmed pantser..and I pay for it whil...I'm a confirmed pantser..and I pay for it while I edit! But sometimes my panstering leads to amazing places.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-60025841743971952612012-03-02T20:19:44.834+02:002012-03-02T20:19:44.834+02:00Thanks for this post! I think mistakes are an impo...Thanks for this post! I think mistakes are an important part of the creative process. They can lead to great discoveries, even if they take us on a detour first.Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-81559463395816942772012-03-02T20:12:49.769+02:002012-03-02T20:12:49.769+02:00My first biggest mistake was the same as yours...n...My first biggest mistake was the same as yours...not to plot. Boy did that story run all over the place. At the time though...I thought it was genius. Funny how that works eh?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-54553272180520559022012-03-02T18:15:15.723+02:002012-03-02T18:15:15.723+02:00I guess mine would be don't wing it then, beca...I guess mine would be don't wing it then, because I desperately need an outline!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-81227692167586735462012-03-02T17:01:20.571+02:002012-03-02T17:01:20.571+02:00I thought that just because I lived or experienced...I thought that just because I lived or experienced something, made it was worth reading. NOT! I had to learn the craft of writing to make something readable.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-30546771939817907572012-03-02T15:16:47.845+02:002012-03-02T15:16:47.845+02:00Great post. There are days I feel like a hamster o...Great post. There are days I feel like a hamster on running endlessly on it's wheel. My writing seems to go nowhere, but as soon as I realize I can get off the wheel, everything is good again.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-65136866537230316892012-03-02T14:47:53.466+02:002012-03-02T14:47:53.466+02:00So true. As I've always told me kids: A mistak...So true. As I've always told me kids: A mistake is never a mistake unless you don't learn from it.<br /><br />"We are not afraid of the darkness." :DS.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-58073648083932252222012-03-02T14:03:16.068+02:002012-03-02T14:03:16.068+02:00Mia:
I've never been able to plot either. I p...Mia: <br />I've never been able to plot either. I plot as I go...or maybe it's my characters...yeah, I wait for my characters to tell me what to do. OMG. I'm beginning ot sound like a serial killer.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-10146873726092141542012-03-02T13:54:01.904+02:002012-03-02T13:54:01.904+02:00Great post! You're absolutely right. The strug...Great post! You're absolutely right. The struggles and times we think we're going nowhere are some of the most important parts of the journey. It's how we figure out what works and what doesn't and how to keep improving and moving forward!<br /><br />Have a great weekend, Mia and Misha!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com