tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post6039838169069900913..comments2024-02-06T03:45:45.568-05:00Comments on Jillian Kent Blog: Does It Ever Get Easier?Jillian Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post-57990128709951217592011-04-07T10:17:16.141-04:002011-04-07T10:17:16.141-04:00Hi Anne,
I miss you! We need to catch up. It's...Hi Anne,<br />I miss you! We need to catch up. It's fun for me that you and Rosslyn Elliot, and Mike Dellosso and I all seem to be working within the same kind of timelines. I wish we could all pull a Star Trek move and beam into the same coffee shop and have a couple hours of discussion. I want to hear all about your edits since I'm waiting for mine too.Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post-43848563685321863512011-04-07T09:03:31.986-04:002011-04-07T09:03:31.986-04:00I'm right there with you, Jillian! Waiting on ...I'm right there with you, Jillian! Waiting on the edits for my second book--the writing of which was a HUGE learning process! But I learned a ton which will hopefully help if there's a next time. (Under contract, I mean. There will always be another book!) I, too, am trying to find that happy medium between pantser and plotter!Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post-18127031422722794782011-04-05T11:09:15.210-04:002011-04-05T11:09:15.210-04:00Hi there Olivia!
Yes, I hit the send button last n...Hi there Olivia!<br />Yes, I hit the send button last night. Whew! I can't believe those statistics! How do they keep their jobs?<br /><br />One of the things I never really understood when I turned in my first novel is how much work continues to go into a book after you hit send. :) So I had to give up thinking I was going to have everything perfect. Could it have been better? Always in my opinion, but we have to let go eventually, don't we?<br /><br />I understand that list of buying groceries, etc. :)And keeping track of everything is hard for me. Thanks for your thoughts. Hope to see you here when ever you have time.Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post-6372135001182011512011-04-05T09:27:08.432-04:002011-04-05T09:27:08.432-04:00Congratulations on getting that manuscript in. Rec...Congratulations on getting that manuscript in. Recently I heard the statistic that only about one out of a hundred writer meets deadline, so it's a great way to distinguish yourself. <br /><br />I have tried several different methods for planning and writing a story. The biggest challenge for me is keeping track of all the small things that must matter later in the story and making sure the story arcs of various characters collide in just the right way at a point of no turning back. That stage of writing can look like a lot of other things—folding laundry, buying groceries, cleaning the kitchen floor, all the while listening to the voices in my head.Olivia Newporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898775895246676862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post-73424813567664315882011-04-05T07:56:09.567-04:002011-04-05T07:56:09.567-04:00Thanks Rosslyn,
Wish you lived close so we could g...Thanks Rosslyn,<br />Wish you lived close so we could go out for coffee and chat about all this. I'll try to catch up with you via e-mail.:)Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017797725839412504.post-42973714627890330222011-04-05T00:45:25.065-04:002011-04-05T00:45:25.065-04:00We are on the same learning curve! I have had to l...We are on the same learning curve! I have had to learn not to panic about the deadlines. :-) I'm so excited for your release!Rosslyn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304732306399786236noreply@blogger.com