tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post3987040745478597404..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: Blood on My HandsLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-90922905490329465672007-03-15T14:17:00.000-04:002007-03-15T14:17:00.000-04:00Thank you, Larramie, my HMO covers only so much. ...Thank you, Larramie, my HMO covers only so much. Love those daisies!<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-75267998057412320252007-03-15T13:36:00.000-04:002007-03-15T13:36:00.000-04:00Aw, Amy, if only more readers knew the painful sac...Aw, Amy, if only more readers knew the painful sacrifices that writers endure... Here's hoping that your future cuts will only require band-aids.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-42504853279671782582007-03-14T11:18:00.000-04:002007-03-14T11:18:00.000-04:00Thanks, Maprilynne, please keep us updated with yo...Thanks, Maprilynne, please keep us updated with your book. I'll keep my fingers crossed for excellent news!<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-48920545215698691162007-03-14T10:29:00.000-04:002007-03-14T10:29:00.000-04:00Good for you! Revisions can be so difficult! But w...Good for you! Revisions can be so difficult! But when they work out right, booy doesn't it just make you happy? <BR/><BR/>My agent had a few suggestions I didn't like either, but when I decided to just go for it, like you, I found that my agent knew best.<BR/><BR/>But boy it's hard sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Congrats to you for sticking in there. Hopefully your book will have that much more of a chance to sell now!<BR/><BR/>MaprilynneAprilynne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-88457804832932494882007-03-13T21:43:00.000-04:002007-03-13T21:43:00.000-04:00It's a very heavy ax, Ghost Girl. I'm sue you can...It's a very heavy ax, Ghost Girl. I'm sue you can handle it, though. <BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-63938013242676241312007-03-13T21:20:00.000-04:002007-03-13T21:20:00.000-04:00Wow, Amy. Such fair murder takes true courage. K...Wow, Amy. Such fair murder takes true courage. Kudos to you and to your agent. I hope I can raise the ax when and if the time comes.Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-13312016886590482007-03-13T19:23:00.000-04:002007-03-13T19:23:00.000-04:00Amy, I'm just so glad it made a difference for you...Amy, I'm just so glad it made a difference for you! No thanks necessary...but I <I>will</I> want you to inscribe a copy of that novel for me when it's out (and I just know it will be, eventually).Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-85144761212248735572007-03-13T16:36:00.000-04:002007-03-13T16:36:00.000-04:00Therese, on Saturday when I was struggling with th...Therese, on Saturday when I was struggling with this, I went to your blog and saw your brilliant post about POV. Every writer should read it. I'll have to thank you on the acknowledgment page if this manuscript ever becomes a book.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-57103955410978733122007-03-13T16:17:00.000-04:002007-03-13T16:17:00.000-04:00Amy, wow, what a tremendous thing to choose, and t...Amy, wow, what a tremendous thing to choose, and then to execute (no pun intended).<BR/><BR/>What's best for the story is exactly the thing, and I would lay money on this: the new writing that replaces what's cut will be every bit as brilliant as what you cut.<BR/><BR/>After all, you are still the one at the helm.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck on your continuing efforts.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-16507062202894788402007-03-13T13:19:00.000-04:002007-03-13T13:19:00.000-04:00Oh, Melissa, isn't this writing stuff hard?Oh, Melissa, isn't this writing stuff hard?Lynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-21022297888343742762007-03-13T13:17:00.000-04:002007-03-13T13:17:00.000-04:00Oh, I know this feeling well. That niggling sense ...Oh, I know this feeling well. That niggling sense of doubt should be heeded at all times because it is always RIGHT. Well, 99% of the time it is.<BR/><BR/>Good post, Amy. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.com