tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post3116773105053764616..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: The MountainLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-72881684995441143272007-05-31T18:01:00.000-04:002007-05-31T18:01:00.000-04:00Therese,I have two musicians living in my home; on...Therese,<BR/><BR/>I have two musicians living in my home; one jazz, one classical. Can you imagine the songs that get stuck in my head? <BR/><BR/>Speaking of getting to the top of the mountain--you've certainly put your time in, and are getting just rewards.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words, LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-64677907790603965012007-05-31T17:58:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:58:00.000-04:00Larramie,You're right, a reader may take hours or ...Larramie,<BR/><BR/>You're right, a reader may take hours or days to consume a book. Yet if a reader told me my book was a page turner--he or she couldn't put it down--I would have been successful. <BR/><BR/>Melissa,<BR/><BR/>Don't you worry. We all have days, weeks, months like that. I would be sunk without my friends at The Writers' Group and other blogs--like yours. <BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-16722409699311656662007-05-31T17:47:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:47:00.000-04:00Lynne, your post has now fixed the song "Climb Ev'...Lynne, your post has now fixed the song "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music firmly in my head, drats!<BR/><BR/>You are well on your way to the top of your mountain; posts as eloquent as this one demonstrate your skill--but more than that, your perseverance.Therese Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947928823404887883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-116193008387303692007-05-31T14:16:00.000-04:002007-05-31T14:16:00.000-04:00Thanks, Lynne. I realized after I posted that I so...Thanks, Lynne. I realized after I posted that I sounded terribly negative. Didn't mean to be, but the frustration has been eating at me for weeks now. <BR/><BR/>But you gals always know how to make me feel better and keep going. For that, I thank each and every one of you!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-3231106567056603642007-05-31T13:53:00.000-04:002007-05-31T13:53:00.000-04:00The time issue in writing is anything but balanced...The time issue in writing is anything but balanced, We know it can literally take years -- even a lifetime -- to reach publication and then what? Readers can consume your work in a matter of hours or days and it's all over for them. And it hardly seems fair....unless they're happy. ;o)Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-39680690920773411832007-05-31T11:57:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:57:00.000-04:00Melissa,Sometimes the only way to keep pushing, is...Melissa,<BR/><BR/>Sometimes the only way to keep pushing, is to let others help you. It's okay to accept help (come here). Sometimes it's okay to rest. (Do something fun, like camp out in a bookstore).<BR/><BR/>And sometimes you just have to have faith. Which, of course, is easier said then done. <BR/><BR/>If you have partials out and WIPs, then you will get there. You are a writer. Hang in and hang on. <BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-33922454028777717192007-05-31T11:43:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:43:00.000-04:00I've been struggling with happiness lately, and so...I've been struggling with happiness lately, and some of it does have to do with writing. I find I am happiest when I'm working on my novel or short story or just plotting my next novel. But when I'm not, when I'm too exhausted to work on it because the day job has sucked every last molecule of energy out of me, I find unhappiness creeping into me. <BR/><BR/>But even more is the waiting. I have two partials out with two different agents and I haven't heard a word in months. That frustration bleeds into every other part of my life because writing comprises such a large part of my being. <BR/><BR/>I feel like I have to push that boulder up the mountain again and again with no end in sight. But I know deep inside that it is only a matter of time before I make it to the top of the mountain. Before that happen, though, that boulder is getting heavier and heavier.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.com