tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post292165377118570962..comments2023-11-05T20:07:42.934+11:00Comments on The Aspiring Writer: NaNoWriMo Update: 25k Words! Bonnee Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-16188311361336882292013-11-14T21:33:40.853+11:002013-11-14T21:33:40.853+11:00I'll definitely be getting a few people to tak...I'll definitely be getting a few people to take a look at WALLS once it's written and I've done some initial edits of my own, especially with the opening. It's good that the agents at least gave you some feedback, so that you'd know where you can improve. Your writers group sounds really useful. Thanks as always for visiting, Giora :D Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-8453637451940924192013-11-14T21:31:00.022+11:002013-11-14T21:31:00.022+11:00Thanks a heap, Crystal! This is an obsession I'...Thanks a heap, Crystal! This is an obsession I'm willing to embrace. Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-76705979345383919742013-11-14T21:30:23.114+11:002013-11-14T21:30:23.114+11:00Thanks Lynda, I hope yours is going well too! Thanks Lynda, I hope yours is going well too! Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-56124546279392040012013-11-14T21:30:03.808+11:002013-11-14T21:30:03.808+11:00Had to get ahead so I could take a couple of days ...Had to get ahead so I could take a couple of days off! Thanks for visiting, Shari :) Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-78387299198679458512013-11-14T21:29:25.544+11:002013-11-14T21:29:25.544+11:00Yay for the half-way mark! I think coffee might be...Yay for the half-way mark! I think coffee might be the safest option to try, but it gives me the shakes if I have more than one cup as I found out the other day. Thanks for visiting :) Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-20120200282031969632013-11-14T21:23:37.945+11:002013-11-14T21:23:37.945+11:00I hope your English 101 class appreciated your ess...I hope your English 101 class appreciated your essay! Reading things out loud to other people can be so scary. Thanks for visiting, Patrick :) Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-19845055727236430992013-11-14T09:47:32.741+11:002013-11-14T09:47:32.741+11:00Wow, Bonnee, you progress quickly writing WALLS. I...Wow, Bonnee, you progress quickly writing WALLS. It's great that you are involved with the characters and the story. If you are obsessed, hopefully readers will be well. The challenge is to make readers care about the main characters after the first pages. I got comments from a few agents (usually they don't offer any comments while rejecting) that they didn't feel connected with the main character in my novels. If you can make readers being obsessed/connected with Mildred, then your book will do well. Take advantage of your boyfriend and ask him to read the first 5 pages and let you know if he cares about Mildred and and to know more about her. You are too much into the story, so already biased. I belong to a writing group where we meet every Sunday and read pages written by two members and then everyone give their comments. They already read the first 3-4 chapters of my second novel and the comments I got were very helpful. Good luck in writing as much as you can in November.G.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652216131823877445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-90439782271507450732013-11-14T07:43:03.981+11:002013-11-14T07:43:03.981+11:00Hee hee hee. Feed the obsession. You are burning t...Hee hee hee. Feed the obsession. You are burning through the words, woman! Keep making tracks. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-20907175965276894252013-11-13T16:35:20.504+11:002013-11-13T16:35:20.504+11:00It's GOOD to be obsessed with the story and ch...It's GOOD to be obsessed with the story and characters :)<br />Congrats on your fab progressLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-4498406444631742282013-11-13T00:22:09.702+11:002013-11-13T00:22:09.702+11:00Holy cow, you are flying with your word count! Th...Holy cow, you are flying with your word count! That is awesome! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-64640378617426440592013-11-13T00:20:08.541+11:002013-11-13T00:20:08.541+11:00Great going on WALLS, and good luck at your readin...Great going on WALLS, and good luck at your reading. I still haven't braved a public reading yet, though I'd like to. Revision work is going well, had a long, productive day yesterday which put me at about the halfway point of my novel, woot! Fun comic. I understand Ken Kesey wrote much of <i>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</i> while tripping, but he was a professional. The strongest thing for me, in general, is coffee.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372161360756471399.post-46440340559731454022013-11-12T22:59:55.208+11:002013-11-12T22:59:55.208+11:00Not doing it this year. I read a descriptive essa...Not doing it this year. I read a descriptive essay (which for me turned into literary fantasy) in front of my English 101 class a few weeks ago. You can read it here if you have a few minutes: http://intotheravenousmaw.blogspot.com/2013/09/ninety-minutes-graphic-depiction-of-war.html No, I've never even heard of Grant Snider's performance-enhancing drugs for writers.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.com