tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post115315144333233819..comments2023-09-08T09:24:38.306-06:00Comments on Susan Adrian: More ranting: balanceSusan Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153232312891395832006-07-18T08:18:00.000-06:002006-07-18T08:18:00.000-06:00Julie--and Amy--I think balance is everybody's lif...Julie--and Amy--<BR/><BR/>I think balance is everybody's life lesson. {g}<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153188817112417822006-07-17T20:13:00.000-06:002006-07-17T20:13:00.000-06:00Susan:Argh - balance? That seems to be my life les...Susan:<BR/><BR/>Argh - balance? That seems to be my life lesson [g]. Makes sense it would apply to my writing, too [g].<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>Julie KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153180757988066862006-07-17T17:59:00.000-06:002006-07-17T17:59:00.000-06:00VERY well said - and you're absolutely right, abou...VERY well said - and you're absolutely right, about balance. Something I have to learn myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153167267119829732006-07-17T14:14:00.000-06:002006-07-17T14:14:00.000-06:00Cindy:I'll bet everybody feels that way at the beg...Cindy:<BR/><BR/>I'll bet everybody feels that way at the beginning at least. But hey, you've been writing for a while now, you're serious about it. Admit that you're a writer. :)Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153167226270608062006-07-17T14:13:00.000-06:002006-07-17T14:13:00.000-06:00Thanks, Sara! Great comment. I'm happy to say I'm ...Thanks, Sara! Great comment. I'm happy to say I'm 0 for 4 on your signs. {g}<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you have the balance and the commitment down.Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153166351267393502006-07-17T13:59:00.000-06:002006-07-17T13:59:00.000-06:00Ah. There you go again.This "I'm not a real write...Ah. There you go again.<BR/><BR/>This "I'm not a real writer" is a pretty common thing, I agree. I certainly catch myself thinking that way regularly.<BR/><BR/>Sara - <BR/>Loved your signs. (I got two out of five...) (g)<BR/><BR/>CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442184872395803612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153160425401581762006-07-17T12:20:00.000-06:002006-07-17T12:20:00.000-06:00Exactly. As Vic said, only writing is writing. Rub...Exactly. As Vic said, only writing is writing. Rubbing elbows with authors is all fine and dandy, but doesn't amount to a hill of beans if one is not also making pages and mailing them out. (*cough* Did somebody cry Woolfe? *cough* :o)<BR/><BR/>The only way to be a novelist is to write novels. As in, more than one. To do this successfully, one must have balance in all areas of life. And one must not give up when writing gets hard. <BR/><BR/>Signs that a writer is not committed (and is somewhat fearful):<BR/>-endlessly rewriting the first three chapters<BR/>-jumping to endless new scenes instead of making existing scenes work<BR/>-jumping to endless new stories half-way through the current WIP<BR/>-endlessly writing in new characters instead of doing the dirty work with existing characters<BR/><BR/>I guess the idea here is to know when to get to the end. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of which... I should get back to work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810750742830573486noreply@blogger.com