tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post2432848578405995546..comments2023-12-07T08:42:44.505+00:00Comments on Wendy's Writing Now: How's the Novel Going?Wendy's Writinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-42619208363480582062015-02-12T17:11:21.719+00:002015-02-12T17:11:21.719+00:00Tough love is the best kind, Tracy. Saying 'ah...Tough love is the best kind, Tracy. Saying 'ah well, I'm sure you'll do better next month' wouldn't help at allNatalie Kleinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467444870404220824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-46920008008484974062015-02-12T17:09:55.369+00:002015-02-12T17:09:55.369+00:00Now what sort of a response is that, Wendy? Pick u...Now what sort of a response is that, Wendy? Pick up Kath's baton and run with it. With her on one side and Tracy on the other...well who knows quickly the job will be done. Natalie Kleinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467444870404220824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-28602027046436416972015-02-12T13:30:16.985+00:002015-02-12T13:30:16.985+00:00I think you deserve a pat on the back for all the ...I think you deserve a pat on the back for all the things you are doing. The Kindle idea sounds really good though.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-58927278343987119922015-02-12T09:17:02.028+00:002015-02-12T09:17:02.028+00:00It really does work, Rosemary.It really does work, Rosemary.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-28440168581817387212015-02-12T09:02:32.912+00:002015-02-12T09:02:32.912+00:00I think you're doing very well, considering ho...I think you're doing very well, considering how much else you write! I've never sent mine to the kindle while it's in progress but I think one of my friends has tried that.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-21493528258022458202015-02-11T19:56:59.307+00:002015-02-11T19:56:59.307+00:00I agree that as well as making it seem more real, ...I agree that as well as making it seem more real, the kindle showed up a lot of errors and typos too.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-60225659919523581192015-02-11T19:55:45.072+00:002015-02-11T19:55:45.072+00:00I find that talking to someone else about the plot...I find that talking to someone else about the plot often does the trick when I'm stuck. I had a two hour watsap conversation with my daughter in Hamburg about it and that really helped.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-35022293575317987452015-02-11T18:39:12.871+00:002015-02-11T18:39:12.871+00:00Hi Wendy, well done for keeping going when you wer...Hi Wendy, well done for keeping going when you were having a crisis of confidence. Sometimes its best to just keep on writing, you can always go back and fix it at the end. I love sending my writing to kindle, I can see so much more that is wrong with it on a different screen, and it does make it feel more real. I also send half finished stories to my kindle so I can become inspired to finish them wherever I might be. <br /><br />Lindawannabe a writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692361757891220849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-63578785935275811432015-02-11T14:03:20.466+00:002015-02-11T14:03:20.466+00:00I sympathise, Wendy! My word target has stuttered ...I sympathise, Wendy! My word target has stuttered a tad, too. I set off OK only to grind to a halt at a crossroads of potential plot directions... and I seem to have lost the ability to make decisions! I'll have to pick one at random and get going again. It's more than likely I'll suddenly realise that wasn't the right one and have to re-write but that seems to be the way my writing brain works, unfortunately!Wendy Percivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902813313352050696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-18782196404433040972015-02-11T13:22:03.602+00:002015-02-11T13:22:03.602+00:00...and what good excuses they are too!...and what good excuses they are too!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-42236091602628407842015-02-11T13:09:40.317+00:002015-02-11T13:09:40.317+00:00You have a perfect excuse, Wendy. I am also trying...You have a perfect excuse, Wendy. I am also trying to focus on my novel. Yet a grandchild is due, a bathroom being fitted, and I'm rearranging my writing space. That's my excuse:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-76465571065333657322015-02-10T16:19:29.081+00:002015-02-10T16:19:29.081+00:00Very good advice, Maria - thank you.Very good advice, Maria - thank you.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-70652632376361379832015-02-10T12:22:53.165+00:002015-02-10T12:22:53.165+00:00Well done on your short story successes, that is g...Well done on your short story successes, that is great news!<br />Regarding your 'crisis of confidence' I can identify with this, and I also tried the Kindle thing, although I've got 55k so I did see lots of things I'm unhappy with...<br />What helped me was reading each chapter into my phone's voice recorder, then playing it back. <br /><br />Often we just need to do something different to regain our confidence, and even stepping away from it for a while can help. As long as you can get going again... <br />Have a good week Wendy.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-38035598156450375572015-02-10T09:42:08.555+00:002015-02-10T09:42:08.555+00:00Sorry Tracy - I just can't help myself!Sorry Tracy - I just can't help myself!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-51476364123402298612015-02-10T09:40:56.461+00:002015-02-10T09:40:56.461+00:00Er thanks, Wendy, now everyone thinks I'm the ...Er thanks, Wendy, now everyone thinks I'm the wicked witch of West Sussex! But to be honest you do need a good nagging some times. Can't wait to read the novel & I'm looking forward to my invitation to the swanky launch :)TracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-43575015176857479272015-02-10T09:13:08.933+00:002015-02-10T09:13:08.933+00:00Oooo! Thanks very much. Btw well done on all those...Oooo! Thanks very much. Btw well done on all those stories.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-34878945691929199312015-02-09T19:26:43.563+00:002015-02-09T19:26:43.563+00:00My husband did it through KDP (don't ask me ho...My husband did it through KDP (don't ask me how though). If I find out I can email you, Frances.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-43346660376680539732015-02-09T19:24:16.093+00:002015-02-09T19:24:16.093+00:00The Kindle idea ism brilliant. But how do you do i...The Kindle idea ism brilliant. But how do you do it??Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-2447262876981799792015-02-09T19:09:08.164+00:002015-02-09T19:09:08.164+00:00A race I'm doomed to fail!A race I'm doomed to fail!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-30684019004791734062015-02-09T19:07:27.576+00:002015-02-09T19:07:27.576+00:00I send WIPs to my kindle as part of the editing pr...I send WIPs to my kindle as part of the editing process too - great idea. Glad you are spurred to get on with it. Fancy a race? I am at 13,500 on my latest...Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-84273933782450592262015-02-09T19:06:10.263+00:002015-02-09T19:06:10.263+00:00It might well have been, Emma. We'll pretend i...It might well have been, Emma. We'll pretend it was anyway!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-61270759671350167312015-02-09T19:05:16.486+00:002015-02-09T19:05:16.486+00:00You are obviously a softer touch, Patsy.You are obviously a softer touch, Patsy.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-33618122951956523232015-02-09T18:56:23.235+00:002015-02-09T18:56:23.235+00:00Ooh hope that was me, cos that's what I do!! I...Ooh hope that was me, cos that's what I do!! I use it to proof read as well as I find the errors jump out much more readily than they do when reading print or on a PC Emma Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318694272257311765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-59418478168325751572015-02-09T17:04:53.531+00:002015-02-09T17:04:53.531+00:00Personally I'd have let you off with just the ...Personally I'd have let you off with just the serial, short stories etc - but Tracy obviously knows better! Well done you for getting so much done - and well done her for 'encouraging' you. Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-83790052919991042452015-02-09T16:58:27.519+00:002015-02-09T16:58:27.519+00:00I didn't realise just how different it would b...I didn't realise just how different it would be reading it on the kindle. It suddenly became a real novel! Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.com