tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post2020259224307401259..comments2023-10-31T14:01:24.808-04:00Comments on The Family Treethyme: It's Baaack!Becke Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-60768972854983731312011-11-10T10:37:53.375-05:002011-11-10T10:37:53.375-05:00Tonya - Unlike most writers, my favorites are alwa...Tonya - Unlike most writers, my favorites are always the ones I'm NOT working on. I have a love/hate relationship with those suckers.Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-64430871213010474592011-11-10T07:08:44.474-05:002011-11-10T07:08:44.474-05:00Keep writing! Keep writing! Keep writing! BUT. . ....Keep writing! Keep writing! Keep writing! BUT. . .take your favorite one and revise, revise, revise, and see your dreams come true. You are amazing and you write so well.Tonya Kappeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252788425268305047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-55635745216446292452011-11-09T22:57:45.106-05:002011-11-09T22:57:45.106-05:00I think that's it, Stacy - I'm not a kick-...I think that's it, Stacy - I'm not a kick-ass type in real life, so it's hard work to give the heroine enough snark to make her interesting, but not so much that you want to smack her!<br /><br />You would think writing a male POV would be harder to do, but since we're writing a male POV from the female perspective, it seems to work. Would guys think are heroes are realistic? Maybe not. But we're not writing these stories for guys.Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-11638680618708272692011-11-09T14:53:44.849-05:002011-11-09T14:53:44.849-05:00It's funny about your heros and heroines. In m...It's funny about your heros and heroines. In my first three books, the hero was the protagonist. I had no problem writing it that way, either. Now, with my fourth, I decided to use the heroine as the protagonist. Much harder! Why is that I wonder? Too close to home maybe?Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-63872643994818430262011-11-09T10:52:07.219-05:002011-11-09T10:52:07.219-05:00Lorie - Well, we have to laugh or go nuts, right? ...Lorie - Well, we have to laugh or go nuts, right? I'm going to have to watch Office Space again (can anyone who's watched it ever look at a Swingline stapler the same way again?) (or flair, for that matter?). A true classic.<br /><br />Yes, I do have a tendency to take it out on my computer when I'm having a bad writing day. It's the keyboards that really suffer, though. All those millions of words I've been writing have been the death of several keyboards.<br /><br />The thing about the non-fiction books is, those were way too easy for me. A New York publisher saw some of my garden articles. They got my number from Garden Writers Association and called me. Can you imagine? They asked if I would like to write a book for them! I ended up writing four more, AND the 'N Sync book. No query letter, no submission. In fact, I kind of resisted because I had no clue how to go about it. I had a wonderful editor (she's a Facebook friend) who made it all seem easy.<br /><br />Fiction has been an ice-cube bath in comparison!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-47751442319007317582011-11-09T10:46:13.608-05:002011-11-09T10:46:13.608-05:00Sharon - You nailed it. A book called THE WAR OF A...Sharon - You nailed it. A book called THE WAR OF ART was recommended to me awhile back. It's the best book I've read in terms of dealing with avoidance. You're 100% right - you can't accomplish anything if you stop writing. Thanks for the timely reminder!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-58905236874707054082011-11-09T10:13:31.675-05:002011-11-09T10:13:31.675-05:00Becke,
ROFL! How is it that you can make somethin...Becke, <br />ROFL! How is it that you can make something so serious and frustrating, so funny! ;o) I love your Office Space analogy! I’ve had the same thought a few times—gangster rap music in the background and all! <br /><br />I’ll tell you what I tell myself when I get Imposter Syndrome: You are the only person on this planet who can write this story, in this way, with this viewpoint. And I’d like to add that who among us can say they’ve published six non-fiction books??? Probably no one! You are uniquely gifted and qualified to do this…so do it and make us proud!! :DLorie Langdonhttp://honestlyya.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-26221125662257522312011-11-09T10:11:13.270-05:002011-11-09T10:11:13.270-05:00Excellent post! I think all authors suffer from on...Excellent post! I think all authors suffer from one or all of these things. And those wips in the computer? Someday you might take them out, revise them again and have a publishable book. It's happened to me before.<br /><br />You have the right attitude. Keep writing! You can't accomplish anything if you stop writing.Sharon Cullenhttp://sharonwritesromance.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-91805127728666586412011-11-08T18:57:16.430-05:002011-11-08T18:57:16.430-05:00Woo hoo - thank you! You are brilliant! That's...Woo hoo - thank you! You are brilliant! That's been bugging me for ages. You're the best!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-73718524362233633792011-11-08T18:50:31.598-05:002011-11-08T18:50:31.598-05:00I sent you an email already. Rather than repeat my...I sent you an email already. Rather than repeat myself, maybe one thing I can do to help:<br /><br />An em dash is coded like this within the html-editor page: and-sign and the word "mdash" followed by a semicolon. I will try it here to see if it works. —Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04930129153455367820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-27096239637632273372011-11-08T15:42:00.071-05:002011-11-08T15:42:00.071-05:00Hi Robena - It's so scary getting feedback fro...Hi Robena - It's so scary getting feedback from beta readers and critique partners. Maybe even harder than getting feedback from contest judges.<br /><br />I can relate - I've had feedback from all three recently (betas, CPs and contest judges). All of the comments were hugely helpful. I can't imagine submitting without this kind of input.<br /><br />It just makes drives me batty when I don't see the problems for myself, or at least not without a nudge. (Or sometimes an anvil on the head!)<br /><br />It's wonderful to have the support and encouragement from my fellow sufferers in the Cherries and other critique groups. I'm always knocked out by the generosity of busy, published authors who also offer advice and encouragement.<br /><br />Writers rock! (Even if we are all a little nuts.)Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-41770544761367185792011-11-08T15:35:12.532-05:002011-11-08T15:35:12.532-05:00Hi Amy! Great to hear from you! I know it can be d...Hi Amy! Great to hear from you! I know it can be done because I've read books by authors who really pulled it off. It drives me nuts - finding the right balance is really hard. I've tried writing all on the light side and all on the dark side. I can do in for short stories, but can't seem to manage it for a whole book. *sigh*<br /><br />Good luck with your writing! We'll fight off Imposter Syndrome together.Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-35225996845525641532011-11-08T15:21:25.568-05:002011-11-08T15:21:25.568-05:00We must be on the same page. I wrote a blog today ...We must be on the same page. I wrote a blog today on Results. Just got back my ms. from betas and my crit partner. This is a tough gig. this writing thing. : )robena granthttp://www.robenagrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076772516994296846.post-29968329414557653622011-11-08T14:01:09.632-05:002011-11-08T14:01:09.632-05:00Becke, did you sneak into my brain? This sounds a ...Becke, did you sneak into my brain? This sounds a lot like me and my modus operandi. But I do have this to say, don't change your voice/tone -- I see nothing wrong with snappy funny dialogue and then dark and scary stuff. I know you can find a way to balance them.amy kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696288092773950469noreply@blogger.com