tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post6320077890884462174..comments2023-09-29T09:18:38.933-04:00Comments on Bent on Books: Is the stress getting to you? A post by NicoleJenny Benthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744171500436166262noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-64405207050193564642013-06-12T14:26:17.066-04:002013-06-12T14:26:17.066-04:00What a great post - thank you! This waiting is HAR...What a great post - thank you! This waiting is HARD. Your advice about joining a writing group is golden, too - I don't know what I'd do without my writing buddies. Many have been in the same shoes (or are there now too) and can offer a lot of perspective. <br /><br />I also found that I need a physical outlet for the stress. Thank God for summer and gardening, or else I'd have consumed many more pounds of M&M's than I already have. (It's a shame writing doesn't burn off more calories).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-59727201102576402752013-05-08T11:55:19.565-04:002013-05-08T11:55:19.565-04:00Really good advice. Thanks very much.Really good advice. Thanks very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-74114621354270666292013-05-07T17:55:57.552-04:002013-05-07T17:55:57.552-04:00Perfect timing. Waiting to hear back from several ...Perfect timing. Waiting to hear back from several agents on fulls. Have been baking like a mad woman to "combat" the stress. Jumping into the next book is a much better idea!Durango Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854000354374970070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-2001559149666500402013-05-07T13:22:27.002-04:002013-05-07T13:22:27.002-04:00Dear Nicole,
You are so right about so many aspe...Dear Nicole, <br /><br />You are so right about so many aspects of this crazy business of writing. I especially take to heart your comments on being realistic. I was not realistic when I started and treated my aspirations and writing like a lottery ticket, chanting over and over, "the next one will be the winner." <br /><br />A few years, a few eye-opening workshops and now I see: the writer must be in it for the long-haul, and not abandon ship at first sign of disaster or wait for your ship to come in. Nope, you're in a dingy and you better start rowing if you want to make it at all. Lot of work I know, but you'll great arms when you reach your destination.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Shellie@shelliewilliamsbooks.comShellie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597975902316586870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-69586243614756263552013-05-07T12:42:14.137-04:002013-05-07T12:42:14.137-04:00Excellent advice, Nicole. Support and realistic go...Excellent advice, Nicole. Support and realistic goals definitely help me. Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-68164795138240613812013-05-05T13:27:06.980-04:002013-05-05T13:27:06.980-04:00Jeez Nicole, I happened on your post and the openi...Jeez Nicole, I happened on your post and the opening, as related to waiting, about knocked me over. I just posted the same frustration. I have learned to not knee-jerk-click and send; I am hoping the results of said former behavior have indeed gone the way of forgotten memory. Thanks, very helpful.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-73922649168951775082013-05-04T01:43:15.045-04:002013-05-04T01:43:15.045-04:00Worth remembering also that all new words are equa...Worth remembering also that all new words are equally discoverable and reside in the future waiting for writers to stumble upon them. Forgetting to stumble about is one of the biggest sins committed by blighted writers. We either skulk forlornly or dash around like possessed Greek Gods drunk on affirmations. Idle, easy stumbling just "feels wrong", which is why we forget to do it, and when we forget to do "what works" we end up with what doesn't work — and start either putting on weight or losing it, all in a wordless vacuum.Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-43903299484527807402013-05-03T23:42:42.992-04:002013-05-03T23:42:42.992-04:00Thank you so much for this. It was exactly what I...Thank you so much for this. It was exactly what I needed to hear right now. Kathryn Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669702092097962234noreply@blogger.com