tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post3271957529677234060..comments2023-07-24T04:07:58.655-07:00Comments on A Writer Called Wanda: FRIDAY STIR FRY - Another Day, Another Fifty CentsWanda Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-26151014759395644752013-08-13T06:13:28.876-07:002013-08-13T06:13:28.876-07:00Still haven't decided. I'm leaning toward ...Still haven't decided. I'm leaning toward not because I think there could be more conflict with the MMC if this guy lives. But, I get what you say.Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-86547727888113568322013-08-13T06:12:33.860-07:002013-08-13T06:12:33.860-07:00Sara, I feel your pain. Focus is not my problem th...Sara, I feel your pain. Focus is not my problem though, it's procrastination.Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-64051773041902645402013-08-13T06:11:48.971-07:002013-08-13T06:11:48.971-07:00The weather is getting on my nerves also. I feel l...The weather is getting on my nerves also. I feel like I've moved to Seattle.Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-50756757293305382132013-08-12T16:26:06.469-07:002013-08-12T16:26:06.469-07:00When you have a chance to kill off a character, ki...When you have a chance to kill off a character, kill them off. That's my rule. Lisa Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076477557354654894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-91378450858360706512013-08-12T13:34:48.830-07:002013-08-12T13:34:48.830-07:00Revision, nasty old word. I just got my edit back ...Revision, nasty old word. I just got my edit back from Wanda Sue Parrott and have some nips to nip and some tucks to tuck. My goal is to finish it--DEATH OF BIGFOOT--for publishing on Amazon by the end of this month. <br /><br />As to killing your character, maybe you really want to kill that computer. Why not write a tale doing so and then see what happens when you go back to your WIP?VJ Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879784503562449064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-63070913573444959762013-08-12T12:28:54.001-07:002013-08-12T12:28:54.001-07:00What am I dealing with? Don't get me started. ...What am I dealing with? Don't get me started. Okay.. maybe a couple. One - this weather! I know I don't have NEAR the issues with rain others have dealt with the past week and I am blessed. I just hate falling behind in my work because I have to unplug my system while it storms. My other issue is listening to other people complain about our city government without bothering to voice their opinion to the people they are complaining about. <br /><br />There... you said I could vent LOL. Now I'm back to work before the next thunderstorm rolls in.<br /><br />Oh and S.D.... You are an AMAZING writer. If we didn't think so, we wouldn't be pulling for you. Just know you can over-think things. If Cecily gives your work her stamp of approval you are in good hands! Hugs!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895657809745769069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-54652049075138501512013-08-12T12:06:48.654-07:002013-08-12T12:06:48.654-07:00Right now I'm just feeling overwhelmed. I have...Right now I'm just feeling overwhelmed. I have too much to do. Too many directions I want to go with projects. Focus isn't always my strong suit. It's my own fault, I dug this hole. I can get myself out of it. Hang in there, Wanda. I'm fighting the battle right there beside ya.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021527820964327093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-58002630042895823282013-08-12T11:23:38.970-07:002013-08-12T11:23:38.970-07:00I know. Cecily White says I'm there with the f...I know. Cecily White says I'm there with the first two chapters. I think she's ALMOST right. Just a couple more tweaks. The rest of the book, however . . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-74053788700783075322013-08-09T10:00:09.824-07:002013-08-09T10:00:09.824-07:00Ding, Ding, Ding. Yes it is Casablanca. Revision i...Ding, Ding, Ding. Yes it is Casablanca. Revision is hard. Just remember you can revise till you're blue in the face. At some point you have to let it go.Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-61616830395119705962013-08-09T09:08:05.842-07:002013-08-09T09:08:05.842-07:00Casablanca, isn't it?
My current struggle is...Casablanca, isn't it? <br /><br />My current struggle is keeping negativity from taking over during revisions. (Okay, today my problem is getting everything ready for a birthday party and dinner with 20 kids and lots more adults, but that problem will be over in a couple of days.) I've been asking the harshest, most thorough critiquers I can find to help me find everything we can that could be better in my manuscript. Day after day, I'm focusing on the problems and weak spots. That's a lot of negative input, and it's getting to me. Good thing I've had a lot of positive feedback too, or I'd be tempted to declare the whole thing hopeless and throw in the towel! I know better, though. It's all part of the process--at least when you're a perfectionist. <br /><br />Good job keeping things in perspective. Rejections don't mean your work isn't fantastic or that it won't find a home somewhere else. Keep submitting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-13964922421509390062013-08-09T07:27:46.253-07:002013-08-09T07:27:46.253-07:00Thanks for the wise words friend!Thanks for the wise words friend!Wanda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546619638124455609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269553969601423148.post-15232404628697951732013-08-09T07:20:18.172-07:002013-08-09T07:20:18.172-07:00The problem as I see it, is us. We begin writing a...The problem as I see it, is us. We begin writing and soon the project is real and alive and OURS. When someone rejects it is as though they have turned down our first born child for a part in the school play. I try to keep it all in perspective. Each publisher has a certain like. Hitting that narrow field is almost not possible. These stories were rejected over a dozen times each and some as many as 600. To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone With the Wind, Moby Dick, The Help, Harry Potter, Anne of Greene Gables, and the list goes on. So, my dear Wanda, you are in excellent company. Put your focus back on your writing and be grateful you have the ability. It will all come together if you snap your red ruby slippers together and turn around quickly three times and say, "I want to be published. I want to be published."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917679547528645620noreply@blogger.com