tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post6896250781075961080..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: The Single-Mindedness of the Novel Writermooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-56803726030772113522012-10-22T17:42:19.653+01:002012-10-22T17:42:19.653+01:00@Michael-but like the women who win an Oscar for p...@Michael-but like the women who win an Oscar for playing a prostitute (more than you would think), the victory is bittersweet.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-46401181569260291602012-10-22T17:01:55.451+01:002012-10-22T17:01:55.451+01:00I think my brain cannot handle the unexpected appe...I think my brain cannot handle the unexpected appearance of Kim Kardashian on your blog and the word "penis." AT least Kim K has done something positive: she has made plus sized women attractive again. I like that. I think the magazines were getting too polarized with super skinny models and Kim K is very curvy.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-17401655014255708292012-10-20T10:46:46.649+01:002012-10-20T10:46:46.649+01:00@Lydia-would be nice if it all came out perfect fi...@Lydia-would be nice if it all came out perfect first time though.<br /><br />@Charmaine-lol. I suppose it can work the other way too, give me what I want and I promise I won't release my sex tape. I think I just figured out how to make myself rich!mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-69360487653152791212012-10-20T07:38:57.745+01:002012-10-20T07:38:57.745+01:00Agree. I have to stifle a giggle every time someon...Agree. I have to stifle a giggle every time someone asks me, 'so, how do you publish a book?' like they're asking how do you make a chocolate cake. Like there's a three step plan. I spend most of my week days working on writing (smallest part of my time), blogs, editing, contacting publishers, organising writing events, etc, etc, etc. And I have to admit there is a certain amount of guilt, as if my time should be more for others and not myself. Somehow, I think I've missed my window of opportunity to use a sex-tape to promote myself (although Halloween is coming up?).Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-75004203996379583152012-10-20T02:03:35.788+01:002012-10-20T02:03:35.788+01:00So true. I think I've read and reread my manus...So true. I think I've read and reread my manuscript over twelve times. Revisions on my own, revisions with my editor, copyedits, first pass pages...you can't give up after that first draft. You just can't.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-25467599068889711122012-10-19T22:16:41.032+01:002012-10-19T22:16:41.032+01:00@LD-that's not really a test of whether you...@LD-that's not really a test of whether you're a writer, but whether you can take the next step into being judged by others, which is very scary for some people. <br /><br />@Rick-I don't know about a real writer, but certainly a serious one will take criticism and even welcome it.<br /><br />@Nancy-Cheers. I'm sure you'll be just as successful second time round.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-45440741610564421352012-10-19T19:47:30.452+01:002012-10-19T19:47:30.452+01:00Ah, you hit it perfectly, which is why my mantra i...Ah, you hit it perfectly, which is why my mantra is Winston Churchill's most famous quote: "Never quit." I can't truthfully say, my success is purely from my single-mindedness to produce the best book I could and see it through to publication. And now I have. Now I just have to see if I can do it again. Gonna tweet this one, Moody! Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-58798953777955830362012-10-19T19:11:12.226+01:002012-10-19T19:11:12.226+01:00Persistence has no substitute. My first novel took...Persistence has no substitute. My first novel took 20 years with 42 different opening chapters to get to publishable format. A real writer is not afraid of criticism that strengthens the final product. All hail the power of critiquing, editing, and first readers to make your book the best it can be.Rick Bylinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-65687265018970004422012-10-19T18:12:46.375+01:002012-10-19T18:12:46.375+01:00Kim and her penises not withstanding, you sort of ...Kim and her penises not withstanding, you sort of missed a group. Those of us you finish, decide it isn't good enough, re-do the whole thing, decide it isn't good enough, re-write it again, etc. Sometimes the test isn't whether you will keep going but whether you'll know when to stop.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-65142333281085876342012-10-19T17:43:21.438+01:002012-10-19T17:43:21.438+01:00@Rachna-just being silly.@Rachna-just being silly.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-54069175817963526522012-10-19T17:39:44.876+01:002012-10-19T17:39:44.876+01:00Mooderino..hmm..wondering what brought on this pos...Mooderino..hmm..wondering what brought on this post, I mean the ending. Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34712493355970205332012-10-19T07:43:53.769+01:002012-10-19T07:43:53.769+01:00@Elise-stuborness, the oft maligned ginger step-ch...@Elise-stuborness, the oft maligned ginger step-child of emotions.<br /><br /><br />@Rachel-tell hubby it's passion, not obsession.<br /><br />@Ruby Barnes-glad to hear it.<br /><br />@mshatch-'nuff said.<br /><br />@Tammy-I wonder what that could be... mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-24184647027260076912012-10-19T04:10:06.236+01:002012-10-19T04:10:06.236+01:00Great post---especially the surprise ending. Of co...Great post---especially the surprise ending. Of course we romance writers do have something in common with Kim.Tammy J. Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-27260116659339874552012-10-19T02:19:31.867+01:002012-10-19T02:19:31.867+01:00Oh how true. I was just reading something similar ...Oh how true. I was just reading something similar in Writer's Digest about Practice and Revisions. I'll say no more. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-10688297428785004732012-10-19T00:07:59.943+01:002012-10-19T00:07:59.943+01:00Works for me ;-) Singlemindedness, I mean.Works for me ;-) Singlemindedness, I mean.@Ruby_Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07136530922804444637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-4198860298720669452012-10-18T23:47:03.825+01:002012-10-18T23:47:03.825+01:00I agree. I've written two novels. Each one, I ...I agree. I've written two novels. Each one, I had to revise about six times. When I'm writing a novel, I get a little too single-minded! LOL! My husband calls it obsessive. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870655070026853342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50710899795709949552012-10-18T20:37:09.480+01:002012-10-18T20:37:09.480+01:00LOL! I guess we can learn a lot from Kim K... :P
...LOL! I guess we can learn a lot from Kim K... :P<br /><br />In my case it's just plain ole stubbornness. I started this damn wip and I'm going to finish it because I have stubbornness issues...Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-30225819306383514822012-10-18T18:36:48.651+01:002012-10-18T18:36:48.651+01:00@Alex-just keeping myself amused :)@Alex-just keeping myself amused :)mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-86927587155020234072012-10-18T18:14:18.464+01:002012-10-18T18:14:18.464+01:00You ended that one with quite a laugh!
Start to fi...You ended that one with quite a laugh!<br />Start to finish - did it twice. Once more...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com