tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post5009729424627670664..comments2023-11-23T21:19:19.372-08:00Comments on The Green Bathtub: WIP Wednesday: DoubtA.L. Sonnichsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-6513885044052123272010-05-27T09:44:39.065-07:002010-05-27T09:44:39.065-07:00Hey Amy- just hang in there. Every day I'm eit...Hey Amy- just hang in there. Every day I'm either up or down from where I was- not that I'm manic depressive at all, it's just everyday is different and I may or may not feel up to the challenge. Exercising helps, spending quality time with my family helps, working on my book only when I know I'll have some quiet time helps, too. It gets really old trying to edit, trying to write and not being able ot hear myself think;)<br /><br />Good luck. Thanks for keeping it real! -KellyKelly Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324622421797199560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-57405276533342754272010-05-26T23:56:23.102-07:002010-05-26T23:56:23.102-07:00I hope you're feeling better. Reading this rem...I hope you're feeling better. Reading this reminded me that we haven't swapped pages. My session tonight went really well, and I'm quite free to look at them (if you still want me to). I'm so excited for your conference. You're going to love it.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-43266847389923190212010-05-26T17:57:36.516-07:002010-05-26T17:57:36.516-07:00I've been having a tough week, too. Actually, ...I've been having a tough week, too. Actually, a tough couple of weeks. Decided I have to scrap my most recent WIP (and it was finished, mind you) and start from scratch.<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br />it was a tough decision, but I think the right one. I got through it by reminding myself that every step in this journey is worthwhile. Nothing is wasted and there is a lesson in every experience.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-55821891946708528552010-05-26T15:45:43.968-07:002010-05-26T15:45:43.968-07:00Napping is good. I nap, or go to bed early or slee...Napping is good. I nap, or go to bed early or sleep late. Sleep it off! Sounds simple but it works for me.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-68930243535395713712010-05-26T12:02:10.814-07:002010-05-26T12:02:10.814-07:00Been there. Lived that. Actually, I'm fairly c...Been there. Lived that. Actually, I'm fairly certain I'm there every other Tuesday. ;)<br /><br />Thanks for the authenticity! I love it.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-51216423428310106682010-05-26T11:08:50.286-07:002010-05-26T11:08:50.286-07:00Amy--life is full of ups and downs. If you were t...Amy--life is full of ups and downs. If you were to read a book about a perfect character with a perfect life it would be terribly boring. Most people wouldn't be able to relate to it. Your life experiences, both good and bad, bring you to who you are. I feel things deeply (like with the loss of Stripes), but that's how I write. I am emmersed in my story when I'm writing it. I finished up a chapter and started a new one yesterday...I was physically exhausted when I stopped. After all I had been reading and writing about being in the heart of The War...Use your feelings. Every experience you have can make a character in your writing stronger/weaker/more loveable or hateable...this is a good thing.<br /><br />Back to your 15 pages. They were very well done! I really enjoyed reading them.<br /><br />Now---go buy yourself a bunch of flowers and get back to work. :)Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-89060456868231714482010-05-26T10:52:00.312-07:002010-05-26T10:52:00.312-07:00LOL! Thanks Krista, you always encourage me. :)LOL! Thanks Krista, you always encourage me. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-21562778754844549512010-05-26T10:43:00.865-07:002010-05-26T10:43:00.865-07:00I think you've got it right, Amy - you just ha...I think you've got it right, Amy - you just have to keep working through it. If writers only wrote when they felt like writing, well, we'd have a lot fewer books to read:)<br /><br />And I think it's healthy to realize where you're at, and to realize you'll (eventually) come out of it. I struggled with a bout of depression in high school, and those were the two self-discoveries (for me) that actually led to breakthroughs: first, to accept that there was nothing I could do, that I couldn't just make myself happy (because, in general, I'm a fairly happy, optimistic person) - and then, after a while, to realize there was something I could do (namely, to stop using the depression as a crutch).<br /><br />(Not that I think you're totally depressed or that you're using anything as a crutch, of course. That's just how it was for me.)<br /><br />Best of luck, Amy. And I think your storyline sounds great, by the way. (I'm always in awe of writers who manage to generate conflict without magical objects and lots of explosions:) )Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.com