tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post8510374042846066754..comments2007-05-09T15:15:22.682-07:00Comments on The Road to Magical Happy Greatness: The price of freedom:Zoe Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-26971021486950879932007-02-11T15:31:00.000-08:002007-02-11T15:31:00.000-08:00Hi Camilla! Thanks for the comment. I'm glad that...Hi Camilla! Thanks for the comment. I'm glad that it inspired you to make writing more of a priority. Even doing just little bits at a time consistently...like 750 words a day on a rough draft or an hour in revisions, really helps you to produce. Consistency is key and if you can give just an hour a day to it even, you'll produce a lot more. :)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-37944426757854061302007-02-11T15:11:00.000-08:002007-02-11T15:11:00.000-08:00Thank you for this post Zoe. Something just clicke...Thank you for this post Zoe. Something just clicked within me while I was reading it--especially the part Jeremy quoted. I have other things to do(school) and assume I have to put all my responsibility into one basket(not writing) or else my life would fall apart. This reassured me that if I wanted to become published, I needed to treat writing like my primary responsibility and work everything else around <I>that</I>, instead of the other way around. I'll have to do it anyways when I do sell.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-30875270609848664402007-02-09T07:33:00.000-08:002007-02-09T07:33:00.000-08:00Thanks Jeremy! The world sort of shifted to my ax...Thanks Jeremy! The world sort of shifted to my axis when I finally got really honest with myself. This isn't just something I would kind of sort of like to do someday, this IS the goal. lol. Why fight it? ;)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-28267198596006052962007-02-09T07:28:00.000-08:002007-02-09T07:28:00.000-08:00"So I got serious. I stopped acting like I had oth...<I>"So I got serious. I stopped acting like I had other goals and ambitions, because I really don't. And I made everything about the writing. :)</I><BR/><BR/>That's beautiful. Me too. And what a difference! Great blog. I'll be back!Jeremy Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254147824518501318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-50359282748017831622007-02-08T08:12:00.000-08:002007-02-08T08:12:00.000-08:00Yeah Michelle, I know the feeling. I'm only 27 bu...Yeah Michelle, I know the feeling. I'm only 27 but after Eragon I got my butt in gear. I mean I think I slacked off a lot when I was younger because not a lot of younger people got published, so "why bother" yeah...that was immaturity speaking lol, but i was a kid hehe.<BR/><BR/>But anyway I got to my mid twenties and suddenly I was running out of excuses to sit on my butt and not write, especially considering the huge long haul that the publishing journey is. So I got serious. I stopped acting like I had other goals and ambitions, because I really don't. And I made everything about the writing. :)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-14564965906699858632007-02-08T06:30:00.000-08:002007-02-08T06:30:00.000-08:00Zoe, I started feeling this terrible sense of time...Zoe, I started feeling this terrible sense of time slipping away from me late last year. That is when I started getting really serious about things, and I've been strict with myself ever since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-48642277370222848122007-02-07T19:33:00.000-08:002007-02-07T19:33:00.000-08:00Cool Edie, me too! (treating it like a job.)Thanks...Cool Edie, me too! (treating it like a job.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks Liz. :)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-17300445905539945662007-02-07T18:24:00.000-08:002007-02-07T18:24:00.000-08:00My goal for 2007 is to treat writing like a job. ...My goal for 2007 is to treat writing like a job. I'm good at goal setting normally, but 2006 got a little crazy for me. I'm back on track now. :)Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-86608670334066431492007-02-07T07:47:00.000-08:002007-02-07T07:47:00.000-08:00Ok...um.... "certain ways ARE more attractive to t...Ok...um.... "certain ways ARE more attractive to the industry" not "IS" Gah...yeah, I'm a writer.<br /><br />*head desk*Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-32184218789376044002007-02-07T07:46:00.000-08:002007-02-07T07:46:00.000-08:00:) Deadlines Rawk.
I think there are just some ve...:) Deadlines Rawk.<br /><br />I think there are just some very diff temperaments in this biz. Some people hate deadlines and would rather be free, some people love deadlines.<br /><br />Some people want to write by the seat of their pants, some people (like myself) are anal outliners. Different things work for different people, however certain ways (like working with outlines and under deadlines) is more attractive to the industry as a whole.<br /><br />I can't help but believe I've made my way much easier just by not rebelling against this necessary part of the publishing industry. If you sell, you're going to have deadlines, and if you sell to New York you're going to have to learn to outline. So, yeah...why fight that?<br /><br />It's only an added benefit that these are the methods of working that I personally prefer.Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-71870351881707643822007-02-06T16:12:00.000-08:002007-02-06T16:12:00.000-08:00Me too! When I don't have a deadline breathing do...Me too! When I don't have a deadline breathing down my neck, I get slow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com