tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8490379918425028888..comments2024-03-28T11:25:39.068-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What We're Writing Week: Julia Spencer-Fleming is writing...and writing...and writing...Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36235769543156727932015-01-21T15:36:38.355-05:002015-01-21T15:36:38.355-05:00Poor Clare, she and all the rest of us are experie...Poor Clare, she and all the rest of us are experiencing the longest gestation in human history. Love the books, and I am looking forward to the next one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36731598355188779382015-01-16T00:01:18.151-05:002015-01-16T00:01:18.151-05:00Love the books. Loved the snippet. More. More. How...Love the books. Loved the snippet. More. More. However, a bone to pick: My murder victim has been missing her shoes since 2012, right before I broke my right (writing) arm. So, how about shorn locks? It could be interesting if the victims are male as well as female. Or jewelry. Perhaps all the victims picked up something at a local thrift shop? So why kill to get the pieces back? Are the victims connected? And, by the way, you've got 3 brainy people at this crime scene, someone needs to get that etm part-timer patrol doing door-to-door to see if anyone heard or saw anything. It's early, but so is dairy farming. Loved the photos, keep those coming. Maybe a bit of willow-the-wisp spring fog where you see one tree but not another. And the barn looks like a cupola standing on nothing. or some such atmospheric gothic touch.<br /><br />I believe in the "No Fear" writing. Not sure if I got that from Anne Lamont's BIRD BY BIRD or Julie Cameron's WORKSHOP. The essence is to just write and bag spelling, plot cohesiveness, characters in character. Just write for x amount of time. Now, what I do next is outline, sometimes on legal paper or three ring binder stuff or index cards. I favor the legal paper. OUTLINE. If that's your way to organize. Then, it's time to just write chapter one all the way thru the first draft. Sometimes one digresses and writes a really great scene that may or may not appear in draft 3. No fear, no super set rules -- except write.<br /><br />While recuperating from the broken arm a friend sent me one of those voice activated programs. Maybe -- esp with family duties like housekeeping -- a program like that might be helpful to get ideas out and onto laptop. I like quiet, nature, a good enough chair and good pens. Doesn't matter if it's lesson plans or victim number 3. Gotta just write, edit, write, edit, until THE END. All the best, and will the title be from a hymn? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20219483077558502922015-01-15T21:08:32.583-05:002015-01-15T21:08:32.583-05:00Love the series, and trust good things are happeni...Love the series, and trust good things are happening in the author's life and in the next story. Had the pleasure of meeting her at my book group in mid 2014. I believe she and Clare would be good friends. She did think then that the next book would be out "sometime in 2015". Working on the elusive virtue of patience. Clare waited for Russ; now we wait for them both, again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42783748715865907232014-07-30T23:43:48.447-04:002014-07-30T23:43:48.447-04:00I am 76 years old and undergoing chemo to battle a...I am 76 years old and undergoing chemo to battle an aggressive cancer. I have a number of favorite authors whose books I buy as soon as they come out, but the one series that I really hope to be here to read the next book is your series about Russ and Clare. They really seem like real people to me, and I want very much to find out what happens next. I am especially anxious to find out what happens with their baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-524489153233769322014-07-27T12:13:31.872-04:002014-07-27T12:13:31.872-04:00WOW! I know this will be another great one.. I was...WOW! I know this will be another great one.. I was waiting patiently and now I can not wait for it to come at my favorite bookstore. I have re-read and re-read all the others as I have every one of them and most are autographed. Keep up the good work Julia and keep us in supply. Love every one of them.William Boylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570993051665118401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81909323579570558752014-07-27T11:19:31.955-04:002014-07-27T11:19:31.955-04:00Always waiting for the next Russ and Clare and am ...Always waiting for the next Russ and Clare and am never disappointed. Recognized some of the scenes in the photos. Our upstate NY is beautiful!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066697618555861619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29940398142418472132014-07-27T09:24:49.501-04:002014-07-27T09:24:49.501-04:00Checking in a day late - great excerpt. Another pr...Checking in a day late - great excerpt. Another problem for Russ to solve.<br /><br />Yes, you can store Scrivener files in the cloud. You just have to make sure the other computer has Scrivener to use them.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25680495874084686182014-07-26T23:21:47.307-04:002014-07-26T23:21:47.307-04:00Rhys, kindred souls. Rhys, kindred souls. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58223344378849719922014-07-26T21:18:53.737-04:002014-07-26T21:18:53.737-04:00I love what you've written Julia--and Rhys is ...I love what you've written Julia--and Rhys is right--the only way to make it go faster is to divorce the family and stop living altogether--and then maybe the writing wouldn't come out the same way. It's a balance and I LOVE all your work so just keep going (my biggest downfall is time on the Internet researching stuff I will never use. Have to learn to get past that one).Suzanne Chazinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515842389942661932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43573023746853796162014-07-26T18:46:27.805-04:002014-07-26T18:46:27.805-04:00I will bite my tongue and not say "write fast...I will bite my tongue and not say "write faster." Thanks for the taste of the latest Millers Kill story.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4686898300640846172014-07-26T18:38:05.792-04:002014-07-26T18:38:05.792-04:00Menu for producing more words:
Kill husband. Put o...Menu for producing more words:<br />Kill husband. Put out kids for adoption. Move out of big house Install self in luxury hotel by water. Have room service. Write.<br /><br />Having just had 16 people in the house for Dominic's wedding I know how hard it is when life intervenes.Rhysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90960283304024039392014-07-26T17:48:24.963-04:002014-07-26T17:48:24.963-04:00Oh I was hoping there would be another book soon. ...Oh I was hoping there would be another book soon. I am just finishing "Through the Evil Days" from 2013, and knew it was your latest. Cannot wait to read the new one when you are finished.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653782976140164744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26164147201421116902014-07-26T17:19:43.747-04:002014-07-26T17:19:43.747-04:00Gosh, I am ready to read this book! Get to it -- ...Gosh, I am ready to read this book! Get to it -- no rest for you!!!Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87882713991850484702014-07-26T15:39:37.681-04:002014-07-26T15:39:37.681-04:00Thank you for writing, at your own pace, in your o...Thank you for writing, at your own pace, in your own wonderful style. It's hard to wait, but worth it.<br />Also, the audio-books of your titles are among the best I've ever heard. Quality through and through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80972326636679359192014-07-26T15:38:53.623-04:002014-07-26T15:38:53.623-04:00Thank you for writing, at your own pace, in your o...Thank you for writing, at your own pace, in your own wonderful style. It's hard to wait, but worth it.<br />Also, the audio-books of your titles are among the best I've ever heard. Quality through and through. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79080211352406469352014-07-26T14:39:26.586-04:002014-07-26T14:39:26.586-04:00If I can invite myself ... I need to join your WRI...If I can invite myself ... I need to join your WRITE FASTER group. *sigh* I haven't yet managed one-a-year either, and my books are shorter than yours, I believe!<br /><br />I know that the solution for me is creating a better schedule and being more disciplined about sticking to it. Soooo easy to say!<br /><br />But my words to you both as a fan: just keep writing at whatever pace you can! We'll be waiting....Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88027124394231329692014-07-26T13:19:32.377-04:002014-07-26T13:19:32.377-04:00I always know my story before I begin to write, an...I always know my story before I begin to write, and then it's like the icing on the cake and a joy to write. I'm so enamored of the characters (despite their flaws) that I can't wait to slap it on paper. That's just me. You unfold Clare and Russ's lives just right, Julia. I think all readers can point to authors who 'crank out' bks one after the other, and the plots suffer.<br />Marcia Fergusonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49668397635727027322014-07-26T12:09:16.924-04:002014-07-26T12:09:16.924-04:00Julia, loved it!!!!
Maybe we could form a two-per...Julia, loved it!!!!<br /><br />Maybe we could form a two-person WRITE FASTER self help group...<br /><br />I only write on my laptop--I don't actually have a desktop except one that used to pay bills. So my laptop or a notebook goes almost everywhere with me. And I do the first draft of chapters in Scrivener--can I store that in the Cloud?<br /><br />I think I have two big issues: one is time management, and the other is trying to work out every nitpicky bit of the plot BEFORE I start writing. So for book #17 I've made myself project management goals (start date, end date, so many pages by certain markers) and have determined to just start WRITING even if I don't exactly how everything is going to work. I should have learned by now that a lot of stuff works itself out as I write it...<br /><br />What do you think, Julia? Other REDS, is that how you do it?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48360676552006156912014-07-26T11:53:52.499-04:002014-07-26T11:53:52.499-04:00Oh, my! After that excerpt, I am drooling with an...Oh, my! After that excerpt, I am drooling with anticipation! Julia, although I would love to have a Russ and Clare book every six months, I don't want you to change anything you do. Each book is amazing, so you are doing it right. Like Karen said, it is always well worth the wait. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11242641667643087162014-07-26T11:43:02.486-04:002014-07-26T11:43:02.486-04:00Wow! Will be so glad to have Russ and Clare back! ...Wow! Will be so glad to have Russ and Clare back! Have re-read the entire series waiting for our new "fix"!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401503991483509913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69063426607883704212014-07-26T11:33:45.613-04:002014-07-26T11:33:45.613-04:00Hmmm, you might leave the promotional stuff to us,...Hmmm, you might leave the promotional stuff to us, your adoring readers. We would not let you down. CreeksideKnitternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49329355134668027582014-07-26T11:24:34.909-04:002014-07-26T11:24:34.909-04:00Joan,
I'm glad you like the pictures! Those a...Joan,<br /><br />I'm glad you like the pictures! Those are all shots of upstate New York. Such a beautiful place, especially this time of year.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2034905114533349512014-07-26T11:23:10.784-04:002014-07-26T11:23:10.784-04:00Julie,
Maybe you can come over and do my gardeni...Julie, <br /><br />Maybe you can come over and do my gardening instead... ;-)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40415991094643765102014-07-26T11:21:38.485-04:002014-07-26T11:21:38.485-04:00Susan,
It's interesting you mention saving wo...Susan,<br /><br />It's interesting you mention saving work in the could, because that's what I've been doing lately for exactly the same reason. I can access my work at home, at the library where I volunteer, on our desktop, etc. It does make it easier to sit down and work because it's always available.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65910772631518794052014-07-26T11:07:27.043-04:002014-07-26T11:07:27.043-04:00I empathize with you, Julia. I write slowly, and I...I empathize with you, Julia. I write slowly, and I'm in awe of writers who fly through manuscripts. I've been thinking about this lately, and so far one idea gives me a little hope. I may start using a cloud-based system so my work is automatically available on every computer I use (and on my iPad, which has Microsoft Word and a keyboard accessory). This way I can squeeze in a little work wherever and whenever I have time. No matter what, I'll still use physical backup drives too--just to be safe. <br /><br />Thanks for posting the excerpt. It's wonderful and so intriguing...worth all the time you put into it!Susan O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645351764741013129noreply@blogger.com