tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1837285785199369438..comments2024-03-28T19:36:39.783-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Travels with Charley or staying home with Charley?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21163674110285481152010-09-29T18:09:48.368-04:002010-09-29T18:09:48.368-04:00Yay, Rhys! Can't wait to read it..Yay, Rhys! Can't wait to read it..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24439263321854364652010-09-29T11:58:11.897-04:002010-09-29T11:58:11.897-04:00I have to announce that I finished a book yesterda...I have to announce that I finished a book yesterday. I knew I was near the end so I just sat there until I finished it. Of course there will be some polishing. I thought of a couple of things I need to add while driving an hour to a bookstore last night but at least my heroine is back home and still alive--a good achievement.<br /><br />My tip on finishing is not to worry too much about the very end of the book until you've had a chance to read through the whole manuscript. Then you get a clearer vision of what needs to happen to tie up loose ends.Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18636504590705992302010-09-29T10:57:12.199-04:002010-09-29T10:57:12.199-04:00Kathleen, that's brilliant!Kathleen, that's brilliant!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41227214352582906932010-09-29T10:34:45.396-04:002010-09-29T10:34:45.396-04:00I'm like Hank and Jan. I set deadlines and ex...I'm like Hank and Jan. I set deadlines and expect to meet them, but when I get close to the end, I like to get ahead, so I go into an adrenaline overdrive. I'm not sleeping. I'm excited to move forward. It's fun, exciting, a challenge. And then I need a breather. And hugs.<br />~Avery<br /><a href="http://www.averyaames.com/" rel="nofollow"> AveryAames.com</a>Daryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48581750005391226262010-09-29T10:04:00.338-04:002010-09-29T10:04:00.338-04:00Hi all. Thank you for this blog and for all great ...Hi all. Thank you for this blog and for all great books (and inspiration) you ladies provide!<br /><br />I've made a pact with myself... Even if I know how a piece will end, I try to make myself "earn" the writing of that final chapter-scene-paragraph-sentence. Therefore, when the finish line finally creeps into my line of vision, the need to figure out if it's real or a mirage becomes motivation in (and of) itself to keep my derriere glued to the chair and find out.Kathleen Gerardhttp://www.kathleengerard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55295367287309570452010-09-29T08:36:55.590-04:002010-09-29T08:36:55.590-04:00Ah, "Travels with Charlie"... I loved La...Ah, "Travels with Charlie"... I loved Lawrence Block's sly reference to it in his Keller (a hit man) book "Hit Parade." Keller, who detests people and animals alike, buys a stuffed dog an puts him on the passenger seat so he has someone to talk to on his long drive to wherever it was he was going. Cracked me up.<br /><br />But seriously... I'm like Hank. Goals. Charts. Word counts. Just DO it. Inspiration schminspiration.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60708950268353172462010-09-29T08:00:46.241-04:002010-09-29T08:00:46.241-04:00Sheila...I KNOW the cottage. It's in Achill. H...Sheila...I KNOW the cottage. It's in Achill. How about if you take a cottage at one end of town and I take another and we meet for drinks at the pub after we meet our word counts?Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1327717007091470662010-09-29T07:30:51.723-04:002010-09-29T07:30:51.723-04:00Panic? And I have a stubborn insistence on meetin...Panic? And I have a stubborn insistence on meeting deadlines.<br /><br />The downside of that is that the manuscript may not be perfectly polished--but when is it ever? I trust my editor to find the story buried in the rubble.<br /><br />I harbor a fantasy of spending a month in a cottage in Ireland, just me and my laptop. And Wifi (did you know that there are entire towns in Ireland with free Wifi?).Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87224710621446432882010-09-29T06:58:13.815-04:002010-09-29T06:58:13.815-04:00I loved my Travels with Patrick. It's great to...I loved my Travels with Patrick. It's great to let the dog's rhythms and needs set the schedule for the day instead of your own. And talking to the dog is a good way to try out dialogue! I also confess to being one of those Thelm and louise type packers (on car trips.) Everything gets thrown in the truck.<br />I didn't pay any attention to word count when I wrote my first two books. Now, I use it as a weekly - not daily - goal. Daily would drive me nuts.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28972006097554875352010-09-29T06:41:36.158-04:002010-09-29T06:41:36.158-04:00I'm like Hank... I set my goals then do my bes...I'm like Hank... I set my goals then do my best to reach them. Of course the only deadlines I have right now are short story submission times and contests. But maybe someday...<br /><br />I'd love to take a writing break. No work, no dogs, no hubby, just me and the laptop. Maybe one weekend.<br /><br />Doug? I love your desk.Lynn Cahoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321738330291846936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66836206164618932592010-09-29T05:40:13.057-04:002010-09-29T05:40:13.057-04:00I can't believe it has been fifty years. John...I can't believe it has been fifty years. John Steinbeck was my favorite. Kaye George and I were just talking about how when we were kids there wasn't a "YA" market. We read the classics, or what we considered classics, like Steinbeck. I remember reading "East of Eden" under the covers with a flashlight because I couldn't put the book down. My parents had no idea! His wisdom and insight shaped me during my formative years. At least I hope so.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51425030694387281132010-09-28T23:35:34.781-04:002010-09-28T23:35:34.781-04:00Welcome Doug!!
When I have to finish a manuscript...Welcome Doug!!<br /><br />When I have to finish a manuscript, I clear the decks. I ignore everything else in the world and go into some adrenaline overdrive that I suspect is the addiction that keeps me writing.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80900805551651189652010-09-28T23:27:03.893-04:002010-09-28T23:27:03.893-04:00Hey, Douglas! Welcome! ANd hope you're a frequ...Hey, Douglas! Welcome! ANd hope you're a frequent visitor.<br /><br />Ah, Ro, you are such an adventurer. I'm always in awe.<br /><br />Finishing. You know my plan? Charts. I keep track. I make goals, and then try to meet them. And then write down my progress.<br /><br />Reachable goals, word counts I can do. Then when I make the count, I feel so virtuous, and so...empowered. <br /><br />Ah, how we fool ourselves. But whatever works, huh?<br /><br />And look how nicely your travels worked out, RO!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10034963661226884392010-09-28T23:01:33.197-04:002010-09-28T23:01:33.197-04:00First time visitor to your site. It amazes me how ...First time visitor to your site. It amazes me how Steinbeck conjures immediate memories. I remember being indifferent to "Travels" when i was 14 years old and loving it when I read it two years later.<br />I'm trying to create a blog now for my writing. I can only hope mine has the good karma I have found on your site.<br /><br />All the Best,<br /><br />DougMThe Novel Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296020285839996248noreply@blogger.com