tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post7885653211250479775..comments2024-03-18T09:25:56.836-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: 9 Things I Wish I'd Known at the Beginning of My Writing JourneyEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-12853066158066938572017-03-04T03:29:51.825-05:002017-03-04T03:29:51.825-05:00Good words, Lynn. Early in the game, we're dou...Good words, Lynn. Early in the game, we're doubtful, so aware of what we don't know, and easily distracted by the panoply of voices coming at us, seemingly from all directions. So it takes awhile to begin to trust ourselves. Taking the 9 Things in hand gives us license to fail, to be different, to explore ... to find ourselves as writers.<br />Yeah, I wish I'd had those golden words earlier, much earlier. <br />But I don't lament having struggled. It's worked a bit of humility into me, more patience than what I thought I needed, and the iron rod of perseverance. Tools I should use every day. <br />A quote from an unlikely source--Mike Ditka: "Success doesn't last forever, and failure isn't fatal." That gives me permission--nay, commands me--to try something different once in a while. Which is what this posting is all about. <br />God's gift of life, the writing life, such a grand adventure!Samhttp://sam-hall-writer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-6481691511635320452017-03-03T18:13:25.652-05:002017-03-03T18:13:25.652-05:00I knew I wasn't the only one who started out c...I knew I wasn't the only one who started out confused. Thank you for this advice. It's encouraging I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107686924115780685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-23263211014359927422017-03-03T08:21:44.509-05:002017-03-03T08:21:44.509-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! I feel like you ...Thank you, thank you, thank you! I feel like you were in my head putting words to the swirling thoughts that have been my constant companion since attending my first writers conference last week. I am so grateful that I am not alone in this experience, but instead rather typical. Thank you Lynn for sharing and thank you Edie for posting just when I needed to read this.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889503692214268758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-70989979975666290772017-03-02T22:09:25.209-05:002017-03-02T22:09:25.209-05:00Yes! He's so awesome and we are so blessed!
Th...Yes! He's so awesome and we are so blessed!<br />Thanks for stopping by!!Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-51690388493121492362017-03-02T18:40:59.267-05:002017-03-02T18:40:59.267-05:00Thank you Lynn. I loved the reminder that we have ...Thank you Lynn. I loved the reminder that we have access to the ultimate Creator!Marilyn Nutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198038560504733125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-11807362605581007822017-03-02T13:56:08.995-05:002017-03-02T13:56:08.995-05:00I struggled with POV quite a bit early on. I was s...I struggled with POV quite a bit early on. I was so used to reading omniscient classics that it didn't come naturally to me at all. And even after I got the idea of what head hopping was and how to avoid it, I still didn't realize that my story would be stronger if I kept the POVs limited to the main characters. I ended up rewriting an entire novel to fix it. And that novel was still rejected by agents and editors (and remains in a drawer). But even there, it's part of the process and I learned so much from it. Sometimes all we can do is keep writing, keep learning, and keep trying to hone our craft and recognize that it may take a while before we get all the kinks worked out. You can't edit what you haven't written, so you have to keep writing!! Grace & peace to you!Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-81926686808430630612017-03-02T13:50:40.786-05:002017-03-02T13:50:40.786-05:00I constantly have to remind myself to pray about e...I constantly have to remind myself to pray about everything. I usually don't realize I've gone back to doing it "on my own" until I'm stressing about a story that won't work and that still small voice reminds me that I was never meant to do it on my own. Writing WITH Him is so much better!Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-18278919433773518092017-03-02T13:48:42.770-05:002017-03-02T13:48:42.770-05:00You're so right! And the further you get in th...You're so right! And the further you get in this journey, the deeper the water and the higher the waves...all you can do is keep your eyes on the one who called you out into this ocean in the first place and hang on tight!! Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-14639046366746225482017-03-02T13:47:08.537-05:002017-03-02T13:47:08.537-05:00Ah, thanks Bruce!! You're so right - hurrying ...Ah, thanks Bruce!! You're so right - hurrying it won't help. Sometimes trusting the process - and the pace of the process - is the hardest part! Praying for you, friend!! Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-36369424102151799262017-03-02T13:46:22.968-05:002017-03-02T13:46:22.968-05:00So frustrating. I consider myself very fortunate t...So frustrating. I consider myself very fortunate to have fallen in with honest and caring writers from the very beginning. Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-36828920525636917052017-03-02T13:45:03.750-05:002017-03-02T13:45:03.750-05:00Ugh. I always hate to hear that someone's been...Ugh. I always hate to hear that someone's been taken advantage of. :( I'll never understand it. But I'm glad you're still in the game! Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-48679613700427350372017-03-02T13:44:18.496-05:002017-03-02T13:44:18.496-05:00I'm so glad you've found peace in your met...I'm so glad you've found peace in your method. And I'm with you - I'm always looking for ways to improve. I'm sure ten years from now I'll look back and wonder how on earth I ever managed to write a book "that" way. :) And that's ok. :) Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-13208502818471437272017-03-02T13:42:36.546-05:002017-03-02T13:42:36.546-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed this!I'm glad you enjoyed this!Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-45635215583156213352017-03-02T13:41:39.686-05:002017-03-02T13:41:39.686-05:00Love that! "There is a path for all of us.&qu...Love that! "There is a path for all of us." Thank you!Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-83345137683277617652017-03-02T13:41:04.338-05:002017-03-02T13:41:04.338-05:00Thanks, Cathy!
Thanks, Cathy!<br />Lynn Huggins Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428025001385738854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-71496672755912554882017-03-02T12:43:10.196-05:002017-03-02T12:43:10.196-05:00Wonderful advice, especially #9 and #10. With my f...Wonderful advice, especially #9 and #10. With my first and second books, I prayed over every aspect of it and the words flowed like honey. The third one, I thought I was on top of the game and prayed daily as always, but not necessarily about my writing. I realized at the end of the book, it needed some serious re-writing and prayer was the key!Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894937401369741806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-58738198373733331752017-03-02T12:12:06.819-05:002017-03-02T12:12:06.819-05:00Thanks, Lynn! My struggle has been with POV. So ...Thanks, Lynn! My struggle has been with POV. So much out there says we MUST write from a certain POV. I understand the problem with switching POV in mid-stream so to speak, but that shouldn't stop us from trying what we're geared for. I grew up reading books written in the third person or the God POV if you will. That's the easiest way for me to write, but I've been so afraid to do so because everyone tells me not to. Perhaps nothing will come of what I write, but I know nothing will come of it if I don't write it at all.Kennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518967141172310048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-42758496487029428372017-03-02T12:02:39.536-05:002017-03-02T12:02:39.536-05:00Great post, Lynn. I think that's the first pie...Great post, Lynn. I think that's the first piece of advice I give if someone asks me - there is no one size fits all in writing! My first blog post when - no after I started writing begins with, "I’ve been thrown in the deep end. Of a deep ocean. In a tidal wave. And all I want to do is write my stories." It's titled Drowning! and it's still the deep end of a deep ocean, but I'm learning to ride those waves! LOLRobin E. Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258253525429429571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-58742861441242277152017-03-02T11:44:25.241-05:002017-03-02T11:44:25.241-05:00Great post, Lynn. I went through the same confusio...Great post, Lynn. I went through the same confusion in the beginning. We all need to find what works for us, and hurrying the process will just end in frustration. God bless you. And keep on writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632691961464703799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-62680044374785577982017-03-02T10:50:26.027-05:002017-03-02T10:50:26.027-05:00All good points. And of course, add what Jennifer ...All good points. And of course, add what Jennifer said to them. I didn't believe there were so many heartless people out there until I got taken by a few.Carole McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762101455312002359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-73597258551598914872017-03-02T10:27:14.319-05:002017-03-02T10:27:14.319-05:00Thank you Lynn for good advice. Thank you Lynn for good advice. Jann W Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471151013726060034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-81077995856228487542017-03-02T09:30:22.013-05:002017-03-02T09:30:22.013-05:00One thing I wish I'd known is that some people...One thing I wish I'd known is that some people want to financially take advantage of new writers. Hence, I would have saved $3000 I spent on a "writing coach." 😟Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163521563641083919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-11444990706048195112017-03-02T08:17:57.304-05:002017-03-02T08:17:57.304-05:00Lynn, thank you for your great post. I am also a m...Lynn, thank you for your great post. I am also a member of the PPP club. I've spent several years looking for the "right" way to write, feeling guilty when I didn't live up to the way other writers worked. I thought if I did A, then B, then C would automatically follow. Then I found out about C and D, and tried to do them too. I finally have peace about how I write, but am still looking for ways to improve. I love what you said about the world doesn't need "them," because it has "them." It needs each of us to be each of us. Thank you and blessings!Marilyn Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613157670868692501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-18774887180445768542017-03-02T08:07:57.407-05:002017-03-02T08:07:57.407-05:00Thanks, Lynn. Thanks Eddie. LOL I'm having tro...Thanks, Lynn. Thanks Eddie. LOL I'm having trouble this morning, my mind isn't in gear, and my fingers forgot the steps. Have a good one, and take care now. deborawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379928023984310298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-28881319594908440152017-03-02T08:04:25.684-05:002017-03-02T08:04:25.684-05:00Thanks for this, Lynn. It fits every writer wanna...Thanks for this, Lynn. It fits every writer wannabe I know, especially me. Sound wisdom, indeed. We all have felt like we were wandering in the wilderness. And there is a path for us all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379140810362137777noreply@blogger.com