tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2437373193045359855..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Your Mileage May VaryLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29756903502339814402012-09-06T09:52:16.625-04:002012-09-06T09:52:16.625-04:00Well, Diane, it's easier to work on many stori...Well, Diane, it's easier to work on many stories than many novels. As I said on Facebook, our ideas of what makes a good story are so different that my notebook would be pretty useless to you. Happily your view is popular enough that you can make a living at it!Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58853968446322920902012-09-05T17:53:41.937-04:002012-09-05T17:53:41.937-04:00How can we possibly be siblings? I wish I could wo...How can we possibly be siblings? I wish I could work on more than one project at a time, but no way. And I envy that idea notebook! I could use one right now. However, when I do finally have a firm idea, my goal is 2500 words a day. But then, I don't have a day job. 100 is smart. It keeps you connected, as you said. 2500 is necessary when I'm writing a novel, but it can also be so daunting that I just stare at my monitor in a stupor and end up with zip. Sigh. Diane Chamberlainhttp://www.dianechamberlain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42872760190585420572012-09-05T10:57:43.855-04:002012-09-05T10:57:43.855-04:00I always liked Anthony Trollope's answer to ho...I always liked Anthony Trollope's answer to how he wrote so much (50+ Victorian novels, etc.) - "sticking plaster in the chair." I go to my desk, re-read and re-write what I wrote yesterday, and then try to push out a few more sentences, a few more paragraphs, and, once in a while, a few more pages. That's about it. When stuck, I go for a walk. When really stuck, I... well, let's just say people get out of my way. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43423467996277096852012-09-05T10:16:18.373-04:002012-09-05T10:16:18.373-04:00my friend Michael Mallory once said approximately ...my friend Michael Mallory once said approximately "When my novel is published I'll still be making edits as I sign copies."Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88545693007567485672012-09-05T09:52:15.804-04:002012-09-05T09:52:15.804-04:00Last year while I was visiting with James Lincoln ...Last year while I was visiting with James Lincoln Warren at Bouchercon he offered the following remedy for writers' block: write!Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23215345785013338632012-09-05T09:30:10.307-04:002012-09-05T09:30:10.307-04:00Rob, well said. Mainly, it's whatever system w...Rob, well said. Mainly, it's whatever system works for that person. <br />To be truthful, I'm afraid my writer's block problems tend to fall under the category of laziness and/or excuses. And yet, one of these days I just may finish that 2nd or 3rd novel.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70545903479380950032012-09-05T07:04:20.283-04:002012-09-05T07:04:20.283-04:00Rob, I like your idea of a minimum of 100 words a ...Rob, I like your idea of a minimum of 100 words a day. I started this new Callie way behind schedule and actually thought I could write ten pages (double-spaced 12 point) a day on the<br />rough draft. I still believe I could if I lived alone on a mountain top, but I've adjusted my goals. BTW, how many SS'ers are working on a novel?Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6363435651925932682012-09-05T03:44:58.853-04:002012-09-05T03:44:58.853-04:00Puts my hand up. Affirmed rewriter. My first draft...Puts my hand up. Affirmed rewriter. My first draft is like a Jackson Pollock (I can see words, but what do they mean). Stephen Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78636954989466180342012-09-05T02:30:54.847-04:002012-09-05T02:30:54.847-04:00We must have similar styles, Rob. My business card...We must have similar styles, Rob. My business card, if I didn't keep editing it, should say 'rewriter'Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com