tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post3900996483337174695..comments2023-12-31T09:16:20.426-06:00Comments on ADVENTURES IN FICTION: After Christmas UpdateKeanan Brandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-64284263132272921212008-12-30T20:28:00.000-06:002008-12-30T20:28:00.000-06:00Jade - Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just look...Jade - Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just looking at my stuff like a squinty-eyed critic with dyspepsia, and nothing looks good right now.<BR/><BR/>Eagle - Thanks! Some days, I read my stuff and I'm brilliant; other days, I'm the worst writer on the planet. As they say on Farscape, "Wait for the wheel."<BR/><BR/>Jeff - I have ancient notebooks, some dating back to junior high, that are full of failed novel attempts. Sometimes, I find old material that has good bones, and I can resurrect it. Those are good days.Keanan Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-42580082363568406292008-12-29T10:45:00.000-06:002008-12-29T10:45:00.000-06:00I've had a couple of different novel attempts go 3...I've had a couple of different novel attempts go 300 pages and then fall apart. Every time it happened I learned something new about plotting and structure.Jeff Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950686688288213875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-34631481726992116842008-12-29T06:06:00.000-06:002008-12-29T06:06:00.000-06:00Glad you're feeling better and had a good Christma...Glad you're feeling better and had a good Christmas. Enjoy the family visit.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your novels, whatever you decide to do with them. At least you're writing and like you said, that's never a bad thing.Eaglewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372974358045440796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-3596738069051691592008-12-27T11:16:00.000-06:002008-12-27T11:16:00.000-06:00Hey, glad you are better! I know what you mean abo...Hey, glad you are better! I know what you mean about writing practice-there's some of my fiction that will never see the light of day. But maybe it will: I just need to get myself up to the job of rewrites. Don't give up on DR and related works! They're good, and I think you'd have an audience for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com