tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post3341740187711793727..comments2024-03-28T20:59:20.367-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: IWSG Blog Hop: When is Your Story Ready?J.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-40494579298083872652023-11-25T05:19:36.690-05:002023-11-25T05:19:36.690-05:00The IWSG Blog Hop provides a supportive space for ...The IWSG Blog Hop provides a supportive space for writers to share doubts and seek encouragement. Your analogy of story readiness to floral design is insightful, showcasing the evolving confidence in your craft.<br /><a href="https://srislaw.com/new-jersey-order-of-protection/" rel="nofollow">New Jersey Order of Protection</a>jamesandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979482701770559263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-74262576134172074642016-10-15T11:29:28.763-04:002016-10-15T11:29:28.763-04:00Thanks, Juneta. Looking forward to Oct. 27 and all...Thanks, Juneta. Looking forward to Oct. 27 and all those awesome stories!!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-31621637686243969432016-10-15T11:28:45.184-04:002016-10-15T11:28:45.184-04:00Nicola--I'm glad you enjoyed the awesome meme....Nicola--I'm glad you enjoyed the awesome meme. So easy to forget this advice, so I reminded everyone including myself how awesome we are!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-37590522107045621482016-10-14T19:55:06.067-04:002016-10-14T19:55:06.067-04:00Great post. Experience does help you get more com...Great post. Experience does help you get more comfortable with things, <br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a><br />Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-58057546563539162362016-10-10T09:53:43.880-04:002016-10-10T09:53:43.880-04:00Well said, JQ: the more we write and submit, the m...Well said, JQ: the more we write and submit, the more comfortable we are with doing it. Great post and thanks for the 'awesome' meme. I needed to hear that message strong and clear today. Take care and have a great week. Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-78814056942131797082016-10-08T13:18:37.851-04:002016-10-08T13:18:37.851-04:00@ Pat--You make me so happy knowing that this blog...@ Pat--You make me so happy knowing that this blog post helped. I love Snoopy too. He can always make me smile.<br /><br />@ L. Diane Wolfe-Thank you and thanks for stopping in. J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-66669315766357442442016-10-08T13:15:43.659-04:002016-10-08T13:15:43.659-04:00@ Susan Swiderski--Yes we must allow our words to ...@ Susan Swiderski--Yes we must allow our words to take wing. I like that!<br /><br />Finally--not a Susan leaving a comment! LOL<br /><br />@ Joylene--Thanks for your vote of confidence!<br /><br />@Sandra--Saturated is the perfect word to describe the feeling.<br /><br />@Lynda--Thank you and thanks for stopping by.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-22586511432298971122016-10-08T13:08:04.928-04:002016-10-08T13:08:04.928-04:00@Susan Kelly--It's so hard to stop tweaking an...@Susan Kelly--It's so hard to stop tweaking and stop worrying after your story is published, and yet, we start a new WIP perhaps to soothe our worries? Thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />@Susan Bernhardt--I love the idea that by the 5th read through you are usually done. I'm bad at thinking I'm done, then I go back and check a scene and want to re-do it. sheeshJ.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-61177743818058775912016-10-07T13:57:19.641-04:002016-10-07T13:57:19.641-04:00I think you're right. We start to figure it ou...I think you're right. We start to figure it out over the course of many stories.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-75871551518364852542016-10-07T10:09:52.176-04:002016-10-07T10:09:52.176-04:00In many ways your advice hits me. It reminds me th...In many ways your advice hits me. It reminds me that security comes in part through practice. The more I write, continue with it, stick to it, the more I learn about myself. That gut feeling rises in me that says it is okay now. Now you can send it in. Thanks. I needed to read this. <br />By the way, I am a Snoopy fan. It feels good when Snoopy says, You're awesome. <br />Shalom aleichem,<Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-43789783824582460422016-10-06T22:44:00.656-04:002016-10-06T22:44:00.656-04:00Experience is a huge help in knowing when a story ...Experience is a huge help in knowing when a story is done. It definitely helps with the comfort level when hitting that submit button. Thanks for the Snoopy meme. Made me smile. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-85934227361421590682016-10-06T20:04:38.107-04:002016-10-06T20:04:38.107-04:00The practice of writing and sending our work out i...The practice of writing and sending our work out into the big wide world really does help to make the process easier.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-15152142181521421142016-10-06T19:07:23.504-04:002016-10-06T19:07:23.504-04:00Ooh, I love the awesome meme! We all thank you:)
...Ooh, I love the awesome meme! We all thank you:)<br />I edit till I'm saturated. When I hit that point it goes out the door whether good, bad or ugly:)<br />Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-45849620658469562552016-10-06T18:36:17.953-04:002016-10-06T18:36:17.953-04:00And then one day soon, if it hasn't happened a...And then one day soon, if it hasn't happened already, you'll read a passage and think, "Wow, I wrote that." Confidence is there to grab, Janet. Grab yourself some. You deserve it. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-81279133373832008012016-10-06T17:27:07.871-04:002016-10-06T17:27:07.871-04:00It's really hard to be objective about when ou...It's really hard to be objective about when our manuscripts are ready for prime time. They're like eggs in a bird's nest. Eventually, we have to get 'em hatched and kicked out of the nest, but it's scary to let them go out into the world on their own. <br /><br />But you're absolutely right. With experience and practice, we DO get better at it. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-50789800466270868222016-10-06T15:19:12.554-04:002016-10-06T15:19:12.554-04:00Great post, J.Q. The more we write, the better we ...Great post, J.Q. The more we write, the better we get. <br /><br />I do a number of revisions after the first draft. I look for different things in each revision. By the time I get to the 5th revision, I'm usually done. <br /><br />I'm sure we could revise a book for the rest of our lives and find some change to make it better. :)<br /><br />All the best to you!Susan Bernhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01330803466256986365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-89874825690398188442016-10-06T14:49:06.998-04:002016-10-06T14:49:06.998-04:00I worry that mine or never ready all the time even...I worry that mine or never ready all the time even after many published books. I guess that fear keeps us trying to improve all the time.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-85599471572284014712016-10-06T13:00:20.830-04:002016-10-06T13:00:20.830-04:00Thank you, Marsha. I agree there truly is no perfe...Thank you, Marsha. I agree there truly is no perfect book--unless maybe a robot or computer writes it!! Now that would be an interesting story--or NOT! Thank you for sharing!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-65856736532386038302016-10-06T12:59:07.582-04:002016-10-06T12:59:07.582-04:00Diane, you are right about instinctively knowing w...Diane, you are right about instinctively knowing when it's done or when something is out of sync with a story. Good point! Thanks.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-83827899034625779982016-10-06T12:58:09.332-04:002016-10-06T12:58:09.332-04:00Oh Tess, I know exactly what you mean. So excited ...Oh Tess, I know exactly what you mean. So excited to share it with others. Wishing you all the best with your WIP!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-78646396470675467142016-10-06T12:57:12.263-04:002016-10-06T12:57:12.263-04:00Hi Anna, I think experience is a great teacher no ...Hi Anna, I think experience is a great teacher no matter what you do--writing, riding a bike, photography, and yes, even being a Grandma! Each book I've written has granted me more satisfaction with the story and my writing improved by leaps and bounds.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-14222034089690104492016-10-06T12:55:15.340-04:002016-10-06T12:55:15.340-04:00Hi Elizabeth, glad you enjoyed the blog post. Than...Hi Elizabeth, glad you enjoyed the blog post. Thank you for stopping in!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-91559148028843265222016-10-06T11:55:30.215-04:002016-10-06T11:55:30.215-04:00I'm not sure our stories are ever ready, JQ. T...I'm not sure our stories are ever ready, JQ. There is always something else to tweak, but that defeats the goal of having it available for others to read. At some point I decide it's good enough. When I uploded my next book for Pre-Order, Amazon (or one of the sites) pointed out I had a typo. They were right. "family" had an extra i in it. After trying to fix it myself, I chose Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010048187355215576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-84538863868181877732016-10-06T10:57:56.992-04:002016-10-06T10:57:56.992-04:00Experience is a great teacher. We instinctively kn...Experience is a great teacher. We instinctively know when a project is done.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-16372123204200538312016-10-06T08:00:32.353-04:002016-10-06T08:00:32.353-04:00I get caught up in the enthusiasm and always think...I get caught up in the enthusiasm and always think mine is ready before it is. Hoping to learn a lesson from the current WIP. Whenever I think it's ready, best to give it another go-through!Tess Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673578063691410359noreply@blogger.com