tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post8027514624809974540..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: What does it mean to be a successful writer?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78008894563768601832013-01-04T13:11:31.379-06:002013-01-04T13:11:31.379-06:00I was so relieved to see everyone's comments y...I was so relieved to see everyone's comments yesterday! I felt rather nervous when I clicked "publish" on that post, so it was comforting to see that many of you found it very relevant to your situation.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63797675830286681362013-01-04T09:01:52.999-06:002013-01-04T09:01:52.999-06:00Cynthia! Share! :)Cynthia! Share! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29063189461868883762013-01-04T09:01:20.023-06:002013-01-04T09:01:20.023-06:00Amen and amen, Alyson! :)Amen and amen, Alyson! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1732528031279092022013-01-04T08:01:15.156-06:002013-01-04T08:01:15.156-06:00Woah. I came back this morning to look at the comm...Woah. I came back this morning to look at the comments like I tend to do...and I am just amazed. There are so many people's...well, parts of their hearts right here. It's really special to read this. :)<br /><br />That's one of the reasons I love GTW so much. I can see what it's like for other writers, and it helps me keep going and keep learning. So...thanks so much for GTW. I know I've said it before, but I think I should just say it again today. :)Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17640365517824851882013-01-04T07:57:33.317-06:002013-01-04T07:57:33.317-06:00That's good to remember! Thanks for sharing :)...That's good to remember! Thanks for sharing :)Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73713448268145178072013-01-04T05:02:01.276-06:002013-01-04T05:02:01.276-06:00We need to remember that in something like writing...We need to remember that in something like writing, we all started off in the same place - from nothing. People think "oh, look at *famous writer*, I'll never make it like he/she did. What's the point?" but the fact is that said *famous writer* most likely didn't ever think in their wildest dreams that they would become so well-known. So don't give up! You never know... :)ChocoChihuahuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450620970929013538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5968043900139969172013-01-03T21:07:49.945-06:002013-01-03T21:07:49.945-06:00Thank you, Stephanie! This is a great reminder to ...Thank you, Stephanie! This is a great reminder to me at the start of this year when I have so many high hopes for my 2013 writing. I needed this. :]Rachel Heffingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383034249438542111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16392089123361766642013-01-03T20:18:21.092-06:002013-01-03T20:18:21.092-06:00From Amo Libros:
Thank you, Miss Stephanie, for th...From Amo Libros:<br />Thank you, Miss Stephanie, for this post! I have bookmarked it in my "writing" file and may print it. I have a feeling that I am going to find this a God-send someday! Thank you so very much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41653663949370199052013-01-03T20:17:54.091-06:002013-01-03T20:17:54.091-06:00This is very convenient; my family has been tellin...This is very convenient; my family has been telling me that I should get published, but I know that my book needs a lot of work. Of course, their opinions are probably colored more than they'd admit to me. I'd like to get published, but I know no isn't the time--I'm barely on my second draft. My goal is to make my stories as good as they can be, publish tme online, and keep writing. Sometimes I feel disheartened by how good others' writing is, but then I remind myself that if I keep going, someday I could make it to that level too. Thanks so much for the post!Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117667458636102470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51782828817070349332013-01-03T20:16:04.418-06:002013-01-03T20:16:04.418-06:00From Amo Libros:
"Amen!" Amo said ferven...From Amo Libros:<br />"Amen!" Amo said fervently, because in Amo's heart, Amo prayed the same thing, or very nearly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-7828867220705632212013-01-03T20:09:03.097-06:002013-01-03T20:09:03.097-06:00From Amo Libros:
There are so many different aspec...From Amo Libros:<br />There are so many different aspects to my goals, some of which shift but what I'd really like to do is write the sort of children's/YA book that will be on the shelf for decades to come. Not wildly popular, but kind of always there. The kind of story that parents pass on to children, and people hold close to their hearts, the way I do with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Perhaps a little book that reminds people that there's is still love and joy in the world, and things worth smiling about.<br />But I have to finish one first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22299223151199621092013-01-03T20:02:01.142-06:002013-01-03T20:02:01.142-06:00from Amo Libros:
My advice (however much or little...from Amo Libros:<br />My advice (however much or little it may be worth) is first and foremost to pray. What God wants to happen will happen, often against all odds. If you feel this is something He wants you to continue with, you will know, and things will work out. If not, then you will know, and you can move on to something else.<br />Along with this, remember: even if this doesn't work out, it hasn't been a waste. I'm sure you've learned loads, and it may provide something for future stories that you never thought it would.<br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-50727146420118443482013-01-03T19:54:29.581-06:002013-01-03T19:54:29.581-06:00From Amo Libros:
*APPLAUSE*!!! You go, girl!!From Amo Libros:<br />*APPLAUSE*!!! You go, girl!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22410072359794249312013-01-03T17:35:13.616-06:002013-01-03T17:35:13.616-06:00I went through a phase last year where I looked at...I went through a phase last year where I looked at successful authors and was like "I want what they have." Which was basically an adoring fanbase. It took reading a good book again to remind me that what I really write for, is to take my readers on a journey they'll enjoy, and to give them the best reading experience possible. Soooo, while my goal for the year is to progress far enough in my book to get it to betas, I'm not blinded like I was last year by the idea of being a bestselling author--instead, I'm just making my goal for this year to commit to ONE book-not what feels like twenty-and commit to it well.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433338978586263492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79209755418331152012013-01-03T15:33:48.155-06:002013-01-03T15:33:48.155-06:00Oh wow. Needed to read this post. I've hit pro...Oh wow. Needed to read this post. I've hit problems with my manuscript, with a few suggestions that my story isn't going to sell well, or...um, at all. Then the questions come: do I rewrite? Do I abandon ship? (Which is an incredibly hard thought because this is story is mine to tell.) Do I query anyway? It's very hard for me to remember my journey is my own and it's going to be different from everyone else's. CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63722775508816564382013-01-03T14:42:35.418-06:002013-01-03T14:42:35.418-06:00God's will is most important and I go to Him d...God's will is most important and I go to Him daily. My dream--I hope it His too!--consists of a novel I have been working on for over five years, spawned after a death in the family--and one day I hope to inspire and encourage others with its message. Hope can blossom in the darkest places and this I know from personal trials. Someday I pray the tears of others may be dried by His hand, through the words He leads me to pen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47886960246766895272013-01-03T13:58:24.154-06:002013-01-03T13:58:24.154-06:00I always think I'd love to have a career in wr...I always think I'd love to have a career in writing - but I know that's not something I can necessarily control. Instead, I'll do the best I can, and see where it takes me. <br />For now, at this point in my life and my writing, I just remind myself of the successes I have had. Sure, I haven't got an agent or a published book or a dozen competition wins. But I've finished a first draft and I'm now editing it, and a couple of years ago that looked impossible.<br />So maybe what looks impossible now won't be, in another few years.<br />And at the moment, achieving as much as I have so far is my idea of success.<br />Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-31129791387385363182013-01-03T13:01:34.527-06:002013-01-03T13:01:34.527-06:00Questions like this have been on my mind a lot the...Questions like this have been on my mind a lot the last few months. What you want out of it directly affects the work put into it. <br />I like to think I want a career however I don't have much control over that which is frustrating. I've been feeling in best off doing everything I can to build a strong foundation in craft, knowing how long it takes for me to comfortably write and revise a book, as well as how much Im willing to put into social media and marketing.<br />For a long time all I wanted to do was go to a conferance this year and suddenly last week I had this thought of maybe its not time. It upset me but I've been working through it and am still contemplating whether or not it's right for me at the moment. I may be better off writing as i much as I can and enter contests to get feedback as a barometer of if I'm improving as a writer and then look to conferences. I'm still working on it idea Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82174881109667483862013-01-03T11:34:29.600-06:002013-01-03T11:34:29.600-06:00I just keep telling myself that if God wants me pu...I just keep telling myself that if God wants me published, it will happen. I have no doubt that he knows what he is doing. He opens doors when he wants to and he makes things happen in his time. I do my best, but it all comes down to him.Alyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72331252709492819702013-01-03T09:18:21.558-06:002013-01-03T09:18:21.558-06:00*APPLAUSE**APPLAUSE*Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-31133691815701455392013-01-03T09:13:13.701-06:002013-01-03T09:13:13.701-06:00Wow, thanks for such a great post! I'll be ho...Wow, thanks for such a great post! I'll be honest. I struggle with not feeling sucessful in just about anything I do. Can't go to college? Outcast. Can't write because of sickness? Failure. It's a serious pit I've dug, and one I'm struggling to get out of. <br /><br />I admit, it took me a while to realize that my definition of success and achievement aren't the same as everyone else's. I may not be able to go to college, but I can make a difference at home. I may not be able to write all the time, but it makes the times I can write all the more fulfilling, and even if the story never sees print, it whispers encouragement to friends and family. It spurs them on. It creates a ripple like a pebble tossed into water. And to be the one to start the ripple? That is true success!Meaghan Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403654485423459022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39619341999326579542013-01-03T08:04:50.384-06:002013-01-03T08:04:50.384-06:00This is something I've given a lot of thought ...This is something I've given a lot of thought (and occasionally tears) to over the years. I always knew what I wanted--a big contract with a lot of zeroes, instant fame, that sort of thing. But my path included a small press that earned me some hurtful comments over the years (that's not "really" published, it doesn't count for this, you're not eligible for that...) before I eventually got contracts with the bigger houses (though they didn't have a lot of zeroes, LOL).<br /><br />It wasn't an easy path, especially when my small press books were selling only dozens while my friends were celebrating major-house contracts. But you know, looking back I can see that this is the path I needed to be on. And oh, it is sweet-but-odd to now hear my agent talking UP my small press experience to my big-house team! And them agreeing that it's been a huge benefit!<br /><br />Dreams and goals are definitely awesome. But coming to grips with YOUR path, YOUR career, YOUR journey is definitely one of the most important steps you can take.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73275894142936585302013-01-03T08:02:17.633-06:002013-01-03T08:02:17.633-06:00Wow! That's a great post, and definitely reall...Wow! That's a great post, and definitely really important to remember. My goal for my writing is to use it to help others. To help them see things differently, or to inspire them, or to...to change something in them to be different than it was before they read what I've written. And what I need to remember is that I don't need to be published to achieve that goal. :)<br /><br />Woah, I've never written that out before...I'm going to put that somewhere else where I can see it :DAmanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84399082911349524032013-01-03T07:49:17.620-06:002013-01-03T07:49:17.620-06:00When I finish my book I am going to self publish i...When I finish my book I am going to self publish it on Amazon, one of my friends dad did this and he has had lots of success with it. That is if I actually get a book done.Natalienoreply@blogger.com