tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post361700237815885264..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: A Writer's Life in the Waiting RoomStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6613539880817153012012-12-18T20:51:03.982-06:002012-12-18T20:51:03.982-06:00"Waiting to the hilt" - I love it!"Waiting to the hilt" - I love it!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9440335858531783862012-12-18T15:45:26.540-06:002012-12-18T15:45:26.540-06:00Great post, Stephanie! The waiting never ends.Great post, Stephanie! The waiting never ends.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12433187893395422132012-12-18T00:10:59.782-06:002012-12-18T00:10:59.782-06:00A good post. Encouraging. I'm waiting...for so...A good post. Encouraging. I'm waiting...for so many writing-related things. ;) I haven't read that Dr Suess book, but I've always liked the quote "Oh the places you'll go." I try to keep that in mind when my writing isn't working. I can still go places. CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18894485634315565102012-12-17T22:32:07.756-06:002012-12-17T22:32:07.756-06:00Love this post. I'm not a patient person by na...Love this post. I'm not a patient person by nature and writing has actually helped me improve in this area. There is a quote from missionary Jim Elliot that I love. He says, "Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God." No matter where we are in life, we're always waiting for something. Seasons of waiting can be great opportunities to accomplish other things. I call it, "waiting to the hilt."Leah E. Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266134192771082815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-53086573978989300392012-12-17T22:16:08.856-06:002012-12-17T22:16:08.856-06:00she's freaking adorable! And great tips- I'...she's freaking adorable! And great tips- I'm waiting to read my first draft i wrote for NaNoWrimo- so i'm working on another novel- oh yeah, and midterms. Ew.Haley Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729897766947940112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-776864376176541052012-12-17T20:51:34.044-06:002012-12-17T20:51:34.044-06:00I'm not really waiting as I'm going to sta...I'm not really waiting as I'm going to start editing my first draft soon, although I suppose I'm waiting to get some feedback from my alpha/beta readers. I haven't really gotten to the waiting stage, though. It seems like it will drive me crazy, but maybe once I get there I'll be more mature and more ready to accept waiting as part of the process. Right now, though, I'm much too headstrong for that sort of thing. :) Thanks for the post, Stephanie! I'm sure this will come in handy in the future.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117667458636102470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-40304590230694204792012-12-17T18:13:30.247-06:002012-12-17T18:13:30.247-06:00Thanks Stephanie! I agree! I never thought much ab...Thanks Stephanie! I agree! I never thought much about it before but I guess your right! I having sent out any queries yet but I'm still waiting to finish writing first! =P <br />Wait, wait, wait... It sure can drive you crazy!<br />Thanks!Emmi Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103869981438471742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30702331945229355942012-12-17T16:50:28.581-06:002012-12-17T16:50:28.581-06:00I agree completely! I've had queries out for w...I agree completely! I've had queries out for weeks. Every time I see the bold (1) I get all excited, and it's only a form rejection, or worse, a google alert. During my waiting time, I write beginnings to stories that turn out to be plot-less and after much internal debate end up buried in WIP folders on my computer. It isn't a waste though - someday I'll land on an idea that works, and in the meantime, practice makes perfect! Good post, Stephanie!Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26031495034362180232012-12-17T13:07:24.826-06:002012-12-17T13:07:24.826-06:00I'm so glad, Pattie!I'm so glad, Pattie!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71029041417303265952012-12-17T13:07:14.947-06:002012-12-17T13:07:14.947-06:00Lol - decorating the waiting room, I love it! Some...Lol - decorating the waiting room, I love it! Some writers hang their rejection slips on the wall. I guess that's a form of decorating it, right? :)<br /><br />And, thank you :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-40222378242482491852012-12-17T13:05:37.718-06:002012-12-17T13:05:37.718-06:00YES. Fabulous addition, Roseanna.YES. Fabulous addition, Roseanna.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87294207624637185782012-12-17T13:05:06.223-06:002012-12-17T13:05:06.223-06:00I agree, Sarah. That first full draft is a real ga...I agree, Sarah. That first full draft is a real game-changer.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18617655351193369042012-12-17T13:04:06.386-06:002012-12-17T13:04:06.386-06:00I've been in that same place you are, Alyson. ...I've been in that same place you are, Alyson. I'm glad to hear you're using your time well!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22417959646490294892012-12-17T13:03:36.244-06:002012-12-17T13:03:36.244-06:00Yay, Amanda! I'm so glad you figured it out. I...Yay, Amanda! I'm so glad you figured it out. I've had to go about finding my plot like that sometimes too :)<br /><br />And thank you :) McKenna had a wonderful birthday.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70503726183603314132012-12-17T12:52:54.351-06:002012-12-17T12:52:54.351-06:00Thank you, Stephanie, for the wonderful post! I fo...Thank you, Stephanie, for the wonderful post! I found it most encouraging. :-)Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866266704211557657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43852470924336374712012-12-17T10:23:16.840-06:002012-12-17T10:23:16.840-06:00P.S. happy Birthday miss McKenna! P.S. happy Birthday miss McKenna! Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69213694224721022392012-12-17T10:18:24.657-06:002012-12-17T10:18:24.657-06:00As writers we should start decorating the waiting ...As writers we should start decorating the waiting room! I entered a contest and am waiting for feedback. I say feedback because I'd not expect to win or even make the next round. This whole time waiting for results I keep thinking that its a short time compared to waiting on publishers and agents. I've bent dying to tell myself to get used to it if I want to be a writer, it doesn't make it anymore fun, *sigh* Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39944993608577023962012-12-17T08:02:17.748-06:002012-12-17T08:02:17.748-06:00I think that "just" is crucial too. Kind...I think that "just" is crucial too. Kinda like all those people who never get around to actually WRITING. I think it's telling that in the Waiting Place, people ONLY wait. Nothing ever happens. But if, as you say, you're working on something different while waiting in one respect, you're not really in that Place.<br /><br />So another thing to add to your awesome list of ways not to JUST wait is to find a way to give back from the industry you want to receive from. Write reviews for your favorite authors. Talk about them to your librarians and bookstore owners. Critique for other aspiring novelists. That sort of thing. =)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4790878580290132792012-12-17T07:39:09.750-06:002012-12-17T07:39:09.750-06:00I think that after you've written your first d...I think that after you've written your first draft of a book, you whole writing career involved a little bit of waiting. Right now I'm waiting for a contest, waiting to give my novel some space, and waiting to write a final draft I am please with.<br />Thanks for the great post, Stephanie!<br />~Sarah Faulkner<br /><br />www.inklinedwriters.blogspot.comSarah Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244256396217402116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-7427773673280962442012-12-17T07:00:10.527-06:002012-12-17T07:00:10.527-06:00I am in a big area of waiting now. I am searching ...I am in a big area of waiting now. I am searching for an agent for my novella and so much of that time is waiting for e-mails that so far have all come back "no." But, I can say that I have done everything on that list except three things. It really does help the wait.Alyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45959592727560006332012-12-17T06:43:22.995-06:002012-12-17T06:43:22.995-06:00I just finished a long period of waiting to figure...I just finished a long period of waiting to figure out my plot. For some reason, I started writing my WIP before I figured that out, and about a month ago I realized, "You know? This isn't working!" I kept writing as I tried to pin down exactly why, and eventually I figured it out. Then, I kept writing some more and--poof!--yesterday it just appeared! Whoo!<br /><br />I just decided to start over from the beginning in a new document, then later see what I can salvage. Should be a good bit, but it definitely will need some rewriting...<br /><br />Okay, I really don't know how related that is.<br /><br />Oh, and happy birthday McKenna!Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.com