tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post5448010808826613847..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: The WaitStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30707439773808364762015-05-21T15:46:06.067-05:002015-05-21T15:46:06.067-05:00While I wait... Pinterest! xDWhile I wait... Pinterest! xDCarrie-Anne Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840611324784474990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15772741352101348162015-05-18T20:04:17.028-05:002015-05-18T20:04:17.028-05:00Love this advice! Also, yes, bingewatching Sherloc...Love this advice! Also, yes, bingewatching Sherlock is not a terrible thing. ;)<br />I always work on other stories while I'm waiting. I have a plethora of book ideas, so there's always something new to more-or-less keep my attention while I try not to fall into the wait-and-refresh cycle.<br /><br /><br />Alexa<br />thessalexa.blogspot.com<br />verbositybookreviews.wordpress.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-90966870025711600172015-05-15T18:28:37.890-05:002015-05-15T18:28:37.890-05:00You crack me up, Jonathan! But I love your perspec...You crack me up, Jonathan! But I love your perspective and I love that you're not sitting around waiting for things to happen to you. Write on, friend. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70414018483343836952015-05-15T18:08:39.502-05:002015-05-15T18:08:39.502-05:00True! The wait will come to an end. Great reminder...True! The wait will come to an end. Great reminder.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1242456426924035512015-05-15T18:07:54.211-05:002015-05-15T18:07:54.211-05:00You are so welcome! Woman up! I like that.You are so welcome! Woman up! I like that.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81672487440385206672015-05-15T14:41:48.737-05:002015-05-15T14:41:48.737-05:00Oh, this post is so true. Writing involves so much...Oh, this post is so true. Writing involves so much waiting, and it can be really frustrating. I love occupying myself with either starting on my next writing project or reading to fill up that inspiration well again. That way, my mind isn't on the waiting and has other things to focus on. I also try to look back to those other times I've had to go through waits and realize that time always flies and the wait will come to an end before I know it, because it always does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41154006048453412062015-05-15T13:47:58.987-05:002015-05-15T13:47:58.987-05:00This is very true; I think this applies to any wri...This is very true; I think this applies to any writing where you want feedback. I do this when I send off CP work, when I want to know if anyone has commented on my blog posts, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. And it doesn't work—It DOES work to woman up and just find something to do as a writer, and that's something I need to get in the habit of doing. :) Thanks for the ideas! I definitely need to start putting them to use.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73360302079115781082015-05-15T13:44:34.807-05:002015-05-15T13:44:34.807-05:00I originally had a typo there--instead of sit arou...I originally had a typo there--instead of sit around and do nothing, I wrote wit around and do nothing. Actually, that might be interesting. Please, "wit" all you want. That's good. So much better than sitting, actually. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62264051626942924352015-05-15T13:42:56.555-05:002015-05-15T13:42:56.555-05:00I'm in that stage where you need to just push ...I'm in that stage where you need to just push to the finish line so you can finish your first book--but I can relate nonetheless. Live! Maybe it shouldn't, but it kinda annoys me when people sit around doing nothing but hoping and waiting, when they could be writing potential best sellers. Like I said, never written a complete book, but the wait is tortuously familiar, waiting for the spark, the inspiration, the idea...and if you can't write one book, than write a different one, write a poem, or just write in your journal, just do yourself a favor and do *something*.<br /><br />Oops. Ranting. Again. Cool post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51561504930623679022015-05-15T11:50:48.531-05:002015-05-15T11:50:48.531-05:00I'm so glad, Emma. We've all been there.I'm so glad, Emma. We've all been there.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56632110770280772452015-05-15T11:46:08.361-05:002015-05-15T11:46:08.361-05:00I usually go through that refresh email scenerio w...I usually go through that refresh email scenerio way too many times:P So this post helped me:) Thanks! :)Emma Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17789949390534981103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86510825152841728702015-05-15T11:21:37.856-05:002015-05-15T11:21:37.856-05:00Oh yes. Doubt. Doubt loves querying authors. We mu...Oh yes. Doubt. Doubt loves querying authors. We must fight back.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42831260060144677702015-05-15T11:21:05.387-05:002015-05-15T11:21:05.387-05:00I LOVE your attitude. Such a great place to be. Ke...I LOVE your attitude. Such a great place to be. Keep writing, friend.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83548987287886354072015-05-15T11:20:42.327-05:002015-05-15T11:20:42.327-05:00I'm so glad you stay busy! Life, right? Always...I'm so glad you stay busy! Life, right? Always life.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46864395363782896022015-05-15T11:20:19.484-05:002015-05-15T11:20:19.484-05:00Very tempting! Why are all the tempting things suc...Very tempting! Why are all the tempting things such soul suckers?Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47593129302403186652015-05-15T11:19:46.048-05:002015-05-15T11:19:46.048-05:00Yes! Precisely. Writing should be for US first.Yes! Precisely. Writing should be for US first.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43580691602566124602015-05-15T09:23:29.633-05:002015-05-15T09:23:29.633-05:00This - "Another piece of advice I've pick...This - "Another piece of advice I've picked up (and clung to, really) is that as writers, we should do at least one thing a day that makes us FEEL like writers" - is brilliant. <br /><br />I almost have a story going. This means I write a lot of stuff that never gets published or that doesn't take off/take shape the way I think it will, but it still makes me happy. I think it's valuable to write stuff like that if only to remind myself that I don't NEED the whole published book thing to satisfy my writer's soul.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67829072337426421302015-05-15T09:21:09.287-05:002015-05-15T09:21:09.287-05:00This exactly. It's so tempting sometimes to si...This exactly. It's so tempting sometimes to sit around and mope and hit the refresh over and over and over, but wouldn't it be so much more fun to get up and do something? Easier said than done a lot of times, but making a conscious effort would be great. :)Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65929891113590914542015-05-15T09:03:43.727-05:002015-05-15T09:03:43.727-05:00Such a great post! I'm usually pretty good abo...Such a great post! I'm usually pretty good about staying busy while waiting for things. I always have a project to work on. I love these ideas, though, and especially that one word piece of advice--LIVE.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-89959333485059399652015-05-15T08:20:22.810-05:002015-05-15T08:20:22.810-05:00Can I just say I love this? I usually handle the ...Can I just say I love this? I usually handle the wait by... forgetting about it. At my stage of writing, I'm expecting a liked-it-but-not-for-us, so if I do nothing while waiting for it, then I accomplish nothing in the end. So I practice. And practice. To turn that liked-it into a loved-it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401287896327956210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48015412102457246062015-05-15T06:13:44.815-05:002015-05-15T06:13:44.815-05:00While I'm waiting, I usually get started on my...While I'm waiting, I usually get started on my next book, organize my writing folders, or reread my favorite scenes in my on-submission book to remind myself that it's awesome (querying can be a very tense time and, at least for me, doubt can begin to creep in). <br /><br />Thanks, Mrs. Dittemore!Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.com