tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post6114763444995613430..comments2024-03-09T04:35:47.541-05:00Comments on How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book: My New Novel Is Coming Out--And I'm Trying to Breathe Deeply!Your Book Starts Herehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-40597333703042961132009-03-16T18:13:00.000-04:002009-03-16T18:13:00.000-04:00Cool, Judy, wonderful presume, and congrats to you...Cool, Judy, wonderful presume, and congrats to you on becoming an assistant fiction editor! Now you'll get to learn about all sorts of literary journals to send your great stories to. And I love reading them!Your Book Starts Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-84488129378015775012009-03-16T08:32:00.000-04:002009-03-16T08:32:00.000-04:00Hi Mary,Congratulations on the book! I just read t...Hi Mary,<BR/>Congratulations on the book! I just read the NY Times article about you. It's wonderful - and inspiring. I love the picture of you in your studio. <BR/>Here's my presume: my middle daughter is going to Spain this week for 2 1/2 months. When she comes back in June this is where I'll be: the short story I'm working on will be finished and out to literary journals. The novel I'm working on will be starting to take shape. All the little sidetracks I took when doing nanowrimo will be replaced with real story and character development. I'll be happy with the weather. (I'll be exercising too - which will give me energy!!). I also want to talk to you about teaching and will have started that conversation. One more piece of news I wanted to tell you -- I'm now the Assistant Fiction Editor for Inertia Magazine! I'll be working on the next issue which will come out this July! Thanks for your inspiration, support and guidance, and again, congratulations! JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-65936774936711785392009-03-14T08:06:00.000-04:002009-03-14T08:06:00.000-04:00Hi Lori,Sure hope you can make the April book-writ...Hi Lori,<BR/>Sure hope you can make the April book-writing weekend at the Loft--I think there's still room, but it'll most likely be full. Mary is good, I'm glad she helped with the meltdown (such a common experience for book writers!). Thanks for the great comments on my blog. I love interacting with others of our writing "species" (book writers are a unique breed).Your Book Starts Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-18627136541304161072009-03-13T22:12:00.000-04:002009-03-13T22:12:00.000-04:00I'm really glad to have found your blog, throu...I'm really glad to have found your blog, through a piece in the Loft magazine. I still hope to take your class April 24/25, if it's not full. I had my first Writing Popular Fiction & Romance class last night, gave myself a meltdown, but Mary Bracho got back to me with some good suggestions (and encouragement) on my synopsis and first few pages. It confirmed what I was thinking, which was good, but means I need to completely re-work those three-point-two chapters I thought were mostly done, but it will be worth it! <BR/><BR/>Please keep the great information coming!!!Lori Whitwamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013817294475798371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-90784666940024042152009-03-11T06:56:00.000-04:002009-03-11T06:56:00.000-04:00Thanks, Mary! I'm so glad these exercises are hel...Thanks, Mary! I'm so glad these exercises are helpful--they've certainly helped me. I'll be teaching at the Loft the weekend of March 27-29, three fun one-day workshops, so if you're free and want to join us, there's still room!Your Book Starts Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-32619435223882586552009-03-10T20:08:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:08:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your novel! I love all the exer...Congratulations on your novel! I love all the exercises and tips you put in the Loft newsletter and in this blog. I've been wanting to take a class from you for forever. Maybe this will be the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-72873660190885577602009-03-10T13:09:00.000-04:002009-03-10T13:09:00.000-04:00Thanks, Kristin--a great question to ask. It's ve...Thanks, Kristin--a great question to ask. It's very inspiring to us creative folks. I will use it too!Your Book Starts Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-14654969961130967712009-03-10T12:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:57:00.000-04:00Hi, Thank you for this post. I am new to writing ...Hi, <BR/><BR/>Thank you for this post. I am new to writing and left my job to focus on it. Though I love writing, I am overly critical of my work and have a hard time getting out of the criticism to see where I'm headed. My new daily vision is: If I suddenly vanished, what would I want to leave as my legacy? This presume is a great way to help me work towards that ideal.<BR/><BR/>Thank you and good luck with your novel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-71933609854967615382009-03-10T12:31:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:31:00.000-04:00Hi Lynn--So glad the blog is helpful! It's great ...Hi Lynn--So glad the blog is helpful! It's great to have a forum where book writers can share and learn from each other. We're certainly a unique species of writer. Thank you for posting!Your Book Starts Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-1487926633875861852009-03-10T11:59:00.000-04:002009-03-10T11:59:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Your blog came at a perfect time ...Congratulations! Your blog came at a perfect time for me and I'll be writing that presume (another one - I wrote a long term one, but never thought about short term ones, like mini-goals). As always, thanks for all you do.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-53880067405795709122009-03-10T11:27:00.000-04:002009-03-10T11:27:00.000-04:00Thanks, Denise! It's certainly a big moment in a ...Thanks, Denise! It's certainly a big moment in a writer's life....Your Book Starts Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568469874356348872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071197508859706097.post-42141922090502535452009-03-10T10:59:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:59:00.000-04:00Hi MaryI've been enjoying your blog for quite some...Hi Mary<BR/><BR/>I've been enjoying your blog for quite some time. Just wanted to offer a big congratulations on the new novel and the edits! Thanks for such an inspiring post. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com