tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138705851348115177.post7814987571575393463..comments2023-10-26T01:19:28.762-06:00Comments on Jennifer On Writing: Writer's Block... Excuse me, Writer's AttitudeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138705851348115177.post-21282579700151778722009-05-02T20:39:00.000-06:002009-05-02T20:39:00.000-06:00Having the writer's block (ahem, writer's attitude...Having the writer's block (ahem, writer's attitude) really bit. I was very happy to get my creativity back, and I'm trying my best to just go for it and be wild and wacky and "out there" with what I write now to keep the creativity going. So far... so good (knock on wood). I hope what I've said can help others get through it.Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501969781398343424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138705851348115177.post-83803148383189681082009-05-02T20:12:00.000-06:002009-05-02T20:12:00.000-06:00Thank you for writing this :)Thank you for writing this :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138705851348115177.post-64813904782859667542009-05-02T16:46:00.000-06:002009-05-02T16:46:00.000-06:00OMG ok I guess I'm not the only author who's ever ...OMG ok I guess I'm not the only author who's ever had that happen....I hated it when this had happened to me. I don't ever want it to happen again....Savannah Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969287794654622274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138705851348115177.post-35920156229021545362009-03-16T15:21:00.000-06:002009-03-16T15:21:00.000-06:00"It's fear that I'm wasting my time; that I'm sill..."It's fear that I'm wasting my time; that I'm silly to think my secret dream to have my stories published some day can actually come true. I've had so many rejections--albeit never a form letter. I always get feedback and yet..."<BR/><BR/>I read this part of your comment out to my husband and asked him: "Who does that sound like?"<BR/><BR/>He said: "You, dear."<BR/><BR/>Because I said that over and over until I got published, and I still say it ("who says I can do this? That anyone reads this? Am I just wasting my time?")<BR/><BR/>So here goes:<BR/><BR/>1. It's not a waste of time. Nothing creative is ever a waste of time. You're creating worlds where nothing existed before. Even if you think it's crap, it's practice. Writing sucks when you don't practice (like playing an instrument).<BR/><BR/>2. Your secret dream that you can get published isn't silly. A lot of people get published all the time, and not just "famous" people. It's a job, a reality, not a dream. It just takes a while to get there.<BR/><BR/>3. Persistence pays off. I got published right when I was convinced that no one was going to want me ever. I started getting form rejections when I had always gotten feedback with my rejections before. It scared me. And then... for some odd reason, everyone wanted me. Luck? You bet. But when the luck came, I was ready, because I hadn't stopped.<BR/><BR/>4. If you haven't read my Diary of a Mad Writer, read my frustrating road to publication. I started it the year before I got pubbed, but I had been writing and submitting a lot before then.<BR/><BR/>http://diaryofamadwriter.blogspot.comJennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501969781398343424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138705851348115177.post-3371112850468232552009-03-16T11:20:00.000-06:002009-03-16T11:20:00.000-06:00Thank you for the tips. I decided to post a comme...Thank you for the tips. I decided to post a comment to encourage you to blog more often. I reread your inspirational posts when there're nothing new on your blog, but a new post always refreshens my resolve. My problem isn't writer's block. It's fear that I'm wasting my time; that I'm silly to think my secret dream to have my stories published some day can actually come true. I've had so many rejections--albeit never a form letter. I always get feedback and yet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com