tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post8331890340903947781..comments2024-01-21T06:03:05.829-08:00Comments on Patti Nielson: I know too muchPattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-12402988516642823332012-10-18T04:32:23.109-07:002012-10-18T04:32:23.109-07:00No, I'd rather know all about it, that way I c...No, I'd rather know all about it, that way I can ignore the bits I don't like...just like rules of writing.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-51547305387360296742012-10-17T07:40:21.196-07:002012-10-17T07:40:21.196-07:00Oh to be naive again. But I know how you feel. All...Oh to be naive again. But I know how you feel. All these questions I have to ask self, makes me sad. Cocoon naivetity just for a little while. *sigh* Excellent post, my friend.Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-3763288250388724832012-10-16T11:32:19.822-07:002012-10-16T11:32:19.822-07:00Oh, this is so funny. I was just telling one of my...Oh, this is so funny. I was just telling one of my sons about the birds and the bees yesterday. lol. <br /><br />And I TOTALLY know what you mean!! Sometimes it isn't pretty out there. <br /><br />Oh, and hey, I've been so absent from the blogosphere that I didn't know you had come back from hiatus...like a MONTH ago!! <br />OMG, time flies! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-34396396251960129772012-10-15T13:00:30.508-07:002012-10-15T13:00:30.508-07:00Just write, Patti. That's all. You can't w...Just write, Patti. That's all. You can't worry about all you've learned because by the fifth book, you've forgotten it all anyway. In this day and age, you can write however which way you want to. Have you seen some of the stuff out there that's getting published by New York? Even with editors it's crap. It's obvious those writers never even LEARNED the rules. And that's the best part, once you learn them, you can break them. Don't sweat the small stuff. Just write.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-12661463111075882412012-10-15T09:10:00.746-07:002012-10-15T09:10:00.746-07:00Yes, sometimes it seems like a shattered dream whe...Yes, sometimes it seems like a shattered dream when reality bites us, or hurts. Hope is the leader that leads me back on to the creative juice wagon. Nobody can take that away from us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-76303784320366422662012-10-15T09:07:28.246-07:002012-10-15T09:07:28.246-07:00My biggest problem is staying motivated to write.My biggest problem is staying motivated to write.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-32211791572666068792012-10-15T08:35:07.548-07:002012-10-15T08:35:07.548-07:00I'm with your brother in that I tend to expect...I'm with your brother in that I tend to expect the worst and then if something good does happens its a bonus.<br /><br />A bit of an ostrich I do tend to retreat to the cocoon naivetity every now and then but quickly find myself having to come up for air.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-86312370370843714722012-10-15T07:13:25.333-07:002012-10-15T07:13:25.333-07:00Some of the most productive writers I know seem to...Some of the most productive writers I know seem to be able to shut off what they know about the tough, wider world of "the industry" when they draft. I wish I could compartmentalize like that--just shelve the worries until tackling a revision. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-26987718219917212532012-10-15T06:34:52.410-07:002012-10-15T06:34:52.410-07:00There's an old Colin Raye song called "Wh...There's an old Colin Raye song called "What They Don't Know" (it just might be a blessing)...I do see that. Reality is so daunting...and sometimes a total buzz kill.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-7360222111882870892012-10-15T06:11:52.096-07:002012-10-15T06:11:52.096-07:00YES, YES, YES! This is what I've been fighting...YES, YES, YES! This is what I've been fighting for a couple of years, Patti - glad to know I'm not alone :)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.com