tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post5831484539021507993..comments2024-01-17T01:33:02.302-08:00Comments on The Riddle of Writing: My New Book ResolutionsDeborah Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-47617446740823634332012-03-25T08:34:19.774-07:002012-03-25T08:34:19.774-07:00Hello Kelly, thanks for following me and for comme...Hello Kelly, thanks for following me and for commenting. I've just been to your blog. Your debut novel has a great cover, and your blog gets lots of hits so you must be doing something right despite your doubts!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-73448981446759879762012-03-25T05:15:24.926-07:002012-03-25T05:15:24.926-07:00Hi. I'm a new follower from She Writes. Congra...Hi. I'm a new follower from She Writes. Congrats on all your success and sending your latest book off to your editor. I hope your plan keeps you from getting sick when you finish the next book. <br />Please feel free to stop by my blog and consider following. http://kellyhashway.blogspot.comKelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-77350162600316152292012-03-23T11:57:14.440-07:002012-03-23T11:57:14.440-07:00Oh Debra, that sounds awful. After the success of ...Oh Debra, that sounds awful. After the success of your first one though, you should be able to relax more with To The Skylark. I definitely don't want a stroke or a heart attack, so I'll try to stick to my walking resolution.<br /><br />Amd Tim, I haven't read Worlds Without End yet. It's on my list, but as I said, I have to carve time deliberately for reading now - and I think I might need to go on holiday , or wait until I retire to read it!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-41161676069229061342012-03-23T10:34:45.622-07:002012-03-23T10:34:45.622-07:00Congrats on finishing No3, Dee!
I agree with you ...Congrats on finishing No3, Dee!<br /><br />I agree with you that there's nothing wrong with a long book. Some are short and perfect, like The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, but some stories take their time to unfold.<br /><br />Ken Follett is a good example: Pillars of the Earth didn't feel a long book because it was so engrossing; but for me at least, World Without End was aptly titled because it was interminable....Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-55290848443210988742012-03-23T10:02:44.598-07:002012-03-23T10:02:44.598-07:00It is so true that you can get sick when the stres...It is so true that you can get sick when the stress you are under ends, whether you are writing, nursing a sick family member or whatever. The day after I met my final deadline on my first book, I wound up in the hospital with a fake heart attack! It was stress. <br /><br />Sitting too much also increases the risk of strokes and heart attack.<br /><br />I think the key is to somehow stick to resolutions for balance. It just seems like... how can I get this book out if I am not writing? But fewer books for a longer and more enjoyable life... it sounds worth it.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-88348790867442873742012-03-23T09:24:13.441-07:002012-03-23T09:24:13.441-07:00Thanks Carol, nice of you to stop by and leave a c...Thanks Carol, nice of you to stop by and leave a comment. Next time I hope I won't be spending my hard-earned royalties on lemsip!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313651519637984862.post-18950017783092275372012-03-23T08:47:30.867-07:002012-03-23T08:47:30.867-07:00And good luck with all your resolutions. I do beli...And good luck with all your resolutions. I do believe balance is so important. I look forward to reading your novels very much so, yes, the long haul has to be worth it.Carol McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072696398820339640noreply@blogger.com