tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post9027977783724330401..comments2023-07-29T02:57:04.218-07:00Comments on TW Brown on zombies, Border Collies, and the Indie writing scene...: What if you could go back in time?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208090229756379880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-57453879868821985582013-04-29T21:47:44.421-07:002013-04-29T21:47:44.421-07:00If I could go back in time? What would I do differ...If I could go back in time? What would I do differently? How about START writing a lot sooner and not waiting until I was a grandfather. I'd have started when my mind was still sharp and the creative juices were still flowing rather than just oozing in short spurts like the death throws of a slug as it tries to avoid the salt. <br />Could I have published then? Probably not...but when I think of all the wonderful ideas I've had over the years that I either never saw through or simply didn't start...I almost want to cry. <br />If writing is your passion then by all means GO FOR IT!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732872560875510909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-21698805995506686032013-04-29T14:59:03.713-07:002013-04-29T14:59:03.713-07:00I wish I had started off with a better pseudonym. ...I wish I had started off with a better pseudonym. Needless to say I've made up for the lack of pseudonymage since then by having several. :) Suzi Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569061522802552172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-16489368474508495502013-04-29T12:59:32.034-07:002013-04-29T12:59:32.034-07:00I agree... but as a reader... I always have a Goal...I agree... but as a reader... I always have a Goal to achieve or work towards...fluffyredfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681362812751111123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392423252885054374.post-12633116848062629582013-04-29T10:05:28.138-07:002013-04-29T10:05:28.138-07:00Yes... If only I had a do-over...
I'm pretty ...Yes... If only I had a do-over...<br /><br />I'm pretty early in my novelist journey, and I really hope I can parlay this into something I can sustain for the rest of my life. My goal isn't to be the 'next big thing' but I would like to be able to make writing my full time job.<br /><br />The advice I can give pretty much pertains to me, and what I needed to hear 15 years ago. I will say it, because I know there are plenty of people out there like me.<br /><br />Find your motivation, your inspiration, and never let it go. Make the time to write and just do it.<br /><br />If you're a writer, and I mean REALLY a writer, you can't escape it. Even if you aren't putting words on paper, you're still always spinning stories about something. You might not have a book or article or blog outlined, but instead of counting sheep at night, you're putting yourself to sleep with the stories you weave in your head. You can’t shut it down, and you’re always thinking to yourself… Someday.<br /><br />If this sounds familiar (this was me) then that “Someday” was yesterday. <br /><br />For nearly 20 years, I never wrote anything down on paper, but I wrote and rewrote the same novel probably 100 times over from cover to cover in my head. The fear of rejection, hell, the fear of success even, was enough to keep me from even trying. Then, two years ago, I was faced with my own mortality, and, as egotistical as this sounds, I realized that when I do go, not all of me has to die. I can leave my memories, my thoughts, and my stories behind.<br /><br />That was the motivation that I needed. Like I said, I know it sounded egotistical, but the book I started writing then was not for the world, but for my daughter. To be able to pass my stories on to her, and her children, and her children’s children means more to me than just being published. She’s the reason I keep going.<br /><br />I work a full 40 hours a week, have a 14 year old daughter, a 2 year old son, and not only do I still manage to get all the family time in, but I find the time to write. It’s not always easy, but I refuse to use the excuse “I don’t have time to write.” In reality, I really DON’T have time to write, but it’s something important to me, so I do it. I make the time.<br /><br />So there’s the advice I needed to hear. It also might have been helpful if someone chained me to a chair with nothing but a notepad and pencil, but I’ll be realistic. Hopefully someone can find inspiration in this convoluted blurb. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162751412482747407noreply@blogger.com