tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post7314724662225755604..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Growing UpKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-69011494219154064702013-01-31T07:39:30.602-05:002013-01-31T07:39:30.602-05:00That defining moment came when my agent called to ...That defining moment came when my agent called to say she loved my work and wanted to represent me. But when the book had been accepted by a publisher and I was going through the process of editing the galley, I realized that the last four chapters, which I had written years after completing the rest of the novel, were far better written than the part I had written earlier. Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-21317282954728091212013-01-31T06:38:12.326-05:002013-01-31T06:38:12.326-05:00You're definitely not alone. When I look thro...You're definitely not alone. When I look through some of my old writing that Virginia Slims line comes to mind - "you've come a long way, baby!"Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-40579958189988800462013-01-29T23:53:49.183-05:002013-01-29T23:53:49.183-05:00Glad to know I am not alone. :-)Glad to know I am not alone. :-)Carol Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065567283392455396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-361789878338685602013-01-28T20:16:54.113-05:002013-01-28T20:16:54.113-05:00The realization that I had made significant stride...The realization that I had made significant strides towards my writing goals, was when I was going through my slush pile of old stories and novels looking for something to work on next and after taking a quick look at each one, said to myself, "Yeah, these are pretty much DOA." then quickly put them back to where they came from.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-44190587476695485772013-01-28T13:30:20.626-05:002013-01-28T13:30:20.626-05:00I recently read something I wrote and published on...I recently read something I wrote and published online a few yeas ago. I could feel my face flush as I read. Hope no one has looked at it recently.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-69662477773644917942013-01-28T12:51:47.409-05:002013-01-28T12:51:47.409-05:00It is nice to see how far one has developed. We ca...It is nice to see how far one has developed. We can compare ourselves to others who aren't so good but published, or to ourselves at an early stage. The latter is better.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com