tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post7705767773798055419..comments2023-10-26T11:14:47.885-04:00Comments on The Waiting is the Hardest Part: #IWSG - Dynamite blog post in three...two...one....Heather M. Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-67310849815472022492017-09-08T05:03:22.396-04:002017-09-08T05:03:22.396-04:00Hi Heather - I'm amazed at what I have written...Hi Heather - I'm amazed at what I have written and then the comments pointing things out to me that they've enjoyed - always surprises me. It's wonderful that we can develop as writers, then have groups like the IWSG to help us through ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-16060381662467765412017-09-07T18:00:11.157-04:002017-09-07T18:00:11.157-04:00I forgot about the optional question. It's bee...I forgot about the optional question. It's been so long since I participated. But, yes ... I know the exact feeling. It's such an adrenaline rush. If writer's get a writer's high similar to a runner's 🏃 high, when they are in a certain zone, that's how I would describe it. This intoxicated feeling overcomes me while reading a captivating scene that's lured me into the story. But I don't recognize the voice, the scene, or the writing . It's usually something I've put away for a while, like the first part of a novel and I haven't read it in a long time ... not since finishing the manuscript then putting it all away for a month or so before yanking it back out for the dreaded first round of revisions. I'll be beating myself up for the crap I just wrote in the final chapters and then I'm both dazzled and shocked I wrote what I'm now reading. Was it really me? Did I have a little vino that night, lol? But, it's a wonderful feeling and it restores my mutilated self confidence. Glad you brought this up. Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-59573648811288916352017-09-07T11:22:56.295-04:002017-09-07T11:22:56.295-04:00It's always a good feeling when you reread som...It's always a good feeling when you reread something you wrote and it blows you away. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-7750579641075278282017-09-06T23:36:50.955-04:002017-09-06T23:36:50.955-04:00Being surprised by your writing is one of the best...Being surprised by your writing is one of the best things about writing. It's nice when it feels like the story (or the characters) takes on a life of its own, especially because then the writing almost seems a little easier at that point.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-6266008077658407732017-09-06T20:19:06.891-04:002017-09-06T20:19:06.891-04:00I haven't written enough to look back like you...I haven't written enough to look back like you and feel so good about what I wrote. Hopefully some day I will.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-46672370931115391632017-09-06T13:01:05.060-04:002017-09-06T13:01:05.060-04:00In the posts I've read for this #IWSG, this se...In the posts I've read for this #IWSG, this seems to be the most common idea. And I agree--I feel the same way!Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-41676469057232767312017-09-06T11:58:48.886-04:002017-09-06T11:58:48.886-04:00I'm glad that you answered the question that w...I'm glad that you answered the question that way because it was similar to what I said about my own writing. Now I feel a little more normal and not like someone who is overly taken in by myself.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-59671653258571507522017-09-06T11:51:32.060-04:002017-09-06T11:51:32.060-04:00I love going back and reading something I wrote to...I love going back and reading something I wrote to be amazed by it. Yay for the next IWSG contest! It's going to be fantastic. Thanks for the newsletter mention. I may have to go out and scout for some news, because I do love a section where we celebrate our members.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-67920466661313310382017-09-06T11:29:50.263-04:002017-09-06T11:29:50.263-04:00That must be a wonderful feeling. I'm more in ...That must be a wonderful feeling. I'm more in the "well, it's better than I remember it" camp. But I'm totally struggling with my author self-confidence, so that makes sense. Joey Lynn Rescinitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219074986338894660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-59089047527886238812017-09-06T11:27:05.109-04:002017-09-06T11:27:05.109-04:00When I read what you wrote about your own words be...When I read what you wrote about your own words being foreign to you, I had to nod. I'm convinced that my brain does switch synaptic gears when I'm creating a story. It leaves my list-making, planning brain at idle and I have no idea what's going down on that page. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-31285672310058459032017-09-06T11:14:58.927-04:002017-09-06T11:14:58.927-04:00I love that surprise thing. Last week I actually r...I love that surprise thing. Last week I actually ran across my half finished book I started (long hand) after finishing my first.I vaguely remember it. It was half a book, after all. The bigger surprises are the story ideas I find tucked into notebooks regularly.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-30338886900632083992017-09-06T11:00:09.954-04:002017-09-06T11:00:09.954-04:00Most of my books have been out so long I doubt I&#...Most of my books have been out so long I doubt I'd say anything about them rocks now.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-90670267796532685652017-09-06T10:44:13.426-04:002017-09-06T10:44:13.426-04:00I love that you look back with so much excitement ...I love that you look back with so much excitement for your writing! That's awesome! It's great when those moments happen. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-12266340112306884952017-09-06T10:26:18.422-04:002017-09-06T10:26:18.422-04:00"I wrote that? That rocks!" <---Love ..."I wrote that? That rocks!" <---Love that. That's a great feeling/reaction to have about your writing. We need that feeling.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-53120732575262245992017-09-06T09:27:06.844-04:002017-09-06T09:27:06.844-04:00It can be a great feeling when you read something ...It can be a great feeling when you read something you didn't think you were good enough to write, especially when your current efforts seem hopeless!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760014651173370020.post-62179820467943162942017-09-06T09:18:21.914-04:002017-09-06T09:18:21.914-04:00I feel the same way about my writing. Don't kn...I feel the same way about my writing. Don't know who wrote those four books because it doesn't seem like me.<br />Contest is going to rock!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com