tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466160456647818055.post5708964213183041891..comments2023-10-28T11:35:26.841-04:00Comments on Confessions of a First Time Novelist: Mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685941102691667990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466160456647818055.post-10869986921087956092009-10-28T22:07:46.826-04:002009-10-28T22:07:46.826-04:00There's nothing wrong with putting it away for...There's nothing wrong with putting it away for awhile. Time away from it and things will start to make more sense. But then again, an author once told me that with self-editing "at one point you are not making it better, you are just making it different." Maybe it's more ready than you know, but the story is such a part of you that you can't stop trying to improve it.Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466160456647818055.post-22554120600769528212009-10-27T11:26:43.653-04:002009-10-27T11:26:43.653-04:00I took a month long break from my novel and it hel...I took a month long break from my novel and it helped a lot. I wrote something else and by the time I went back to it I felt I had a better handle on some of my problems.<br /><br />It's hard to be patient.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466160456647818055.post-63292157228902830712009-10-27T05:03:51.213-04:002009-10-27T05:03:51.213-04:00Maybe you need a break. But not too long. Your b...Maybe you need a break. But not too long. Your book is great and I think the timing can't wait. Good luck. I am rooting for you.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407272827384101952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466160456647818055.post-77935164878179763762009-10-26T23:09:38.280-04:002009-10-26T23:09:38.280-04:00Happy Anniversary (10 years! Way to go!) and it...Happy Anniversary (10 years! Way to go!) and it's great to see you again. <br />I'm sorry about the scheduling problems. <br />You may be right about just working on something else for a while. I once felt like bawling every time I looked at my MS and I took a month or two away from it and when I came back, I could see what needed to be let go of and what I could hold on to. Best of luck, Mim. You can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com