tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post6614455174372313770..comments2024-03-08T20:57:25.380-08:00Comments on Julie Musil, Author: Hey, writer! Cross that finish line! #IWSGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-86637510179267279752014-10-12T19:47:57.257-07:002014-10-12T19:47:57.257-07:00Small finish lines add up. I'm a check list pe...Small finish lines add up. I'm a check list person. I make lots of small daily goals, then I can cross things off and feel like I've made some progress.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-8198290504745851142014-10-03T17:02:31.827-07:002014-10-03T17:02:31.827-07:00I feel this way about every book I have written. T...I feel this way about every book I have written. There are moments when I know there's no way it will come together. Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-40226460999844127582014-10-03T12:30:18.245-07:002014-10-03T12:30:18.245-07:00I'm with you. I just pulled out a dusty ms th...I'm with you. I just pulled out a dusty ms that I wrote waaaay back when. Talk about shock! How did I even think this thing could be a book? But. . .it does have its moments, so I'm going in and finish it properly. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-48574887067652786792014-10-02T11:52:10.743-07:002014-10-02T11:52:10.743-07:00It's always odd when I stumble across a blog p...It's always odd when I stumble across a blog post that was exactly what I needed to hear. Working on revisions right now and I'm at the stage where I think my brain is bleeding. Thanks for the post.A. B. Keuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152107659542138178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-3646329342557114252014-10-01T19:24:03.675-07:002014-10-01T19:24:03.675-07:00I'm so much better at facing those tough (evil...I'm so much better at facing those tough (evil!) revisions now! They used to terrify me, now I've worked up to being slightly annoyed instead :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-62552760778772659552014-10-01T18:18:06.847-07:002014-10-01T18:18:06.847-07:00I am right there this minute. Rewriting the first ...I am right there this minute. Rewriting the first four or five chapters of my current WIP. Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-56900626870980901022014-10-01T17:56:12.181-07:002014-10-01T17:56:12.181-07:00I feel you! I'm in the midst of a revision tha...I feel you! I'm in the midst of a revision that is turning my story on its head. I'm killing so many darlings I'll have the FBI on my doorstep any minute.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-42484888609830645352014-10-01T13:57:41.207-07:002014-10-01T13:57:41.207-07:00Every change is a finish line. An accomplishment. ...Every change is a finish line. An accomplishment. We just have to take little bites at a time.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-16852705735704285042014-10-01T13:23:51.247-07:002014-10-01T13:23:51.247-07:00I like noting down the incremental steps in my pro...I like noting down the incremental steps in my process...it makes me feel like (and reminds me) that I've accomplished each of the previous steps and if I feel overwhelmed, I can do this next step, too. Michelle Athyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143019809716476693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-21455995218727950362014-10-01T12:03:06.695-07:002014-10-01T12:03:06.695-07:00Ah! the edits. I am in the editing process of my W...Ah! the edits. I am in the editing process of my WIP and love your advice about setting small goals. My process, to divide the task into bite-sized pieces, is to edit one scene at a time. If my energy level is still high, and my nerves are shot, I will tackle another scene ... This works for me! <br /><br />Best of success in your writing career, Julie, and thank you for sharing your ideas today.Gail M Baugniet - Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543343067963247963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-59812539416621440622014-10-01T10:12:55.714-07:002014-10-01T10:12:55.714-07:00That's a good way to look at it. Every small s...That's a good way to look at it. Every small step is an accomplishment.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-86307674518744960232014-10-01T09:40:24.804-07:002014-10-01T09:40:24.804-07:00Revising used to be a much-dreaded chore for me, b...Revising used to be a much-dreaded chore for me, but I've started to like it more in the past few years. Polishing things up, getting rid of things that don't work, cleaning up the prose--it's all kind of satisfying. Still, sometimes it hurts to get rid of things, and sometimes the process seems tedious and it really sucks. But it's necessary, so onward we must push, axes in hand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-8347298739170160122014-10-01T08:46:56.509-07:002014-10-01T08:46:56.509-07:00Yes. Yes. and Yes!! I'm in the process of my f...Yes. Yes. and Yes!! I'm in the process of my final edit right now. And deleting useless stuff, and hoping, in the end, it'll work out!!Cathrina Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960849263181625782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-52656485290436975962014-10-01T07:34:29.581-07:002014-10-01T07:34:29.581-07:00I'll be diving into my first novel's first...I'll be diving into my first novel's first draft soon and yes, the cuts will be deep. But it's time. Ready or not, I will cross the finish line with this project. <br /><br />And I've heard there are some great writing podcasts out there. I'll start to investigate them soon.Dean K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585231102949370872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-151762429264760812014-10-01T07:21:07.339-07:002014-10-01T07:21:07.339-07:00Yes, just cross that finish line! I recently heard...Yes, just cross that finish line! I recently heard (or read) a quote that fits well with your post: Books aren't written, they're rewritten. It's in those revisions that the REAL story comes out.<br /><br />And yes, I have felt like I don't want to do the revisions. They sometimes seem too overwhelming, and I would rather create a new story! Happens all too often... *sigh*<br /><br />Good luck with your revisions!! You can do it!<br /><br />http://swordsandstilettos.blogspot.comKristin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119967346326579747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-56003580917700845002014-10-01T07:19:01.767-07:002014-10-01T07:19:01.767-07:00That's a good mindset to have. I'm having ...That's a good mindset to have. I'm having such a hard time getting back into editing after being in a rut, I really just need to take it one step, maybe even one word, at a time.Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-68195717055295807282014-10-01T06:25:03.692-07:002014-10-01T06:25:03.692-07:00Sheri, that is a really tough decision. But you...Sheri, that is a really tough decision. But you're a thoughtful, smart person. You'll make the right decision for YOU. Good luck...and I'm always here if you need a sounding board <3Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-30498417334360390882014-10-01T06:23:40.040-07:002014-10-01T06:23:40.040-07:00Ken, that's such a great quality! I'm sure...Ken, that's such a great quality! I'm sure that that ability to focus helps you a lot through revisions.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-89383217213105495802014-10-01T06:22:36.735-07:002014-10-01T06:22:36.735-07:00Yay for you, Marcy! Yep, mine right now is terribl...Yay for you, Marcy! Yep, mine right now is terrible. But I feel less pressure because I know it can be made better.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-22834197999855704502014-10-01T06:21:39.526-07:002014-10-01T06:21:39.526-07:00Ha! "...didn't like it anymore." Tha...Ha! "...didn't like it anymore." That's so funny. And soooo true. Glad you got those revisions done in the nick of time :)Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-475782168160038602014-10-01T05:42:31.316-07:002014-10-01T05:42:31.316-07:00Well said, Julie. I'm currently at a crossroad...Well said, Julie. I'm currently at a crossroad, and this information has definitely helped push me to one side. Not to finish that next novel - which I'm just about to begin - but to finish or continue on my path of publication. S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-53570323207599171132014-10-01T05:38:25.832-07:002014-10-01T05:38:25.832-07:00You're right. You have to do this in baby ste...You're right. You have to do this in baby steps. Fortunately, I have an almost childlike ability to forget about all the other problems that are plaguing my manuscript while I'm focusing on one of them. Just keep plugging away.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-56899407973432576982014-10-01T05:26:54.167-07:002014-10-01T05:26:54.167-07:00I totally have to celebrate the small steps being ...I totally have to celebrate the small steps being mired in revisions myself right now. And I agree with "Finish it even even if it isn't good." Because I can always make it better.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-45897104967581650822014-10-01T04:24:28.701-07:002014-10-01T04:24:28.701-07:00I celebrate every step now because I never thought...I celebrate every step now because I never thought I'd get this far!<br />And I managed to finish my last manuscript's revisions right before I didn't like it anymore.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com