tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post8267064558130226516..comments2024-03-27T05:29:26.481-07:00Comments on Shrinking Violet Promotions: Checking in for a Milestone MondayR.L. LaFevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-47945235369349134652010-04-05T18:12:33.497-07:002010-04-05T18:12:33.497-07:00Many congrats, Caroline! That's a lovely bomb...Many congrats, Caroline! That's a lovely bomb to drop, isn't it? Thrilled for you.<br /><br />To May B!<br /><br />Pax,<br />MaryMary Hersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268062901264527270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-70678938341013019922010-03-28T12:23:14.858-07:002010-03-28T12:23:14.858-07:00Congratulations on meeting your two deadlines! Tha...Congratulations on meeting your two deadlines! That's quite impressive, and I like what you said about social media being there to support our writing efforts not detract.<br /><a href="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" rel="nofollow"> data entry india </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-39481005637613210122010-03-22T12:10:42.187-07:002010-03-22T12:10:42.187-07:00MAY B., my mid-grade historical novel-in-verse, wi...MAY B., my mid-grade historical novel-in-verse, will be published Fall 2011 by Tricycle.<br /><br />I've waited through hundreds of rejections and twelve long years and am so ready to dig in and work hard.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-32581303072210158302010-03-22T09:44:46.137-07:002010-03-22T09:44:46.137-07:00So glad you found us, Denise!
And Caroline, you c...So glad you found us, Denise!<br /><br />And Caroline, you can't just drop a Sold My First Book Bomb and not give us details! Congratulations!!R.L. LaFevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-49977651339116653262010-03-21T17:06:06.448-07:002010-03-21T17:06:06.448-07:00I've just sold my first book! Hooray!I've just sold my first book! Hooray!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-87970974875273679492010-03-20T15:03:53.735-07:002010-03-20T15:03:53.735-07:00Just found your blog.Just found your blog.runner10https://www.blogger.com/profile/09427817098754474884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-44551186318021928672010-03-19T12:32:16.077-07:002010-03-19T12:32:16.077-07:00Yeay, Serenissima! There's something so great ...Yeay, Serenissima! There's something so great about that half way mark.<br /><br />Sherrie, I can totally see how taking a class would eat into blogging, but it seems like a great place to be putting your energy. Especially since you can see improvement in both output and quality!Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-12584855216874575522010-03-18T11:32:01.350-07:002010-03-18T11:32:01.350-07:00I've been taking an online writing class and s...I've been taking an online writing class and since we have to turn in 10 to 15 pages every week as well as critique everybody else's stuff, I haven't been blogging as much either. Having the deadline every week has motivated me to write faster and I can see where I've improved as well :) It's been a good experience.Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-48831813131469583832010-03-18T11:31:11.268-07:002010-03-18T11:31:11.268-07:00My goal on Monday was to be halfway through my sec...My goal on Monday was to be halfway through my second round of revisions. And I was!Jeanne Ryan (Serenissima)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10482350542840188974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-45390812686729704112010-03-18T11:24:48.669-07:002010-03-18T11:24:48.669-07:00We were totally hoping newbies would jump in, Carr...We were totally hoping newbies would jump in, Carrie! Welcome! And hurray on not crying. That IS a big deal, I agree. :-)Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-39535148404339847442010-03-18T10:45:12.350-07:002010-03-18T10:45:12.350-07:00Hope you don't mind if we newbies jump in. I&#...Hope you don't mind if we newbies jump in. I'm proud to have gotten my first editorial letter and created a plan of attack... all without crying.<br /><br />The not crying is a big deal. I really did expect to cry. :)<br /><br />Good luck and congrats, everyone!Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-12563478554973867742010-03-17T11:30:48.236-07:002010-03-17T11:30:48.236-07:00Sabrina, I totally agree with what Yat-Yee said! I...Sabrina, I totally agree with what Yat-Yee said! I think epiphanies are HUGE milesstones! Celebrate!<br /><br />Tanita, it is always such a huge relief to me to know that revisions are indeed making something better rather than simply <i>different</i>.<br /><br />Irene, I love the way you've set a meetable goal to help you get through that vulnerable time. Such a great way to keep sane!<br /><br />LaFreya, on time is a huge milestone!<br /><br />Elizabeth, how exciting that your pub date has been moved up! Ten months is CLOSE!<br /><br />pdtoler, good luck on that nf proposal! Being in love with and excited about a new project is one of my favorite things ever!Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-875151354413422622010-03-17T07:03:16.258-07:002010-03-17T07:03:16.258-07:00I signed up with an agent in January and am now ha...I signed up with an agent in January and am now hard at work on a non-fiction proposal we're both excited aboutpdtolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-83089652825622753872010-03-17T05:14:37.655-07:002010-03-17T05:14:37.655-07:00Congratulations to everyone on your writing, revis...Congratulations to everyone on your writing, revising, editorial and publication milestones! It's so cool to read about all the different milestone-markers we pass on our various journeys.<br /><br />My milestone for this week is a note from my editor that NAL has moved up the release date of my book to January 2011. Somehow that seems so much sooner than February 2011. Just ten more months to wait!Elizabeth Loupashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529637737481928066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-58847786318891908902010-03-16T12:50:40.335-07:002010-03-16T12:50:40.335-07:00Yat-yee, thank you. It didn't feel like very m...Yat-yee, thank you. It didn't feel like very much because I'm not published yet, but I think revising this WIP is making me a better writer/editor, which hopefully gets me closer to an agent and a book on store shelves. I hope you enjoy my blog.<br /><br />Tanita--I also don't like to admit when pages need to be completely rewritten, but sometimes it has to be done, and the story is better for it. Congrats and good luck on those last 70 pages.Sabrina Favorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303054417674236268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-82170961135776612762010-03-16T12:02:32.440-07:002010-03-16T12:02:32.440-07:00Turn my manuscript into my publisher on time ( Ye...Turn my manuscript into my publisher on time ( Yea!!!) And I'm about 100 pages in on my new WIP.Karen L. Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320299913012919654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-19449391831278913022010-03-16T12:00:58.121-07:002010-03-16T12:00:58.121-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karen L. Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320299913012919654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-55619034173353455312010-03-16T05:29:00.986-07:002010-03-16T05:29:00.986-07:00What an inspiring bunch! My milestone is small bu...What an inspiring bunch! My milestone is small but important. I was so scared book promotion was going to kill my creativity...so I challenged myself to just 500 words a day on my WIP. And guess what? Most days I have been able to make that happen! I swear it's what's keeing me sane....Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-12526166719899174262010-03-16T04:31:44.781-07:002010-03-16T04:31:44.781-07:00Welcome back!
77 pages on a revision that I just ...Welcome back!<br /><br />77 pages on a revision that I just had to embrace the word "rewrite" about... and last night I was told that this is far better than the first last draft. So, in spite of the last three weeks of panic and obsession, it's coming along. Only another 70 pages or so, and I look to be meeting my goal for finishing this up before the end of March. I'm so relieved.<br /><br />I really am proud of you being speedy! I am always astounded and bewildered by you prolific writers, but I'm learning to work faster. Good luck to you both on your continuing projects!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-56611835852739485982010-03-15T23:20:30.229-07:002010-03-15T23:20:30.229-07:00WOW, everyone, simply w-O-w! So much great stuff ...WOW, everyone, simply w-O-w! So much great stuff going on. <br /><br />Robin, so happy for you. Lord, your desk is clear, however briefly. Yat-Yee, Jenn, Boni, Sabrina. Jennifer, Katy, Feywriter, loved hearing from you each. Really glad that you each took the time to acknowledge your works in progress, your process in progress, and all the light on your path.<br /><br />Here's to much, much more magic this St. Pat's week for you all!<br /><br />Erin go Braugh!<br />Mary HersheyMary Hersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268062901264527270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-66352475711079320052010-03-15T17:08:50.980-07:002010-03-15T17:08:50.980-07:00Sabrina: I think yours is a very much a milestones...Sabrina: I think yours is a very much a milestones because you have to have hung in there and worked and thought about it, probably awake and asleep, before such epiphanies will come a visiting. <br /><br />I am going to head over to your blog to read. I love success stories like yours.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-65884120499213541052010-03-15T16:02:16.006-07:002010-03-15T16:02:16.006-07:00It isn't much of a milestone, but a few days a...It isn't much of a milestone, but a few days ago I had some small epiphanies on how to improve my WIP. I'd been stuck for over a month knowing it needed some big-ish changes, but not quite knowing how to go about fixing them. Now I am excited with teh prospect of making a story I love even better.<br /><br />[I blogged about it, because I love when reading something totally unrelated can spark new ideas or ways to improve your own writing.]Sabrina Favorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303054417674236268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-27330640178412513142010-03-15T15:55:10.610-07:002010-03-15T15:55:10.610-07:00I am loving catching up on what everyone has been ...I am loving catching up on what everyone has been up to!<br /><br />Jennifer, you ARE all over the place, but wow, what an interesting variety! And April is a big month for you!<br /><br />Feywriter, congratulations on your poem's publication! And don't you love getting past that 100 page mark? That always feels like SUCH a milestone to me. It's beginning to be a Real Story.<br /><br />Thanks, Jenn! I love the sound of your new Creating Spaces! I am such a nosy voyeur, I can't wait to go check that out. And congratulations on getting close to the end of those revisions!<br /><br />Miss Katy, 70K words is a LOT of words, for anybody! And that trusting one's instincts is such a huge lesson. One I seem to need to relearn about every two weeks.<br /><br />Yat-Yee! Yowza! That's awesome news, to have gotten that far in the process! Fingers crossed for you!<br /><br />Thanks, Boni! And hurray on coming to love revisions! They say that 90% of writing is RE-writing, so best to find a way to love it, no?R.L. LaFevershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646274781361864901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-90118688219320633812010-03-15T15:35:47.021-07:002010-03-15T15:35:47.021-07:00Welcome back Robin!
My milestone? I'm *enjoyi...Welcome back Robin!<br /><br />My milestone? I'm *enjoying* the revision of my latest WIP. Like really, truly, having fun- revising. I used to hate revision and have been slowly turning that around and today I caught myself liking it!<br />:0<br /><br />Yay for milestones!Boni Ashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397801185274085090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411759600837193508.post-49692738322670140372010-03-15T14:40:11.742-07:002010-03-15T14:40:11.742-07:00I just received a letter from an editor who had fi...I just received a letter from an editor who had first read my partial, then my full. This is not a letter of offer but she did outline some suggestions and offered to read a revision based on those revisions. <br /><br />This is the furthest I've come in terms of receiving interest, and I am ready to hunker down to work. <br /><br />Congrats on the result of your very focused time. I want to work as just hard (and practice my single hand stand so I can do THAT when I finish.)Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.com