Comments on: Growing pains

By: Darcy

Darcy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:02:25 +0000

I am here because I like your voice. I honestly don’t care what you write about. I had the same reaction as Diana and others. Oh, are a ton of people writing about NaNoWriMo? Because I am not hearing anything from any of them. I think I even know several people who are doing it, who even have blogs, and nope, nary a drop of that particular flavor of juice has come into my RSS feed. Any and all of the potential topics you mention sound interesting to me. Whatever you’d like to share would be quite lovely, thank you.

By: Queenie

Queenie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:12:23 +0000

“Things like living with anxiety, cool topics in psychology, recovery from post-natal depression and the trials of being a female geek in Somerset. ”

ALL OF THESE THINGS SOUND ACE. Please do write about these & anything else that springs into that extremely interesting brain of yours.

Saying that, you write so beautifully that I’d probably turn up for your shopping list.

Lots more bloggy words please, and about anything you fancy!

By: Sara Beth

Sara Beth — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:23:21 +0000

Emma:
This was the first post that I’ve read of yours (or of anyone’s, really), and I have to say — it was entirely what I needed. Thank you for your confession, and for speaking with honesty and humility.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:39:29 +0000

Wow. I am humbled, and thrilled and my toes are wriggling with the sheer happiness of having such fabulous people to straighten me out when I get all confused.

Thank you. Normal service will be resumed shortly

By: Melanie Sherman

Melanie Sherman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:58:28 +0000

Congrats on getting published. I’m new to your blog, but I certainly identified with it. Keep writing this post, please. And remember there will always be struggling writers like me who are way behind you.

And, when you get published you can’t complain anymore? Who says? What use, life? One can always complain about the churlish dolt who cut you off in traffic and then left his blinker flashing, surely.

I hope to read more from you.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:17:48 +0000

Em, I would so love to hear about your writing process – what exactly it is that *does* it for you, writing-wise. I’m trying to discover what it is that works for me, so please consider sharing how you do things.

Also, what inspires you with ideas. English language was my favourite subject at school (so, so long ago now), and the only one I was really quite good at.

*struggles to fit head through kitchen door on way to kettle*

You see, I used to be able to take an essay title, spin it and crank out an interesting (so I was told at the time!), unusual and absorbing story without breaking step. Then I left school and started work. And lost the ability. Totally.

Fast forward a good few years and here I am, trying to re-learn what I used to be able to do without even thinking about it, and it’s hard, so much harder than I thought it would ever be, so hard in fact that I could almost cry sometimes. So please, do share, I’d love to know what works for you and how you organise your writing day.

By: Gerry Huntman

Gerry Huntman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:20:13 +0000

I’m fairly new here, and I warned you that I can’t visit often (with my new Publishing business and all), but there are two things that struck me about your blog (and I resonate with Iain’s point in particular). Firstly, unless you want to be a core-bloggist, then don’t fret about it – just blog when you feel you need to. Since you write prolifically, the issue of “moments of silence” are, in fact, a non-issue.

Secondly, I think it is rather quaint that you blog about lack of blog motivation, when in fact you encapsulated your concern in a blog. Ironic, heh? I think there is a lesson in your very action.

Just be you, and do what you want to do, when you are ready to do it!

Gerry

By: Ulla Hennig

Ulla Hennig — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:05 +0000

Emma,
I am with Joanna and Rosa. I don’t very much care what others are writing about NaNoWriMo, but I very much want to hear you. And yes, I would like to read your writing tips, or whatever you want to write about!

By: Dom Camus

Dom Camus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:13:39 +0000

Further to the comments above, I wouldn’t worry too much about having a quiet patch between now and when your book is published… Thinking of the other published writers I know, none of them floated off on a little fluffy cloud to live in paradise after that. The world of published writing turns out to be just as frustrating and complex as the world of the unpublished author. And I look forward to your commentary as you explore and tame it!

By: Iapetus999

Iapetus999 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:50:26 +0000

Jeez, just write about what you want to write about. I blog about writing techniques, yet I’ve never used half of them. I blog about style and whatnot, yet mine is fairly poor. Who cares? I do it to learn about the things I blog about. Sometimes I post something great and people are like “ho-hum, whatevs” and sometimes I post crap and get dozens of comments. Either post or get off the pot as it were. I just sit down with a Latte every Monday and Friday and type off something, because it’s how I attract potential readers.
Just blog whatever comes to mind, and you’ll find some kind of purpose for all of this.