tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post8550620001544182676..comments2024-03-22T15:57:20.329-06:00Comments on Pensive Pens: IWSG - From the Same Stonediedre Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-18669864034321394912016-09-14T08:41:22.378-06:002016-09-14T08:41:22.378-06:00Hi Medeia!
You are so right! This summer I made a ...Hi Medeia!<br />You are so right! This summer I made a point of reading only authors I hadn't yet read and have now added 5 or 6 to my list of favorite authors!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-91470094294314071402016-09-14T08:38:46.362-06:002016-09-14T08:38:46.362-06:00Hi Gary!
It's good to see you anytime you drop...Hi Gary!<br />It's good to see you anytime you drop by;-)<br />Voice mail is an excellent way to 'record' your thoughts! I have a recorder for expressly that purpose, though I've only used it once. <br />You know, Penny has such a unique pawspective on her fabulous fictional human that I foresee pawlenty of followers!<br />Can't wait to hear about your travels :-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-68491697426700618462016-09-14T08:28:05.806-06:002016-09-14T08:28:05.806-06:00Hi Quanie!
"Faster than we can write them,&qu...Hi Quanie!<br />"Faster than we can write them," such an assuring thought! There's nothing I like more than having choices - no offense to Stephen King, of course ;-)<br />Aside from a midnight rescue of an injured hiker from the canyon near the house, and a leak in a skylight in the guest bath; which now allows one to, er, multi-task, we survived Newton's wrath! diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-24768190393574471952016-09-13T19:59:45.634-06:002016-09-13T19:59:45.634-06:00I think there's always room. Sometimes I get t...I think there's always room. Sometimes I get tired of a genre, but writers bring something new and fresh to the table. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-38000873363249356582016-09-13T17:56:02.111-06:002016-09-13T17:56:02.111-06:00Hi Diedre,
Oops and oh my, it took me a week to a...Hi Diedre,<br /><br />Oops and oh my, it took me a week to arrive at your blog post. Hopefully, the plane to Canada wont take as long as I have. <br /><br />Anyway, if by some strange occurrence, I actually have a thought about something to write about, if I have no pen or paper, I've been know to mutter away into my cell phone aka mobile phone recording device. <br /><br />Plenty of room in every genre and then some. There is of course, a little know genre where a dog, or even a cat, pawhaps, um, perhaps, pawblishes, sorry, publishes something in an animal pawspective, doh, perspective genre.<br /><br />That's it, I'm outta' here.<br /><br />Penny's fictional human,<br /><br />Gary :) klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-1324227645282087662016-09-13T12:35:47.239-06:002016-09-13T12:35:47.239-06:00I think there's definitely room for more in ev...I think there's definitely room for more in every genre! Avid readers gobble up books faster than we can write them. Lots of great books equals LOTS of happy readers! I hope all is well with the flooding?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317095707905133969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-43484021068689518882016-09-12T16:16:27.510-06:002016-09-12T16:16:27.510-06:00Hi Nick!
Thanks for the wishes ;-) Though I've...Hi Nick!<br />Thanks for the wishes ;-) Though I've several WIPs only one has always been intended for traditional publication. Even if it never happens, my muse will know I tried ;-) diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-88067926627005417342016-09-12T14:58:35.966-06:002016-09-12T14:58:35.966-06:00I think there's always room for more in every ...I think there's always room for more in every genre because every writer brings something new to the table. Good luck wading out into the sea of publication!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-90418483545307478962016-09-12T10:38:47.338-06:002016-09-12T10:38:47.338-06:00Hi Arlee!
I agree, wading through is a given for f...Hi Arlee!<br />I agree, wading through is a given for finding that shining gem. I really appreciate how easy technology has made it to do so these days. I remember thinking that Nancy Drew was the ultimate - though there weren't many other choices. Now, there's a million and I love it!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-29840765713373809042016-09-12T10:30:39.062-06:002016-09-12T10:30:39.062-06:00Hi Lori!
Pretty silly, huh? In my defense the appo...Hi Lori!<br />Pretty silly, huh? In my defense the appointment was scheduled several months in advance and I might have lost the card completely had it not contained precious smatterings of an overactive mind ;-)<br />Oh absolutely, cheers to all editors and writers! Where would we be without each other?diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-87943571258295097932016-09-12T10:03:19.294-06:002016-09-12T10:03:19.294-06:00No matter what genre, I think there's always r...No matter what genre, I think there's always room for good writing. The task for the readers is to wade through the dreck and not-so-good writing and find that which shines. But being entertained is okay too.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-2530626590725271312016-09-12T07:49:40.557-06:002016-09-12T07:49:40.557-06:00I had to laugh about the doctor's appointment ...I had to laugh about the doctor's appointment card story. But how frustrating for the author to have a publisher sit on their story for a year and then reject it. There's always room for new voices and good stories. Yay to being kind to editors and writers!Lori L. MacLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890789589449979750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-18740726530490307942016-09-11T12:45:20.323-06:002016-09-11T12:45:20.323-06:00Hi Cynthia!
Ha! I absolutely agree ;-)Hi Cynthia!<br /><br />Ha! I absolutely agree ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-78293102823115736222016-09-11T02:52:02.589-06:002016-09-11T02:52:02.589-06:00Every month should be Be Kind to Editors and Write...Every month should be Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-66573900796482346572016-09-10T17:30:54.633-06:002016-09-10T17:30:54.633-06:00Hi Yvonne!
For someone who doesn't care for fi...Hi Yvonne!<br />For someone who doesn't care for filing, I can sure be embarrassingly efficient sometimes ;-)<br />I very much enjoyed visiting your page when you hosted Stephanie, even had a peek at a few of your blogs and thought I would enjoy some return visits - see you there and thanks for popping in!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-73583291958892283092016-09-09T16:50:45.057-06:002016-09-09T16:50:45.057-06:00Too funny that you missed the doctor's appt! Y...Too funny that you missed the doctor's appt! Yes, I think there is always room for new voices.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier this week.<br /><a href="http://yvonneventresca.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Yvonne V</a>Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-53190925743133534952016-09-09T10:41:59.577-06:002016-09-09T10:41:59.577-06:00Hi Shannon!
My husband once questioned something I...Hi Shannon!<br />My husband once questioned something I jotted on the back of a recipe card: "half a spider's bottom", he wanted to know if I'd picked that item up at the store;-)<br />I fully believe if your work load is that full, you don't accept submissions until you clear some room. Or accept multiple submissions rather than putting the author's work under a rock on your desk. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride I guess ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-14896919750735135502016-09-09T10:29:57.511-06:002016-09-09T10:29:57.511-06:00Hi Stephanie!
They even requested revisions? I am ...Hi Stephanie!<br />They even requested revisions? I am stunned by the audacity! Once burned, twice shy I guess. It's practices like that which convince authors to take the reins themselves.<br />Thankfully, as you pointed out, there are just as many avenues as there are opinions ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-24442641579506578702016-09-09T10:19:54.659-06:002016-09-09T10:19:54.659-06:00Hi Ann!
Same here with faulty forecasting - but th...Hi Ann!<br />Same here with faulty forecasting - but they sure have their work cut out for them when temps can be above 70 one day and right out of the blue SNOW the next. I wouldn't apply for that job (grin).<br />I like your positive thinking! It sure puts an end to nail-biting ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-86007958489613606702016-09-08T21:49:57.536-06:002016-09-08T21:49:57.536-06:00I also write ideas on random things, but too funny...I also write ideas on random things, but too funny about having missed the appointment. Whoops! We also don't believe the meteorologists here. How awful to have them sit on the manuscript for a year then say no. That's not reasonable.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-35908472553023376922016-09-08T18:03:05.436-06:002016-09-08T18:03:05.436-06:00That happened to me--"too many similar storie...That happened to me--"too many similar stories are on the market" after they sat on it for nearly a year...and we'd had a long phone call where they asked for revisions (which I did). It's more about "the market is oversaturated." They did that with dystopia. Almost as soon as the movies started coming out, agents/editors were already saying, "We don't want to see any more dystopia." So crazy! But luckily for many, small presses don't often feel that way. They don't need that guarantee that it's going to sell thousands of copies.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-20647424749516989652016-09-08T16:36:09.923-06:002016-09-08T16:36:09.923-06:00We think the same about the forecast of snow and i...We think the same about the forecast of snow and ice. Everything comes to a standstill. However, snow usually comes when nothing has been forecast. It snows about once every ten to twenty years here.<br />You have posted some good thoughts about getting your work out there. I am no where near that point. But I now stay away from the naysayers. They have valid points but if I fill my mind with that, I will quit. I am a pragmatist at heart. So if it is not positive, I will ignore it.<br />I'm a big believer in appreciating what you have and acknowledging there will be a time for everything if it is meant to be. So I don't push things like I did at one time.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-89480768228187242902016-09-08T12:42:47.840-06:002016-09-08T12:42:47.840-06:00Hi Alex!
That's exactly how I see it too! As t...Hi Alex!<br />That's exactly how I see it too! As they say, if one door doesn't open - go through a window ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-21479269549885277472016-09-08T12:30:47.570-06:002016-09-08T12:30:47.570-06:00While it's a bummer the publisher held it that...While it's a bummer the publisher held it that long, there is still room and many other options. Even similar stories in a genre can be told so many different ways.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782231935569058555.post-22431990901672139452016-09-08T08:26:43.770-06:002016-09-08T08:26:43.770-06:00Hi Kelly!
So true, no harm in embracing variety wh...Hi Kelly!<br />So true, no harm in embracing variety when the only downside is the opportunity for having favorites ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.com