tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post3595121709443555120..comments2023-11-03T04:51:41.087-04:00Comments on Anything for Material: This Writer's Life: It's the Grief, Stupid.Julie Owsik Ackermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583691214627281052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post-55042526448214505742010-10-21T10:41:29.885-04:002010-10-21T10:41:29.885-04:00Would you consider posting other elements of the b...Would you consider posting other elements of the book you are working on like the query letter or the synopsis?Mr. Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541605885596367452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post-1481751262817635392010-10-15T11:18:37.358-04:002010-10-15T11:18:37.358-04:00Sounds like your ready to get started on the next ...Sounds like your ready to get started on the next one. <br />Maybe a "State Fair Romance"? or "Love on the Salmon River"?<br />Can't wait to ride this river of words, getting to know your characters and you a little better.Ted Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615574169591378821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post-72706715704992582212010-09-16T16:10:31.774-04:002010-09-16T16:10:31.774-04:00Thank you for these lovely suggestions! I love the...Thank you for these lovely suggestions! I love the idea of having Laura and Miguel introduce me to the new characters. I'm going to give it a try. Best, JulieJulie Owsik Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583691214627281052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post-91624464300136435992010-09-16T05:37:56.850-04:002010-09-16T05:37:56.850-04:00I don't have any suggestions for memorializing...I don't have any suggestions for memorializing your novel. I do, however know what you're going through. When I was 14, I underwent a Shakespearean phase where I had hoped to break his record of 154 sonnets in his lifetime. I had hit numbers 25 to 30 (simultaneously) and realized I had no more subject matter. I got so upset that I even blamed my friend for stealing my creativity. She decided to write a declaration specifying that I could have my creativity back in my sonnet book. That was the day I knew she'd be friends for years to come. And I still have it so I guess that moment's been captured in time. Anyway, the moral is, do something ridiculous or wacky and the time passed will stay with you with surprising clarity.El Filósofohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622053859417115621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post-83061922076319460572010-09-11T23:19:27.280-04:002010-09-11T23:19:27.280-04:00Kelly has a good idea. Or you could have a small ...Kelly has a good idea. Or you could have a small tea party for just your crit partners. You can spend a bit of time imagining, or even writing, an epilogue for them. Have them introduce you to the characters for the new book. Or--yes, write a scene in which Laura and Miguel introduce you to your new characters. <br /><br />Then do as Kelly suggested, either in a metal lockbox or in one of those cardboard storage boxes from the office supply store. You could cover it in wrapping paper or contact paper, something like that. That should help you move forward.Texannehttp://texanne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858340566254161761.post-19687738590933206822010-09-11T13:44:57.283-04:002010-09-11T13:44:57.283-04:00Time capsule of items representing this time in yo...Time capsule of items representing this time in your life and the characters. You can revisit it years later and fondly remember them all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252128192059008012noreply@blogger.com