tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817902142521462523.post3574734140061601604..comments2023-08-17T04:09:11.273-07:00Comments on Holy Cow... I'm Writing A Book?!: Why I'm Not Ready for #PitMadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553772211930531422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817902142521462523.post-16711415656030043682015-03-24T10:18:22.205-07:002015-03-24T10:18:22.205-07:00Hang in there. There will always be another contes...Hang in there. There will always be another contest just around the corner, but there will only be one "first time" for your book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817902142521462523.post-91313689750923938362015-03-15T13:38:24.408-07:002015-03-15T13:38:24.408-07:00haha, thanks! glad to hear from more voices in the...haha, thanks! glad to hear from more voices in the same place as me. keep on cooking!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553772211930531422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817902142521462523.post-5547667574289453382015-03-15T13:22:48.579-07:002015-03-15T13:22:48.579-07:00So true. I'm almost-but-not-quite there too. I...So true. I'm almost-but-not-quite there too. I know from experience that querying too early is a mistake. Best to be all the way cooked. Like the photo, btw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817902142521462523.post-37641002050507531832015-03-14T06:34:48.300-07:002015-03-14T06:34:48.300-07:00thanks for the support. I know that one day i'...thanks for the support. I know that one day i'll be ready to start into literaryagentland... but i'm just not ready yet. Soon enough. Very soon, I think. And, yah, I'm spending so much extra time revising those opening pages. Need to make sure they're good enough to get everyone to read on to the awesome stuff later on. Thanks for checking out my blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553772211930531422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5817902142521462523.post-12963331669904940602015-03-14T06:22:56.770-07:002015-03-14T06:22:56.770-07:00There is nothing harder than watching these kinds ...There is nothing harder than watching these kinds of events and contests go by when you know you're not *quite* ready. This whole writing and publishing thing sometimes feels like it takes FOREVER. I think you're wise, though! Better to wait on everything until you know that book is the best it can be.<br /><br />(BTW, I was just looking at your post about finishing your 2nd draft and appreciated your observation about how the 2nd half of your novel is better than the 1st - that's exactly where I'm at right now so I totally get it. Opening pages are hard!)ProfeJMarie (Janet Rundquist)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10170953918491663287noreply@blogger.com