tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post2221455220303351879..comments2023-11-05T05:59:33.041-05:00Comments on Sara McClung: I Got a Ticking Clock - But It Ain't My Biological OneSara {Rhapsody and Chaos}http://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-3399501427585551462009-10-13T20:02:22.319-04:002009-10-13T20:02:22.319-04:00Every step forward I take as a writer seems to be ...Every step forward I take as a writer seems to be followed by six steps back.<br />It's like I'm puttering along on a razor scooter and my career is flying down the turnpike in a Lamborghini. Kinda hard to catch.Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-75564876629163417942009-10-13T19:31:06.740-04:002009-10-13T19:31:06.740-04:00I can sympathize entirely. I've been working l...I can sympathize entirely. I've been working like mad trying to get this first one finished and now sold, and my husband keeps begging me to slow down. "What's the hurry?" he asks. And for some reason, I feel like screaming, "It's not like I'm getting younger!" which totally doesn't make sense. But there it is.<br /><br />But that first book really and truly does make you and author in muc the same way that your first baby makes you a mom. You want the identity as much as the baby.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-24397308859683173072009-10-13T15:17:39.758-04:002009-10-13T15:17:39.758-04:00ha! love the little clock. And I'm a bit lost ...ha! love the little clock. And I'm a bit lost on the whole platform thing too.<br /><br />The truth of the matter is, that first novel is the killer. It takes forever. Once you get that one done and out of the way, it's so much easier to focus on more. you don't have everything hinging on *one* after that. You start to feel like old hat. <br /><br />So honestly...just spit that novel out. Get that first draft down as fast as you can. You're going to rewrite and revise no matter what. Better to get it over with quick! In my opinion, anyway.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662203671583091505.post-56065904691103769702009-10-13T14:58:58.382-04:002009-10-13T14:58:58.382-04:00Without question. It's grown into an obsession...Without question. It's grown into an obsession with the craft, yet I still feel like I'm only rowing with one oar. I wish you luck in your own struggle.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.com