Comments on: introspection

By: Cece

Cece — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Look at it this way. You’re setting them aside, not scrapping them (and I”m totally feeling you–cowboys don’t seem to be terribly popular outside of I suppose category right now). When…WHEN you do sell, you’ll have TONS Of backstock to start shopping too….

(((Steph))) on the agent and the soul searching. I think sometimes you just have to regroup and see where you’re at sometimes and I’ve sorta been doing the same thing.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

It sounds painful! But I’m glad you’re back at any rate :)

Was the parting with the agent recent?

By: Steph T.

Steph T. — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Cece and Sharon :)

And yes, Sharon - the agent thing happened a few weeks ago…

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

(((Steph))) Missed you. I can totally empathize, too. I’ve had the whole “new teacher” feeling again with this writing stuff. I keep returning to that “feeling out of my element” sensation I had back then, when I had the Thugs ‘R Us homeroom and every discipline problem kid no other teacher wanted.

As for the SEALS — I worry about my cops and FBI agents and serial killer plot — I mean, how many serial killer books do you think these agents I’m querying are seeing? It’s got to be something like reading sixty persuasive essays on the same topic — mind-numbing after a while.

But then there’s that one kid who takes the tired old topic and adds something to it — a sparkle, a twist, his own voice — and he wows me.

*You’re* that kid, Steph. You just have to keep telling yourself that.

By: Teresa H

Teresa H — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I’m right there with you Steph. I worry because of my cops. Cops have been done before . . . many many many times before. And I’ve often said to myself why am I writing this. It’ll never sell. Then I decide I’m telling the stories as they need to be told and in the mean time I’m also branching out to other ideas and themes. But I’m not giving up on my cops. They won’t let me.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

You can do it, Steph! You just have to use that wonderful, strong voice of yours and let it rip–whatever story/plot/publisher/line you’ve decided to target. Trust yourself. You’ve got SUCH talent!!!

By: Jaq

Jaq — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I swear I posted a ((hug)) here, right after Cece’s post. :-(