tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post7969939183372164560..comments2023-09-07T09:20:40.453+01:00Comments on demention: Writing and the Lost Art of PatienceJuliennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03177445245144105172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-13332374960894167452013-01-11T21:39:29.129+00:002013-01-11T21:39:29.129+00:00Late comments welcome, Candy! Congratulations on h...Late comments welcome, Candy! Congratulations on handing in the manuscript. Hope you have a bit of time now to catch up with all things out of the Writer's Cave. Claire Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566685720094646776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-1581813698050413202013-01-11T09:59:04.262+00:002013-01-11T09:59:04.262+00:00Sorry for being so late to comment, really enjoyed...Sorry for being so late to comment, really enjoyed and identified with this piece. I am right where you are now, Claire, having just handed in a manuscript ... and before I get the comments back I'm exploding with all the things I haven't been doing while I was stuck in the Writer's Cave. Some balancing act this is.<br />Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-60487214036387540102012-12-17T15:19:43.115+00:002012-12-17T15:19:43.115+00:00That's really good news about your agent, Clai...That's really good news about your agent, Claire - the sign of a good one! JULIE BERTAGNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968031704120925668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-71982172437963731822012-12-17T06:52:54.916+00:002012-12-17T06:52:54.916+00:00Thanks so much for all the responses. It's gre...Thanks so much for all the responses. It's great to know I'm not alone, and thank you Julie - you gave me some wonderful advice in helping me get to that 'place' ! Stoppy Author - hope your agent is understanding about the need to let it lie, (I was amazed at how understanding my agent was when I approached her with this.) Teri, I'm not great at patience either, but I'm trying! Vanessa, glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for commenting.Claire Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566685720094646776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-83566550236316118082012-12-15T13:30:25.000+00:002012-12-15T13:30:25.000+00:00This is a brilliant post. Thank you for taking the...This is a brilliant post. Thank you for taking the time for sharing your thought processes here. They make so much sense to me. Am off to listen to the interviewNess Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-79400116093104115002012-12-15T07:47:25.047+00:002012-12-15T07:47:25.047+00:00So true. It's hard to keep sight of the fact t...So true. It's hard to keep sight of the fact that some things have to be done slowly, when all we see are deadlines and urgency. We might spent months (or years) writing a book, but it still ends in a frantic rush of editorial queries and page proofs. This is also very timely for me, as I'd leapt into a book I hadn't thought through properly because my agent wanted it and now I'm having to stand back and let it lie for a bit as I know I'm messing it up. <br />Off to listen to the interview! Thankyou!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-89762629707509166342012-12-14T18:31:36.345+00:002012-12-14T18:31:36.345+00:00Patience isn't something I have in large suppl...Patience isn't something I have in large supply, but I really hear you on wanting to pause, and think: what next?<br />Great postTeri Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641477543947472370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-89752075779258540502012-12-14T17:19:19.868+00:002012-12-14T17:19:19.868+00:00I really, really loved this, Claire. I related to ...I really, really loved this, Claire. I related to so much of it. It's a beautiful meditation on what it is to be a writer, whatever the stage of your journey, and on being true to yourself. Brilliant. <br /><br />And now I'm going to listen to the interview. JULIE BERTAGNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968031704120925668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464589489014860611.post-38066497589417474132012-12-14T07:00:05.224+00:002012-12-14T07:00:05.224+00:00Hey, if you do listen to Paulo Coelho's interv...Hey, if you do listen to Paulo Coelho's interview, don't forget to come back here and tell me what you thought of it. I found the whole thing really interesting, (even though I've only read one of his books a long time ago!)Claire Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566685720094646776noreply@blogger.com