tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post6415669812984465316..comments2023-11-05T07:24:46.124+00:00Comments on Fanatic for Fiction: IWSG - "I can't do it."Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083466841699006932noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post-82897396963505237762015-01-09T01:10:10.163+00:002015-01-09T01:10:10.163+00:00It's imperative to train your brain to think l...It's imperative to train your brain to think like Thomas the Tank Engine... I can do it! Happy New Year! Donna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post-38703283839619925262015-01-08T15:20:54.805+00:002015-01-08T15:20:54.805+00:00Oh but you can! Just as you presevered with teachi...Oh but you can! Just as you presevered with teaching, you will with writing. With the fanfic under your belt and thousands worth of words, you know you have the ability to do it :)Michelle Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365228934310630891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post-20956888418343669892015-01-08T02:19:35.039+00:002015-01-08T02:19:35.039+00:00Hi Sarah, I started my writing career in fan ficti...Hi Sarah, I started my writing career in fan fiction, and now I have five novels published. You can do it! I know that social writing is helpful for me and I bet it's helpful for you too. Do you have critique partners? Have you ever done a writing challenge? (Two or more write as many words as possible in one hour, for example, then report back their word count.) Best of luck!Jennifer Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post-44231660653205538162015-01-07T18:26:15.964+00:002015-01-07T18:26:15.964+00:00When our oldest was a toddler, she used to say &qu...When our oldest was a toddler, she used to say "I can't want to." I always thought that was so much more honest than I can't do it. <br /><br />Middles are super hard in a manuscript and they do require tons of personal discipline to make it through. They will likely be all sorts of messy, but you can't revise it if you never wrote it. Set daily or weekly word goals. Or maybe a chapter at a time. <br /><br />Best of luck!Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post-44791729632792747492015-01-07T17:19:20.930+00:002015-01-07T17:19:20.930+00:00From one teacher to another? You CAN do it. You ar...From one teacher to another? You CAN do it. You are already getting there. You said so yourself... and you're laughing a lot in the process... a positive sign!<br />Plus it gets easier with time...<br />Just hang in there. <br />Persevere. With the first draft and the teaching. <br />One day you'll look back and wonder what the fuss was all about...<br />And remember the IWSG has the most wonderful, supportive writers you will EVER find.<br />Have you signed up on the IWSG facebook? The link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IWSG13/<br /><br /><a href="http://writer-in-transit.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Writer In Transit</a><br />January IWSG co-hostess.<br />Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542278098221403604.post-45174384511893899252015-01-07T16:08:53.655+00:002015-01-07T16:08:53.655+00:00Ah! The 'Be Perfect' monster at work. I h...Ah! The 'Be Perfect' monster at work. I have one of those, and the worst thing about it is all those things I don't even start because I know I won't be perfect (or whatever 'perfect' looks like in my mind's eye). This Be Perfect thing was something someone told me about - part of Transactional Analysis (TA). Her monster was "Must please Mummy", and what got her down was thinking her mother would not approve of whatever it was she did. There are others, apparently, but I only know the Be Perfect monster. I'm terribly familiar with him...her...it.<br /><br />Is it good to know you're normal? Nice to meet you on the ISWG!<br /><br /><a href="http://jemimapett.com" rel="nofollow">Jemima</a>Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.com