tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.comments2023-04-25T08:52:08.468-07:00Dinosaurs, Robots and Other Awesome ThingsThe Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04410407734438375421noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-74904231624048825752018-05-14T10:45:32.312-07:002018-05-14T10:45:32.312-07:00so i realize that this is probably a lost cause si...so i realize that this is probably a lost cause since this blog seems to have been abandoned years ago but on the off chance you still read/have access to this blog did you ever finish writing the book, i only just found the episodes and wanted to read the rest of the story.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608250873440389331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-38456015954461341892013-04-24T17:25:05.511-07:002013-04-24T17:25:05.511-07:00Thanks! (Her story is pretty good, isn't it?)Thanks! (Her story is pretty good, isn't it?)The Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410407734438375421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-63627937573638347312013-04-24T11:57:04.846-07:002013-04-24T11:57:04.846-07:00Dude, it was so close... I have to go with Sam. Gr...Dude, it was so close... I have to go with Sam. Great job though!Outfits Not Just Clotheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851214879481711512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-2777856708665992042013-04-23T08:49:57.015-07:002013-04-23T08:49:57.015-07:00Both stories have been read... I need some time to...Both stories have been read... I need some time to consider my vote. Outfits Not Just Clotheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851214879481711512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-39889591748506639242012-10-23T19:24:06.391-07:002012-10-23T19:24:06.391-07:00Indeed! Whatever gets those words on the page.Indeed! Whatever gets those words on the page.The Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410407734438375421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-69522170889842273292012-10-23T08:00:58.178-07:002012-10-23T08:00:58.178-07:00Many good points! It just goes to show how differ...Many good points! It just goes to show how differently a writer's brain can function. Mine doesn't look at word counts at all. I instead will think to myself, "I'll finish this scene," or "I'll get to the part where this happens." But we each have our own way to get to where we need to be. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-7768464802529215852012-10-07T11:44:52.963-07:002012-10-07T11:44:52.963-07:00I nominated you for the Liebster Award! http://mae...I nominated you for the Liebster Award! http://maevemcmurray.com/2012/10/05/the-liebster-award/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-79568390689259207292012-08-24T14:59:14.666-07:002012-08-24T14:59:14.666-07:00I think I've managed to fight them off for now...I think I've managed to fight them off for now, as I've successfully reached my goal for the last two days, but I've also had the last two days off, which I'm sure played a big part of it.The Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410407734438375421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-46412397390534415242012-08-24T14:53:18.391-07:002012-08-24T14:53:18.391-07:00I totally get this. It's been happening to me...I totally get this. It's been happening to me a lot lately. I think I know what I want to write, but then when I sit down to do it, nothing happens. It makes me think I'm losing my touch sometimes. :( Very disheartening. Hopefully we'll get back into the swing of things soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-41422657929068447692012-07-23T07:50:48.470-07:002012-07-23T07:50:48.470-07:00So happy for you and Jillian! :)
Also: You'v...So happy for you and Jillian! :)<br /><br />Also: You've been nominated for the Booker Award! http://maevemcmurray.com/2012/07/22/the-booker-award/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-44312689199785017392012-06-26T14:20:28.737-07:002012-06-26T14:20:28.737-07:00Dear Kirra,
Oh no!!! I am sorry to disappoint a f...Dear Kirra,<br /><br />Oh no!!! I am sorry to disappoint a fan (and glad to have one in the first place), but as you said, I can't really put something out there I'm not happy with. We'll see what happens.<br /><br />Glad to hear you don't have to do so much traveling anymore. My flight to Dublin was no trouble, nor was that second day in NY. (It just shouldn't have been my *second* day.)The Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410407734438375421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-34899232193009369572012-06-26T14:06:09.375-07:002012-06-26T14:06:09.375-07:00No, Colin, say it isn't so!! I've been fly...No, Colin, say it isn't so!! I've been flying back and forth every week for my summer job (which is insane, btw) and thus am in need of lots of reading material and I hav been looking forward to your next episode to get me through at least part of next week's trip (which is my last week of travelling, yay!)! But as a fellow writer I understand you can't publish something that you're not happy with yet, so I just might forgive you. I guess.<br /><br />Glad you had an awesome time in Ireland, but sorry your trip home was so awful. The joys of flying, eh?Kirrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866364965835695717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-77334912226701317212012-04-10T08:03:16.779-07:002012-04-10T08:03:16.779-07:00You're quite welcome, Kirra. I'm glad you ...You're quite welcome, Kirra. I'm glad you found this helpful. I think it's just nice to know that we aren't alone in our struggles, you know? Sometimes it can feel like the problems we deal with are unique to us, and not in a good way. But that's why we have writing groups, yeah? I just finished reading a very good book of short stories by Spider Robinson, and the lesson I took away from it was this: <br /><br />"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased."The Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410407734438375421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-88437922191239021392012-04-10T07:50:28.809-07:002012-04-10T07:50:28.809-07:00Thanks, Colin. I needed to hear this today, and it...Thanks, Colin. I needed to hear this today, and it's nice to have a reminder that other [awesome] writers face the same procrastination issues I do. While I've never pumped out anywhere near 10k words in a day, I'm sure, I have good days when I manage as much as a full chapter in on sitting, but then I'll let myself go so long without writing that getting started again seems like a monumentally difficult task. Right now particularly, I am faced with writing a chapter that I am very excited about because it is so important to the story, but every day for about a week I've been telling myself to buckle down and do it and I end up feeling paralyzed. I also tend to get it in my head that most successful writers surely spend a good amount of their day every day focused on writing, and when my habits fall far short of that... well, it gets scary.<br />Anyway, congrats again on publishing the first episode of your story (I'm part way through it, I swear, I've just been busy compiling a list of books I want to take with me on my upcoming vacation, so lots of time spent reading first chapters of many things)! And thanks for the reminder that once I get started it will start to come more easily again. I will write today. I just will.Kirrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866364965835695717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-26645283572009600782012-02-23T09:40:01.549-08:002012-02-23T09:40:01.549-08:00I'm glad you commented on Amanda's page so...I'm glad you commented on Amanda's page so I could find your blog. :)<br />I really like the idea of your (maybe) thesis novel. It sounds intriguing already, and the title is cute (unless you find that offense, in which case the title is quite cool and witty). <br />I also really enjoyed what you've shared so far of Lovisa and Hakeem. I write more character-oriented stories and have issues keeping my eye on the plot (so I guess that'd be totally opposite of you), and I think you've done well with your characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111674630069624109.post-2303143369972179492011-02-04T22:20:33.791-08:002011-02-04T22:20:33.791-08:00While I am not an ornithophobe, I can totally resp...While I am not an ornithophobe, I can totally respect a fear of angry chickens. Small things with claws are terrifying for the shear fact that small things are more nimble: they can get to your face faster to rip it off. Hence my sciurophobia - fear of squirrels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com