tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post4738974443505244804..comments2024-01-23T11:12:41.620-08:00Comments on GotYA: Emotions of the writing processTheGotYAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577024893828894816noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-43554430918056657912010-06-22T11:58:03.581-07:002010-06-22T11:58:03.581-07:00I can't burn the manuscript because it lives i...I can't burn the manuscript because it lives in my precious computer. But there are nights I want to chuck the laptop at the wall and say lots of profanities. Usually this feeling only happens at the start of a project and ends with more prewriting.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-74156698698479218422010-06-22T08:28:40.221-07:002010-06-22T08:28:40.221-07:00I feel all of the mentioned emotions and then some...I feel all of the mentioned emotions and then some. As to "Do you ever want to burn your manuscript?"--uh, right now, actually. lolTracy Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324834317261795076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-14947674871704226872010-06-22T05:40:24.673-07:002010-06-22T05:40:24.673-07:00Great cartoon! I think I feel every emotion during...Great cartoon! I think I feel every emotion during the process. Stress, worry, fear, elation, depression, excitment, exhaustion, despair, happiness, giddyness, etc.Jennifer Walkuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441887850464334900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-88505974435153654612010-06-21T19:06:36.327-07:002010-06-21T19:06:36.327-07:00You are not alone! I. Have. So. Been. There.
The ...You are not alone! I. Have. So. Been. There.<br /><br />The very act of creating involved so much emotion! You take so much ownership in it, spend so much time in it...it's a wonder we still know our friends and families (or do we?).<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know that I'm not the only one who wants to burn her MS. I just blogged about that the other day.. Now I am a bit more encouraged.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-74850326257321780582010-06-21T15:51:00.500-07:002010-06-21T15:51:00.500-07:00there are times when I think I am the most awesome...there are times when I think I am the most awesome writer on the planet, then I get worried about the little things like, the CRAFT of WRITING... that's not important, is it? Oh wait, it is, isn't it?<br /><br />It's that sort of stuff the depresses me. Lots of times I feel like I'm not smart enough to be a good writer. <br /><br />Does anyone else feel like that? <br /><br />Anyway I good way to stay off the roller coaster is to put time between you and your revisions and drafts. I normally go a few months between drafts. It helps me look at something with fresh eyes and I'm less emotionally attached to the project.Erinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936046127305211439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-3955924949218054602010-06-21T15:17:22.145-07:002010-06-21T15:17:22.145-07:00It depends on which day of the week you ask me on ...It depends on which day of the week you ask me on how I feel! LOL. Right now, I'm feeling a little pumped. I typed the end on the first draft of my second YA novel and I can say, it's a pretty great feeling. Just knowing I finished the first draft makes me excited to dig in and start revising and editing. I'm a results person. When I start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, there's no stopping me. LOL. <br /><br />There are days I want to burn my MS though. I think its all part of the journey.Kelley Vitollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304868437913885003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-2677590642711978162010-06-21T12:42:31.419-07:002010-06-21T12:42:31.419-07:00I feel a combination of excitement, boredom, energ...I feel a combination of excitement, boredom, energy, fatigue, hope and despair, at different stages of the process. It's all part of the journey! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-41605168699361134902010-06-21T11:48:41.825-07:002010-06-21T11:48:41.825-07:00writing is the clichéd roller coaster of emotions....writing is the clichéd roller coaster of emotions. except the last time i rode a roller coaster i realized, as i was strapped in and the ride started, that i was too old for roller coasters and i didn't like the g-force and the gravity-defying loops and plunges any longer.<br /><br />i still haven't gotten to that point with my writing.<br /><br />the key for me is to have someone to talk to/write to about my writing. i recently went through several days of "who am i trying to fool here? i'm no writer and never will be." while responding to some very direct, honest questions about my writing i realized what my problems were and, even better, what the solution was.<br /><br />writing is far too often a solitary business. we need other people to pre-read, to give us feedback and to help us through the maze we create by spending too much time in our own minds.<br /><br />...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-72742704728015420992010-06-21T11:36:19.546-07:002010-06-21T11:36:19.546-07:00I've been wanting to burn mine lately. I go f...I've been wanting to burn mine lately. I go from super stoked, to wondering who will ever want to read my work. But, posts like yours always feel like encouragement and positive reinforcement. At least I'm not alone!Renee Pinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790041428775629226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8971798860443757706.post-92230771934355153662010-06-21T11:33:00.380-07:002010-06-21T11:33:00.380-07:00That poor writer looks like one more thing will se...That poor writer looks like one more thing will send her over the edge.Kathleen Peacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393456949068246946noreply@blogger.com