tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post2753873577720746577..comments2023-10-31T11:37:50.028-04:00Comments on on life & other inconveniences: Jumping The SharkSandra Ruttanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-21861777154192642502007-07-14T09:50:00.000-04:002007-07-14T09:50:00.000-04:00Chris, I'm the same way - Grumpy Bear.Amra, I know...Chris, I'm the same way - Grumpy Bear.<BR/><BR/>Amra, I know what you mean about wanting to do more with a work. And I think some characters - particularly is you have more than one protagonist - lend themselves to several books. That was part of the reason I chose to have three for my new series. Okay, it wasn't the original plan, but one of them just planted themselves in there and wouldn't bugger off. And then I thought it was a good thing, because it gave me a lot of room to manouevre in the future.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-90898767199685579762007-07-13T21:31:00.000-04:002007-07-13T21:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link Sandra.There have been quite a...Thanks for the link Sandra.<BR/><BR/>There have been quite a few series I've followed that have put me off because the writer just kept pushing on with nothing new to say or nowhere new to go. It's almost like the series has made so much money they just have to keep going. It's such a shame when it happens because the characters mean so much to you and it feels like such a betrayal.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to do a sequal and a possible series with The Wog Manual if I get a publishing contract. I have so much more to say and do with these characters. The original novel was nearly 100,000 words and I had to cut it down to 70,000 words and there were still things I'd planned on doing but didn't get around to it. <BR/><BR/>But I'm also aware of my attention span and that I only want to work on something if I can bring something new and fresh to it so we'll see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-35692677715934616492007-07-13T16:34:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:34:00.000-04:00"Starved to write." I like that term. Give me a ..."Starved to write." I like that term. Give me a family wedding or houseguests or whatever, and my writing time drops precipitously, which in turn makes me cranky as hell. My wife gets it, which is lucky, but my friends and family think I'm nuts, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>As far as the cheers, do them quietly -- I take their utter ignorance that I spend half my day poking around on-line as tacit consent.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-26124422017358420272007-07-13T16:17:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:17:00.000-04:00I completely agree. There are lots of days I don'...I completely agree. There are lots of days I don't write much, because I'm dealing with Spinetingler or something else, and I don't mind that every now and again. But then I get starved to write. <BR/><BR/>And three cheers for jobs that let you read blogs at work! Believe me, if I didn't have free time for it, I'd give them up before I gave up writing. I know it's easy to be sucked in, but you have to remember what's most important.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-82607478954596323902007-07-13T16:12:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:12:00.000-04:00I love your distinction between writing and being ...I love your distinction between writing and being a writer. I've met loads of people who want to be a writer (and many who, despite NEVER writing, still think of themselves as such); I've not met many who write. Me, I love the writing. Except when I hate it. One great thing about the day job is I get to keep up with the writing blogs without wasting valuable writing time. Says a lot about my crappy day-job work ethic, I guess, but whatever. The way I figure it, the trappings of being a writer are fun and all, but I'll be damned if I don't feel like crap the days I manage not to write a thing. And nothing compares to when the writing's working...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.com