tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239332589974235100.post6281976296265508945..comments2023-06-18T09:57:56.176-04:00Comments on Booknapped: Seriously, why are we doing this?Marie Devershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09410825838254396691noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239332589974235100.post-10345950701844106932009-08-14T22:56:43.553-04:002009-08-14T22:56:43.553-04:00I so feel you on this. This week I spent buried i...I so feel you on this. This week I spent buried in my first novel, revising it after receiving a request for a full that I was not expecting (full story on my blog on why it wasn't ready). The entire time I was doing it, I kept thinking--god, i suck, why am i even bothering, blah blah blah. All we can do is work through the doubt, otherwise we'll never write anything at all.Roni Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719679344024635326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239332589974235100.post-74909314320686061122009-08-12T22:36:49.490-04:002009-08-12T22:36:49.490-04:00"My story loves me, it loves me not. It loves..."My story loves me, it loves me not. It loves me, it loves me not." Some days I need a flower with LOTS of petals. But your story rocks. So dont doubt yourself. How are you ever gonna rich that way? (insert evil laugh here)kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239332589974235100.post-7020850558466878062009-08-12T22:13:59.177-04:002009-08-12T22:13:59.177-04:00"I want to divorce my novel for not being eve..."I want to divorce my novel for not being everything it vowed to be when we moved in together."<br /><br />I like that a lot :)Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300008096656029368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239332589974235100.post-63559506938025772682009-08-12T11:47:00.725-04:002009-08-12T11:47:00.725-04:00Oh yes, I feel like this almost all the time. Som...Oh yes, I feel like this almost all the time. Sometimes I HATE writing and I wonder why on earth I thought I should try to write a book. Sometimes I curse myself for ever starting, because now when I read I get caught up in analyzing the story arc, and characterization, and conflict, and I can't just sit back and enjoy a book anymore! (Unless it is an awesome book like THE HUNGER GAMES and I get too lost in the story to think about other things.)<br /><br />But you can do it. You are good enough. One of these days I'm going to say, "I've known Marie Devers for years-- long before she was famous (and rich!)" And my friends will all be jealous. <br /><br />I'm actually really excited about my new WIP now. It feels so nice to start something new!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239332589974235100.post-28979484103646541012009-08-12T10:01:15.916-04:002009-08-12T10:01:15.916-04:00Oh goodness, I could relate to this post on so man...Oh goodness, I could relate to this post on so many levels. The self-doubt, the conflicting feelings towards your book and the feeling that no matter what you do, you are never good enough. But like you said, at the end of the day you ARE good enough. Writing or no writing. And sometimes it's nice to put our writing away and curl up with a stack of great books.MeganRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285116194891827858noreply@blogger.com