tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post7740262890439665450..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: IWSG: 2017 Year-End Round-UpRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-89263703462454009022017-12-12T09:13:43.908-08:002017-12-12T09:13:43.908-08:00Thanks! My struggles with the novel are what make ...Thanks! My struggles with the novel are what make me feel like I didn't achieve, I suppose (that, and funking the plan to submit more stories). <br /><br />As for doing a novel and short stories at the same time, the stories are a break from the novel. Flash fiction is something else entirely, being a brief distraction (I usually draft it in one sitting, revise it in another, and done). But it takes me so long to edit a novel I have to take a break! I don't think I'd mix stories in while drafting a novel, except maybe my usual flash fiction. I tend to do more photo posts and re-runs when I'm neck deep in a new work :)Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-49743906262469862772017-12-12T03:27:58.510-08:002017-12-12T03:27:58.510-08:00I also find working on novels and short stories at...I also find working on novels and short stories at the same time challenging. I usually reserve short stories as a "breather" between novels. To me, it still sounds like you accomplished an awful lot.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-75142915066211412162017-12-09T22:05:14.956-08:002017-12-09T22:05:14.956-08:00Thanks!
I'm thinking that I can learn to writ...Thanks! <br />I'm thinking that I can learn to write in odd places, but the editing is another matter altogether!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-41277168737627071262017-12-09T18:13:34.659-08:002017-12-09T18:13:34.659-08:00Hi, Rebecca! It's nice that your husband is a...Hi, Rebecca! It's nice that your husband is about to retire, and that you can look forward to some long awaited traveling. My husband retired about two years ago, and we have been enjoying the opportunity to travel. It does take time from writing, although I have become very creative at writing in strange places. <br /><br />I can't manage a bunch of things at a time. I prefer to focus on one thing at a time because I find other projects distracting from the main one. My year had it's challenges, and my "do over" would be to have less anxiety about my health and other setbacks. I'm proudest of my blog, which has gone reasonably well in spite of my challenges. I guess I could say that my blog is my break from writing my book, and the two overlap. Wishing you a happy holiday season and happy writing in December!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-1187192082404524252017-12-07T10:10:33.632-08:002017-12-07T10:10:33.632-08:00Yeah. I'm about to turn to short stories becau...Yeah. I'm about to turn to short stories because I'm getting really icky-feeling about Death By Adverb. Just dissatisfied all around, which is probably a sign I need to back away. Or walk away, though I hope not after 2 years of work. Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-90194789986503027152017-12-07T08:45:13.338-08:002017-12-07T08:45:13.338-08:00I used to write short stories as "palette cle...I used to write short stories as "palette cleansers" between novels/drafts. Finish a first draft, write a short story. Finish the edits, write a short story. Write a new first draft... you get the picture. It hasn't been as regular as of late, but I do still try to do both when I can. C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-23480530117659837342017-12-06T14:21:37.465-08:002017-12-06T14:21:37.465-08:00Flash fiction is fun, though it may encourage me i...Flash fiction is fun, though it may encourage me in some bad habits :) On the other hand, that was how I learned to write short fiction at all.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-25587568281818203362017-12-06T14:20:42.875-08:002017-12-06T14:20:42.875-08:00And now you know! I'm so glad--and it's no...And now you know! I'm so glad--and it's not too late to put one up for November. I'm not big on rules :DRebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-73970855881813064072017-12-06T14:20:07.490-08:002017-12-06T14:20:07.490-08:00Yes, I think that's why I keep blogging--it gi...Yes, I think that's why I keep blogging--it gives me deadlines and a bit of structure.<br /><br />Thanks--the photo is from 1000 Islands Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.<br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-878875066129092017-12-06T12:52:30.015-08:002017-12-06T12:52:30.015-08:00I can only do one thing at a time. I write novels ...I can only do one thing at a time. I write novels or novellas. I can't write novels and flash fiction at the same time. Actually, it's been a long time since I even attempted to write flash fiction. lolChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-15005949306114379132017-12-06T11:17:58.801-08:002017-12-06T11:17:58.801-08:00I found #Fi50 right when Bruce was ending it. I...I found #Fi50 right when Bruce was ending it. I've been meaning to find it again because I knew someone was taking it over, but forgot who. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-28917798016558333652017-12-06T10:45:25.715-08:002017-12-06T10:45:25.715-08:00I often use writing shorter pieces to help me feel...I often use writing shorter pieces to help me feel like I accomplished SOMETHING while working on the never ending work of a novel. I find that contests or markets with themes and deadlines help, somehow keeping me on parallel tracks of writing short and writing long. :)<br /><br />Gorgeous photo!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-65152825927332788262017-12-06T10:33:00.850-08:002017-12-06T10:33:00.850-08:00Can't believe I messed up the schedule on this...Can't believe I messed up the schedule on this (okay, yeah, I totally can). Add it to the list of things I would fix from the last year :DRebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.com