tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post5281411220144818343..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: The End is Near...Working Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-52230378071577134772009-10-22T11:59:22.368-04:002009-10-22T11:59:22.368-04:00Congrats! Getting it out is the first part, but no...Congrats! Getting it out is the first part, but not the best. A true accomplishment.<br /><br />babsbabs mhttp://awalkabout.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-84481099203971631352009-10-22T07:17:07.235-04:002009-10-22T07:17:07.235-04:00Congrats Annette! What an awesome feeling :)
Maure...Congrats Annette! What an awesome feeling :)<br />MaureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-20660755662994173322009-10-21T18:54:45.620-04:002009-10-21T18:54:45.620-04:00Good going, Annette! It's been a long journey ...Good going, Annette! It's been a long journey but a fulfilling one too for you. Best, CherylCherylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763406432111707494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-80055289747164481152009-10-21T16:41:32.374-04:002009-10-21T16:41:32.374-04:00Wonderful, Annette! As one of your crazy critique ...Wonderful, Annette! As one of your crazy critique partners, I'm thrilled. I can't wait to get to that part of my book.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118021076121452292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-59505673244432300722009-10-21T16:05:12.511-04:002009-10-21T16:05:12.511-04:00Nice job Annette - it's great to take a work t...Nice job Annette - it's great to take a work to completion. Congratulations, and enjoy the revisions ahead!<br /><br />JadeJade Blackwaterhttp://brainripples.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17512423138728495912009-10-21T14:00:29.794-04:002009-10-21T14:00:29.794-04:00Getting to the END is the best feeling, even if it...Getting to the END is the best feeling, even if its what Nora Roberts calls the vomit part. Why is going back and rewriting the more interesting part? Don't know, but it does drag people back at times when they shouldn't be doing it. Guilty party writing this!<br />Good luck, Will is right, give it some time to 'ferment'. <br />Do they do things in hockey with sticks like in golf?<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-65892422358568039712009-10-21T11:25:46.606-04:002009-10-21T11:25:46.606-04:00But not for me! :-)But not for me! :-)Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-62257499303070348472009-10-21T11:24:00.637-04:002009-10-21T11:24:00.637-04:00Actually, only one team played last night. The ot...Actually, only one team played last night. The other team never showed up.<br /><br />Sorry Annette, I thought it was out of character for you to be evil and vindictive. <br /><br />: )Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-9993806733739645622009-10-21T11:21:10.396-04:002009-10-21T11:21:10.396-04:00Will, I'm pretty sure the Blues won't play...Will, I'm pretty sure the Blues won't play any better in our new arena. <br /><br />Annette, the Pens beat the Blues last night 5-1 and I just wanted to rub it in a little.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-55291649770037326632009-10-21T11:10:23.429-04:002009-10-21T11:10:23.429-04:00Hey, Will, don't blame me! That was Joyce who ...Hey, Will, don't blame me! That was Joyce who made the hockey comment. I have no idea what either of you are talking about!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17156186975751460712009-10-21T10:54:07.185-04:002009-10-21T10:54:07.185-04:00Lee, Eileen is a go getter.
Annette, are you TRYI...Lee, Eileen is a go getter.<br /><br />Annette, are you TRYING to hurt me? Hard to play hockey in a half-buried golfball.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-74600968068035476312009-10-21T09:57:27.191-04:002009-10-21T09:57:27.191-04:00Congratulations, sweetie. Yeah, I'm like you: ...Congratulations, sweetie. Yeah, I'm like you: I finish, then go back over the manuscript to add in the stuff I didn't go back to add in as I was writing, and THEN I take a break and send the manuscript to other people. Will is right, taking a few weeks' break is essential, but writing THE END doesn't mean that my first draft is finished, unfortunately; I've got sticky notes and papers all over my desk reminding me that I need to place this clue and that hint back in chapter 8 or 12. Only after those things are done do I have a complete first draft. I'm happy you're almost there!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-50650867551531153092009-10-21T09:52:49.760-04:002009-10-21T09:52:49.760-04:00Thanks, everyone. And, Donnell, I'll get 17 to...Thanks, everyone. And, Donnell, I'll get 17 to you in a bit. Hopefully before noon...just to get you off my back! Sheesh! LOL.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-32519647420689963562009-10-21T09:33:08.280-04:002009-10-21T09:33:08.280-04:00Mazeltov!
xo
KathyMazeltov! <br /><br />xo<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1713163374578370172009-10-21T09:16:29.330-04:002009-10-21T09:16:29.330-04:00Congratulations Annette! Glad you were disciplin...Congratulations Annette! Glad you were disciplined enough to leave the beginning as is an work through to the end. Good luck with your revisions. :)Kathy Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996558118761118634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-49500379430454073962009-10-21T09:13:40.483-04:002009-10-21T09:13:40.483-04:00Annette, and it is a milestone. And you know what...Annette, and it is a milestone. And you know what? The fact it took you two years is a good thing. The quality in this book shows, and when you print it out, mark it up for cohesiveness.... It adds the WOW factor. You also mentioned something else, and if you're a writer reading Working Stiff Blog, I hope you'll pay close attention to what Annette says.... The First Chapter is not your book... and it may chance dramatically by the time you reach THE End. Have fun with your writing and get that puppy done.<br /><br />Kind of like Annette ;)<br /><br />Now... Congratulations are over. Where's 17?Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-81753408540165272102009-10-21T09:03:18.606-04:002009-10-21T09:03:18.606-04:00Yay, Annette! Can't even begin to describe how...Yay, Annette! Can't even begin to describe how thrilled I am for you!<br /><br />PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-84590247242098953662009-10-21T08:58:01.845-04:002009-10-21T08:58:01.845-04:00Hey Will, did you watch the hockey game last night...Hey Will, did you watch the hockey game last night? Heh. Heh.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-7247541387584834492009-10-21T08:53:08.611-04:002009-10-21T08:53:08.611-04:00Will - The last time I saw Eileen she had my sick ...Will - The last time I saw Eileen she had my sick laptop under her arm rushing to find a computer tech to fix it, on a Saturday in St. Louis. I was setting up to give a presentation when it conked out. Well, she found someone to fix the computer and the show went on without any further difficulties. She's my hero...One of them, anyway. I have many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-60561476333381258922009-10-21T08:40:33.006-04:002009-10-21T08:40:33.006-04:00Will, excellent advice. But I'm not quite read...Will, excellent advice. But I'm not quite ready to step away just yet. I have a couple of things I want to fix right now while I'm thinking of them. But, yes, there will come a point where I'll stick it in the drawer and ignore it for a few weeks. It's amazing the stuff you see after a break like that.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-15160829822521324302009-10-21T08:27:01.519-04:002009-10-21T08:27:01.519-04:00I know it's a great feeling to type those word...I know it's a great feeling to type those words. And it never stops. The other day I happened to walk into one of my favorite coffee shops and I saw a friend and fellow St. Louis author Eileen Dreyer/Kathryn Korbel. She didn't see me, but I watched as she tapped the keyboard a few times, threw her hands in the air with a huge smile and slapped the lid of her laptop down. <br /><br />After I finished ordering I walked over to her and she explained that she had just typed "The End" on her latest romance.<br /><br />It never goes away.<br /><br />Now, if I might make a suggestion... I know it's really hard, but I think it's totally worthwhile. Shove your manuscript in the drawer for about a month and work on something else.<br /><br />Yep. Don't read it, don't think about it, don't talk about it. After a month go back and read it with fresh eyes and an unbiased brain. You might be surprised what jumps out at you. Right now you're too close to it.<br /><br />That's just my humble opinion.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17028745590999733342009-10-21T08:21:49.697-04:002009-10-21T08:21:49.697-04:00Thanks, Joyce. I'll take you up on that offer....Thanks, Joyce. I'll take you up on that offer. But I still have a lot of work to do before I'm ready for my first readers to see it. Stay tuned.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-81826799763933147792009-10-21T08:11:43.732-04:002009-10-21T08:11:43.732-04:00Congratulations!
I like to compare finishing a b...Congratulations! <br /><br />I like to compare finishing a book to the birth of a baby. IMO, babies are easier. <br /><br />If you need another first reader, count me in.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-69662796468390683462009-10-21T06:57:34.052-04:002009-10-21T06:57:34.052-04:00Thanks, Pat. It's not like this is my first ti...Thanks, Pat. It's not like this is my first time completing a book. But it's always gratifying, especially since this one took longer to write and more research than my others.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-77850227378199335432009-10-21T06:40:03.198-04:002009-10-21T06:40:03.198-04:00Congrats!
You've now surpassed most of the peo...Congrats!<br />You've now surpassed most of the people in America who say they want to write a book, but either never start or never finish.<br />That's huge!PatRemickhttp://www.patremick.comnoreply@blogger.com