tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post6295044946095777510..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : IWSG: What Big Teeth You HaveMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-82971697670772943842016-04-19T12:38:34.124-04:002016-04-19T12:38:34.124-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-12581813291314720792016-04-19T11:46:47.494-04:002016-04-19T11:46:47.494-04:00So what if it's four years old? Go for it! You...So what if it's four years old? Go for it! You'll be happy you did and who knows what may come from continuing on with the story and your growth in your craft? Best wishes.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-15431340776357133172016-04-11T17:33:00.653-04:002016-04-11T17:33:00.653-04:00I'm going back more to my original idea. I thi...I'm going back more to my original idea. I think that got lost somehow, and if I can keep that story, that feeling, going, I think it will be much better. Fingers crossed! Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-39818123660080372972016-04-11T16:52:36.472-04:002016-04-11T16:52:36.472-04:00Sometimes a story just clings to us and keeps whis...Sometimes a story just clings to us and keeps whispering, "Don't forget me!" I'm curious to know where you'd go with this.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-17733616576463154122016-04-11T07:05:39.597-04:002016-04-11T07:05:39.597-04:00Definitely!Definitely!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-69782771609905258072016-04-10T21:38:00.769-04:002016-04-10T21:38:00.769-04:00Sometimes a story just won't let go. And that&...Sometimes a story just won't let go. And that's ok. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-5815835210359930702016-04-10T18:01:04.435-04:002016-04-10T18:01:04.435-04:00I really am coming at it with more knowledge of th...I really am coming at it with more knowledge of the craft and of what I want the story to be like. Thanks, Hart!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-38705207726937459582016-04-10T16:13:44.605-04:002016-04-10T16:13:44.605-04:00I think it is perfectly respectable to keep workin...I think it is perfectly respectable to keep working on a beloved story. Embarrassing maybe if you hadn't been learning and growing, but you are coming back at it with a far greater understanding of what works and doesn't. You can do this thing.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-49824904054725148932016-04-09T04:19:16.201-04:002016-04-09T04:19:16.201-04:00True enough, but I do need to curtail it a bit. It...True enough, but I do need to curtail it a bit. It's out of control.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-75413163272098264372016-04-08T07:34:19.062-04:002016-04-08T07:34:19.062-04:00Michelle - oh, no! It's got its talons in me! ...Michelle - oh, no! It's got its talons in me! :)<br /><br />Liza - hmm, there might be some wings involved in the story.... :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-7852915885499655912016-04-08T07:19:33.984-04:002016-04-08T07:19:33.984-04:00Good for you for not letting a good idea die. When...Good for you for not letting a good idea die. When the time is write, your book will fly!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-3378792805539406402016-04-08T03:07:14.450-04:002016-04-08T03:07:14.450-04:00Madeline, I think it's the other way around. T...Madeline, I think it's the other way around. The idea won't let YOU go...it's hanging on...<br />Good luck with the story.<br />Thank you for co-hosting the IWSG this month!<br /><a href="http://writer-in-transit.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Writer In Transit</a>Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-76248582502246858162016-04-07T17:39:07.162-04:002016-04-07T17:39:07.162-04:00I think that's such a good point about if it&#...I think that's such a good point about if it's interesting to me, it will be - hopefully! - interesting to others. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-52940600997281046822016-04-07T17:37:54.620-04:002016-04-07T17:37:54.620-04:00I hope so!I hope so!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-30613951333598248802016-04-07T16:12:09.121-04:002016-04-07T16:12:09.121-04:00Woot woot! I like that you didn't give up on y...Woot woot! I like that you didn't give up on your story. It shows that it still interests you, which means it'll probably interest others as well. Best of luck at the conference!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-2286000091611069702016-04-07T15:43:40.531-04:002016-04-07T15:43:40.531-04:00Best of luck with it! It sounds like its been mari...Best of luck with it! It sounds like its been marinating just enough.<br /><br />Thanks for co-hosting.<br />Heather M. Gardner / @hmgardner<br />Co-Host, Blogging from A to Z April Challenge<br /><a href="http://hmgardner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Waiting is the Hardest Part</a>Heather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-4865779863803710672016-04-07T14:23:35.494-04:002016-04-07T14:23:35.494-04:00Thank you, Patricia! Good reminder. :)Thank you, Patricia! Good reminder. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-29343705090165186542016-04-07T14:23:10.346-04:002016-04-07T14:23:10.346-04:00Thank you! I'm crossing my fingers for you.......Thank you! I'm crossing my fingers for you.... :) Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-26919438527872768782016-04-07T13:21:57.854-04:002016-04-07T13:21:57.854-04:00Good luck! And don't worry about still having ...Good luck! And don't worry about still having that story to work on after 4 years. I know a few writers who are still plugging away at a story idea year after year. Sometimes some stories take longer than others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-58600371582283859892016-04-07T12:42:15.181-04:002016-04-07T12:42:15.181-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-61669121004544198802016-04-07T11:50:12.527-04:002016-04-07T11:50:12.527-04:00I do with you luck, Madeline. And as a word of enc...I do with you luck, Madeline. And as a word of encouragement, a novel I started writing about 2007 and rewrote 5 time is now being considered for publication. I don't have the contract yet, but it's looking good so far.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-62122896668900023412016-04-07T10:18:16.281-04:002016-04-07T10:18:16.281-04:00Good luck. If the story won't die then it is m...Good luck. If the story won't die then it is meant to be written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859109777005545304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-69549101408573116002016-04-07T08:17:51.473-04:002016-04-07T08:17:51.473-04:00You have nothing to be embarrassed about! Other pe...You have nothing to be embarrassed about! Other people might not understand how necessary all that revising and editing work truly is, but we all do. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-57217421198226162072016-04-07T08:16:21.998-04:002016-04-07T08:16:21.998-04:00Pick one and get to it! We can do this! :)Pick one and get to it! We can do this! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-56214900988968809802016-04-07T08:15:45.207-04:002016-04-07T08:15:45.207-04:00You can do it!
The conference is definitely givin...You can do it!<br /><br />The conference is definitely giving me a deadline to work toward. Otherwise, I'd probably just put the ms away again. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.com