tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post7641413781445025742..comments2024-02-22T05:37:41.257-05:00Comments on Christine Rains - Writer: #IWSG for March 2017Christine Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-38309754513652861712017-03-02T13:50:57.116-05:002017-03-02T13:50:57.116-05:00I've the same issue. It can be hilarious to se...I've the same issue. It can be hilarious to see the progress of one's own writing over time. Often I wonder, what was I thinking? :)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-60537381327724735822017-03-02T09:53:20.667-05:002017-03-02T09:53:20.667-05:00Thanks so much to you all. Here's hoping that ...Thanks so much to you all. Here's hoping that the character is aging like a fine wine!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-33252866199628928582017-03-01T22:03:24.396-05:002017-03-01T22:03:24.396-05:00Sounds like it's the story of your heart . . ....Sounds like it's the story of your heart . . . those already deserve to be written :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167843910812135529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-7545203237062145652017-03-01T21:18:49.330-05:002017-03-01T21:18:49.330-05:00You know, out of all the posts I've read today...You know, out of all the posts I've read today of people who looked back on old writing, I'm glad you said that you looked back and laughed. Because that's what I do, too. Some of my old stuff was BAD. But hey, it just shows how far we've come, right?A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-3804429765247709342017-03-01T20:38:22.471-05:002017-03-01T20:38:22.471-05:00She must really mean something to you. I hope the ...She must really mean something to you. I hope the story works out and you feel proud :)Erika Beebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899619461035583262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-22658641190324725982017-03-01T18:28:19.531-05:002017-03-01T18:28:19.531-05:00I have a few characters like that. One of them oca...I have a few characters like that. One of them ocassionally kicks at my imagination .. and someday, maybe I'll get her story written right. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-27233292737532227212017-03-01T18:26:47.638-05:002017-03-01T18:26:47.638-05:00That's interesting that it was the character, ...That's interesting that it was the character, rather than the scenario or the plot, that wouldn't die. I'm sure you'll find the right story to send her/him riding out into the world beyond your imagination. I'm with you--I never throw out old stories and story beginnings. Who knows what I might be able to pull out of those?Sadira Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879842617320020500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-31349597642366847252017-03-01T17:16:42.203-05:002017-03-01T17:16:42.203-05:00Your story sounds so familiar! I have a trilogy I ...Your story sounds so familiar! I have a trilogy I first wrote 20 YEARS AGO!! I've reworked it 5 times but I can not find a way to make it work. Still, the story, the characters, they haunt me. One day, I'm convinced, it will fall into place. Yours will too! Keep her around. She'll tell you when she's ready :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-88347233994686953442017-03-01T16:46:33.131-05:002017-03-01T16:46:33.131-05:00Yeah, that character is not the type to leave you ...Yeah, that character is not the type to leave you alone for long. ;)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-63199626849813572792017-03-01T16:05:49.884-05:002017-03-01T16:05:49.884-05:00The longer characters are with us, the easier it b...The longer characters are with us, the easier it becomes to write them. It also makes it easier to go back and edit or rewrite rough drafts from earlier in a series, since you know these people much better now than you did years ago. It's like the difference between shooting the last scene in a movie first, before you know the character, and then deciding to go back and shoot from the start in order to understand the story and character better.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-45435883694373367892017-03-01T15:09:57.817-05:002017-03-01T15:09:57.817-05:00I'm curious to meet this character. :)I'm curious to meet this character. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-14691063191557463842017-03-01T13:49:10.192-05:002017-03-01T13:49:10.192-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460717111026657185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-53018927663643105272017-03-01T13:41:23.182-05:002017-03-01T13:41:23.182-05:00If a character or story won't leave you then t...If a character or story won't leave you then the only thing to do is to write them/it.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-83769759393254145702017-03-01T13:26:30.811-05:002017-03-01T13:26:30.811-05:00How cool that your character just refuses to go aw...How cool that your character just refuses to go away quietly. I have a feeling her story will be especially awesome once you get it out there. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-58685711347228504392017-03-01T13:26:23.216-05:002017-03-01T13:26:23.216-05:00Some of my characters have been with me for over a...Some of my characters have been with me for over a decade, too. (Including, but not limited to, Spencer and Jay. LOL.) Characters who stick around like that usually get their stories told eventually, even if it's not in a way you ever expected. Have no doubt that'll be the case for yours!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-42601324815096065392017-03-01T12:57:29.968-05:002017-03-01T12:57:29.968-05:00My ideas stew in my head for awhile. I also keep e...My ideas stew in my head for awhile. I also keep everything. You never know ifyou can repurpose some old writing or craft it into a short story.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-59801767152288822422017-03-01T12:41:38.277-05:002017-03-01T12:41:38.277-05:00Can't wait to read her. We need to do anothe...Can't wait to read her. We need to do another Author Spotlight feature on your series when you release book 7 or around that time. I'm starting you book 1 on my reading list now. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a><br /> Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-63800371607543639242017-03-01T12:35:26.333-05:002017-03-01T12:35:26.333-05:00That's why I went back to Indigo after startin...That's why I went back to Indigo after starting a few other projects. I guess she wasn't done being my MC. LOL. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-12330585191087782532017-03-01T12:27:03.788-05:002017-03-01T12:27:03.788-05:00Now I'm curious. It sounds like me with Being ...Now I'm curious. It sounds like me with Being Human's sorta sequel. The characters are still there, but I have no idea how to start the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-14656429067648164712017-03-01T11:54:44.791-05:002017-03-01T11:54:44.791-05:00Love it when a character haunts me! So much better...Love it when a character haunts me! So much better than feeling abandoned by them, anyway. :/Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-27969000993371374342017-03-01T11:22:18.485-05:002017-03-01T11:22:18.485-05:00I love those strong characters, those ones who ref...I love those strong characters, those ones who refuse to be forgotten! Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-24167308407603716952017-03-01T11:21:07.514-05:002017-03-01T11:21:07.514-05:00My goodness, that queue just keeps growing, eh? I ...My goodness, that queue just keeps growing, eh? I don't know which I have more of, time in books on the TBR list, or time in writing on the TBW list. (To be written.)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-70987907220713330932017-03-01T11:16:11.596-05:002017-03-01T11:16:11.596-05:00Any character that sticks around that long is boun...Any character that sticks around that long is bound to have an interesting story. I can't wait to meet her!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486169782461296343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-44246418232598123062017-03-01T11:05:29.094-05:002017-03-01T11:05:29.094-05:00It is so nice to know that someone else keeps all ...It is so nice to know that someone else keeps all their old stories. I do too. In fact, when I'm revising a story, I even keep the passages I delete by pasting them in a word document and dating them. Then I put them in a folder.<br />Shalom aleichem,<br />PatPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-14866236651266491892017-03-01T10:54:42.932-05:002017-03-01T10:54:42.932-05:00I never throw anything away (Kind of obvious if yo...I never throw anything away (Kind of obvious if you were to see my office). Even if I give up on a story or toss out a darling, I always keep a copy. You never know when you might need it.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.com