tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post7316846815237504999..comments2024-02-17T10:37:34.839-08:00Comments on Ramblings of a Romance Writing Mama...: Another BIG R!!!Rachael Johnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-68329713168961661582009-10-26T21:44:36.429-07:002009-10-26T21:44:36.429-07:00Ahhh...conflict. :-) Why is it so hard?? I don'...Ahhh...conflict. :-) Why is it so hard?? I don't know. <br /><br />But I admire you for turning around and subbing again so quickly. That's the difference between a published writer and an unpublished one, you know. Submission. And they've given you some great feedback! Best of luck on the partial!Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852983445607331991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-45278093383569318632009-09-23T09:08:51.747-07:002009-09-23T09:08:51.747-07:00Ah, what a bummer. But you will get there - am cer...Ah, what a bummer. But you will get there - am certain!Lucy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262133670127664033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-10361363289676430752009-09-19T18:53:50.395-07:002009-09-19T18:53:50.395-07:00Thanks also to Joanne, Christina, Mel and Kate!!!
...Thanks also to Joanne, Christina, Mel and Kate!!!<br /><br />You guys are so encouraging! I WILL crack this conflict thing sooner or later :)Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-1423970906357773522009-09-19T10:15:21.635-07:002009-09-19T10:15:21.635-07:00As Anne McA says, Rachel - keep on writing. Rememb...As Anne McA says, Rachel - keep on writing. Remember that editors don't have time to spend writing all those great words of encouragement and praise if they don't mean it - so you have earned those and they should motivate you to carry on. Think of that letter as feedback, not rejection and go for it!<br /><br />Good luck<br /><br />KateKate Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277223651288830541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-49270561200582772082009-09-18T16:12:16.571-07:002009-09-18T16:12:16.571-07:00Coming in very late on this one (g) but you know h...Coming in very late on this one (g) but you know how I feel Rach! I'm probably telling you something completely different to what you want to hear, but I don't do character sheets, I have no real inkling of a characters history, nor their GMC. For me uncovering this as I go is where all the fun is - of course I have to go back and layer in things as they come to me, but it seems the only way I can work creatively =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-41088445395082599892009-09-18T01:21:21.281-07:002009-09-18T01:21:21.281-07:00Hugs on the R, Rach, but it sounds like a very pos...Hugs on the R, Rach, but it sounds like a very positive letter, they love so much about your work!<br /><br />As for my process well Cathryn's sounds scarily similar to mine! Except with this wip I didn't know my hero or heroine much at all(I thought I did, but no. Not until I hit 30k did I realise the heroine had a sister who had a massive impact on the entire plot! Oops!)Christina Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394771634788090193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-58412778676982102962009-09-16T06:08:43.471-07:002009-09-16T06:08:43.471-07:00Oh Rach, so sorry ... but then again this is still...Oh Rach, so sorry ... but then again this is still a wonderful letter to receive. You subbed directly to an editor, she loved your voice but there were some tiny issues. Everyone else is right, you are soooo close.<br /><br />As to knowing characters, I try to start off with each character's motivation and then ask the famous 'why' question over and over again.<br /><br />Chin up, get writing, you're nearly there :-)Joanne Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495716093866749521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-29606350486457166652009-09-16T05:01:20.717-07:002009-09-16T05:01:20.717-07:00Thanks everyone for your hugs and support!! You ar...Thanks everyone for your hugs and support!! You are all so bloody wonderful... I just might keep ya!!!Rachael Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162767571439344710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-54768195648980941132009-09-15T21:49:34.455-07:002009-09-15T21:49:34.455-07:00Rach, you're nearly there, like Anne says. Jus...Rach, you're nearly there, like Anne says. Just a matter of the right story. And interesting re the comp - at least I'll have someone else to wait with while everyone is getting their entries together!Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-35476426520738981532009-09-15T21:39:07.087-07:002009-09-15T21:39:07.087-07:00Well sorry on the R, but as everyone has been sayi...Well sorry on the R, but as everyone has been saying what an R!! AND you get direct access to an editor, so I see that as really big step. They love your voice, another positive. I'm sure you will nail those conflicts very soon. Go Rach!Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-83363901815305299412009-09-15T20:27:50.249-07:002009-09-15T20:27:50.249-07:00What a fantastic R! Can you smell the paper of yo...What a fantastic R! Can you smell the paper of your acceptance letter? You're so close!Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-86809278957665973492009-09-15T19:54:13.102-07:002009-09-15T19:54:13.102-07:00Hi Rach,
You fill out character sheets. The indept...Hi Rach,<br />You fill out character sheets. The indepth ones. I'll email you. <br /><br />I'm sorry to hear your say big R..but really it isn't. It's a letter saying how you can improve and the next sub may be better.<br /><br />Keep up the good work,<br />Suz :)Suzanne Brandyn Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969670520269001723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-57992690611203336692009-09-15T19:40:11.806-07:002009-09-15T19:40:11.806-07:00Big fat juicy R's are the type of R's you&...Big fat juicy R's are the type of R's you'd want - and subbing directly to her - gold....Janette Radevskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140603619822092121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-51438385064256039622009-09-15T19:06:44.176-07:002009-09-15T19:06:44.176-07:00Keep writing, Rach. You are sooo close. Be glad f...Keep writing, Rach. You are sooo close. Be glad for all those good words and suggestions. As LaVyrle Spencer once said, "There are lots of writers who would kill for a letter like that." So take heart and move on to something else now, then go back when you're ready to.Anne McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408045786951555625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-91981880039740492562009-09-15T13:44:22.398-07:002009-09-15T13:44:22.398-07:00I know it was a big R, Rach, but what an R! They l...I know it was a big R, Rach, but what an R! They love you, they really do. It's just a matter of nailing that conflict.<br /><br />As I'm generally a pantster I tend not to have GMC charts etc, but I usually know the characters fairly intimately before I start the book because I'll have daydreamed about them for quite some time. Walking (and showering for some weird reason) is great for sorting out characters. And I carry a notebook with me everywhere and jot things down...except in the shower, that is.<br /><br />Oh, and I keep sticky notes plastered all over my desk, printer, walls. Little things about the characters and/or plot that remind me where I'm going and why. Writing can be a very messy business in my house.<br /><br />But basically, I just think about the characters. A lot. Especially the hero because I'll have an agonisingly adolescent crush on him. Sad, I know.Cathryn Heinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638629707594115419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-31622148413898507772009-09-15T12:33:39.198-07:002009-09-15T12:33:39.198-07:00So sorry about the R...but what an R to get! Sound...So sorry about the R...but what an R to get! Sounds like you are really close. Hang in there!Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503232778367844297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-55388584261077359502009-09-15T07:33:47.798-07:002009-09-15T07:33:47.798-07:00Sorry, forgot to answer your question - I probably...Sorry, forgot to answer your question - I probably don't know them well enough to tell the truth, at least not when I start. <br />I do try to do silly stuff like work out what their hobbies would be or what sort of music they'd listen too - just to get a picture of a real person in my head...Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619384647331952483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428924548127436782.post-82630064431262292522009-09-15T06:37:03.012-07:002009-09-15T06:37:03.012-07:00Aw Rach, sorry to hear the news :-(
But it's g...Aw Rach, sorry to hear the news :-(<br />But it's great they really want to see more from you. You're so close and once you nail the conflict thing (which it sounds like you're well on your way to doing) you'll be on that new authors' list, I'm sure of it.<br /><br />Hugs and cyber chocs coming your way...Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619384647331952483noreply@blogger.com