tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post278237359399315159..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Seduced by Another BookSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-87858732344390570802017-06-12T13:21:34.924-04:002017-06-12T13:21:34.924-04:00There's nothing wrong with writing Book 3 with...There's nothing wrong with writing Book 3 without having Books 1 and 2 edited. I sometimes find later books in the series help me with the earlier books. Each one adds on, and I can usually figure out what to fix earlier in the books. As for editing Book 2, you could make a note on Chapter 11 and continue on editing too and go back to Chapter 11. Books don't have to be written or edited in order. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-37720616120259754822017-06-10T19:30:50.294-04:002017-06-10T19:30:50.294-04:00If your passion is with book 3, I'd stick with...If your passion is with book 3, I'd stick with it. Something may happen that turns books 1 and 2 on their heads or at least makes them more exciting to you.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-5617269118393768772017-06-09T03:58:56.743-04:002017-06-09T03:58:56.743-04:00Why not just write Book 3 if that's what you r...Why not just write Book 3 if that's what you really want to do? At least you'd get it out of your system. Maybe Book 1 is not working out story-wise and you need time to figure out what to do to change it and make it exciting. Some authors write backwards--and it works! You could be one who benefits like that, even if it's across a series and not just from back to front of one book. <br /><br />Here's hoping you figure it all out!Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-18251765367487346792017-06-08T17:35:50.858-04:002017-06-08T17:35:50.858-04:00I think I mentioned this before, but you could jus...I think I mentioned this before, but you could just think of it as one big story or one big book. I would see it as an advantage that #3 is so well worked out. Give yourself permission to spend time with it, and hopefully that will help everything that comes before fall into place.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-4925831068833248642017-06-08T17:16:10.757-04:002017-06-08T17:16:10.757-04:00I'd say: follow your muse. Maybe book #3 is re...I'd say: follow your muse. Maybe book #3 is really your story, and everything that is supposed to come before is just a backstory? You subconscious is trying to tell you something. It sparks your imagination and emotions. Don't resist. Write that story.<br />I always do if a story beckons, while it is still alive and fresh in my head, even if I have to abandon some other project temporarily (or for good).<br />Case in point: I was writing a romance novella a few months ago, but another story kept bugging me, so I switched. I still haven't returned to that romance, but the new story is finished. I put on wattpad, and in the last couple months, it gathered over 400 reads. It was what my muse wanted, and I obeyed. Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-89453980953714906792017-06-08T14:32:17.664-04:002017-06-08T14:32:17.664-04:00I am constantly bombarded with new ideas. If I liv...I am constantly bombarded with new ideas. If I live to be 100 I probably won't be able to write all the books I want to (not to mention the short stories). While it's important to stay focussed, otherwise you'll never finish anything, taking a break now and then to work on something else is sometimes the best medicine. Especially if you're really feeling stuck or bored with your current piece. Time away will help you recharge and come back with a fresh set of eyes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdgallantking.ca/2017/06/a-one-legged-man-in-ass-kicking-contest.html" rel="nofollow">IWSG June</a>C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-46966845009002974592017-06-08T13:04:41.558-04:002017-06-08T13:04:41.558-04:00What a predicament. Some writers actually face a b...What a predicament. Some writers actually face a blank computer screen. Not most of us here. We have the book we're working on, plus another that's calling like a siren beckoning us to leave the 1st and work on it. I'm there right now. I know I should finish the one before tackling the next. But sometimes I give in. I open a new file and write until it's out of my system. Then I return to the 1st book. Sometimes all I need to write is notes or an informal outline before returning to the original story. Good luck!Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-26777445144097475932017-06-08T09:08:38.432-04:002017-06-08T09:08:38.432-04:00I think the good thing about write-cheating is tha...I think the good thing about write-cheating is that your books don't have feelings haha. If it's pulling at you, there's a reason. Go for it! Maybe it will help mold Books 1 & 2, too!Debra Renée Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717966370332027353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-18173264756772639642017-06-08T06:10:45.329-04:002017-06-08T06:10:45.329-04:00Yes. My current project is like that, as it was cr...Yes. My current project is like that, as it was created from a rewrite of a rewrite of a rewrite (yes, it sounds dopey, but I assure you it's very true).<br /><br />And the sad part is that after I'm done with this, I have to go back to the 3rd rewrite mentioned and rewrite that.<br /><br /><a href="https://gbmjrflashyofct.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">I Are Writer!</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-65097436755040876152017-06-08T01:08:08.923-04:002017-06-08T01:08:08.923-04:00Stuck is not fun. Hoping it works out soon for you...Stuck is not fun. Hoping it works out soon for you.<br /><a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a>vvvvJuneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-15075336283594751832017-06-07T22:37:15.943-04:002017-06-07T22:37:15.943-04:00YES - purposely shouting out with frustration with...YES - purposely shouting out with frustration with myself. I would never have an affair in real life, but the "sexy new book" ideas are seriously hard to resist. I've been tempted off on rabbit trail ideas more than once and there's one percolating in one of my journals right now that I'm really having a hard time avoiding (I really don't need a new idea that I don't know how to right about - teen spy novel, what?!). <br />I would say that since yours is book 3 of your current series (right?) that it might be okay to take a fling with it - that way you can get all the foreshadowing right in book 1, right? Maybe book 3 will fix chapter 11. Sorry, that's probably just my own tempting muse talking.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-56504230714371834932017-06-07T21:28:20.667-04:002017-06-07T21:28:20.667-04:00I am absolutely a "new idea" philanderer...I am absolutely a "new idea" philanderer. I finally wrote in my goals plan NO MORE CHANGING IDEAS. FINISH THIS ONE. Yes, I wrote it in all caps, with the title of my WIP so there was no fudging on it later. So now, the new ideas get a page of notes, saved in a folder called NEW IDEAS. So good to know this is apparently *normal* behavior for writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-23408793758297927362017-06-07T21:23:36.256-04:002017-06-07T21:23:36.256-04:00I don't have advice on this. I do know that if...I don't have advice on this. I do know that if I'm thinking about something, a creative work, I need to get that out in order to move on. Write what is "talking" to you, then go back and work on the other novels.<br />Thanks for visiting my blog today!Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089502829581772836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-79532947211198868112017-06-07T21:04:43.966-04:002017-06-07T21:04:43.966-04:00I have trouble focusing sometime too. Maybe give y...I have trouble focusing sometime too. Maybe give yourself permission to go with what you're passionate about for a bit and see if resting the chapter you're struggling with will help you figure it out.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-61833356050293311092017-06-07T20:27:39.632-04:002017-06-07T20:27:39.632-04:00I have trouble with focusing too. Once I get to a ...I have trouble with focusing too. Once I get to a certain point in a novel and the going gets a little tough, I always have bright shiny new ideas that I want to move on to. I find that going back to the beginning of the novel and reading it straight through gives me a better perspective. This works especially if it's been a while since you started the novel and aren't writing much. Good luck!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-10315413203268866232017-06-07T20:15:53.294-04:002017-06-07T20:15:53.294-04:00I had several stories vying for attention. That...I had several stories vying for attention. That's why I'm working on a book with four possibly five novella length stories. I couldn't decide!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-10573496488581959482017-06-07T19:22:13.347-04:002017-06-07T19:22:13.347-04:00I usually start a new notebook for an idea I have ...I usually start a new notebook for an idea I have so I can make notes without abandoning the book I need to be working on. It helps, because I get a bunch of brainstorming out of the way before I get to start writing it.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-80365161028408210702017-06-07T15:54:07.609-04:002017-06-07T15:54:07.609-04:00I agree: write some on Book 3. Actually, it may w...I agree: write some on Book 3. Actually, it may well help clarify what happens in books 1 and 2. I've found it so, certainly. Good luck!Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-47003813495163651162017-06-07T13:20:30.087-04:002017-06-07T13:20:30.087-04:00Oh my goodness. It's so easy to think about t...Oh my goodness. It's so easy to think about the next book because it's often more fun to think about what's going to happen than it is to actually write it down. At least that's the way it is for me. If you start imagining a particular scene in the third book, then by all means take some time and get it down on paper. Then go back to your current book.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-66191575585471905722017-06-07T12:31:42.377-04:002017-06-07T12:31:42.377-04:00Write some on the third book. You won't be abl...Write some on the third book. You won't be able to do it all but it might give you inspiration and excitement to return to the second one and finish it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-74169399845123262352017-06-07T12:07:34.927-04:002017-06-07T12:07:34.927-04:00I hear this! When I'm in the middle of a book ...I hear this! When I'm in the middle of a book that's just not working the way I want it to, that new idea is very tantalizing. I'd be lying if I said I ignored that temptation and stayed the course. Hope you get through those three books!cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-81135977433174537252017-06-07T11:58:51.730-04:002017-06-07T11:58:51.730-04:00Oh yes I have been distracted by another book! Thi...Oh yes I have been distracted by another book! Thing is, when the muse strikes you sort of have to go with it I think. Write what you want to write and it might just strike an idea to help with your chapter 11 issues. Good luck and happy writing.Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-76243889631533852822017-06-07T11:53:38.527-04:002017-06-07T11:53:38.527-04:00The next book in my series are always seducing me,...The next book in my series are always seducing me, but I put them off. When it is time to write them, that seduction has gone away and I wish it was already done. lolChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-21081287745080030842017-06-07T11:48:30.304-04:002017-06-07T11:48:30.304-04:00I've been working on my own Book Three pretty ...I've been working on my own Book Three pretty much nonstop these days. The only problem is that I can't do anything with it until I work out what I want to do with Book Two. I also want to concur with Crystal. Just go with it. Follow that path and see where it takes you. Perhaps you'll find that it'll help you with your Book 1 issues...M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-87088923255834647692017-06-07T11:35:33.713-04:002017-06-07T11:35:33.713-04:00I get seduced by other stories all the time. There...I get seduced by other stories all the time. There are lots of unfinished drafts that were the result of a shiny new idea butting in. Sometimes I don't mind because the first story didn't have much of a plot and I have yet to figure it out. Other times it's like "SHUT UP AND WAIT YOUR TURN!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com