tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post6724499318064847778..comments2024-03-28T12:15:10.659+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Pressing through the Murky Middle by Amy Boucher Pyeauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-76757231709193506152015-11-16T11:00:50.451+00:002015-11-16T11:00:50.451+00:00Love that comparison with the marathon, Fran. Yes ...Love that comparison with the marathon, Fran. Yes and yes!Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-13862505641570507032015-11-14T08:32:39.688+00:002015-11-14T08:32:39.688+00:00I think the most painful thing about being edited ...I think the most painful thing about being edited is that you think you're at the end of a process and THEN you find you're only in the middle! It would be like running the London Marathon and then, just as you approach the finish line, someone says, 'Oops. Did no one say? It's 52 miles these days.'Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-45320663141121455402015-11-14T07:10:50.091+00:002015-11-14T07:10:50.091+00:00Most painful/most valuable. Love how you've pu...Most painful/most valuable. Love how you've put it.Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-82102323862055730462015-11-14T07:09:55.360+00:002015-11-14T07:09:55.360+00:00Thanks Deborah! Yes, we need to support each other...Thanks Deborah! Yes, we need to support each other, don't we.Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-76587263275117576152015-11-14T07:09:25.677+00:002015-11-14T07:09:25.677+00:00Ah you definitely aren't the only one! Keep on...Ah you definitely aren't the only one! Keep on keeping on...Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-20091484756253537132015-11-13T23:16:41.777+00:002015-11-13T23:16:41.777+00:00I've said to so many people that being edited ...I've said to so many people that being edited has been the most painful and valuable experience I've ever had. The day I got the first series of edits for book-baby number one, I drove round rugby crying for hours!Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579731128744365629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-30042417193069138652015-11-13T21:05:59.900+00:002015-11-13T21:05:59.900+00:00This is so true and a great encouragement to me as...This is so true and a great encouragement to me as I rewrite a section of my book after feedback. Glad even experienced writers feel like this. It makes me feel I am not alone :) Great post. Thank you, Amy.Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-56344962337774083132015-11-13T20:40:54.213+00:002015-11-13T20:40:54.213+00:00I can identify with this feeling, although I'm...I can identify with this feeling, although I'm not as far on as you in terms of getting stuff published. It's so easy to get bogged down in the middle of something and feel like there's no way through it - but it helps to know I'm not the only one.Fiona Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803986871462903904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-71224223370492981332015-11-13T20:14:35.272+00:002015-11-13T20:14:35.272+00:00And I didn't realize the timing was so good fo...And I didn't realize the timing was so good for you all doing NaNoWriMo - nearly right in the middle!Amy Boucher Pyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079045085194925677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-23492946439157440702015-11-13T19:56:51.589+00:002015-11-13T19:56:51.589+00:00You have hit the nail on the head Amy. I believe w...You have hit the nail on the head Amy. I believe we all feel like this. I have heard many well known writers say that every time they write a book they feel like they can't do it. That this will be the one that finishes their career. It is good to know that others feel the same and we can get through it Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com