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August 06, 2010

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Maureen

Aha! Well, you know me...write outside the box whenever possible! And love it, sell it, believe in it...

And if it just won't sell, I am so with Suzanne...hold onto it and wait. Sometimes, the market will come to you!

Melissa

I love that quote of the author saying she felt as if she'd time traveled and co-written her book with the author she was twelve years ago! This gives me great hope that I'm not the only one who thinks the book "under the bed" can be dusted off, revised with experience to become the story of both my former and current self. Kind of a surreal experience. LOL But in order to do this, a writer must keep writing and gain new experience. I'll keep working on that. :)

I can't believe I haven't read Suzanne Brockmann. Sorry, I guess I've been living under a rock. LOL

Donna Cummings

Maureen, I think you're right--sometimes the market has to get itself ready for our books. :) So we have to keep believing in our "outside the box" creations. And just keep creating more of them!

Donna Cummings

Melissa, I loved that quote too. I've been looking at some things I wrote a while back, when I knew less about writing and this described it perfectly. The enthusiasm and love for my characters is very obvious, and it just needs a little revision based on the things I've learned.

So don't give up on that book under the bed! LOL

I am a relatively new fan of Suzanne's. I don't know why I hadn't read any of her books. Luckily my BFF gave me one and I became an instant fan. I got to chat with Suzanne at a book signing last year, and she was great, very encouraging about me being a writer trying to get published. She signed my book with "Dream big!", and I've been trying to do that ever since!

Jordan 5

Tragedy is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure.

colbymarshall

That's me- for a while, it seemed like the only people getting agents wrote YA. But, it never made me think, I'll write YA." Why? Because I don't want to write YA. I write what I have to tell, then hope and work toward the best :)

Donna Cummings

Colby, I know exactly what you are saying. I don't have a YA voice, or even a sense of what it is to be YA, so I don't plan to try it. So I think you've got the best strategy, since that's where your heart and passion are. I'll hope and work toward the best with you. :)

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