tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post8748975936335614712..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: Writer's Life: Solo or a Group Effort?Marie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-9808811820052921532012-08-13T12:11:54.568-07:002012-08-13T12:11:54.568-07:00Thanks for coming by Susan- I like the idea of it ...Thanks for coming by Susan- I like the idea of it taking a village :)<br /><br />Marie Andreas- at work can't log onto blogger ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-24358975697255506102012-08-12T10:31:54.591-07:002012-08-12T10:31:54.591-07:00I'd like to think I was halfway, too. Tried go...I'd like to think I was halfway, too. Tried going it alone, didn't work. I'm a playwrite at heart so I like to collaborate. I'm a natural born introvert, so I have to work on my social life as if a recreation director at a summer camp. So far, it's been working. For me, it takes a village.<br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-75358183937249088732012-08-11T08:14:49.231-07:002012-08-11T08:14:49.231-07:00Thank you Francene :)- I shudder to think of what ...Thank you Francene :)- I shudder to think of what this little adventure of the literary sort would be like without the internet!<br /><br />I've been meaning to poke my nose into Absolute Write a bit more, maybe I will now.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by and commenting!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-69094796814001972382012-08-11T08:12:24.006-07:002012-08-11T08:12:24.006-07:00Glad you enjoyed the post Amber :). LOL-how dare t...Glad you enjoyed the post Amber :). LOL-how dare they have lives! But I completely understand what you mean :). It's hard when you're in the moment to wait for someone else, especially a trusted reader/ friend to get there too. Sounds like you have a great first reader though!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by and commenting!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-4692674275242037422012-08-10T19:21:49.485-07:002012-08-10T19:21:49.485-07:00Hi Marie, great post! Writing can be a very solita...Hi Marie, great post! Writing can be a very solitary occupation, but thank god for the internet! I don't belong to any critique groups but I interact reguarly with other writers through forums like Absolute Write. I also get a great deal of excellent advice and info from author blogs. I think I'd go a bit stir-crazy without this communication.Francene Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969188516880312101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-20417450211689149862012-08-10T18:42:19.398-07:002012-08-10T18:42:19.398-07:00Marie, Thanks for this post! I've been thinki...Marie, Thanks for this post! I've been thinking about this lately too, as I sent the sequel of my debut novel off to my beta readers, who inconveniently happen to have lives, and hadn't given me instantaneous feedback. When I heard from my first reader yesterday, she was so helpful, and I instantly felt less alone. She said, "That's part of my job, and I really want you to call me when you feel lonely and uncertain." I'm a very extraverted writer, and deeply enjoy the friendships I've developed with other writers and critique partners.Amber Belldenehttp://www.amberbelldene.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-80452591220248110482012-08-10T11:35:31.317-07:002012-08-10T11:35:31.317-07:00Thanks for coming by and commenting Linda! Yup, I&...Thanks for coming by and commenting Linda! Yup, I'm probably one notch closer to the "social butterfly" end of the writer spectrum than you- but it's a short notch :).<br /><br />It's kinda nice to just have it be you, the characters, and your muse in your head, isn't it?<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-40146700641772819212012-08-10T11:26:48.987-07:002012-08-10T11:26:48.987-07:00HI Marie. I'm a solitary writer.... no critiqu...HI Marie. I'm a solitary writer.... no critique partners, and I really don't give anyone my stuff to read, outside of my agent and editor. I prefer things this way. And my process, sitting here and meeting and dealing with my characters and their issues, keeps me very happy. I like to think the Muse is good company. LOL.<br /><br />Happy Friday! See ya soon.<br />LindaLinda Thomas-Sundstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233692374773304445noreply@blogger.com