tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post6340496110771372092..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: #IWSG--why it's harder nowMarie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-25903090767149062852019-02-16T02:19:01.807-08:002019-02-16T02:19:01.807-08:00"it is damn hard to be creative day after day..."it is damn hard to be creative day after day if you're busy freaking out." Well said! Write first, market later :-)<br /><br />Ronel visiting for Feb's IWSG Day <a href="http://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/being-an-insecure-writer-and-happy-about-it-iwsg/" rel="nofollow">Being an Insecure Writer -- And Happy About It</a>Ronel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-81445705810830931522019-02-15T15:37:10.230-08:002019-02-15T15:37:10.230-08:00Wow... well said! I love that and I agree with you...Wow... well said! I love that and I agree with you on the marketing aspect. We need to rewire our thinking and find a happy medium somehow. thank you! xoxElizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447552226485618096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-89988012004949293422019-02-08T06:07:50.060-08:002019-02-08T06:07:50.060-08:00Write what you love. Couldn't be better advice...Write what you love. Couldn't be better advice. I so agree about the good/bad of writing now compared to when I started in the early 90s. Very good post.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-63474910399498528102019-02-07T11:46:01.097-08:002019-02-07T11:46:01.097-08:00Yes, exactly. We must learn to write and write wel...Yes, exactly. We must learn to write and write well, but that doesn't guarantee us a successful writing career.BJ Sikeshttp://bjsikesblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-1529181681511898402019-02-07T05:43:47.709-08:002019-02-07T05:43:47.709-08:00HEH! I've heard that rumor too! ;)HEH! I've heard that rumor too! ;)Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-88656861895633062402019-02-07T05:43:22.288-08:002019-02-07T05:43:22.288-08:00Thank you :). I think people want to quantify thin...Thank you :). I think people want to quantify things...if I do X, Y, and Z I will get a college degree. They try to transfer that to writing and it doesn't work.Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-89638489319633946272019-02-07T05:42:20.019-08:002019-02-07T05:42:20.019-08:00You are wise and know much! :)You are wise and know much! :)Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-37675042206474977612019-02-07T05:41:52.490-08:002019-02-07T05:41:52.490-08:00Thank you, Captain Alex :).Thank you, Captain Alex :).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-55039207775594383862019-02-06T17:10:27.870-08:002019-02-06T17:10:27.870-08:00You can't market a product if you don't ha...You can't market a product if you don't have a product. And you can't successfully market a bad product. So, write what you love. Then write some more. Polish it until it shines before worrying about how to find readers. Every journey starts with a first step and the first step of a writer's journey is writing.<br />Sharon Rivesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973226291032550889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-39071100543862413122019-02-06T14:17:02.413-08:002019-02-06T14:17:02.413-08:00Well said. They need to learn the craft, but that ...Well said. They need to learn the craft, but that comes from studying and writing. A lot. All before they even thing of composing a query letter or planning to self publish.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-4306998692254037542019-02-06T11:18:36.670-08:002019-02-06T11:18:36.670-08:00"Write what you love—or what's the point?..."Write what you love—or what's the point?" <---I agree with this 100%.<br /><br />It seems like every time I go on Twitter, the writing community is in the throes of some new debate over what a writer MUST do, but it really seems like history has proven that there is no one right way to do things in this industry.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-24169028206543787202019-02-06T10:45:05.018-08:002019-02-06T10:45:05.018-08:00The only thing a writer must do is write compellin...The only thing a writer must do is write compelling stories. Or so I've been told. hehehe<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.com