tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post3784133048525125331..comments2024-03-29T03:42:16.746-07:00Comments on Chapter Book Challenge: What to Do If You Hate What You've Written by Nancy Holder #ChaBooChaBecky Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01595020500346331076noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-70894892126013553372017-03-13T18:04:28.658-07:002017-03-13T18:04:28.658-07:00This is the one thing that can never be said too o...This is the one thing that can never be said too often. As a writer one doesn't have to give up completely to need extra encouragement. Thanks Nancy.Gma Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434952806104726263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-64516155871736058972016-03-21T12:56:06.357-07:002016-03-21T12:56:06.357-07:00Great post, I needed to hear it too. It's so e...Great post, I needed to hear it too. It's so easy to get discouraged and throw out everything and start over (I do that a lot!)Melissa Gijsbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027810729828362064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-40671500487914806422016-03-20T10:23:43.652-07:002016-03-20T10:23:43.652-07:00Thank you for sharing this wonderful post! You kno...Thank you for sharing this wonderful post! You know, it's a simple thing we grew up with and tell our own children, Practice makes perfect...If at first you don't succeed try...etc. When it comes to our writing, I agree, we tend to seek perfection and we can only come close to this through practice. Great post and I enjoyed the video as well!Kelly Vavalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084445688842531143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-11773677150908847392016-03-20T10:08:52.007-07:002016-03-20T10:08:52.007-07:00Terrific post! I loved the cookie analogy! I don’...Terrific post! I loved the cookie analogy! I don’t know any author who likes what they have written. <br /><br />There's only one absolute rule in writing: None of us gets it right the first time. Revise, reverse, reinvent, re-vision.<br />~ Jane Yolen<br /><br />Books are never finished, they are merely abandoned.<br />~ Oscar Wilde <br />saputnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006894490671128188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-65711874517449786482016-03-20T07:36:47.022-07:002016-03-20T07:36:47.022-07:00Great post! I have watched Ira Glass’s video many ...Great post! I have watched Ira Glass’s video many times over the years. And for me, I'm thrilled that the gap is no longer a canyon but a narrow creek.Manju Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043840425498808764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-47681883588143236652016-03-20T05:44:24.682-07:002016-03-20T05:44:24.682-07:00Love the truth and humor in your post!Love the truth and humor in your post!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941070559230226519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-43533708914924636212016-03-20T03:56:04.855-07:002016-03-20T03:56:04.855-07:00Excellent post, big learning curve!Excellent post, big learning curve!Ashleyhttp://ahowland.org/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-18356165040892153972016-03-19T15:28:28.293-07:002016-03-19T15:28:28.293-07:00Excellent post. I need to do the BIC thing. And st...Excellent post. I need to do the BIC thing. And stay the course! Of course. :-) Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-71481986006754902182016-03-19T14:22:42.649-07:002016-03-19T14:22:42.649-07:00Love your cookie analogy!Love your cookie analogy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-20042398757555851722016-03-19T14:12:14.307-07:002016-03-19T14:12:14.307-07:00I needed to hear this today...stumbles off to bake...I needed to hear this today...stumbles off to bake cookiesKelly McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573742985407429898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-49084370175380779232016-03-19T13:35:43.595-07:002016-03-19T13:35:43.595-07:00Nancy,
YOu are so onto me. I read, I study PB'...Nancy,<br /> YOu are so onto me. I read, I study PB's I research, I even draw and trace and all of this is connected to PB and MG's I am writing or going to write or going to revise. So you've caught me, I need to actually get back to the pen and paper. Nice post. Thanks I'll be rereading this after I do some writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-18069779892767637042016-03-19T12:55:39.942-07:002016-03-19T12:55:39.942-07:00Okay, that part about getting validation hits much...Okay, that part about getting validation hits much too close to home. Thank-you for the great info and the video, and thanks for sharing your vulnerability to make a point. I am tattooing the following on my forehead, "When we write so seldom that writing always feels new and awkward, we spend an inordinate amount of time judging it."Joanne Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019039952521739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115786557639856820.post-29819227412781989372016-03-19T11:47:11.102-07:002016-03-19T11:47:11.102-07:00I need togo make cookies--plain, old-fashioned oat...I need togo make cookies--plain, old-fashioned oatmeal cookies or teacakes as my grandmother would have made. i choose these kinds b/c my chapter book is historical fiction set Back When. These would have been the cookies she would have made; I won;t have to decorate them; I won't have to share them; I won't have to expose them to the public. I will make cookies!Dot Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631635118323362863noreply@blogger.com