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Many of us writers out here in cyberspace frequently feel lost. We seem to circle around the same bonfires, again and again. The steps. Write your novel, edit your novel, query your novel.
Or: Write your short story, poem, essay. Edit. Query.
Write. Edit. Query.
It doesn’t seem easy to get lost. Seems like a simple enough process (if not a simple achievement) and still….
We blog we write we facebook we twitter we network and we hope for the day that all of our work comes together in the beautiful dream that is the journeys end. Publication.
I know there have been several times since I started this trip that I’ve felt lost. I forget where I am going and where I am and where I started.
How about you? Do you feel lost on this adventure? How do you get back on the right road?
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I always try to do something writing or reading related. If I can’t write, I read or edit. Inspiration always finds me in some dark corner of a book. Even if it’s just to show me that my writing needs to improve in a certain way, as it did last week when I read and author (unpublished) who is a master at showing with enough detail and emotion, but not too much. I’m going back over my ms because I now think it can be so much better.
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By Sarah on 08.27.09 9:22 am | Permalink
I honestly haven’t figured out the ideal solution to ‘get back on the road’ yet… I often get into a ‘writer’s funk’ where I feel distracted and like I’ve lost my vision… eventually I come out of it, but I wish I could find a trigger, a specific lifeline, that jolts me back into reality. I suppose that’s simply part and parcel of the learning process.
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By Faith on 08.27.09 6:19 pm | Permalink
I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY: In short, I remind myself that I have something to say, and no one else can say it like I can. Each of us has a unique voice. That’s what keeps me motivated.
When you write without fear, using your own voice, you can’t lose.
I also keep a “Smile File” of positive feedback, even of the rejection slips, when they have encouraging notes attached.
Valerie
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By Valerie on 08.29.09 8:56 pm | Permalink
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