tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post845453534901764142..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: The Wednesday Discussion: Hate to Part With Your Manuscript?Maria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-79380300568328389672011-02-27T16:27:43.927-05:002011-02-27T16:27:43.927-05:00Good luck with your manuscript, Maria!Good luck with your manuscript, Maria!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-8866646499054462472011-02-25T20:50:53.967-05:002011-02-25T20:50:53.967-05:00I have lots of short stories that I wrote sitting ...I have lots of short stories that I wrote sitting in my hardrive (and a backup on my flashdrive). I'm not looking to publish them (yet).<br /><br />I kind of consider them my training wheels in the process of learning to write. Nice blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713870959347500414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-70028895431711276442011-02-24T12:19:21.691-05:002011-02-24T12:19:21.691-05:00@Kathryn: I think all those thoughts cross every w...@Kathryn: I think all those thoughts cross every writer's mind at one time or another!<br /><br />@Alexia: Great attitude:). Push through the fear!<br /><br />@Nas: After all that care and nurturing, a manuscript is like a perfect baby. But it must be pushed out into the world. If a "baby" does get rejected, we can always nurture some more to prepare it for the next time around!<br /><br />@Happy Whisk: Thanks for your cheers!<br /><br />@Old Kitty: Thanks for keeping everything crossed for me;)! End that love hate relationship with that manuscript! Whip it into shape and submit it:).<br /><br />@Melissa: Thanks, Melissa!<br /><br />@B.E.T.: I agree. After a point, revisions are like beating a dead horse!<br /><br />@Norma: It's great to feel that way! Push the baby from the nest so it can soar!<br /><br />@Myne: Thanks, Myne!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-68072307153303511552011-02-23T19:40:03.134-05:002011-02-23T19:40:03.134-05:00Good luck with the MS you sent out.Good luck with the MS you sent out.Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-30363132578314329202011-02-23T19:24:06.588-05:002011-02-23T19:24:06.588-05:00Usually, by the time I'm in the homestretch (t...Usually, by the time I'm in the homestretch (the last few chapters) I can't wait to be finished with them. I'm like a mama bird kicking the hatchlings out of the nest.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-44844421317155324892011-02-23T19:07:25.648-05:002011-02-23T19:07:25.648-05:00I actually don't have that problem at the mome...I actually don't have that problem at the moment, but I couldn't agree more that there's such a thing as revising something too much. Eventually it's just beating a dead horse.B.E.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18417710549192614366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-92168752181121465642011-02-23T18:47:01.529-05:002011-02-23T18:47:01.529-05:00Good luck on getting your book out there! Good job...Good luck on getting your book out there! Good job!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-37885478907889006922011-02-23T17:30:49.884-05:002011-02-23T17:30:49.884-05:00GOOD LUCK with your submitted ms!! I have everythi...GOOD LUCK with your submitted ms!! I have everything from eyes, hands, feet and ears!!! crossed for you!! Yay!!!!!!<br /><br />My current wip has been marinating since 2006!! I've been revising it since last July. Oh the pain, boredom, elation, hatred, love...!!!! <br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-20898116480084425752011-02-23T14:35:25.592-05:002011-02-23T14:35:25.592-05:00Two thumbs up, Maria for getting your manuscript o...Two thumbs up, Maria for getting your manuscript out the door. Go you. Rah.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-85569826632057674022011-02-23T14:06:04.777-05:002011-02-23T14:06:04.777-05:00All the best, Maria.
With me its like my perfect ...All the best, Maria.<br /><br />With me its like my perfect baby, I send it out and the chance of someone rejecting it is so heart-breaking.Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-1532843712997797352011-02-23T13:46:41.612-05:002011-02-23T13:46:41.612-05:00I always think my book is awesome (though I agree ...I always think my book is awesome (though I agree you can always find things to edit) until I am drafting an email to an agent, and then suddenly I have a panic attack and wonder how awful it is. But I make myself submit anyways, because fear is always going to be there and you just have to push through.alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-21816594500219629782011-02-23T13:08:36.228-05:002011-02-23T13:08:36.228-05:00It's just such a vulnerable thing to do, to se...It's just such a vulnerable thing to do, to send some words you believe in and that you've created into a story to someone else. The risk of ridicule and rejection is high (even though I feel like fellow writers are going to treat your work with respect), and the feeling of "I'm not good enough" is just so easy to believe in. But I feel it gets better with time.Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.com