tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post4650966947487163881..comments2023-10-09T12:51:42.666-04:00Comments on MiG Writers: Taking our time to get thereS. J. Laidlawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15331913537063339275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-91728584739168261182012-05-27T21:58:46.220-04:002012-05-27T21:58:46.220-04:00So true! I have learned so much over the years fro...So true! I have learned so much over the years from my mistakes and my rejections. I've always thought of good writers to be more like kimchi. Aging and time make it all the more savory.Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-31016997936862686102012-05-27T17:56:05.809-04:002012-05-27T17:56:05.809-04:00Great post, Carmella -- thanks for the reminder th...Great post, Carmella -- thanks for the reminder that writing is not a race. I do the same sometimes (it's impossible not to, isn't it?), looking at another writer and seeing how much further she is than I am in her writing career, in less time.<br /><br />You're right -- we need to focus on our own writing and our own pace.Debbie Ridpath Ohihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784775687291535329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306844181126721639.post-73275685787475885452012-05-21T23:21:03.185-04:002012-05-21T23:21:03.185-04:00Carmella, it's not productive to look around a...Carmella, it's not productive to look around at the progress of other authors and compare. There will be always many authors ahead of you, and behind you. After I met you here about 3 weeks ago I went to one of the largest bookstore in my city and typed your name in their computer and it was full with your books. I have a sense that it's not the number of books that you already published but the sales. That leads us to books that make impact. If you already write for a few years and have decent skills of writing .. then it all comes to an original and exicing idea for a book. It's not about writing slow or fast. Many people get book published all the time and they don't sell, or after one year they are basically forgotten. But if you just take your time and think about one good idea .. the path will be easier. Not that it's easy to come with the original/exciting idea .. but that's the key to make an impact and a good living from writing. Best wishes.G.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652216131823877445noreply@blogger.com