tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post112361177694356889..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: Leave No Story UnfinishedVonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1123771982574091042005-08-11T10:53:00.000-04:002005-08-11T10:53:00.000-04:00Cris, Thanks for visiting! Both your blogs look fa...Cris, Thanks for visiting! Both your blogs look fantastic. I'm glad you have a place to display your beautiful poetry. About your first book, keep going. You'll soon reach the 'happily every after.' I'm cheering you on.<BR/><BR/>Randy, I'm so glad you're finishing books now. You go, girl! That GMC theory is a gem isn't it? I love it.<BR/><BR/>I have to confess, there was another story I started a few years ago and didn't finish until last year. It was a contemporary comedy called Kilted Lover. Originally I had thought it would be a short contemporary, but then I realized there would be no market for it. So I took the main premise, sliced and diced a little and turned it into a sexy, funny novella.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248984087135865252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1123739045342191122005-08-11T01:44:00.000-04:002005-08-11T01:44:00.000-04:00Funny, I was just thinking about that this morning...Funny, I was just thinking about that this morning.<BR/><BR/>Strangely enough, the first romance I started writing, I actually finished--back when I was, er, 22. After that, every couple of years I'd start one, get about a chapter into it, then lose interest. Finally, when I was about 40, I wrote another entire manuscript.<BR/><BR/>What I finally realized was that my need to write came from the enjoyment of fantasizing about the "first meet." I'd conjure up a cool premise of bringing the h/h together...and then what? Didn't (at the time) really know about plotting, character growth, etc.<BR/><BR/>Then,when I started writing seriously again (3 years ago) I very accidentally happened upon a Debra Dixon GMC workshop and...wow...all the bells went off.<BR/><BR/>Since then, I've completed two manuscripts...LOL..all except the one I was writing when I took her workshop.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472972660086103611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1123677342717476432005-08-10T08:35:00.000-04:002005-08-10T08:35:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cristina Van Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291181612786614143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1123675908828516192005-08-10T08:11:00.000-04:002005-08-10T08:11:00.000-04:00Hi Vonda! Your blog looks wonderful and seems to ...Hi Vonda! Your blog looks wonderful and seems to characteristic of you! What heartening sentiment you've left us with today. I'm still struggling with my first, and I keep telling myself not to quit! Beautiful photo. Stunning view. Stop by and visit me. I started my blog here last week because it's much more aesthetically pleasing than the other place I'm at. Keep up the good work, sweetie! <BR/>CrisCristina Van Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291181612786614143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1123645965474391102005-08-09T23:52:00.000-04:002005-08-09T23:52:00.000-04:00Thank you for visiting and commenting, Teresa! So...Thank you for visiting and commenting, Teresa! Sounds like you have unfinished manuscripts for the best reasons. Not because you lost interest, but because you have so many story ideas coming at you that you don't have time to finish them all. (Whew! I'm envious!) :-) But I'm sure you will finish them given the time.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248984087135865252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-1123629865061526732005-08-09T19:24:00.000-04:002005-08-09T19:24:00.000-04:00Hi Vonda! Thanks for visiting my journal. I have...Hi Vonda! Thanks for visiting my journal. I have several manuscripts started and in various stages. I've followed advice on getting what I could down so I wouldn't lose it before I had a chance to get back to it. Now I just need to get get back to them. But two are the first books in series that I'm plotting.<BR/><BR/>I love the picture! I'm jealous of your view.Teresa Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000600005136863441noreply@blogger.com