Wow....what
an eye opener. Fiona's honesty is reshing in a time when people sugar
coat everything. From her long needed patience to the thrill of being
published back to the long needed patience again. I find that when I am
writing I don't get that alone time for long as I have 3 kids to raise
on my own, so it's usually at night and depending on which book I'm
writing a bottle of wine and romantic music or images of my new world. I
too carry a notebook around for ideas but find I can go weeks sometimes
even months without putting pen to paper, and then there are other days
I can't put it down.
Fiona's analysis of creating the miracle of the novel is like the miracle of life I found to be very true to me. My characters have had planning and thought and a piece of me put into them. Without a physical body they are still real to me. I feel what they feel and create a world for them to exist in and like Fiona dread getting the editor's notes back. This is why I don't think I've ever pushed this next step of finding someone to help get me published. Fiona's words have validated my fears and joys of writing and to possibly take that next step. The long process is good, I have no deadline.
Fiona's analysis of creating the miracle of the novel is like the miracle of life I found to be very true to me. My characters have had planning and thought and a piece of me put into them. Without a physical body they are still real to me. I feel what they feel and create a world for them to exist in and like Fiona dread getting the editor's notes back. This is why I don't think I've ever pushed this next step of finding someone to help get me published. Fiona's words have validated my fears and joys of writing and to possibly take that next step. The long process is good, I have no deadline.
