tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post8339130079518852274..comments2024-01-12T00:32:05.481-06:00Comments on A Continuity of Parks: Sometimes the time fliesJamie Eyberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-20729953023109735062009-07-08T07:30:04.952-05:002009-07-08T07:30:04.952-05:00BT- I don't know if taking three months to wri...BT- I don't know if taking three months to write one short story 'writing' but thanks. <br /><br />Jeremy- I think the book bug has taken hold of me. I am finding it very difficult to write short stories anymore.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-36863896989894620852009-07-07T21:32:56.405-05:002009-07-07T21:32:56.405-05:00All my short stories keep getting longer and longe...All my short stories keep getting longer and longer. I'm having to beat them all back with a stick. "No, back! BAck! I do NOT want to write a novel..."Jeremy Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052579570290251380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-21071172513776188902009-07-07T18:48:08.612-05:002009-07-07T18:48:08.612-05:00well done on getting the Vermin sub done and sent....well done on getting the Vermin sub done and sent. Glad to hear some people are still writing.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-12403826563235461482009-07-07T17:37:04.869-05:002009-07-07T17:37:04.869-05:00Nat- long stories take far longer to edit. There i...Nat- long stories take far longer to edit. There is a lot more to go wrong with them. They also have to hold the editors attention much longer. :(<br /><br />Jameson- I do have a craving for cheese puffs. <br /><br />K.C.- Just finishing that story was a challenge. Getting it out the door was the easy part.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-62079823543701958842009-07-07T17:26:51.948-05:002009-07-07T17:26:51.948-05:00A boy's action-adventure MG sounds refreshing ...A boy's action-adventure MG sounds refreshing compared to a lot of what's out there right now. Maybe you'll catch the wave of the next big thing!<br /><br />In the meantime, good luck with the Vermin story! Hey, at least it's finished and out the door; that's the real challenge.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-53029599167485868992009-07-07T16:39:49.157-05:002009-07-07T16:39:49.157-05:00My bad writing habits must have rubbed off. I thou...My bad writing habits must have rubbed off. I thought my Vermin story was going to come in at around 5k, but it ended up being 7k.Jameson T. Cainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989529177998260901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-2536233518717798862009-07-07T15:58:45.897-05:002009-07-07T15:58:45.897-05:00I usually stick in the 3-5K window. Longest story ...I usually stick in the 3-5K window. Longest story I ever wrote was around 8K, but I find stories that long a pain to edit!Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-43206239375982563532009-07-07T13:48:57.110-05:002009-07-07T13:48:57.110-05:00Cate- I have been told the same thing. I really di...Cate- I have been told the same thing. I really didn't put all that much work into my vermin sub, it just took forever to get it on paper. <br /><br />Aaron- I have wondered that myself. I wondered how many subplots I could have added (and then taken out, and added again).Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-70198861034072796602009-07-07T13:04:11.867-05:002009-07-07T13:04:11.867-05:00Good luck. Make you wonder how many words might ...Good luck. Make you wonder how many words might have been in that story...Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-61873905782542811332009-07-07T10:48:17.045-05:002009-07-07T10:48:17.045-05:00Writing an MG from a boy's viewpoint is always...Writing an MG from a boy's viewpoint is always a plus. Apparently girls will read books with boys as the MC but boys won't read books with girls as the MC - or so the publishing gurus say. <br /><br />You've put so much work into that Vermin sub, I really hope you make it into the antho.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-74830544351914535932009-07-07T10:07:48.643-05:002009-07-07T10:07:48.643-05:00Thanks Barry. I'm going to need it. I don'...Thanks Barry. I'm going to need it. I don't have good luck with long subs. BTW, the Zinsser book is On Writing Well.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-21836911696651222342009-07-07T09:54:48.141-05:002009-07-07T09:54:48.141-05:00Good luck with the Vermin sub!Good luck with the Vermin sub!Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com