tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26703962.post5473731154308733104..comments2023-10-11T06:49:35.740-07:00Comments on piccalilli: Knitting and Brewing and...Writing?Christine Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26703962.post-17349893130835191442007-11-08T08:11:00.000-08:002007-11-08T08:11:00.000-08:00"at that rate, it’d take me one hundred and ninety...<I>"at that rate, it’d take me one hundred and ninety-two years"</I><BR/><BR/>LLLOL!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26703962.post-76636062170631978862007-11-07T07:26:00.000-08:002007-11-07T07:26:00.000-08:00Oh, that first novel...the one we cut our teeth on...Oh, that first novel...the one we cut our teeth on! It's so easy, as writers, to sink all our energy into that first project. I agree that moving on, or working on a few things simultaneously, is essential. It lets us apply what we've learned in a new way, without treading the same old ground. Great point, Melissa!Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26703962.post-76792764349388442352007-11-06T14:12:00.000-08:002007-11-06T14:12:00.000-08:00My first novel was a complete learning experience ...My first novel was a complete learning experience for me in more ways than one. It taught me a lot about craft, yes, but it also taught me that I needed to let it go and work on other projects. I'd worked on that novel and that novel alone for close to five years, constantly rewriting whenever I learned more about the writing craft. It drained me, although I didn't realize it at the time. I finally said "enough!" and started work on the next novel. I finished that one in a year. BIG difference!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.com