tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post286528369355200116..comments2023-09-11T00:45:34.476-07:00Comments on Arthur Slade: Fantastical Worlds of YA Fiction: Faith: the foundation of writingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770678628958584026noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-33960643504757240632011-08-26T07:17:04.611-07:002011-08-26T07:17:04.611-07:00Read away, Linda! I so wish I could be there, but ...Read away, Linda! I so wish I could be there, but I'll be teaching in Banff that same weekend! Grrr...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770678628958584026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-847472742406691312011-08-26T07:08:20.337-07:002011-08-26T07:08:20.337-07:00Can I have permission to read this at the CANSCAIP...Can I have permission to read this at the CANSCAIP conference in September--that is unless you're going to join us and can read it yourself! http://canscaip-sk-horizons.blogspot.com/Linda Aksomitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717992587409329450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-41820787274744914792011-08-26T06:58:44.039-07:002011-08-26T06:58:44.039-07:00You're right, Natalie. Doubt leads to nothing ...You're right, Natalie. Doubt leads to nothing being accomplished!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770678628958584026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-21483284518701740342011-08-26T03:54:13.372-07:002011-08-26T03:54:13.372-07:00What a great message. It's so easy to doubt, ...What a great message. It's so easy to doubt, isn't it? I excel at doubting about every aspect of this crazy business. But doubting leads to nothing being accomplished and having faith is always the beginning of something wonderful.Natalie Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304549319992178005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-75363929615884260012011-08-25T10:52:42.810-07:002011-08-25T10:52:42.810-07:00Exactly, Susan. Making good fiction is the goal.
...Exactly, Susan. Making good fiction is the goal.<br /><br />Err, and a billion dollars, too, of course...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770678628958584026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-39734799738447753042011-08-24T15:15:39.453-07:002011-08-24T15:15:39.453-07:00So, so true. It's so helpful to me to see acco...So, so true. It's so helpful to me to see accomplished writers talk about their journey, so thank you for that! When the doubts creep in, I look back to see how far I've come already, and know that I still have yet far to go. And that making good fiction along the way is the reward, not just the goal. :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-9632178748342784202011-08-24T09:54:42.390-07:002011-08-24T09:54:42.390-07:00It is all good. Or will be, once you're done.....It is all good. Or will be, once you're done...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770678628958584026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-19033786180862675252011-08-24T09:39:04.499-07:002011-08-24T09:39:04.499-07:00My faith is being sorely tested. Just for once I&#...My faith is being sorely tested. Just for once I'd like to be done with a story. Instead I'm revising the beginning chapters of The Luckless Winner once again. This time to pickup the pace, screw up the drama, and make sure my 15 year old protagonist doesn't sound like he's twelve. <br /><br />It's all good though. I swear I'm getting better at this.Eve Barbeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572913012911430623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-31711853483807316552011-08-24T09:17:41.380-07:002011-08-24T09:17:41.380-07:00Oh, finding those fresh eyes is so important. Alwa...Oh, finding those fresh eyes is so important. Always nice when there's a space to let things alone for awhile and come back to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770678628958584026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15399507.post-39024890625979266762011-08-24T09:03:45.815-07:002011-08-24T09:03:45.815-07:00Thank you for this reminder. It gets hard, someti...Thank you for this reminder. It gets hard, sometimes, to see your own talent as talent. I've been fighting with those insecurities lately too, but then I re-read some of my writing with fresh eyes and realize that it's all there. It just needs some time, the right eyes on it, and a willingness to keep growing as a writer.Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com