tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post2377477749492029236..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: One year...and counting.Dena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-20621184238203688002012-12-12T06:12:48.101-06:002012-12-12T06:12:48.101-06:00Congratulations!! I have two, actually, I'm st...Congratulations!! I have two, actually, I'm still working on that feel like that. I've set both aside while I edit my current wip but I will taking up the reins of one after these are done and then I'll follow that by working on the other. No, I haven't given up on the story or the characters, they're too much a part of my writer journey I've been on. It just took getting some more experience under my belt, to hopefully, get them right. Good luck!!Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-6296656674613123062012-12-11T22:43:02.743-06:002012-12-11T22:43:02.743-06:00Yup, and that book now has a publisher. I'll b...Yup, and that book now has a publisher. I'll be joining you in 2013! Grats!Eliza Tiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765731038856226730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-21467893995700457812012-12-11T12:46:17.413-06:002012-12-11T12:46:17.413-06:00congrats on your book! hopefully you can celebrate...congrats on your book! hopefully you can celebrate that your book will be published; I know all too well how we can talk ourselves down from victories. I just had a fellow RWA member remind me to always celebrate the small stuff. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-61202302998540538012012-12-11T11:39:11.381-06:002012-12-11T11:39:11.381-06:00I believe I will feel exactly this way when I take...I believe I will feel exactly this way when I take the next step. I was just saying this to someone, about the darkest moments in a book being like seeing the author naked. Robert Pattinson said he felt a little uncomfortable reading Twilight because it seemed like someone's private thoughts. He didn't mean Bella's; he meant Stephenie's. :) But we're writers because we want to share ourselves that way. Just like a singer on a stage needs to be heard, we need to be read. And you're there! <br /><br />So proud of/happy for you, Kristal! You have earned this! The exposure might be uncomfortable at first, but it's just awesome that you get to share these characters and their story with the world!Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-89493535135638184222012-12-11T10:43:33.296-06:002012-12-11T10:43:33.296-06:00The books I have published have not felt that way ...The books I have published have not felt that way for me...but I have a couple I've written that are very personal with lots of "me" in them. I think those would be very hard to put out into the world. If people hate the character, I'd feel like they hated me. All my stories have bits of me sprinkled in, but not to the extent that these other books do. Good luck!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-28105168994060528352012-12-11T09:47:45.467-06:002012-12-11T09:47:45.467-06:00I think every author wraps a little bit of their s...I think every author wraps a little bit of their soul into their work. I guess that makes books a little like a horcrux, except we didn't kill anyone to do it. We just neglected things like cleaning and feeding our kids.Janice Sperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178805752960449557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-62909314473168603712012-12-11T08:12:08.575-06:002012-12-11T08:12:08.575-06:00Absolutely! I can totally relate. Feel a bit like ...Absolutely! I can totally relate. Feel a bit like that right now with my new release. I anxiously wait for reviews then don't want to read them for fear of them ripping apart a book that I poured so much into. Scary business, this writing!<br /><br />I've added The Emissary on Goodreads and eagerly anticipate it's release :)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288802923434609582noreply@blogger.com