tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post9119002385271787630..comments2024-01-29T20:06:10.152-05:00Comments on cats & crime & rock & roll: The new projectClea Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-19643807533609420262009-11-11T18:26:41.603-05:002009-11-11T18:26:41.603-05:00Thanks folks. Am now up to about 17,000 words. Sti...Thanks folks. Am now up to about 17,000 words. Still kind of lost and what I'm writing is a mess, but I'm loving it. And I think that it has the potential, somewhere far far down the line, to be of interest to people outside my head, too. I hope!Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-23955476604653646462009-11-01T16:22:16.540-05:002009-11-01T16:22:16.540-05:00Basically, what I want to say is along the lines o...Basically, what I want to say is along the lines of what the others already said, but I guess a little more encouragement always comes in handy, right? Everything you said about your uncertainty about whether you are on the right track with your new project are the normal doubts that set in when one embarks on a new , unaccustomed path. So hang in there, you will get over them eventually. And Kathanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-8020023957359194722009-10-22T18:09:39.263-04:002009-10-22T18:09:39.263-04:00While I have no doubt that your new project will b...While I have no doubt that your new project will be yet another wonderful book, it is acually kind of encouraging to me that even established writers like you still have doubts. And the fact that you're willing to share your insecurities in such a public forum makes me respect you even more.<br /><br />Stepping outside your comfort zone is always scary - but the flipside of scary is Ingrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-70150801353724894772009-10-22T16:25:32.488-04:002009-10-22T16:25:32.488-04:00thanks folks - am now trying to tell myself that t...thanks folks - am now trying to tell myself that the temptation to clean the bathroom is actually a bad (aka, avoidance of writing) one. THough a clean bathroom would be nice...Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-70422984904676052842009-10-22T15:52:08.817-04:002009-10-22T15:52:08.817-04:00Good for you! Difficult as it is, growth only com...Good for you! Difficult as it is, growth only comes when you try to do something different. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but whatever happens, you learn.<br /><br />Good luck!BPL Refhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206148409183653691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-7837003069291800872009-10-22T15:39:38.693-04:002009-10-22T15:39:38.693-04:00Be proud of yourself for being brave. When you hav...Be proud of yourself for being brave. When you have a surefire formula, it's brave to try something new.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com