tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post1922388673608022045..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Chris Eboch on Surviving the Writing LifeProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-5677969993055060582014-02-21T14:23:37.275-06:002014-02-21T14:23:37.275-06:00Don't know how many hours I've put in lear...Don't know how many hours I've put in learning how to write, but it feels like more than 10,000 hours. Always learning, always always rewriting...an unending process. Appreciate the advice here and encouragement. Have visited before many times, now a member.Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-73864959748024202002014-02-20T09:52:26.526-06:002014-02-20T09:52:26.526-06:00Great discussion.Great discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-5102448578299819072014-02-17T16:51:54.385-06:002014-02-17T16:51:54.385-06:00These are really great thoughts, Chris. Good food ...These are really great thoughts, Chris. Good food for thought, excellent perspective. Braden Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543019025938404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-64974905243542053202014-02-12T20:51:48.264-06:002014-02-12T20:51:48.264-06:00Yes, please feel free to do so! All the best to yo...Yes, please feel free to do so! All the best to you!Janice Phelps Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010979338395463422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-24300644969324499022014-02-12T13:56:46.707-06:002014-02-12T13:56:46.707-06:00Oh, good!Oh, good!Kris Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217265282250089583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-38769172506663054942014-02-12T10:37:08.819-06:002014-02-12T10:37:08.819-06:00As always, you leave me encouraged and empowered.As always, you leave me encouraged and empowered.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-50970904718355930542014-02-12T08:58:36.422-06:002014-02-12T08:58:36.422-06:00Janice, those are very good points. I'm adapti...Janice, those are very good points. I'm adapting these essays and adding some more for a book on "Surviving the Writing Life." May I excerpt some of this to quote you?Kris Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217265282250089583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-52643612791247274872014-02-12T07:28:08.561-06:002014-02-12T07:28:08.561-06:00Thought inducing tips. Especially like the 10,000 ...Thought inducing tips. Especially like the 10,000 hr rule and the breakdown in hours a week you might actually be writing. <br /><br />Bottom line is we all travel the path differently and bring different skill sets to the trip.<br /><br /><a href="http://siamckye.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye Over Coffee</a> <br /><br />~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-83743546680136980562014-02-12T06:18:38.248-06:002014-02-12T06:18:38.248-06:00This is just what I needed to read. This is a wond...This is just what I needed to read. This is a wonderful post and reminder that all paths are different.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-33342661027912672552014-02-12T06:11:11.298-06:002014-02-12T06:11:11.298-06:00Wonderful post, Chris! Even after achieving a goal...Wonderful post, Chris! Even after achieving a goal that other writers dream of, it's hard not to compare yourself to writers who got a better deal or feel disappointed that what you did is not as big as you thought. <br /><br />Better to focus on the point of it all: crafting your skill as a writer, telling your story, and growing as a person.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-12437248230324127832014-02-12T06:06:52.308-06:002014-02-12T06:06:52.308-06:00These are great tips, Chris! Thank you for sharing...These are great tips, Chris! Thank you for sharing them with us. I think many of us struggle with these feelings, especially when we see others getting agents, having their books published. Being happy for them and working hard on our own stories (the one we are writing and the one we are living) is the best approach. I would also add that we should nurture the small opportunities because from them bigger things can come. I know I have found this to be true. Approaching opportunities with an open heart and building new connections, positions us to be ready when the bigger opportunities arise; and if they do not arise, we still have small successes and good friends whose successes we can celebrate. Being published is great, but it is likely not the most important thing in our life. It helps to keep that in mind. Also, I have found that some writers simply do not know how to push themselves from a self-editing standpoint or know how or when they need professional help from an editor. They do not read enough books by writers who are really masters of the craft, and they feel one or two passes through their book are enough. These are the folks who write their first book in a month or a week. They are too easily satisfied with being done with the writing. The process of writing, of crafting a story, is not important enough to them to the degree that they can stay with it. This may sound critical on my part, but I don't mean it that way. Becoming a writer is a process that evolves over time. We must be willing to put in the time. I doubt many of this blog's followers fall into that category. I approach writing much differently now than I did years ago. Thank you for a great post that really got me thinking!Janice Phelps Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010979338395463422noreply@blogger.com