tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post1252472256582404141..comments2023-05-07T03:47:02.348-04:00Comments on The Rockville 8: On Becoming a Finisher, Part 2The Eighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03966202602120800766noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-7061544045616279572010-07-23T17:27:14.716-04:002010-07-23T17:27:14.716-04:00@Candy Thanks. I *hope* there will be wonderful th...@Candy Thanks. I *hope* there will be wonderful things. the Revisions are just waiting to spring to life.<br /><br />@Yvonne. COSMIC. A shout to the universe. The final spike slammed home on the rail way bridge leading from the continent of Half-formed dreams to the continent of fulfilled ones.Marjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083230901251977159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-43186218435525447942010-07-23T17:18:32.945-04:002010-07-23T17:18:32.945-04:00You HAVE to type "The End"! It's co...You HAVE to type "The End"! It's cosmic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-57944157809718370982010-07-23T16:06:25.839-04:002010-07-23T16:06:25.839-04:00I'm glad you found your inner-stubborn this ye...I'm glad you found your inner-stubborn this year, Mx. Congrats on becoming a finisher. We look forward to wonderful things happening with that now-finished manuscript. Yay! Go, you!Mackenzie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508204115833993481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-3158135512894770342010-07-19T21:36:05.783-04:002010-07-19T21:36:05.783-04:00Thanks. The theme I keep reading from each of you ...Thanks. The theme I keep reading from each of you is perseverance. Keeping on keeping on. <br /><br />I once heard the Dutch compared to a terrier - that they clamp on and stubbornly will not let go of their prey - well, not until it's dead and then they toss it aside. <br /><br />But srsly, how much of the Netherlands is reclaimed from the sea? And as we are currently witnessing in the excavation work around Ground Zero in Manhattan, look at how much of that island was also reclaimed - by the Dutch. <br /><br />"We don't need to pay attention to no stinking sea! Tides? Puh! I spit on you! Move the delta and plant some tulips!"<br /><br />I think I have had to find my inner stubborn this year, and grab hold of it in order to finish this particular book. <br /><br />Perhaps we all have to find our inner stubborn dutch woman or man, and persevere no matter what the naysayers say. (particularly when your inner voice is often the loudest of those yahoos!)Marjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083230901251977159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-58581575919681945572010-07-19T21:20:11.499-04:002010-07-19T21:20:11.499-04:00Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!! You did it!! You are o...Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!! You did it!! You are one step closer to being published. You are one step closer to realizing your dream. I am so proud of you and all your hard work and perseverance!! Keep writing and practice that pitch baby cause Nationals here you come!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983299119117118678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-34758446388732897872010-07-19T16:48:44.311-04:002010-07-19T16:48:44.311-04:00Mx - forever and always you will be a member of th...Mx - forever and always you will be a member of the finisher's club. Pretty darn nifty. Yes, the revisions are important, getting it out there and read by agents/editors is a must, but the most essential step is complete. Yay you! <br /><br />And well done on meeting your writing goal. Mine posted goals are well and truly out of date , alas.<br /><br />Maybe it's time for the R8 to do another round of vision casting now that we are all finishers. :)Keely Thrallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656529091898492453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-32598327352765490362010-07-19T12:59:11.220-04:002010-07-19T12:59:11.220-04:00You've done a great job persevering with every...You've done a great job persevering with everything you have going on. I'm so proud of you!<br /><br />The more I do this, the more I realize how many writers feel this way as they write.<br /><br />I guess it's an occupational hazard...Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-30066591805536892332010-07-19T11:07:07.477-04:002010-07-19T11:07:07.477-04:00Nicole,
You are right. The odds have shifted. Now...Nicole, <br />You are right. The odds have shifted. Now I just have to get the hang of persevering and pitching! <br /><br />Ooo, and I met my goal - half way through the year! So, I am not even a total procrastinating finisher - at least not in light of the R8 goals!Marjannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083230901251977159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-54836905917717677372010-07-19T10:55:45.625-04:002010-07-19T10:55:45.625-04:00Best wishes as you pitch to that agent at RWA this...Best wishes as you pitch to that agent at RWA this month!<br /><br />Finishing really is half the battle, isn't it?<br /><br />I think it was Madeline Hunter at last year's PRO retreat who said, that through finishing, pitching, and perservering, you've got a better chance at publication than 99% of those in the room with you.<br /><br />Daunting odds.<br /><br />But as a finisher, the odds are in your favor!Nichole Christoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799006710672537142noreply@blogger.com