tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post7472977880089576576..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: Do the Work. Even if It's Work.Heidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-79542547293299633542013-10-18T09:36:56.282-04:002013-10-18T09:36:56.282-04:00I keep writing and the comment keeps disappearing!...I keep writing and the comment keeps disappearing!!<br /><br />Writing IS hard! I can know exactly where a book is going - have an entire scene planned in my head when I sit - and still not be able to put it into words. Ideas are not the problem! Those I have in spades! But getting them into words... sigh. I think I have writing dysplasia! But maybe I'm not alone?Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-78647762813618950912013-10-17T11:13:20.745-04:002013-10-17T11:13:20.745-04:00I don't think people realize how hard writing ...I don't think people realize how hard writing is until they try it. Like you said it's one thing to have great ideas, but quite another to put it on paper in a meaningful way. Still struggling with that one.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-38036578982398776652013-10-11T08:04:40.072-04:002013-10-11T08:04:40.072-04:00You said that all so well, Melissa!! I think writi...You said that all so well, Melissa!! I think writing does come easily to some people. I know some of those people. :) But not to me, and certainly not to most of my students. And sometimes you have to just sit down and write through that, and sometimes, especially when plotting, it's important to step away. Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone in that. :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-89987077723865591192013-10-11T08:02:37.181-04:002013-10-11T08:02:37.181-04:00Thank you, Robin! And good luck doing your hard wo...Thank you, Robin! And good luck doing your hard work. :) Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-76197083298442497692013-10-10T21:30:50.909-04:002013-10-10T21:30:50.909-04:00Writing is hard. And so many people in this world ...Writing is hard. And so many people in this world just think it's easy - sit down and put together a story. But it isn't easy. At all. I've been grappling with problems in my revision, too, and the best thing I can do is walk away, mull it over, think about things, let my brain sort it out. And it IS hard. Sometimes so much so that I want to scrap the whole thing. But when the answer comes and it works so beautifully...oh, that makes all the hard work completely worth it!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-54047430281330319082013-10-10T17:34:59.710-04:002013-10-10T17:34:59.710-04:00Excellent advise. I'm working on doing the wor...Excellent advise. I'm working on doing the work. Even if it feels like work. I'm glad you figured out your snag and strengthened you book in the process!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.com