tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post8281915421498397152..comments2024-01-30T02:18:46.434-06:00Comments on ACME AUTHORS LINK: GoalsMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-79229729122983604622009-04-29T16:09:00.000-05:002009-04-29T16:09:00.000-05:00Great insight June! It's tough to sit down and wr...Great insight June! It's tough to sit down and write. I started when my youngest was in Kindergarten and thought for sure I'd be published by the time he graduated from High School. Well, he graduated from college before I got my first book published. It was well worth the wait - my adult kids helped me celebrate - BIG TIME!! They alone knew the thousands of hours I'd committed to my dream!!<br />Good luck with your next paragraph, and then the one after that ...<br />DL LarsonDeb Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115066586448611470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-65384214347108782802009-04-27T22:56:00.000-05:002009-04-27T22:56:00.000-05:00There's nothing like the thrill of seeing your own...There's nothing like the thrill of seeing your own book in the library. When I saw mine, I really felt like I was an author!!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-8154183665885284892009-04-27T11:55:00.000-05:002009-04-27T11:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, Gayle. It's nice to know t...Thanks for the comment, Gayle. It's nice to know that I'm not alone!!<br /><br />JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431412795153966525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-1650217625724810122009-04-27T11:01:00.000-05:002009-04-27T11:01:00.000-05:00Years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Patricia ...Years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Patricia Guiver speak at a luncheon in Huntington Beach. She had written her first mystery when she was well into her sixties, and was fortunate enough to get a contract for more books featuring her character, Delilah Doolittle. I'll never forget her comment, "I had over sixty years to write the first book, and nine months to write the second." <br /><br />I hadn't started seriously trying to write at that time, but I remember thinking, "Wow! Talk about pressure!"<br /><br />My first book, FREEZER BURN, is now being published, and while I don't have a contract for more, I certainly have more plots in my head for my plucky heroine. On the one hand, I'm not "pressured" to write the second, but on the other, I don't want too much lag time between books. Let's just say, I can feel those little stress-building blocks stacking, one by one.<br /><br />Hope you get all of your paragraphs completed! Good luck!<br /><br />Gayle Carline<br />http://gaylecarline.blogspot.comGayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.com