Comments on Seeing Creative: Striving To Be Better

Great idea about the writing workshop--thanks for ...

2010-03-08T10:28:57.032-07:00

Great idea about the writing workshop--thanks for sharing.

Thanks, everyone! I'm enjoying the YA workshop. Li...

2010-03-08T07:45:28.416-07:00

Thanks, everyone! I'm enjoying the YA workshop. Like I suspected, it won't help me with the problem the agent pointed out, but she did give me directions when she clarified her comments.

I'll be posting more about the workshop in the future. I'm just waiting to get feedback from the instructor. I've already had feedback from my fellow students, but there wasn't much to change. Like last time.

How cool that you're taking a class! I hope you sh...

2010-03-07T21:06:05.262-07:00

How cool that you're taking a class! I hope you share some of what you learn on your blog.

And good luck on revising and resubmitting. Certainly sounds promising!

I haven't ever gotten to take a course. I'd really...

2010-03-07T16:09:52.839-07:00

I haven't ever gotten to take a course. I'd really like to. You'll have to keep us all posted on how it goes!

Congrats on doing so well on your first assignment. :)

I try to read a lot of YA books, read books on writing, do a ton of critiquing (which seems to improve my skills quite a bit) and work, work, work. I'm very unhappy if I don't get to work every day. :)

Awesome. Keep us posted on what you think of the ...

2010-03-06T14:10:29.494-07:00

Awesome. Keep us posted on what you think of the course! I've taken a few (plus my English degree) and I've felt so-so toward them. There's so much good information online that they weren't as helpful as I hoped. But that course outline looks excellent, like it really delves into the specifics.

You are such a smartie, Stina. The course sounds l...

2010-03-06T09:19:46.735-07:00

You are such a smartie, Stina. The course sounds like a lot of fun!

Good for you!! I hear that agents LOVE authors who...

2010-03-05T10:03:23.203-07:00

Good for you!! I hear that agents LOVE authors who show that they care about the craft by going to writers' workshops and conferences - it shows that they are serious about their craft and want to improve. That is such a great story and the agent sounds really nice. Good luck re-querying!

Okay, that is a really cool story and what an awes...

2010-03-05T07:12:53.953-07:00

Okay, that is a really cool story and what an awesome agent!

I'm taking a class right now too and the feedback on my writing has been so valuable.

Congratulations on the agent interest and good luck with the writing. All that hard work has to pay off!

Wow, you are working hard! And I believe that in t...

2010-03-04T11:00:48.383-07:00

Wow, you are working hard! And I believe that in the end, hard work always pays off. So I know you'll have everything you've been working for!

If I'm serious about writing - then I will do anyt...

2010-03-04T08:07:46.229-07:00

If I'm serious about writing - then I will do anything and everything that I can to improve!

Fantastic idea! Sounds like it paid off. That's wo...

2010-03-04T07:01:09.932-07:00

Fantastic idea! Sounds like it paid off. That's wonderful. A creative writing course sounds like a great idea. Right now, I'm working on networking--getting the skinny on what people do, what agent's are looking for, and how to be competitive. There's so much information out there, it can get hard to synthesize, but I chip away at it piece by piece. Things are starting to shape up nicely, I think. :)