tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post4914627134495460031..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: Transitions are hardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-75564456201593529902011-09-22T19:45:11.904-07:002011-09-22T19:45:11.904-07:00Congrats to JB!
Sometimes that funk is just a ne...Congrats to JB! <br /><br />Sometimes that funk is just a necessary slow down before the muse kicks into gear again. Hope the funk moves out of your house and life soon. :)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-34561280818567202442011-09-21T10:56:57.961-07:002011-09-21T10:56:57.961-07:00Michelle, thanks! Yeah, I submitted Bread on Frida...Michelle, thanks! Yeah, I submitted Bread on Friday, I think. After fretting over a synopsis for several months, I just whipped it out in under an hour and sent it!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-3783218804598053132011-09-21T10:23:39.372-07:002011-09-21T10:23:39.372-07:00Oh, Davin, I've been so worried about your tra...Oh, Davin, I've been so worried about your transition, but this post puts me at ease, so yay!!! And shame on you not immediately messaging me to say you had submitted Bread. >:(<br /><br />BECAUSE THAT IS AWESOME!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-34431793120102885802011-09-21T09:47:00.751-07:002011-09-21T09:47:00.751-07:00S.P., You are also welcome. As for your adoption, ...S.P., You are also welcome. As for your adoption, congratulations, and I wish you the best of luck! That is indeed a big challenge, but I bet it is one that will be extremely rewarding.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-61304746886131408612011-09-21T09:43:06.899-07:002011-09-21T09:43:06.899-07:00Yay! Thanks.
I know what you mean about transit...Yay! Thanks. <br /><br />I know what you mean about transition funk. I've been in one this summer as we've adopted a little girl. Sometimes our focus is on learning and growing. It doesn't mean something is wrong it just means we have to focus for a little bit. And when you're living so focused in your own life it's hard to slip into someone else's.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-43176123984028463012011-09-21T09:37:33.103-07:002011-09-21T09:37:33.103-07:00Scott, I still haven't figured out how you can...Scott, I still haven't figured out how you can write on the bus. I've tried. It's a mess. I can get about five words on a page before I find myself scrawling on my thigh or on the person in front of me.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-32410131855253983402011-09-21T09:31:31.765-07:002011-09-21T09:31:31.765-07:00I am resentful of beginning a new novel because us...I am resentful of beginning a new novel because usually I've been reading a lot after finishing up the last project. Luxury! Wallowing around in so many books. I've been reading three or four books at a time this last month and I feel so piggish but so very happy. Now I'll have to give up reading on my lunch hours and the evening commute and go back to writing during those times. But as you say, the more I write, the more I want to write. It's just a process of getting the snowball moving downhill.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-20267648007692779362011-09-21T09:19:41.681-07:002011-09-21T09:19:41.681-07:00jbchicoine, You're quite welcome. You're m...jbchicoine, You're quite welcome. You're more than welcome! I hope you enjoy the book, again. :) I feel good about having written. There also seems to be some snowball effect. The more I write, the more I want to write.<br /><br />Scott, thanks! I think if I weren't so greedy and selfish I'd probably feel resentful like you do. But I want to be able to say I wrote the book I like. Sometimes, sometimes, I imagine being able to snap my fingers and have the book written. But then I'd get suspicious of how easy it was to succeed.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-4372574431357637152011-09-21T09:06:49.885-07:002011-09-21T09:06:49.885-07:00Nice interview! I like the Rhesus monkey analogy (...Nice interview! I like the Rhesus monkey analogy (the films from that experiment are creepy).<br /><br />Transitions often make me resentful. "Why do <i>I</i> have to [do whatever new thing]?" Transitions between writing projects make me feel the same way. Only yesterday day distinctly thought, "Why do <i>I</i> have to write this book? It isn't <i>fair,</i> man."scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-20944027056403494512011-09-21T07:17:21.017-07:002011-09-21T07:17:21.017-07:00Ha! As I started reading this post, I was thinking...Ha! As I started reading this post, I was thinking, 'Davin is describing exactly the way I feel lately--sort of blech' (except you actually spent the last three nights writing and I sure haven't!)...but by the end of your post, well I guess I'm feeling the opposite of blech! I actually won! YAY! Thanks!J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.com