tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post9074895023317322120..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Re-discovering the writer withinLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-79107934936857651422011-03-08T05:41:48.584-08:002011-03-08T05:41:48.584-08:00Recently I finished my first novel after five long...Recently I finished my first novel after five long years, I also felt what you described; being torn between wanting to draw it to a close and not wanting to say good-bye. I had become so attached to this "family" that I miss them. It's a kind of grief. Maybe a sequel? So happy that you were blest with the gift of time!Bonnie M. Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-84444803907235369032011-03-06T02:12:34.515-08:002011-03-06T02:12:34.515-08:00Every writer's dream to be able to get away fo...Every writer's dream to be able to get away for a time and finish the work. Glad it was so productive for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-5478840605653457102011-03-05T21:37:24.689-08:002011-03-05T21:37:24.689-08:00I love it when characters do the unexpected and yo...I love it when characters do the unexpected and you sit back and go "Wow, where did that come from?" It's been awhile since I was able to "get away" like you describe, but Im so glad for you that you managed to finish that first draft. Such a great feeling!Kara Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482245933455012714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-569227094129215502011-03-03T22:56:59.259-08:002011-03-03T22:56:59.259-08:00I definitely identify with that restlessness of th...I definitely identify with that restlessness of the mind. And it helps when you can get away as you did--except hours and hours of immersing myself also means pain in my arm from typing. But the exhilaration of the story coming right keeps me going.LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-36286175245822229892011-03-03T15:35:34.083-08:002011-03-03T15:35:34.083-08:00Wonderful post and I can really identify with what...Wonderful post and I can really identify with what you have shared. But I am envious! You were able to "get away" and write like that without interruptions?Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-78705834490700712742011-03-03T01:01:12.543-08:002011-03-03T01:01:12.543-08:00Thanks for sharing, Jo-Anne. I love the moment whe...Thanks for sharing, Jo-Anne. I love the moment when my characters move from being people I've dreamed up on paper (make that screen) to real people, even though they develop minds of their own and don't always agree with me. That's when you realise the true meaning of the term "creative writing".Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.com