tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post5294084695862391750..comments2024-03-17T07:55:51.361+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY, BLOG!Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-50291857437307411172011-01-15T05:21:12.459+00:002011-01-15T05:21:12.459+00:00Great blog!
My advice: Once you start writing, d...Great blog!<br /><br />My advice: Once you start writing, do not stop to fix little problems you might notice along the way. It will kill your momentum. You can always come back and fix those problems later.<br /><br />My blog is <a href="http://hogwartssabbatical.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">My Hogwarts Sabbatical</a> and it chronicles a chemist's journey into fiction writing.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-75521200726228134862011-01-14T10:48:19.352+00:002011-01-14T10:48:19.352+00:00Just seen this (been away this week), so belated h...Just seen this (been away this week), so belated happy blog birthday from a regular reader! Loads of great advice here - keep up the good work!<br /><br />I blog <a href="http://www.jonathanpinnock.com" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It's mainly about me and my writing. I've got a book coming out in September, you know.jonathan pinnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865393294059636207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-32224886221717965742011-01-13T06:09:54.042+00:002011-01-13T06:09:54.042+00:00Happy blog birthday!
Advice: If it's worth do...Happy blog birthday!<br /><br />Advice: If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly. You can get better later, but not if you won't start.<br /><br />Blog: http://chickenfreaksobsessions.blogspot.com/<br />Perfume and semi-personal ramblings. Or click to My Other Blog for fiction, gardening and chicken.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-13859423744187735222011-01-12T21:15:58.537+00:002011-01-12T21:15:58.537+00:00Happy second blog birthday Nicola! <3
camarsha...Happy second blog birthday Nicola! <3<br /><br />camarshall.com, where tea, writing, reading, freelance editing, and lit agent interning are nothing compared to my love for my dog. (20 exactly)<br /><br />My best advice? Read more books. And take dogs for walks.Editor Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575298681582664196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-15471547310569752302011-01-12T17:40:37.508+00:002011-01-12T17:40:37.508+00:00Just found you - but happy birthday, anyway.
Advi...Just found you - but happy birthday, anyway.<br /><br />Advice: Read the great poets. Go deep, and deeper still. Be awake to the voice within.<br /><br />Plug:<br />http://1513fusion.wordpress.com/<br /><br />A place for images in words and glass.<br /><br />Harry NicholsonHarry Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801422418560281658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-88787197818504679542011-01-12T14:22:21.268+00:002011-01-12T14:22:21.268+00:00Nothing like stumbling across a party once all the...Nothing like stumbling across a party once all the champagne's been drunk and everyone else is on their way home!<br /><br />Happy blog-birthday, Crabbit Old Bat!<br /><br />My best writing advice is 'get on with it!' And the blog is self-explanatory, a mash of fiction and fact known as www.talesofveryordinarymadness.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Cheers!Sam Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985355742757891578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-11759754365320188212011-01-12T13:04:47.625+00:002011-01-12T13:04:47.625+00:00Happy 2nd blogiversary!
Plug: Join the evolution ...<b><i>Happy 2nd blogiversary!</i></b><br /><br /><b>Plug</b>: Join the evolution — <a title="A place for established and aspiring writers..." href="http://wannabeawriter.co.uk" rel="nofollow">wannabeawriter.co.uk</a>.<br /><br /><b>Advice</b>: "<a title="Great article on points of view..." href="http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-points-of-view-says-who-says-i.html" rel="Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-77006656041585709762011-01-12T10:26:07.193+00:002011-01-12T10:26:07.193+00:00Love your blog.
Writing advice from us: listen t...Love your blog. <br /><br />Writing advice from us: listen to your critiquers. If one person comments unfavourably there may be something wrong but listen to your own intuition as to whether to keep it. If two don't like it look at it very carefully before deciding to keep it. If three or more don't get it you probably need a rewrite.<br /><br />Our blog plug: Egoboo WA - five writers Helen V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07989670682260643429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-32044751238311067002011-01-12T10:12:20.774+00:002011-01-12T10:12:20.774+00:00Happy blog birthday. I only discovered your blog r...Happy blog birthday. I only discovered your blog recently and I'm so glad I did.<br /><br />My most useful writing advice - old but so true for me - write and keep writing. You'll never improve unless you do.<br /><br />I'm Helen Venn. My blog, Imagine Me At Clarion South, on life, writing and whatever interests me, is at http://www.imaginemeatclarion.blogspot.comHelen V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07989670682260643429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-43218412687858590462011-01-12T10:00:27.298+00:002011-01-12T10:00:27.298+00:00Advice? I'm not handing out any advice!
And m...Advice? I'm not handing out any advice!<br /><br />And my blog is the best (sorry Crabbit), so the rest of you can just forget about blogging.<br />http://bookwitch.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-69881411345897598822011-01-12T00:04:31.304+00:002011-01-12T00:04:31.304+00:00Happy second blog birthday!
My blog explores my hi...Happy second blog birthday!<br />My blog explores my historical romance writing adventures and love of reading: http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/<br />My favourite advice comes from Diana Gabaldon: Read. Write. Don't Stop.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-25007767636825464092011-01-11T23:22:00.079+00:002011-01-11T23:22:00.079+00:00Happy blogging birthday!
My advice: Support write...Happy blogging birthday!<br /><br />My advice: Support writers around you. There's a lot of competitiveness in this industry, but we're all in the same boat and we need to support one another.<br /><br />I wrote and published a book aged 13. Now older and wiser, I’m trying it all again. <br />http://www.emmamaree.comE.Mareehttp://www.emmamaree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-12821802437813006632011-01-11T19:11:05.432+00:002011-01-11T19:11:05.432+00:00Happy Birthday, Crabby Old Bat!
My blog is only 2...Happy Birthday, Crabby Old Bat!<br /><br />My blog is only 2 weeks old. Check out my amateur reviews of things I've been reading/doing. <a rel="nofollow">http://aviewfromtheborder.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Advice: No one is perfect, be open to advice. Then share it with others.K Rutherfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142555059802620350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-3934055051715739252011-01-11T16:59:07.578+00:002011-01-11T16:59:07.578+00:00Happy Blog Birthday, long may you rabbit on.
Most...Happy Blog Birthday, long may you rabbit on.<br /><br />Most valuable writing advice: - Read, read more. Write. Read again and again. Write. Read outside your comfort zone. Write , rewrite, rewrite. Enjoy.<br /><br />blog http://ev-allthisandheaventoo.blogspot.com/<br /><br />You might enjoy it!<br /><br />EvelynEvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336006621499332354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-34481977410666572612011-01-11T16:41:18.620+00:002011-01-11T16:41:18.620+00:00On my first visit here I am so glad to have arrive...On my first visit here I am so glad to have arrived on your blog-birthday! <br /><br />Best bits of advice: "Write! Just do it! Don't give up." ~Donna Fox<br /><br />"Read a lot and write a lot!" ~Stephen King<br /><br />Most Inspiring Advice: http://www.thinkingten.com/video/write-everyday<br /><br />Follow me as I learn and practice my craft by writing about what I know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-73059390421276438852011-01-11T16:39:15.097+00:002011-01-11T16:39:15.097+00:00Happy Birthday, crabbit one! I missed last year...Happy Birthday, crabbit one! I missed last year's birthday party as it was only day 2 of heartbreak hell, so have some extra birthday wishes to make up for that. <br /><br />My blog tells you all the shit no-one else tells you: http://stroppyauthor.blogspot.com<br /><br />My tip: read your words aloud. You might sound like a twat, but that's better than looking like a twat when you send Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-38359368504747430132011-01-11T14:00:03.868+00:002011-01-11T14:00:03.868+00:00Happy 2nd blog Birthday Nicola.
Advice: You won&#...Happy 2nd blog Birthday Nicola.<br /><br />Advice: You won't get your work published unless you send it out, so send it.<br /><br />Plug: the blog on my writing, inspirations and literature related news combined with photos and fun.<br />http://carol-bevitt.blogspot.com/Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-38349774633246173782011-01-11T11:17:43.945+00:002011-01-11T11:17:43.945+00:001. Start writing.
2. Keep writing day after day, w...1. Start writing.<br />2. Keep writing day after day, word after word.<br />3. Finish what you write. <br /><br /><br />Tara Maya<br />500 Words - Come post an excerpt of your book<br />http://taramayastales2.blogspot.com/Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-10889007506614894062011-01-11T10:27:33.971+00:002011-01-11T10:27:33.971+00:00Very happy birthday, Crabbit Old Bat. The blog goe...Very happy birthday, Crabbit Old Bat. The blog goes from strength to strength. I don't have a blog but I like all this advice I've been reading.<br />My advice is I think from Chekhov. "Write without hope and without despair."<br />I'm also fond of Beckett's 'Fail again. Fail better.'<br /><br />But the Doctorow is brilliant and particularly applicable to me at adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-18965708706290928582011-01-11T08:07:24.892+00:002011-01-11T08:07:24.892+00:00Happy blog birthday, Nicola. I've been followi...Happy blog birthday, Nicola. I've been following for nearly all of it, and still reckon this is one of the most useful blogs around on writing better and getting published better!<br /><br />Fav writing advice, from Kingsley Amis: 'The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of one's trousers to the seat of one's chair.'<br /><br />Advice I'll be trying to follow SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847565982538951065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-65060292509873387802011-01-11T03:17:15.850+00:002011-01-11T03:17:15.850+00:00Best writing advice: Finish something.
I see lots...Best writing advice: Finish something.<br /><br />I see lots of folks posting about their 5000 words daily writing, yet never finish anything. FINISH!<br /><br />My blog is www.kristadball.com I talk about writing, life, and zombies. This year, I'm putting my history degree to work and sharing information about daily life in different periods and places.Krista D. Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735832053631141449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-13005626123924926182011-01-11T03:15:16.666+00:002011-01-11T03:15:16.666+00:00Happy Birthday!
My blog: Listen in as I give (sma...Happy Birthday!<br /><br />My blog: Listen in as I give (small and self-) publishers financial and management advice. www.GropenAssoc.com/blog/<br /><br />Writing advice: <br />Every book has competition. Know your book's and why readers like the successful books better than the "wannabe"s. Your last draft should not only be the best writing you can manage, but also deliver more of Marion Gropenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469212301023650460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-48977579843602522522011-01-11T02:23:52.462+00:002011-01-11T02:23:52.462+00:00Happy 2nd Blogday ^^
I don't blog, I just lur...Happy 2nd Blogday ^^<br /><br />I don't blog, I just lurk at other people's blogs - silently, usually. But I wanted to pop out and say hello. (Hello!)<br /><br />Writing advice? Don't throw anything out/delete it. You might come back and realise it's a better segment than you realised.<br /><br />(I hope using smilies isn't a hangable offense on a writing/publishing blog)Tamlynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-32557950475872503162011-01-11T01:32:52.090+00:002011-01-11T01:32:52.090+00:00Happy Blog Birthday!
Re writing advice - I think ...Happy Blog Birthday!<br /><br />Re writing advice - I think it's all here in your blog. But if I had to pick one thing, it would be to always try to put yourself in the reader's shoes. (As long as they're wearing nice ones of course!)<br /><br />I can't tell you how much your blog has helped me improve my writing - thank you!JaneFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920957855661479676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-46256304449392435472011-01-10T22:20:34.498+00:002011-01-10T22:20:34.498+00:00Happy Blog Birthday! Your insight and advice have ...Happy Blog Birthday! Your insight and advice have been extremely valuable. I'm looking forward to many more years of crabbit old bat wisdom.<br /><br />1. I blog about the Edinburgh Literary scene, authors, writing, books and tea. Author interviews a speciality. http://helencaldwell.wordpress.com<br /><br />2. The only way to get it done is to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com