tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post8637399031826429051..comments2024-03-10T00:54:57.264-08:00Comments on Chantele Sedgwick: Letting go.Chantele Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-6229099010787215972013-03-23T09:35:25.412-07:002013-03-23T09:35:25.412-07:00Yup, I was completely naive. There are a few MS th...Yup, I was completely naive. There are a few MS that will never see the light of day. But we have to start somewhere. :) Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-64568983157900331252013-03-20T18:33:56.025-07:002013-03-20T18:33:56.025-07:00I've given up several manuscripts, and it'...I've given up several manuscripts, and it's sad every time. Not sure if I'll go back to them, but I never feel like writing is ever wasted time, so that's good! Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-91871741911895529472013-03-20T08:03:24.305-07:002013-03-20T08:03:24.305-07:00It is hard to walk away from them, but I just tell...It is hard to walk away from them, but I just tell myself I'll go back to them when I am smarter. Maybe I will, maybe I won't...but it allows me to move on to other books without the feeling of wasted time. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-27304474185183402412013-03-19T21:12:25.311-07:002013-03-19T21:12:25.311-07:00Ahh yes, the first price of crap I ever wrote was ...Ahh yes, the first price of crap I ever wrote was really hard to let go. I rewrote it twice and changed so much over the two years it took to learn the basics. But shelving it was the thing that helped me grow the most! Jessie Humphrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096043821002254348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-36580934008011360362013-03-19T19:43:12.705-07:002013-03-19T19:43:12.705-07:00Amen sister. I've shelved 4 novels and I'...Amen sister. I've shelved 4 novels and I'm working hard to get the 6th published, since the 5th still needs quite a bit of work. It was hard to give up on the others, but maybe someday I can fix the major plot holes and resurrect them. Until then, I'll be trying hard to get published and not give up. Not yet anyway. :) Great post!Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-3930733713078870942013-03-19T14:05:24.829-07:002013-03-19T14:05:24.829-07:00This can be heart wrenching, but you are right. I ...This can be heart wrenching, but you are right. I like to look at it as no giving up but trying something new for a while. I've heard lots of stories of authors getting published on a fourth or fifth book and then revamping their first one :)Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-77860400697845470392013-03-19T13:44:03.660-07:002013-03-19T13:44:03.660-07:00It is really hard to know when to let an MS go. Yo...It is really hard to know when to let an MS go. You've put so much work into but sometimes it's the best decision you can make.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-17319257173753250202013-03-19T10:01:24.606-07:002013-03-19T10:01:24.606-07:00Funny, I was just thinking about this last night. ...Funny, I was just thinking about this last night. I still have some queries I want to send out so I'm not giving up yet, but so far I haven't had any requests (talk about heart breaker) Last night I realized that I would be ok putting this one away for awhile. If the rest of the queries don't pan out, I'll survive, I'll move on, but I'll keep going. I still believe in this book though so I'll probably come back to it sometime. It was good to realize this. I knew I would survive, and because I could deal with putting books aside that someday I would make it to the point where I'll be published. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-29025964383987432442013-03-19T09:33:21.089-07:002013-03-19T09:33:21.089-07:00I could have written this post. So, so true. The b...I could have written this post. So, so true. The best part is none of those manuscripts were a waste. You wouldn't be the writer you are without them. Nice post.ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-77530468279179250542013-03-19T09:27:09.054-07:002013-03-19T09:27:09.054-07:00I agree. I put my first book away, but every once ...I agree. I put my first book away, but every once in a while I come back to it, so some more editing and test the waters again. In the mean time, it's important to keep writing and not put all your eggs in one basket.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-39145800219360208312013-03-19T09:08:08.783-07:002013-03-19T09:08:08.783-07:00I totally agree. I got my last MS all the way to q...I totally agree. I got my last MS all the way to querying stage and decided not to. My heart wasn't in it anymore. I don't regret my choice!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306182475647359241.post-3866817233343779472013-03-19T09:00:54.059-07:002013-03-19T09:00:54.059-07:00This was a post after my own heart. I had the same...This was a post after my own heart. I had the same experience. Wrote my first MS, thought it was OK (never confident enough to think it was excellent), even had a couple people read it for me. Sent it off before I did any real editing (talk about learning curve!)and now it sits, shelved. I don't have any regrets at all. I learned a lot. I'm still writing-- more actually, but freelance work. I may try a book again-- we'll see. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.com