tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post3962120501309847960..comments2024-03-23T01:54:50.542-05:00Comments on J.L. Campbell: Motivation That WorksJ.L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-28051941851433096522012-03-30T05:38:05.966-05:002012-03-30T05:38:05.966-05:00Yay. A request for a full. I'm crossing my fin...Yay. A request for a full. I'm crossing my fingers for you.<br /><br />There are two things that motivate me in a big way. First, I'm productive when I'm under major, major stress. I wrote my debut novel when I was terribly unhappy at my workplace (and I left that year)--it was like the words poured out of me. Second, I joined ROW80 last fall, keeping up with the rounds and making weekly goals. Since I'm putting myself out there by blogging about my progress, and because I'm a stickler to deadlines (personal deadlines is one thing, but making them public is another), I'm actually following through with goals and I'm at my most productive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-56079140517712521682012-03-30T05:25:22.859-05:002012-03-30T05:25:22.859-05:00Love the new look. :-)
I don't really do thin...Love the new look. :-)<br /><br />I don't really do things that I wouldn't suggest to anyone else. Or at least, not something that I can think of.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-43856536712855607942012-03-29T13:22:41.784-05:002012-03-29T13:22:41.784-05:00I'd say you're smart not to force yourself...I'd say you're smart not to force yourself to write. To me there's not point in doing it when your heart isn't in it. It's stuff you'll have to rewrite anyway.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-876905524497369302012-03-29T13:21:28.341-05:002012-03-29T13:21:28.341-05:00Thanks, Nick,
I know what you mean. I have only a...Thanks, Nick, <br />I know what you mean. I have only a couple of hours after work, which is mostly spent checking email and tweeting. Hard to write when you have limited time in which to get it done. It's good that you push harder for it.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-56653330024991098162012-03-29T08:57:21.319-05:002012-03-29T08:57:21.319-05:00I am soooo excited for you!!! All fingers/toes are...I am soooo excited for you!!! All fingers/toes are crossed and waiting for you to post more good news :) Hmmm... I don't have strange habits when it comes to motivation, but I guess I take breaks whenever I don't feel like writing. I've learned that forcing myself to work is not good!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-82759669235524295982012-03-29T06:20:17.356-05:002012-03-29T06:20:17.356-05:00Good luck with it! Sounds like you might be onto a...Good luck with it! Sounds like you might be onto a good thing.<br /><br />Odd habits? Reducing the time I write. I only get about a couple of hours per day, and sometimes I procrastinate and waste half of it. However, that then forces me to work faster to make my word count, and I think sometimes I write better when I'm faster, as I'm concentrating on the story and not, like you say, allowing those doubts to creep in. Hope that makes sense!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-40231710097024672532012-03-28T18:46:12.551-05:002012-03-28T18:46:12.551-05:00Thanks so much, Julie! Different is the name of th...Thanks so much, Julie! Different is the name of the game when it comes to writers.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-65264987663800145982012-03-28T16:03:03.164-05:002012-03-28T16:03:03.164-05:00Oh my goodness, what wonderful news! My fingers ar...Oh my goodness, what wonderful news! My fingers are crossed for you!!<br /><br />It took me a little while to realize how we all work differently...not right, not wrong, just different. And that's ok. Good luck to you :)Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-53428385671140326242012-03-28T12:18:20.229-05:002012-03-28T12:18:20.229-05:00Thanks, Mike. I get these periods when I mess arou...Thanks, Mike. I get these periods when I mess around with the wallpaper and stuff. Being that the A-Z is almost here, this is about all the messing around I'll get to do for a while. :)J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-60237917264608600412012-03-28T11:20:26.939-05:002012-03-28T11:20:26.939-05:00I'm guessing that it's only people like No...I'm guessing that it's only people like Nora Roberts and James Patterson who might not get doubtful now and then. Even with my published work, I wonder if I've written drivel.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-38573867181043765722012-03-28T11:17:47.997-05:002012-03-28T11:17:47.997-05:00LTM, Nothing happens before the time, so my advice...LTM, Nothing happens before the time, so my advice is to keep going. You never know when a door will open that'll be just the right fit for one of your novels.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-30511037651575299782012-03-28T11:16:25.197-05:002012-03-28T11:16:25.197-05:00Cynthia, thanks. It never ceases to amaze me how w...Cynthia, thanks. It never ceases to amaze me how we write good stories, but take so many different routes.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-5167446668811768562012-03-28T11:02:19.989-05:002012-03-28T11:02:19.989-05:00Your blog is so pretty now. I love the lips up top...Your blog is so pretty now. I love the lips up top. Thanks for the response on my earlier comment.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-82833574791922741312012-03-28T10:36:24.930-05:002012-03-28T10:36:24.930-05:00Wow, that is great news about the request! Congra...Wow, that is great news about the request! Congratulations! :)<br /><br />I find myself thinking ALL the time about whether or not my current WIP would sell, and if I'm wasting my time, etc. I know I should turn off those thoughts and just write. I'm working on it.Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-10989282073472441482012-03-28T10:10:45.034-05:002012-03-28T10:10:45.034-05:00Hey! Super-congrats to you on the full request! Wi...Hey! Super-congrats to you on the full request! Wishing you all the best of luck with it! I have MSs sitting around that I don't know what to do with it, and I've had those doubts about "will this even sell"--especially now on my current WIP. It's hard to believe in oneself, but we have to, right?<br /><br />and then we get surprises! Yay! Thanks, J~ <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-6715783628966284342012-03-28T09:52:07.424-05:002012-03-28T09:52:07.424-05:00Congratulations on the request! How exciting. And,...Congratulations on the request! How exciting. And, by the way, the new blog look is gorgeous. <br /><br />I have lots of habits that work for me at different stages of a manuscript. But they work for me. Who knows if they'd work for anyone else. : )Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-78815060507252829552012-03-28T08:26:57.467-05:002012-03-28T08:26:57.467-05:00Not sure why I can't reply to individual messa...Not sure why I can't reply to individual messages today, but it must be a case of Blogger going loopy again. <br /><br />Melissa, I hope you get your mojo back real soon. Could be you just need some time to relax and recharge those batteries. <br /><br />Kiru, that's right. Hope you get positive words back on that ms. <br /><br />Thanks, Sarah. Revising is good. That way you'll be ready when the time comes to submit.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-86225102577143143322012-03-28T04:05:18.848-05:002012-03-28T04:05:18.848-05:00Huge congratulations on your submission. I'm k...Huge congratulations on your submission. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.<br />As I'm revising my first novel, I don't know if what I'm doing is madness or perfectly conventional :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-14397880746966987132012-03-28T03:23:39.713-05:002012-03-28T03:23:39.713-05:00A call for submission is always a very good motiva...A call for submission is always a very good motivator. Back in January I finally edited a manuscript I have written back in April/May 2011. I submitted a partial to a new publisher. A week later I had an email back requesting the full manuscript. So you can be sure I was very pleased.Kiru Tayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285263322486836620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-64141404211982933492012-03-27T23:42:01.522-05:002012-03-27T23:42:01.522-05:00Congratulations!! This was the perfect post for me...Congratulations!! This was the perfect post for me to read as I am completely out of motivation right now. I'll take any idea, strange or otherwise to help me get my creative juices percolating again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-15104835231266666012012-03-27T18:44:51.557-05:002012-03-27T18:44:51.557-05:00Your comment reminds me how little time I'm sp...Your comment reminds me how little time I'm spending on my novel that's supposed to be a follow up the one next in line for release. <br /><br />Keep working at that novel though. It'll take a while, but you'll get it to where you want it. If all else fails, give it a few days' break and then get back in that particular saddle.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-47529070599145260022012-03-27T11:12:15.819-05:002012-03-27T11:12:15.819-05:00I don't have anything really that helps get me...I don't have anything really that helps get me motivated to write and edit. Congratulations on the full request. I haven't submitted anything in a while. I'm just toiling on getting through the edits for my sequel. I "should" have it finished by fall. I've got so much to do on it that I only work a little on it each day before I get frustrated. Sigh.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-76268052448654581042012-03-26T20:29:56.354-05:002012-03-26T20:29:56.354-05:00Thanks, Jemi. We are indeed a colourful lot.Thanks, Jemi. We are indeed a colourful lot.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-52087468736958617312012-03-26T18:36:13.820-05:002012-03-26T18:36:13.820-05:00Writers' quirks are some of the best ever! I h...Writers' quirks are some of the best ever! I have too many to mention... :) Good luck with the full!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-57454935901523144032012-03-26T17:42:10.922-05:002012-03-26T17:42:10.922-05:00Carol, I do know what you mean. Writers are a stra...Carol, I do know what you mean. Writers are a strange lot. Thanks for the good wishes.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.com