tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post1886681433714731870..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Chapter One: A blank page by Cheryl HarperPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-19222161706604199862014-01-14T09:52:26.943-08:002014-01-14T09:52:26.943-08:00Yep, I am right there with you! It is so hard some...Yep, I am right there with you! It is so hard sometimes, I often wonder what the heck I was thinking. I can't do this! Then, inspiration hits and I'm off and running. Glad to know I am not alone :)Amy Vastinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370234907973582544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-44341001828894129342014-01-13T19:58:27.443-08:002014-01-13T19:58:27.443-08:00I think we've all suffered what you're goi...I think we've all suffered what you're going through. In one class I took, I read a story I'd written about my mother's depression and eventual death. One comment: It was such a nice story. Why did you have to make her die at the end? Sometimes the point you're trying to get across goes right over another person's head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-75142158171807316962014-01-13T15:24:10.362-08:002014-01-13T15:24:10.362-08:00Thanks, Liz! Your note does sound like great encou...Thanks, Liz! Your note does sound like great encouragement and really good advice for all of us. Don't give up!Cheryl Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322884480241887224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-660869782260709462014-01-13T15:22:46.724-08:002014-01-13T15:22:46.724-08:00I'm so happy I'm not alone!!! Sometimes it...I'm so happy I'm not alone!!! Sometimes it helps to know that this feeling is just part of the process and so I can sit down and power through it. Other times, it takes a lot of Diet Coke and chocolate. I do whatever works, you know? I know you'll make it through that chapter, Karen!Cheryl Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322884480241887224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-26055310251481063152014-01-13T14:59:22.107-08:002014-01-13T14:59:22.107-08:00Add me to the "me, too" bunch. "Don...Add me to the "me, too" bunch. "Don't give up", written in Muriel Jensen's own hand, was thumb-tacked to my desk for years. When I finally lost the note, the ink had faded beyond readability, but I still knew it was there. I loved your post!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59881142378356671172014-01-13T14:44:41.821-08:002014-01-13T14:44:41.821-08:00Cheryl, this was so inspiring! I felt like everyth...Cheryl, this was so inspiring! I felt like everything you said was speaking directly to me. I'm on my third solo book now, my second is coming out in March and I write with a trepidation I didn't really feel before and it's impacting my confidence!!! I'm going to take all of your positive insights to heart and hopefully make it through my chapter tomorrow! Thank you so much. I Karen Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24970817686572184922014-01-13T12:04:03.522-08:002014-01-13T12:04:03.522-08:00Fear and trepidation...you've nailed it perfec...Fear and trepidation...you've nailed it perfectly!Cheryl Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322884480241887224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91600469319216243502014-01-13T12:01:10.466-08:002014-01-13T12:01:10.466-08:00Now I'll be singing that song in my head, Mel!...Now I'll be singing that song in my head, Mel! I usually just repeat over and over and over: Just do the best you can. Sometimes it even works!Cheryl Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322884480241887224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-35142086225424821602014-01-13T11:59:16.654-08:002014-01-13T11:59:16.654-08:00What a great book that would be, right? No such lu...What a great book that would be, right? No such luck. But maybe I could write it...Cheryl Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322884480241887224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-23360441030251741292014-01-13T11:54:52.833-08:002014-01-13T11:54:52.833-08:00I'm a panster who wants to be a plotter someda...I'm a panster who wants to be a plotter someday. I get so energized by the first idea, a single scene, that I want to write immediately. But you are so right about the middle...The more I do this, the better I understand how nice a well-developed outline could be. The deadline helps me because there's usually no time to hesitate!Cheryl Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322884480241887224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-84322758382856706792014-01-13T11:09:55.452-08:002014-01-13T11:09:55.452-08:00It depends. If I've turned the idea over and o...It depends. If I've turned the idea over and over in my head, played the what if game for endless rounds, or written an outline, the writing just flows and flows until the dreaded middle. When I have a glimmer of an idea and decide to wing it, I hate life at the revision stage, but I start out so boldly. But I'm also unpublished. I think that once your book is out in the wild and Mz.ZeyZeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103043264622719573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-69488417788045101062014-01-13T09:14:26.122-08:002014-01-13T09:14:26.122-08:00I love that! Another one for MY wall.I love that! Another one for MY wall.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-30091235750387889922014-01-13T08:18:48.352-08:002014-01-13T08:18:48.352-08:00Cheryl, Hey, welcome to the Heartwarming blog grou...Cheryl, Hey, welcome to the Heartwarming blog group. My mantra for working, writing, raising kids, for living is: "This too shall pass" Everything does and this too the blank page will be filled. I love what Muriel said about Michelangelo, as I recall having read that in his life story. And no many how many times you do it, tossing your baby out into the world is done with fear and rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-65798642117572444862014-01-13T08:08:28.912-08:002014-01-13T08:08:28.912-08:00Great post, Cheryl. We all feel this. I know I can...Great post, Cheryl. We all feel this. I know I can empathize! I love that quote by Stephen King. Another one that has gotten me through (I even have it on my wall) is the Japanese proverb 'Fall down seven times, stand up eight'. Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-44915563811875387772014-01-13T07:44:15.967-08:002014-01-13T07:44:15.967-08:00Cheryl - Absolutely! We're all insecure becau...Cheryl - Absolutely! We're all insecure because digging a story out of you is like giving birth through your fingertips. (Yeah, I know that's weird, but isn't the difficulty of putting the thought into words what we're talking about?) I think it's like Michelangelo's sculpture. He said the figure was already in the marble, he just had to find it. That's true of Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-13046786293399749812014-01-13T06:39:52.790-08:002014-01-13T06:39:52.790-08:00Pamela, so true that each of us could have written...Pamela, so true that each of us could have written this. What's the best motivational line you've ever seen? Mine is currently from Titanium (a song about bullying, but still): Shoot me down, but I won't fall...Reviews are lovely, but in the end they are only one person's opinion. Nothing to fear.MelCurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218278641168063613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-48434847911494744532014-01-13T06:05:30.848-08:002014-01-13T06:05:30.848-08:00Cheryl,
I'm thinking all of us could have ...Cheryl, <br /> I'm thinking all of us could have written this post. And, oh, the angst when your halfway through and you ask yourself, "Did it just MEANDER!"<br />BTW, when you added the PS, I was expecting to hear that you'd married That Boy.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.com