tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post117269042846909981..comments2024-03-13T13:27:33.666-04:00Comments on Sandra Scoppettone's Writing Thoughts: Yes, We've Got No Ideas TodaySandra Scoppettonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149336752789641751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-1172776252323656992007-03-01T14:10:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:10:00.000-05:00How about trying another short story? Maybe it can...How about trying another short story? Maybe it can act as a conduit to something new. Writing short stories is really fun--not lucrative but idea-generating. Or how about turning the one you already did into a novel? <BR/>Or maybe another children's book. Maybe just getting away from the idea of the "20th" would help.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-1172770239820390382007-03-01T12:30:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:30:00.000-05:00My goodness! I feel so stressed when I read your b...My goodness! I feel so stressed when I read your blog, yet I can't stay away. I'm watching and waiting, filled with suspense. Will she come up with an idea or won't she? I put the smiley face because I actually believed you'd found one. I visualized you sitting at your desk, typing like a madwoman and laughing hysterically, so proud of yourself.<BR/>I have ever confidence that you will come up with something grand. Go back to the fun of it all -- remember how it used to be. At least, that's what I tell myself and I haven't written a book since 1996. Ain't that a hoot? Talk about stress! I was disillusioned early in my career. :)Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-1172761747265664392007-03-01T10:09:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:09:00.000-05:00you beat me to it...the whole 'we shouldn't define...you beat me to it...the whole 'we shouldn't define ourselves by what we do' thing. why shouldn't you? you are great at it and you love it - sounds like an ideal thing by which to define yourself.oncRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695099463273127062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-1172718623245255772007-02-28T22:10:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:10:00.000-05:00That's funny. But I didn't mean I was going to st...That's funny. But I didn't mean I was going to stop at 20. It was at least 20. Ah, well, your idea could still work, I see. Okay. 25 before I die. So by tomorrow morning I should have an idea. Thank you.Sandra Scoppettonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149336752789641751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-1172718193104868122007-02-28T22:03:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:03:00.000-05:00Maybe it's the 20-book goal that's the problem. I ...Maybe it's the 20-book goal that's the problem. I mean, if you've done 19 and the goal is to get to 20; then 20 could be the last one and that would be putting a lot of pressure on it.<BR/><BR/>Change the goal to 25. That way #20 is just one of the many on the way to 25.Hal Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175526263719821470noreply@blogger.com