tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post1146642984902265443..comments2024-01-03T04:03:15.300-05:00Comments on S.P. Bowers: FrustrationS.P. Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-23528870525826167632012-06-09T07:12:52.597-04:002012-06-09T07:12:52.597-04:00It is funny that we can repeat the same fears and ...It is funny that we can repeat the same fears and thoughts book after book, even though it was fine last time.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-13674463425276507942012-06-08T15:36:26.400-04:002012-06-08T15:36:26.400-04:00I totally have a rhythm of loving and hating my bo...I totally have a rhythm of loving and hating my books. ALL of them.<br />I also have a rhythm in thinking I'll never make word count.<br />But I seem to.<br /><br />Funny.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-27693691408778926802012-06-07T13:03:06.199-04:002012-06-07T13:03:06.199-04:00I took a break yesterday and today. I think I'...I took a break yesterday and today. I think I'm getting my happy back and I'll finish it up next week.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-50646277107299650782012-06-07T13:02:20.121-04:002012-06-07T13:02:20.121-04:00Thanks, We'll find out when we query.Thanks, We'll find out when we query.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-10286632623087801142012-06-07T13:01:54.370-04:002012-06-07T13:01:54.370-04:00Thanks, You don't either. I guess we all see ...Thanks, You don't either. I guess we all see our own faults so clearly. When you're wallowing send me an email, I'll cheer you up!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-41054138530803583562012-06-07T12:31:01.882-04:002012-06-07T12:31:01.882-04:00LOL! Okay, I'm laughing at the image of the cr...LOL! Okay, I'm laughing at the image of the crazy Georgia lady throwing books at teenagers. hahaha. That's brilliant. But the rest is normal... I think. I know I feel that way from time to time. What you need is a little break. A break from your WIP and writing. It'll help you feel refreshed when you get back to it. And it's okay to take a break, even if you are so close to the end. :)Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-40519907347872767732012-06-07T12:21:28.652-04:002012-06-07T12:21:28.652-04:00Sara - Boy can I relate. One good insight that com...Sara - Boy can I relate. One good insight that comes from our frustration, is it shows that we have high standards and want to write a quality piece of work. If you know you have given your very best effort, that in itself is a victory. My guess is that you are seriously short-changing yourself!Victoria Lindstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694066132860951997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-41275059422848550122012-06-07T09:58:47.777-04:002012-06-07T09:58:47.777-04:00If it helps, I feel a bit better knowing I'm n...If it helps, I feel a bit better knowing I'm not the only person having this reaction night after night. Man, do I suck! But you definitely don't :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-13062982310822073962012-06-06T18:11:11.850-04:002012-06-06T18:11:11.850-04:00It is good to know I'm not the only one. Tash...It is good to know I'm not the only one. Tasha suggested that too. I know what I'm doing tonight instead of writing. :)S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-90229215567478860912012-06-06T18:10:21.792-04:002012-06-06T18:10:21.792-04:00Yes, I need to cling to that belief. Thanks.Yes, I need to cling to that belief. Thanks.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-59219600429398226062012-06-06T18:02:25.167-04:002012-06-06T18:02:25.167-04:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one who goes ...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who goes through this. It's always worse when you read a book by an awesome author. The cure? Read a book by an not-so-awesome author. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-7423489767800099762012-06-06T14:11:06.476-04:002012-06-06T14:11:06.476-04:00I know exactly how you feel. I'm going around ...I know exactly how you feel. I'm going around and around on the same wheel as you! Don't give up- some agent out there will love it! We have to believe that.Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-38591464223223128092012-06-06T13:59:12.494-04:002012-06-06T13:59:12.494-04:00Thanks everyone for your nice words and your advic...Thanks everyone for your nice words and your advice. It's good to hear others can feel like this too and that I'm not alone.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-9486176783047567302012-06-06T13:58:00.839-04:002012-06-06T13:58:00.839-04:00So true, for both the writing and the marriage. I...So true, for both the writing and the marriage. I'm definitely over analyzing. It's a downward spiral.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-42394601137764407392012-06-06T13:56:22.582-04:002012-06-06T13:56:22.582-04:00Lol, that is such a good idea! I'm so doing t...Lol, that is such a good idea! I'm so doing that instead of writing tonight.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-13954258105523955222012-06-06T13:55:57.443-04:002012-06-06T13:55:57.443-04:00Yea, time is what I need. It's just hard to s...Yea, time is what I need. It's just hard to stop when you're so close.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-48137374644831006092012-06-06T13:55:29.653-04:002012-06-06T13:55:29.653-04:00See you there :)See you there :)S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-16215512956168870292012-06-06T13:55:10.210-04:002012-06-06T13:55:10.210-04:00It was pretty melodramatic wasn't it. :)It was pretty melodramatic wasn't it. :)S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-18801808371416377762012-06-06T13:54:36.031-04:002012-06-06T13:54:36.031-04:00Yea, she's awesome.Yea, she's awesome.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-76291866341633093172012-06-06T13:54:24.618-04:002012-06-06T13:54:24.618-04:00Thanks, Sara.Thanks, Sara.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-60496531785039797802012-06-06T13:53:42.927-04:002012-06-06T13:53:42.927-04:00A break is what I need, it's just hard when I&...A break is what I need, it's just hard when I'm so close.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-40305827100172332202012-06-06T13:53:15.106-04:002012-06-06T13:53:15.106-04:00Thanks, people do tend to be their own biggest obs...Thanks, people do tend to be their own biggest obstacles don't they? We're all just crazy.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-72489437046982238832012-06-06T12:16:43.066-04:002012-06-06T12:16:43.066-04:00Keep going! How often do you read any book 10 time...Keep going! How often do you read any book 10 times in a row? You are going to start seeing faults (even if none exist). I remember a letter my husband wrote to me the first time he was in Iraq. The first time I read it I was so elated to have a letter from him that the letter was perfect and everything I wanted to hear. The second time I noticed one spelling mistake. By the time I had read it several times I had a dozen spelling mistakes, and several more grammatical errors, that jumped out at me every time. I even started questioning if his words had double meaning. I finally had to put the letter away. When I looked at it again several months later I loved it again. The love was always still there but I just let my critical brain take over. Even though my husband's letter actually DID have problems I think you get my point. Don't over-analyze something you used to love (that is the key to a happy marriage, too).Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378675052097341004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-24554084385124777542012-06-06T11:52:54.971-04:002012-06-06T11:52:54.971-04:00Remember that book you read that had you mocking t...Remember that book you read that had you mocking the writing out loud? We all have one...two...a dozen? When I feel this way about my writing, I find one of those books, and I start reading them. Then I re-read my stuff. I almost always feel better.Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-5906540813545591942012-06-06T11:36:47.046-04:002012-06-06T11:36:47.046-04:00I hear ya. That is how I felt about the book I'...I hear ya. That is how I felt about the book I'm querying now. I had revised it and edited SO many times I didn't want to read it ever again. But since it's been a while since I've opened it, I think I'm ready to like it again. So my best advice--Time.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.com