Comments on Dawn's Rise: This is Day One…Again…

Good luck with everything and best wishes in the u...

2010-03-22T06:22:52.462-07:00

Good luck with everything and best wishes in the upcoming year!

Thanks folks! Looking forward to another year of w...

2010-03-16T08:49:28.853-07:00

Thanks folks! Looking forward to another year of writing!

117 now. No, Andrew, you are not alone. We'r...

2010-03-14T16:25:44.188-07:00

117 now. No, Andrew, you are not alone. We're all in this together. And someday, we'll all be sitting around by a fire, drinking wine and remembering our "struggle" with a laugh. The good old days, when we were poor and stupid, still learning our craft, still trying to hear our 'voice'. All good things come to those who wait. Never give up the dream, never give up the passion.

Thanks for sharing your track record. You are not ...

2010-03-13T16:01:18.496-08:00

Thanks for sharing your track record. You are not alone!

My biggest lesson this year? It is a little scary,...

2010-03-12T16:16:21.127-08:00

My biggest lesson this year? It is a little scary, though (okay, a lot scary) for the family of a writer. There's a whole lot of "unknowns" both big and small.
That being said, it's also really exciting to watch someone you love as they grow and evolve and create and do something that they truly enjoy doing.
I guess you can call me terrified but terribly proud. :)

You're learning alot and that's awesome. ...

2010-03-12T14:07:41.227-08:00

You're learning alot and that's awesome. Hang in there. Things move at a snails pace.

Writing is a lonely profession. There is no group ...

2010-03-12T12:10:35.144-08:00

Writing is a lonely profession. There is no group effort to speak of. No amount of support from family/friends who believe in you will ever be an assisting force behind the publishing of your work. This is what non-writers seem to fail to understand. It takes more than talent, like you said - a whole set of other factors have to be taken into account as well. For the nonwriter, talent seems to be the only thing that gets you there and it should be ever so easy; but it's not, is it? I, like many other writers, can relate to your post. Although you seem to be a little more involved and dedicated to it than I am at the moment. There are times when I go full steam ahead and I am on a creative high and then there are other times when I hit an insurmountable wall that I wish would disappear because simply I've no desire to get thru it. It's madness, it's love, it's hate, it's frustration, it's joy. Everything and nothing. Yes, writing is a lonely profession whereby the creator many times is filled with anguish and many times filled with manic highs.

Good luck on your endeavors. You seem to be on the right track. Don't give up.

I tried to warn ya.. ;)

2010-03-12T11:19:34.192-08:00

I tried to warn ya.. ;)

It's amazing how far you can come with writing...

2010-03-12T11:04:21.158-08:00

It's amazing how far you can come with writing, and there always seems to be more to learn. I either cringe, or giggle, when looking back and thinking how naive I was a year or two ago. At least now I know that I have a lot to work on still, and that immediately puts me in a better position than thinking that I'm great ;-)
The lessons you've learned in the last year have been invaluable - good luck for the next year!

I'm sorry you haven't had a ton of success...

2010-03-12T11:00:38.078-08:00

I'm sorry you haven't had a ton of success this first year, but it will get better. I think most writers starting out with a novel don't understand how absolutely slow the industry is. Sadly, it is like molasses for most.

Good luck! We're all in this together.