tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post7025597648423080897..comments2023-07-23T02:07:51.261-07:00Comments on Dawn's Rise: Reaching for SomethingAndrew Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-41623414169883248752009-07-08T12:03:46.059-07:002009-07-08T12:03:46.059-07:00I know how you feel about editing - I've set m...I know how you feel about editing - I've set my novels aside for two months (I have three weeks left!) before I'm going back to them. It's nice to clear the head and get perspective :)<br /><br />Happy health to you!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221878333353619444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-44890111072607325272009-07-03T17:45:29.942-07:002009-07-03T17:45:29.942-07:00BJ: The further along I get in the editing, the wo...BJ: The further along I get in the editing, the worse it gets. I think it's because I'm getting a lot of critiques and adjusting my style and fixing story issues as I go.<br /><br />KLo: No! Don't make me worry about more things! <br /><br />Carrie: Thanks!<br /><br />Rebecca: Welcome! I remember that episode. It's not so lonely if you participate in critique groups and the like. And you always have us online friends :)Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-6270813660765411702009-07-03T14:20:01.840-07:002009-07-03T14:20:01.840-07:00Well you've managed to engage me as a reader, ...Well you've managed to engage me as a reader, maybe even a follower ;) I'm also in the process of writing a sci-fi novel but am nowhere finished yet. Writing is such a lonely craft isn't it. Just you, your computer and your thoughts....*sigh*<br /><br />Your experience of not finding anything wrong with you but leaving you with a mountain of medical bills reminds me of an episode of House where a patient sued the hospital for misdiagnosing him. They told him he had cancer and had x amount of months to live and he went and lived it up by ringing it up!rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-16510516098268892892009-07-01T05:00:37.553-07:002009-07-01T05:00:37.553-07:00Healthy is good, even if bills are not. Frankly, t...Healthy is good, even if bills are not. Frankly, the thought of slogging through all those edits is enough to make MY spleen hurt, so maybe that's it. Good luck with them!Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-37606980967523902362009-06-30T18:19:07.171-07:002009-06-30T18:19:07.171-07:00Haha, it's strange how bogged down we get in n...Haha, it's strange how bogged down we get in numbers ...<br /><br />I'm glad you're medical sitch turned out well. Did they test for pancreatitis? I have chronic pancreatitis, and it took a long time for it to be identified because the numbers may be back to normal by the time blood is tested. Just throwing that out there for you : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955854427063032485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-66604033444030075902009-06-30T07:15:26.620-07:002009-06-30T07:15:26.620-07:00Glad to hear you're healthy! And that stinks ...Glad to hear you're healthy! And that stinks about all the unexpected costs of everything. :( <br /><br />As for the writing, I understand the frustration with the book. Every time I finish a book and start editing, I lose my confidence. I suppose we have to keep our chins up and just keep swimming upriver.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-54807644264171983702009-06-29T20:28:57.514-07:002009-06-29T20:28:57.514-07:00The epic I mention is another book series I'm ...The epic I mention is another book series I'm writing. I'm about 80K words in so far, but most of that is slush. <br />This is about all I've <a href="http://blog.dawnsrise.com/2009/02/started-new-project.html" rel="nofollow">said</a> about it so far.<br />I can't believe I wrote that in February...most of it still holds true.Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-38447423920577823912009-06-29T20:16:47.400-07:002009-06-29T20:16:47.400-07:00How long is your epic? 500 pages? That's how m...How long is your epic? 500 pages? That's how many words? You have been working. Keep slugging through it, you'll get to the end if you go page by page. When that will happen , I can't say :-} Maybe next month, but certainly not next week unless you are the uber reader of all time. Hang in there. Beta readers are a tough find. I'll let you know if I hear somethingStephanie, PQWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829560196963801967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-30158925118263373002009-06-29T17:07:32.027-07:002009-06-29T17:07:32.027-07:00I literally had just had a full physical a few wee...I literally had just had a full physical a few weeks earlier, so I kinda knew I was in good health. That's the other frustrating thing about this. I know doctors can't be "too careful," but they have absolutely no problem being "too expensive." Also every one of those diseases I mentioned came up during my ER visit as possibilities.<br /><br />Another analogy is this car repair I need. My vents aren't blowing well, but the mechanic says it will cost $500 "just to find the problem, let alone fix it." Now unless this problem is going to cause my truck to roll over on the freeway (like the axle leak they just fixed), it's not worth the money. I wish health care had that diagnostic foresight.Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042906897152963913.post-5167353380292156282009-06-29T15:20:24.439-07:002009-06-29T15:20:24.439-07:00At least you found out you are healthy - that'...At least you found out you are healthy - that's the most important part of the whole thing. Too many people don't get checked out and then die from something that could have been treated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.com