tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post305681292186024149..comments2023-10-19T05:34:10.647-05:00Comments on Celia Yeary-Romance...and a little bit of Texas: DO YOU LOVE YOUR BOOK?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-82406141856100319172011-05-23T19:50:11.829-05:002011-05-23T19:50:11.829-05:00KAREN--good solid advice. It's odd, isn't ...KAREN--good solid advice. It's odd, isn't it, how our characters are so real. It's almost like we really do know them. CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-60877206087116123562011-05-23T17:22:40.079-05:002011-05-23T17:22:40.079-05:00Celia,
Excellent points!
I do love my stories. ...Celia,<br /><br />Excellent points! <br /><br />I do love my stories. Every character is so real to me and I want to introduce them to the world. lol <br /><br />If a rejection comes in, it hurts, but it can't stop you. You have to keep trying again - and again.Karen Michelle Nutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083893569523248900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-35483342623108106302011-05-23T15:53:24.476-05:002011-05-23T15:53:24.476-05:00B.J.--I guess most authors are avid readers. I kno...B.J.--I guess most authors are avid readers. I know I was, still am when I have time. Thanks for commenting--CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-42822661596134526582011-05-23T15:52:02.607-05:002011-05-23T15:52:02.607-05:00Caroline--that's the whole point, in a nutshel...Caroline--that's the whole point, in a nutshell. Thanks! CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-23963991318526436482011-05-23T15:51:32.309-05:002011-05-23T15:51:32.309-05:00Amen, M. K. Very wise words. CeliaAmen, M. K. Very wise words. CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-7582768968205038842011-05-23T15:50:56.595-05:002011-05-23T15:50:56.595-05:00lynne--Contests are a trip, as you say. I only did...lynne--Contests are a trip, as you say. I only did those to get the critique sheets, then I made a spread sheet of my strengths and my weakness, based on the scores. Believe me, it was valuable. I also learned that judges most often are consistent within the ranks. I'll go further and say judges are more likely to judge a ms in like ways, more than reviewers do. In other words--reviewers sometimes can vary greatly on the same book. But judges don't for the most part.<br />Now I judge one a year--8 entries. I always look forward to them. CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-18786160754959096662011-05-23T15:47:45.584-05:002011-05-23T15:47:45.584-05:00STEPH--taking criticism is one of the hardest thin...STEPH--taking criticism is one of the hardest things. None of us like it, but it's a measure of growth when we at least learn to do better.<br />CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-78785339441437265592011-05-23T15:46:44.408-05:002011-05-23T15:46:44.408-05:00P.L.--yes, get up and try again. There are some th...P.L.--yes, get up and try again. There are some though, that don't, and I wonder how good they might have been if they'd continued.<br />I write what I like to read, too. And I re-read my own novels! I hate to admit that, but sometimes I like my own better than something else I'm reading. <br />CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-81978079650956978852011-05-23T15:44:46.621-05:002011-05-23T15:44:46.621-05:00J. R.--I love stories of a famous author who recei...J. R.--I love stories of a famous author who received a hundred rejections, then became a best-seller with that same book. It all seems unlikely, but I've read too many instances for it not to be true.<br />I admit, some rejections I got were warranted, but some were not because I turned right around and another publisher took it. Sometimes it's because of the publisher's specific guidelines. I'm learning more about that, and it helps. <br />CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-24807232566568642882011-05-23T15:12:48.682-05:002011-05-23T15:12:48.682-05:00Enjoyed this post, and yes, I love my books or I w...Enjoyed this post, and yes, I love my books or I wouldn't write them, and I agree if I don't love them, how can I expect others to? I'm very passionate about my writing. I'm an avid reader and passionate writer. My favorite genre is romantic suspense. BJB. J. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192745848258713549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-73161759262634414752011-05-23T14:24:56.826-05:002011-05-23T14:24:56.826-05:00Good post, Celia, and I agree. If we don't lov...Good post, Celia, and I agree. If we don't love what we write, how can we expect readers to do so?Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-3531226129216916132011-05-23T13:26:17.006-05:002011-05-23T13:26:17.006-05:00Everyone says write what you know, but I say write...Everyone says write what you know, but I say write what you love. And I have.Marilyn Yarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067037435205726619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-32690659738689976962011-05-23T11:04:38.369-05:002011-05-23T11:04:38.369-05:00All excellent points, Cecila. We can love our boo...All excellent points, Cecila. We can love our books all we want, but if we don't include urgency, drama and intensity, no one will care.<br /><br />Contests are a trip, aren't they?<br /><br />So glad you persevered.Lynne Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156587180087372120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-76112396977618478422011-05-23T09:09:17.059-05:002011-05-23T09:09:17.059-05:00Celia, ditto - tons of words of wisdom and the one...Celia, ditto - tons of words of wisdom and the one of the things I've learned in my writing journey is that I've got to learn to take critique - even if it sounds harsh because their might be merit in it. I love my book and I want to make it the best it can be.<br /><br />smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-83969562259250226172011-05-23T07:55:06.377-05:002011-05-23T07:55:06.377-05:00Actually, yes, I do love my books. By the time I&#...Actually, yes, I do love my books. By the time I'm finished, every character is real to me. I know their likes, dislikes, what makes them tick. I write what I like to read. Hey, rejection hurts us all, but the trick is to get back up and try again - and again.P.L. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266607796347848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-87994418137489412302011-05-23T07:32:49.678-05:002011-05-23T07:32:49.678-05:00A writer has to live with the expectation of some ...A writer has to live with the expectation of some rejection, and not all will be kind.<br />James Lee Burke’s wonderful The Lost Get Back Boogie garnered more than 100 rejections before it was finally published and went on to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.<br />Obviously he believed in the book. More important, he KNEW it was as good a book as he could make it. That doesn't remove the possibility he might have taken the advice of one or two of those rejecters and made changes.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-20927761962500804692011-05-22T19:34:05.002-05:002011-05-22T19:34:05.002-05:00MONA--good for you that you adore your own charact...MONA--good for you that you adore your own characters! Okay, you caught me on that one.<br />I do agree with voice and characters, but aren't they in a different category from urgency, intensity and drama? Know what I mean?<br />But I have said, in answer to every question about what drives my stories, I always, always, say....the characters. Thanks! CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-83157259278894889452011-05-22T19:31:50.579-05:002011-05-22T19:31:50.579-05:00Linda--Persistence. Yes, I do understand that, and...Linda--Persistence. Yes, I do understand that, and I think I learned much of it from you. You are my role model, you know, my lighthouse to watch for in the turmoil, and I appreciate you so much. <br />I, too, love my flawed characters, but you know what I've learned? Flawed characters who are really, really difficult to reform will not get you a Five Star Review. Nope--won't happen. The reviewer will point that out almost every time..."I just couldn't warm up to __ until the very end." Don't they understand? <br />Ah, well...I can't stop. Neither can you, I don't think. CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-41375990987014471202011-05-22T16:53:11.465-05:002011-05-22T16:53:11.465-05:00Good post Celia-- Do I love my books? Oh boy, if I...Good post Celia-- Do I love my books? Oh boy, if I tell you how much I love my books and adore my heroes you'll think I'm the most conceited writer on earth. Yes, I love my stories. An editor from HQ Mills& Boon told me that there was so much passion in my stories it jumped at the reader. I told you, if I start, I won't stop. <br /><br />But I'm going to disagree with you on one point: urgency, intensity, and drama produce good emotion but are not enough to sell a book. There is so much more, the voice, the characaters are as important.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058304572077474516.post-30228388766593609932011-05-22T16:28:07.731-05:002011-05-22T16:28:07.731-05:00Celia, what a lot of wisdom you have packed into t...Celia, what a lot of wisdom you have packed into this one blog. I wish every new or timid writer could/would read it and take it to heart.<br />I love my books, I love my characters, even the flawed ones. Espeically the flawed ones! And I have slogged on through many, many rejections and negative critiques and difficult situations in the world of publishing. But the one word I live by is persistence. If you keep on doing something long enough and well enough, you will see positive results. I'm looking at mine.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.com