tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post5820073893297793676..comments2023-11-03T07:01:16.104-05:00Comments on C. Hope Clark: The Crossroad of Can't or Won'tHope Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-35863733765109162482011-07-28T11:03:22.929-05:002011-07-28T11:03:22.929-05:00Yes, Dana, I made drastic changes. I discarded som...Yes, Dana, I made drastic changes. I discarded some characters, changed the setting, added a few scenes, added a character, changed half the names, altered hair colors, you name it. It was indeed liberating.Hope Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-9535764342373815132011-07-28T09:54:32.533-05:002011-07-28T09:54:32.533-05:00I read your thoughts about rewriting and felt libe...I read your thoughts about rewriting and felt liberated. I've been wanting to rewrite my first novel entirely (it is almost completely edited, too). But it felt wasteful to throw away so much work. <br /><br />When you discarded the first draft and rewrote yours, did you make drastic changes? I began rewriting last night and that's the direction mine is headed. Not even the same characters! It's a little scary, but I'm loving it so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-82109505868245494092011-07-26T13:25:35.442-05:002011-07-26T13:25:35.442-05:00My car is definitely stalled at that intersection....My car is definitely stalled at that intersection.... and I'm out pushing as hard as I can. Thanks for helping me push.Julia Munroe Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798422149542791454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-36295790186998342152011-07-26T01:28:31.929-05:002011-07-26T01:28:31.929-05:00I have read the information which you have mention...I have read the information which you have mentioned here. And I am really very glad after read here and I appreciate for the information that you presented here.Professional Resumehttp://www.resumesthatwork.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-54036388062846442762011-07-25T20:35:06.451-05:002011-07-25T20:35:06.451-05:00Appreciate this, truly, for I have had several &qu...Appreciate this, truly, for I have had several "can't or won't" moments, writing and otherwise, in the past several weeks. I can, and I will. Thanks, Hope.Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-80221239138661967762011-07-25T12:53:50.652-05:002011-07-25T12:53:50.652-05:00It's that self-doubt that creeps in on our wea...It's that self-doubt that creeps in on our weak days. . .<br /><br />Thanks, Hope, for the reminder that confidence in our work is a good place to start getting rid of that fear of not being good enough. Fear of failure is a side effect of creativity.<br /><br />As for confidence in your work, I've reviewed two writing instruction books by D. Maass on my blog. Learning the techniques and practicing are the best ways I've found to help with confidence.<br /><br />http://dghudson-rainwriting.blogspot.com/2011/07/rainforest-pickings-6-book-reviews.htmlD.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-35697813460958190512011-07-25T07:13:38.835-05:002011-07-25T07:13:38.835-05:00We all need a Daily Dose of Hope!We all need a Daily Dose of Hope!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-54260579891545880362011-07-25T06:49:03.695-05:002011-07-25T06:49:03.695-05:00Wow. For a minute there, I thought you had a copy ...Wow. For a minute there, I thought you had a copy of my journal. The bit about dreaming big and performing small sounds especially familiar. What stopped me was the line about going back to work. Well, so what? A lot of us only get to write evenings and weekends. And I've met lots of people who didn't really start writing for publication until after they retired. Everyone has a different path and pace. A dream on the back burner -- as mine was when my child was young-- is better than no dream at all. You might be surprised at how much of a novel can be written during lunch hours, evenings, nap times...like, the whole thing.Kristen Stieffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716097889143393543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-83774569102704302282011-07-25T00:50:40.138-05:002011-07-25T00:50:40.138-05:00Glad you found the site, too! Welcome.Glad you found the site, too! Welcome.Hope Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-66181308001922065832011-07-25T00:44:29.668-05:002011-07-25T00:44:29.668-05:00I am very brand new here - and so grateful that a ...I am very brand new here - and so grateful that a friend sent me your site -Ruthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-51373867002374709512011-07-24T23:49:06.810-05:002011-07-24T23:49:06.810-05:00Well, it was after midnight my time, and I had thi...Well, it was after midnight my time, and I had this great thought on my mind. Had to cut it loose. Thanks!Hope Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-25529031579033249572011-07-24T23:22:48.079-05:002011-07-24T23:22:48.079-05:00I thought it was "Pulp Fiction" but perh...I thought it was "Pulp Fiction" but perhaps I was wrong. Perhaps it is "Beat Your Fiction to a Pulp" instead.<br /><br />Wonderful post, Hope. (And it's not even midnight yet. What's going on?)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com