tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post8615798894389005871..comments2023-09-10T15:57:43.129+01:00Comments on Novel Racers: Hurrah, Distraction Already!Jenny Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-67733467740440050402008-03-20T10:06:00.000+00:002008-03-20T10:06:00.000+00:00Hi Clare, Welcome - best wishes with the writing! ...Hi Clare, Welcome - best wishes with the writing! Look forward to hearing how it is all going for you.NoviceNovelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033841321311240951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-55279231000559114062008-03-20T02:55:00.000+00:002008-03-20T02:55:00.000+00:00Just catching up here. Welcome, welcome Clare :-)...Just catching up here. Welcome, welcome Clare :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-31380275801443324442008-03-19T12:27:00.000+00:002008-03-19T12:27:00.000+00:00Yes Leigh, I'm anticipating at least 6 months befo...Yes Leigh, I'm anticipating at least 6 months before I have any proper editing time, although I owuld like to try and do at least a read-through before then.<BR/><BR/>My mum wrote a book when she was pregnant with me, which was part of the reason I thought it could be done. Although hers was for 8-11-yr-olds, so shorter... still, it was published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-13331405971999887312008-03-19T10:23:00.000+00:002008-03-19T10:23:00.000+00:0014 weeks?You can do it!I wrote a novel while pregn...14 weeks?<BR/>You can do it!<BR/><BR/>I wrote a novel while pregnant with my third child. Impending birth-giving is a great motivation, I can tell you! It was about seven months before I could get back to it for editing...!<BR/><BR/>The very best of luck!Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-86765579745557749062008-03-18T22:38:00.000+00:002008-03-18T22:38:00.000+00:00Welcome ClareWe're very good at cheering each othe...Welcome Clare<BR/><BR/>We're very good at cheering each other on and there's even Lane's pointy stick...Fiona Mackenzie. Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669889070557241716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-50200841322502914772008-03-18T00:00:00.000+00:002008-03-18T00:00:00.000+00:00Right. Have reached 3029 words (today's target was...Right. Have reached 3029 words (today's target was 3250) which is not bad for a first day! Think I'm allowed to go to bed now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-62002752730995941882008-03-17T22:00:00.000+00:002008-03-17T22:00:00.000+00:00Hello everybody!Cal, I do love it when lurkers del...Hello everybody!<BR/><BR/>Cal, I do love it when lurkers delurk.<BR/><BR/>I now have a wordcounter thingy on my blog. Most exciting. Still stuck at 1016 words, but hoping to write some more right now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-7856238423939431872008-03-17T20:11:00.000+00:002008-03-17T20:11:00.000+00:00Hi Clare! Welcome to the Racers! :)Hi Clare! Welcome to the Racers! :)Rose Red Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839111172089462436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-90215109266087666312008-03-17T19:56:00.000+00:002008-03-17T19:56:00.000+00:00Oh Clare!!! How nice to see you joining the race. ...Oh Clare!!! How nice to see you joining the race. Catch me if you can... xxxLucy Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831060852859704680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-55307586274219604222008-03-17T19:32:00.000+00:002008-03-17T19:32:00.000+00:00Hi Clare! I've been reading your blog for ages (bu...Hi Clare! I've been reading your blog for ages (but silently lurking, saying nothing *bwah ha ha*). Sorry, my evil laugh is rubbish. But welcome to the novel racers. It's great to have you here :o)CL Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650291635298634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-19251020304922614992008-03-17T18:33:00.000+00:002008-03-17T18:33:00.000+00:00Hi Clare, welcome to the racers. I've just finish...Hi Clare, welcome to the racers. <BR/><BR/>I've just finished redrafting book one and book two is done for now. But I am going to be back with book three again soon, along with Cal, so I'll be with 'racing' along side you. They're a great bunch to race with. xxMarcie Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921930565391929367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-32014886990200347072008-03-17T14:31:00.000+00:002008-03-17T14:31:00.000+00:00Sarah, I can sympathtise!I spent the morning pfiff...Sarah, I can sympathtise!<BR/><BR/>I spent the morning pfiffing and pfaffing, writing blog posts, updating my site template, checking my email, etc etc... and then it was past lunchtime and I was hungry and I very nearly went away to eat stuff, but I told myself I had to write something first, and then it was going quite well, so I told myself it had to be at least 1000 words, and now I've written 1016 words, hurrah! And I'm allowed to have lunch. And then will have to go pick my son up, so, um... well I'll just have to write some more tonight. No excuses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-29111502266115591002008-03-17T14:24:00.000+00:002008-03-17T14:24:00.000+00:00Hi Clare and welcome to the Racers.Best of luck wi...Hi Clare and welcome to the Racers.<BR/>Best of luck with your new book and being pregnant! You are going to be so busy after the birth I hope you can get as much done as possible before then. I am trying to write but keep finding other things. At the moment it is Facebook and takeing photos of my two darling angels/devils (depending on their behaviour)Sarah*G*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11345739249623483549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-23857032202751588172008-03-17T13:41:00.000+00:002008-03-17T13:41:00.000+00:00Ah, good point JJ. Will do.Ah, good point JJ. Will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-8852803798174296762008-03-17T13:16:00.000+00:002008-03-17T13:16:00.000+00:00Hi Clare, Glad Liz found a space for you. Have you...Hi Clare, Glad Liz found a space for you. Have you voted on date and venue over on http://novel-racer-meet.blogspot.com/ for the meet?<BR/><BR/>JjxJenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-54058814195370031982008-03-17T13:04:00.000+00:002008-03-17T13:04:00.000+00:00And of course it'll probably be something like ano...And of course it'll probably be something like another year before I actually get to hold a copy in my hand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-89717387029965853052008-03-17T13:03:00.000+00:002008-03-17T13:03:00.000+00:00You're probably right leatherdykeuk! Ah, how depre...You're probably right leatherdykeuk! Ah, how depressing. Doesn't make the waiting any easier though, and I'm sure people are right when they say the best cure for spending all your time waiting for the phone to ring or agonising over rejection letters... is to get on and write another one.<BR/><BR/>I'm an impatient bunny, which makes me rather unsuitable for this occupation. It's all so very slow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-65309612385006603072008-03-17T12:48:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:48:00.000+00:00Hi Clare. Good luck with the new one.Was I the onl...Hi Clare. Good luck with the new one.<BR/><BR/>Was I the only one who thought a year from finishing DYW to having it published wasn't actually very long?Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-36953254235286420662008-03-17T12:42:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:42:00.000+00:00Hi Clare - welcome to the racers. Good luck with y...Hi Clare - welcome to the racers. Good luck with your books RxRowan Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207876813466262196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-7569583490513954362008-03-17T12:11:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:11:00.000+00:00Hey Clare - welcome to the racers. I love your wri...Hey Clare - welcome to the racers. I love your writing style - you made me smile. Now stop reading my comment and start writing book 3!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315275929031953790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-13298771988959611512008-03-17T12:05:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:05:00.000+00:00Ha, don't be too impressed, I haven't actually del...Ha, don't be too impressed, I haven't actually delivered anything yet... ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-35050170702241198822008-03-17T12:03:00.000+00:002008-03-17T12:03:00.000+00:00Hi Clare and welcome.I'm impressed with your plan ...Hi Clare and welcome.<BR/>I'm impressed with your plan and will be cheering you on along with everyone else:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.com