tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post1437401337924615904..comments2023-09-09T09:06:58.754+01:00Comments on Crawl Space: Agent insightsSarah Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-79639901273746385102008-03-06T09:21:00.000+00:002008-03-06T09:21:00.000+00:00Hi Pete, thanks for dropping by with such kind wor...Hi Pete, thanks for dropping by with such kind words of encouragement. I do indeed feel like I'm on the verge of the zone, finally. I just wish I had the time to write! I'm managing a little every day, which is great, but I'd like to be doing else now that I can finally see the light, so to speak.Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-39062736021021926362008-03-05T20:25:00.000+00:002008-03-05T20:25:00.000+00:00Hi there SarahSounds like you're just a magical st...Hi there Sarah<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you're just a magical step away from being there, right in the zone. I wonder if the existing MS was the book they say a writer has to write before they can write the one they want to write... It's terrific being able to follow events like this, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-86917719533944499092008-03-03T15:03:00.000+00:002008-03-03T15:03:00.000+00:00It was really generous of SL to give me so much of...It was really generous of SL to give me so much of her time, although she was kind enough to keep repeating that she wouldn't have done so if she didn't believe I could make it all the way. Bless her.<BR/><BR/>A useful idea a day is a good bar - I'm at a similar level myself right now, although trying to make it two or three. *g*Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-74254148100977811282008-03-03T14:48:00.000+00:002008-03-03T14:48:00.000+00:00I'm not incredibly busy, I'm so lazy it's incredib...I'm not incredibly busy, I'm so lazy it's incredible. Luckily I ask so little of myself during plotting. One useful thought per day is an accomplishment.<BR/><BR/>WONDERFUL to hear how excited you are after talking to the agent! But her advice to you is some of the best and most specific I have seen. And you should now have the confidence to not worry about writing prose or characters - you have all that stuff down pat!MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160452118666847270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-2573230242374631392008-03-03T09:05:00.000+00:002008-03-03T09:05:00.000+00:00Hello! And yes - great stuff. I really felt I'd tu...Hello! And yes - great stuff. I really felt I'd turned a corner during the conversation with her, because although I have a long way to go I could suddenly see the path, very clearly. I am using it like whoa (as the young people say) and it's very exciting. It's not the story I thought I was going to tell but it's much better, far stronger and tighter. Catch you soon, I hope. I see from your blog you're incredibly busy!Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533238794548293419.post-32620742038677570612008-03-01T18:03:00.000+00:002008-03-01T18:03:00.000+00:00Woo...awesome comments...extremely helpful! It rem...Woo...awesome comments...extremely helpful! It reminds me a bit of Peter telling me - give me a simple story.<BR/><BR/>It really does help to have a single POV and a single emotional driver. I'm not saying that you have to write all your novels that way but as a place to start, to explore possibilities and structure, I can highly recommend it.<BR/><BR/>This is really powerful helpful stuff! I'm sure you'll be able to use it.MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160452118666847270noreply@blogger.com