tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post6951280021755205520..comments2024-02-13T08:31:03.541-08:00Comments on Terri Tiffany: Writing Stories You Remember: Is your book the ONE?Terri Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-59526511120000996042010-06-15T04:50:17.339-07:002010-06-15T04:50:17.339-07:00Perfect is such a weird word in my head.
Adsense...Perfect is such a weird word in my head.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.admaya.in" rel="nofollow"> Adsense Alternative </a>sanjeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043304632873778108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-88865872413607925012010-06-13T05:10:38.334-07:002010-06-13T05:10:38.334-07:00Your story made me think of the Dr. Suess "Ol...Your story made me think of the Dr. Suess "Old Hat, New Hat" book. Maybe that perfect story is the one that fits just right but we are too busy trying to fit a mold or find the next, best thing to see that.<br /><br />Lots to think about. Thanks for this post.Kathryn Langhttp://www.successfulfreelancewriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-12273198645012209402010-06-11T10:29:46.937-07:002010-06-11T10:29:46.937-07:00Each I write something I feel that same lack. I c...Each I write something I feel that same lack. I can pick out a paragraph here and that's good. <br /><br />I wonder if it's the emotions of having creative talent. It would be interesting to interview a few successful author's and get their take on it.<br /><br />But, no, I have not written the one yet! <br /><br />Hugs, RitaRita Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588011563404981558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-13691812368659251622010-06-11T01:41:04.452-07:002010-06-11T01:41:04.452-07:00What a great post and a fabulous question...it rea...What a great post and a fabulous question...it really made me think! No, I haven't written 'the one' either--but as I type this, I wonder if many pubbed authors secretly feel that they haven't either. That the perfect book shimmers just out of their reach. Somehow I get the feeling that it's more than we think!<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-61549552331400503762010-06-09T19:37:08.194-07:002010-06-09T19:37:08.194-07:00For me, yes. But for the reader, I'll only kno...For me, yes. But for the reader, I'll only know that if the editor writes to Terry and says, "We want it." Then it will be up the readers. Oh, please, please, please, please, please!Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-40639991292702512722010-06-09T14:38:04.594-07:002010-06-09T14:38:04.594-07:00No Terri, I feel like God is still working on me. ...No Terri, I feel like God is still working on me. He's teaching me to be still when all I want to do is run. Like you, I have a story brewing. One that I keep putting on the back burner for another time. The more it brews, the more God teaches me. Somedays I get frustrated and want to quit the whole thing. And then there are days like today where I'm content with the kids and the dog and my coffee. I have to remember that He's the author and I'm just the peon with the pen.Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-63841788412764513622010-06-09T14:31:03.578-07:002010-06-09T14:31:03.578-07:00I think that you never know which story will come ...I think that you never know which story will come to a miraculous fit! Even when you send in your manuscript you wonder- if it was good enough. But sometimes against all personal belief- it fits with the souls of readers in a way you never expected.Jennie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915012788325421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-3890303747942019152010-06-09T13:48:03.812-07:002010-06-09T13:48:03.812-07:00Since I'm not a published, much less declared ...Since I'm not a published, much less declared author, I suppose I can be somewhat cavalier in my response. But the truth is, I write for an audience of One, with little care as to marketability. Maybe that's exactly why I'm not published, or even called to get published. <br /><br />I so admire your focus and the thought-processes that go into crafting your works. <br /><br />Blessings, <br />KathleenKathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/05245926913888212148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-27175944953127845782010-06-09T13:33:08.513-07:002010-06-09T13:33:08.513-07:00I loved that line about the cutlery aisle! Which t...I loved that line about the cutlery aisle! Which tells me you are much closer than you think to writing IT, because you showed me how frustrated you were becoming rather than simply telling me. <br /><br />You CAN do this, dear Terri. God is inside you, and He has all the brain and creativity in the universe. So.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-52578095462824459252010-06-09T04:03:21.384-07:002010-06-09T04:03:21.384-07:00There will always be a point of "perfection&q...There will always be a point of "perfection" we want to reach in whatever our projects are. I think it's a good feeling. The challenge, the challenge...as I always repeat in my mind. Great post.<br /><br />Terri, thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comment. Remember, you have walked in my shoes!! :-))<br /><br />DorisHold my hand: a social worker's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283197748791227012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-86212464581320547372010-06-09T04:02:16.802-07:002010-06-09T04:02:16.802-07:00Well, I think I written at least one that was &quo...Well, I think I written at least one that was "the one" to me but not to anyone else. LOL<br />I still feel that way, but I do know there are problems with the sotry that I haven't tried to fix. But I always think about going back to it and trying.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-22521557952312772922010-06-09T03:32:12.676-07:002010-06-09T03:32:12.676-07:00Terri, What a great story! You were one brave woma...Terri, What a great story! You were one brave woman to shoe shop with your hubby. He sounds like mine! And I don't have the patience to clothes or shoe shop with mine!<br /><br />I'm not sure that there is a "perfect" story. I think that there is a "break in" story for each of us. Perhaps the four you've written are your practice books, the ones in which you've learned the craft. I know I've had mine. But then once we've mastered the basics, then its a matter of getting the right book, in the right hands, at the right time--something that sparks their interest and fits the market need at the time you're submitting it.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day!Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-76614752827285625922010-06-09T02:04:29.203-07:002010-06-09T02:04:29.203-07:00Hi Terri....Every time I start writing a book I fe...Hi Terri....Every time I start writing a book I feel this is the one, but once I am halfway through the first draft,its a different feel altogether.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-24694659522238791472010-06-08T21:31:21.056-07:002010-06-08T21:31:21.056-07:00I've missed visiting and keeping up with what&...I've missed visiting and keeping up with what's going on, but I'm hopefully back on track now! Loooove the new header too. <br /><br />Why you do as hubs did with his new sneakers...take that novel idea out and give it a workout! Maybe it's just waiting for you to get sweaty before it trusts you to come out. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-78796018468064986422010-06-08T20:00:41.827-07:002010-06-08T20:00:41.827-07:00I know the pb I just started sending out is perfec...I know the pb I just started sending out is perfect. It tells an amazing story and is written in the tone I wanted. I had an agent tell me to change it into an MG, which I am doing...but I think it's an awesome pb and I'm trying anyway...I think it's right...I hope someone will agree. (I can't believe I was so bold, but I hear you should trust your gut...)Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-48896661068390686172010-06-08T19:55:19.724-07:002010-06-08T19:55:19.724-07:00Far from perfect for sure. But I've felt stron...Far from perfect for sure. But I've felt strongly enough about more than one of them--strong enough to query them. That has to mean something, right?Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-91531150352917092062010-06-08T19:19:36.770-07:002010-06-08T19:19:36.770-07:00Hi Terri! Great post! I believe that I am working ...Hi Terri! Great post! I believe that I am working on the "perfect fit for my publisher"...not a "perfect" book (which I think is what you meant?)..Anyway, it's gonna be FABULOUS!! That's one reason I have officially taken away my self-imposed deadline. I don't want to just write a book, I want to write a FABULOUS book! And it will be: to me! And hopefully to many others!! Do you know that quote by Toni Morrison? "If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." ~Toni MorrisonBECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-37041461203262785092010-06-08T19:19:19.438-07:002010-06-08T19:19:19.438-07:00Hi Terri! Great post! I believe that I am working ...Hi Terri! Great post! I believe that I am working on the "perfect fit for my publisher"...not a "perfect" book (which I think is what you meant?)..Anyway, it's gonna be FABULOUS!! That's one reason I have officially taken away my self-imposed deadline. I don't want to just write a book, I want to write a FABULOUS book! And it will be: to me! And hopefully to many others!! Do you know that quote by Toni Morrison? "If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." ~Toni MorrisonBECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-62284230492858620782010-06-08T18:34:48.808-07:002010-06-08T18:34:48.808-07:00Ack. I have NO clue. Glad your man found some shoe...Ack. I have NO clue. Glad your man found some shoes. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-44079540697636795752010-06-08T18:30:11.499-07:002010-06-08T18:30:11.499-07:00They all feel like the "one" at the time...They all feel like the "one" at the time, even though they're not perfect. Hopefully one of them will be "the one" for a publisher someday!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-58447376655523389962010-06-08T17:54:49.580-07:002010-06-08T17:54:49.580-07:00Nope! None of them are perfect, but they're al...Nope! None of them are perfect, but they're all the right ones. They were what I was supposed to write, if that makes any sense?Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-13320794824797038132010-06-08T16:43:26.718-07:002010-06-08T16:43:26.718-07:00So true!
I have... I'm hoping it'll be a ...So true!<br /><br />I have... I'm hoping it'll be a perfect fit for a publisher!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-2494134278847699562010-06-08T15:10:57.933-07:002010-06-08T15:10:57.933-07:00Oh Terri, I so love this post. I appreciate your t...Oh Terri, I so love this post. I appreciate your train of thought, and the fear it leaves, and the drive toward perfection it must bring.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-1803793471324168522010-06-08T14:48:49.121-07:002010-06-08T14:48:49.121-07:00Not yet, but I'm planning on it! :)
Blessings,...Not yet, but I'm planning on it! :)<br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30652620.post-392845107622572412010-06-08T14:39:46.749-07:002010-06-08T14:39:46.749-07:00I know what you mean about feeling and hearing the...I know what you mean about feeling and hearing the perfect story...but not able to write it the way I imagine it yet...One day....Nikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.com