tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954760971080236997.post8593686128984039516..comments2024-03-29T07:15:16.476+00:00Comments on British Romance Fiction Blog: What is a writer?Lindsay Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954760971080236997.post-78474398927123212582011-05-20T16:51:39.500+01:002011-05-20T16:51:39.500+01:00Great list
A writer for me is someone who has to w...Great list<br />A writer for me is someone who has to write no matter what.<br />Are you doing the Friday Romance writer's flash fiction? :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954760971080236997.post-76432333636632636062011-05-19T11:43:42.509+01:002011-05-19T11:43:42.509+01:00Met a writer last night who waited 15 years - an a...Met a writer last night who waited 15 years - an agent had her book for four! Now she has a two book contract with a major publisher and they have option on a third. This is the same book that didn't sell. She just carried on writing. So patience is also essential.Fenella J Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612724388603068664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954760971080236997.post-2133472038022575532011-05-19T09:39:44.107+01:002011-05-19T09:39:44.107+01:00Good post, Fenella, thanks. I'd say optimism w...Good post, Fenella, thanks. I'd say optimism was one of the greatest strengths we can have - and perseverance!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954760971080236997.post-14449408817228275592011-05-18T10:12:37.264+01:002011-05-18T10:12:37.264+01:00Yes - but I bet you can talk about anything else w...Yes - but I bet you can talk about anything else with fluency and passion. I dislike pitching or promoting face to face -find it much easier to talk abut wip.<br />fenellaFenella J Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612724388603068664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954760971080236997.post-39525546362049323802011-05-18T08:13:18.130+01:002011-05-18T08:13:18.130+01:00That's a very comprehenseive list, Fenella. I&...That's a very comprehenseive list, Fenella. I'm not so sure about the being articulate though, for me at least. If someone asks me what my book is about, I tie myself in knots trying to describe it. I have no idea why!Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.com