tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post7716583863391868640..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Giving yourself permission to abandon a story...Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-32367396097120748042015-07-27T17:44:26.077+10:002015-07-27T17:44:26.077+10:00Thanks for that piece of wisdom and for sharing yo...Thanks for that piece of wisdom and for sharing your story Melissa. I'm sure the time you've spent on it is not wasted at all - you've probably honed your craft while doing so. I think there's a lesson for all of life - not just for our writing lives there. Sometimes we have to abandon ship and move on and it is not a bad thing. Well done for learning from it and for teaching us too! :) Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-63397130959495810522015-07-27T17:41:15.730+10:002015-07-27T17:41:15.730+10:00Wise words Melissa. It must have been hard to let...Wise words Melissa. It must have been hard to let go of something you'd been working on for so long, but as you say, that time wasn't wasted and you learned lessons you can apply. I've got a number of short stories and poems lying around half finished. Maybe I need to have a good look at them and work out which ones are worth saving and which ones were practice pieces. Thanks for the encouragement.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-86452218937331457522015-07-27T11:53:27.435+10:002015-07-27T11:53:27.435+10:00Hi Melissa,
I've let go of quite a few over th...Hi Melissa,<br />I've let go of quite a few over the years. There's something to be said for the proverb, 'Don't flog a dead horse.' If we can resurrect them by making huge changes, we are willing to, but sometimes we just know in our hearts when it's time to stop. Either way, we are wiser for the experience and it's never wasted.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-44908081658147024742015-07-27T10:59:23.051+10:002015-07-27T10:59:23.051+10:00Thanks for sharing such wise insights, Melissa. I ...Thanks for sharing such wise insights, Melissa. I cheered when you commented that the time and effort you spent on the manuscript you put aside hasn't and won't be wasted--I'm sure you will reap the benefit of the hard work you put into it lots of ways. Great you are open to making sweeping changes like that too--all part of the journey.Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-20570371636855787532015-07-27T10:32:26.100+10:002015-07-27T10:32:26.100+10:00Thanks, Melissa. I'm currently wrestling with ...Thanks, Melissa. I'm currently wrestling with that re the latest novel I've started . Am asking myself if a change in the main character's personality will do the job or if it is just not going to work! Jeanette Grant-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691677119939194892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-4237128629076259982015-07-27T10:17:38.042+10:002015-07-27T10:17:38.042+10:00Hi Melissa - along with a lot of other things, I i...Hi Melissa - along with a lot of other things, I inherited some bull-dog genes. We 'Curtises' finding it hard to let go of something once we're committed to it. The thought of letting go a full story sends shudders down my spine lol. However, I do think you have a point. One of my manuscripts had a chunky start, though it also had a scene that I absolutely loved - it took a lot of soul-searching - but I cut three chapters, rewrote them from a different point of time - and, I think, improved the manuscript. So even a bull-dog like me can let go ;) Thanks for your post. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-88118662475433576922015-07-27T09:16:12.908+10:002015-07-27T09:16:12.908+10:00Yeah!! Out they go! Story idea number one and two ...Yeah!! Out they go! Story idea number one and two and thirty. No honestly, thank you. I get the duster out and go clear some cobwebs out of the archives. That's all I needed ; permission to spring-clean in winter.Mimi https://www.blogger.com/profile/14537405836915800211noreply@blogger.com