tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post5705649264182734949..comments2023-06-02T05:21:03.422-04:00Comments on The Temp, The Actress and The Writer: And sometimes I'm just a darn flaky artiste!Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-81696225088613897242007-07-05T20:55:00.000-04:002007-07-05T20:55:00.000-04:00orion - it's so true. Talking about it kind of ru...orion - it's so true. Talking about it kind of ruins it a bit doesn't it? Oh and I like talking about Lottery too!<BR/><BR/>MG - well your secret source is too kind! I don't really know what the plan is come release time, but I think I am sticking to the east coast . . not sure though . . .I love Arizona however!<BR/><BR/>heidi - we shall be flaky together! Go flaky Canadians! And I will totally let you know what's happening Toronto wise, and I may very well hit the 905 you never know . . .<BR/><BR/>devon - thanks for the support! You are right of course, it is all about having fun, and fortunately I do! After all, what would be the point in doing it if it wasn't?Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-61208397218527525762007-07-05T11:04:00.000-04:002007-07-05T11:04:00.000-04:00Trust your instincts. Sometimes talking too much a...Trust your instincts. Sometimes talking too much about a piece too early means you talk yourself out before your write it.<BR/><BR/>Have fun with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-60612597513042335872007-07-04T22:56:00.000-04:002007-07-04T22:56:00.000-04:00You just go right ahead and be a flaky artiste. I...You just go right ahead and be a flaky artiste. <BR/><BR/>I myself am a flaky hick and that gets weird. It's all good.<BR/><BR/>Love the parallel story idea. Please let me know when you're going to be sellling and signing books in the 416. The 905 would be even better!!!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-37056844541486891762007-07-04T16:59:00.000-04:002007-07-04T16:59:00.000-04:00A secret source (points up) tells me nothing but w...A secret source (points up) tells me nothing but wonderful things about Alex and the Ironic Gentleman. I've a couple of ten year olds who'll be getting the scoop come September when you debut. Any chance you'll be swinging through Phoenix for publicity, etc?Mindy Tarquinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970872751327021013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-48740897787384342472007-07-04T15:27:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:27:00.000-04:00There was a great article a few years back about h...There was a great article a few years back about how it is best not to talk about your WIP as that tends to drain your excitement and creative energy. Truman Capote is a famous example about talking at length about a novel but not actually finishing it.<BR/>I think you are wise. I do not discuss my novels until the fifth or sixth draft and that is with beta readers who do not write. Afterwards...well I find I LOVE talking about LOTTERY. And will bring it up in casual conversation...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-18378919494958154142007-07-04T10:29:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:29:00.000-04:00crabby - yeah, isn't it cool? dawn - isn't it cra...crabby - yeah, isn't it cool? <BR/><BR/>dawn - isn't it crazy, I never expected it to be quite so tricky. To be honest though, despite I suppose the tone of the blog entry, I am feeling quite confident - which is quite a relief! (good to know about Scholastic! It's so weird for me to think that my book will be out at the other end of the world! Dude.)<BR/><BR/>snarkfodder - no pressure indeed (eye twitch, eye twitch)<BR/><BR/>thenovicewriter - you are very sweet, thank you. And really if the book doesn't live up, I always have bribes to fall back on.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-62180215662723202692007-07-04T00:19:00.000-04:002007-07-04T00:19:00.000-04:00Well, from reading your blog and accomplishments, ...Well, from reading your blog and accomplishments, I feel like whatever the hurdle in your way, you will get through it in smashing heroine fashion. Thank you for sharing tidbits from the sequel, but do remember, readers are like friends: once you've won our hearts, it's very difficult to pry us away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-35285317136298031792007-07-03T21:12:00.000-04:002007-07-03T21:12:00.000-04:00Hey, welcome back. I don't think you're being fla...Hey, welcome back. I don't think you're being flaky at all. Try not to let that pressure get to you, though, as it can be prohibitive to the creative process. (For some, the opposite is true.)<BR/><BR/>Oh crap, now you'll worry that worrying might hinder you. No pressure, Adrienne!<BR/><BR/>Er...<BR/><BR/>NO PRESSURE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-84295809599529404912007-07-03T16:42:00.000-04:002007-07-03T16:42:00.000-04:00Second books are hell, Adrienne! I think you get ...Second books are hell, Adrienne! I think you get caught up in the pressure of ensuring it is better than the first one.<BR/><BR/>Long before Ripples hit the shelves I had a first draft to book number two. Now, with Ripples doing well, I've looked at first draft book two and decided that it doesn't have that little something that Ripples has. I'm not quite sure what that something is but it takes a reader over all sorts of horrendous faults so fast that they hardly register them. I need that!<BR/><BR/>So, now I'm back to completely rewriting book number two. I have the setting, I have the characters, (except now one major one is going to get killed off in the first chapter and doesn't <EM>that</EM> through a spanner in the works for every following scene!)<BR/><BR/>I know it's the right thing to do and because the background stuff is so well formed, I don't think it will take that long, but - I am so keen to have book number two out there.<BR/><BR/>So, I do understand your frustrations with it and that desire to keep it all to yourself. I find I don't talk about this next story the way I did with Ripples.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I see Schoolastic has been on the best seller list in NZ for children's fiction. It's dropped off on the latest two week period but I will let you know when they're in the list again. It's good to see that <EM>your</EM> publisher is achieving that out here because that bodes well for Ted.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991009842667783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-78172109205761010132007-07-03T15:41:00.000-04:002007-07-03T15:41:00.000-04:00So I had some comment or other on the whole sharin...So I had some comment or other on the whole sharing/not sharing of work issue, and I was ready to pontificate about it, but I got totally distracted by the Ye/The thing.<BR/><BR/>Really? What a great little tidbit.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps now we can ban all the cutesy retail establishments that call themselves Ye Olde Anything.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.com