tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post6092506372303415471..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: They're Lining Up on the TarmacJoanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-60595252894100734282010-11-23T22:44:11.303-05:002010-11-23T22:44:11.303-05:00Thanks, Natalie. Oh, whew! I'm so glad to he...Thanks, Natalie. Oh, whew! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who has trouble deciding which shiny new idea to pursue first.<br /><br />I'd bet your first novel isn't that bad... Have you showed it to your agent?<br /><br />Heh heh. We'll see in a year if I feel like coming back to this one. I'm always heartened by knowing that Jerry Spinelli didn't publish his first novel. Nor did T.A. Barron. <br /><br />But at least now I can start writing the second one. I have a lot of catching up to do, considering all those years I spent just reading and wishing I could write novels. Shoulda just tried writing!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-25032807013673911952010-11-23T22:36:32.885-05:002010-11-23T22:36:32.885-05:00I always have the hardest time choosing too. Late...I always have the hardest time choosing too. Lately I just start writing one and then when another idea looks more exciting I switch to that one. I never get anything done!<br /><br />I have a first novel tucked away too. It's too awful to even revise. So if you can even think about coming back to yours in a year I'd say it's probably pretty great.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-34730733891299651042010-11-22T22:33:11.400-05:002010-11-22T22:33:11.400-05:00Thanks, Corey! And welcome! I love your picture b...Thanks, Corey! And welcome! I love your picture book HOP! PLOP! and enjoyed your guest post on Tara Lazar's blog.<br /><br />Deep down in my gut -- you are so right! I'm already working on notes for the MG novel. But only after I posted this and thought about the three ideas. Wish I could write them all at the same time, but I'm not that crazy.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-89084506302248730342010-11-22T09:30:55.933-05:002010-11-22T09:30:55.933-05:00Wow, I think I would pull one out of a hat, and th...Wow, I think I would pull one out of a hat, and then see if I felt excited or a bit disappointed by what came out. Deep down in your gut, you must have a preference :)Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-11576816695363948982010-11-14T22:42:59.342-05:002010-11-14T22:42:59.342-05:00Thanks for your comment, Medeia! I can see the cha...Thanks for your comment, Medeia! I can see the characters clearly at this point for the YA, but the plot is failing me. <br /><br />Sometimes you just have to go for it and start writing.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-77152408945736588962010-11-14T22:24:43.889-05:002010-11-14T22:24:43.889-05:00I'm leaning towards #3.
I'll have several...I'm leaning towards #3.<br /><br />I'll have several book ideas simultaneously, but there's always one that stands out because I can envision the characters and plot clearly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-52116930768860203432010-11-12T22:16:46.309-05:002010-11-12T22:16:46.309-05:00Thanks, Donna! I've been leaning towards that...Thanks, Donna! I've been leaning towards that one, actually. Never wrote a mystery before, and I like the thought of writing for that age. Might be a real challenge.<br /><br />How's your writing going?Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-24937887538041460762010-11-11T10:46:07.485-05:002010-11-11T10:46:07.485-05:00I've vote chapter book mystery! #2 - MG, #3 - ...I've vote chapter book mystery! #2 - MG, #3 - YA.Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.com