tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post6511102770803076792..comments2023-04-03T01:31:04.918-07:00Comments on The Disco Mermaids (Robin M. - Jay A. - Eve P.): How Many Licks? -- EveDisco Mermaidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-36021910238884203462008-04-08T20:10:00.000-07:002008-04-08T20:10:00.000-07:00I love this analogy!!!Thanks for this. Ah, it's su...I love this analogy!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this. Ah, it's such the question.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823648489427679440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-58445469808623870462008-04-04T20:00:00.000-07:002008-04-04T20:00:00.000-07:00You'll know when it's done. The feeling will just ...You'll know when it's done. The feeling will just come to you. Doneness, and contentment. And, your patience between now and then, and even the courage to put it down once in a while to let it stew and bubble beneath your awareness, will pay off. Keep at it, Eve. And I look forward to reading it.<BR/><BR/>PrestanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-61574791993101464262008-04-04T19:46:00.000-07:002008-04-04T19:46:00.000-07:00"...And then, like childbirth...I'll forget the pa..."...And then, like childbirth...I'll forget the painful parts and start all over again."<BR/><BR/>For some reason, I have never forgotten the painful parts of childbirth. Maybe that's why I only have one child...<BR/><BR/>And I've been licking for years, too, Evie. (Which is the weirdest sentence I've ever written.)<BR/><BR/>Love ya!<BR/>RobinDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-27708882692207887872008-04-04T14:52:00.000-07:002008-04-04T14:52:00.000-07:00Something about taking a licking and keeping on ti...Something about taking a licking and keeping on ticking comes to mind....<BR/><BR/>or is that a different commercial?CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-75192984958291105152008-04-04T11:43:00.000-07:002008-04-04T11:43:00.000-07:00You guys are so right...it IS about the journey. ...You guys are so right...it IS about the journey. And I really enjoy the journey. A lot. It's exciting and stimulating and fun and scary and satisfying. <BR/><BR/>Queen of Metaphors here... It really is like licking that dang Tootsie Pop for hours, days, months, years. It's enjoyable and sweet, but after a while, it becomes a little painful, and I'm looking forward to the chewy center.<BR/><BR/>And then, like childbirth (I'm guessing), after the book is finished and the mouth sores have healed, I'll forget the painful parts and start all over again.<BR/><BR/>Now that I think on it, I'm sort of glad to be one of those writers who takes my time on the journey. I believe it makes the finish line that much sweeter. If I cranked out a book a month, I don't think the satisfaction would be all that grand.<BR/><BR/>EveDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-98098937039918012008-04-03T20:09:00.000-07:002008-04-03T20:09:00.000-07:00This post came at just the right time for me. Than...This post came at just the right time for me. Thank you for writing it! I'm on the fifth rewrite of my YA novel, but I'm still finding my way to the heart of the story in a manner that many writers would probably associate with a first draft. Sigh! I marvel at writers who just write "a draft" and then "edit" and then send the thing out. I don't think I'll ever be that type of writer.<BR/><BR/>Cheers to you and your five-year plan. :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106727966296537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-63061838259084583312008-04-03T14:55:00.000-07:002008-04-03T14:55:00.000-07:00Eve - thanks for the fun memory...where on earth d...Eve - thanks for the fun memory...where on earth did you recover that great picture of the commercial?!<BR/><BR/>Maybe emily's right...it's about learning to enjoy the day to day journey and not focus on the finish line. Cuz after you get there, either you have more (but different) hurdles OR you have to start all over again....(on your next book)<BR/><BR/>That sounds like something my therapist would say and I'd tell him,"oh shut up! I wanna sell my dang book!"<BR/><BR/>good luckKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514084603952110608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-51749156213137381082008-04-03T12:45:00.000-07:002008-04-03T12:45:00.000-07:00I wish I knew. I think it's embedded deep down in ...I wish I knew. I think it's embedded deep down in our DNA (Hmm...genetic engineering isn't sounding so bad here!)and all we can do is work with what we've got. And give ourselves large doses of chocolate rewards at frequent milestones.<BR/><BR/>Your persistence is going to pay off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-25007351966005228882008-04-03T10:29:00.000-07:002008-04-03T10:29:00.000-07:00Hey Eve, I'm a cruncher when it comes to lollipops...Hey Eve, I'm a cruncher when it comes to lollipops, but I'm on the 5-year track with my novel as well. Maybe it gets easier? Maybe each one gets exponentially faster to write? (She says with high hopes.) <BR/><BR/>I don't know, it's a mysterious process. But I admire your tenacity. It WILL happen!Christy Raedekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263316476947361971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-26017689475629690932008-04-03T07:13:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:13:00.000-07:00I've never understood those crunchers, either. It ...I've never understood those crunchers, either. It takes me forever! Thousands of little licks. And it's still not enough.Linda D. (sbk)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07370511873836420314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19440114.post-27804359751033714742008-04-03T02:10:00.000-07:002008-04-03T02:10:00.000-07:00Eve, I'm impressed with your tenacity as a child a...Eve, I'm impressed with your tenacity as a child and as an adult. I think my highest Tootsie Pop center count was 20-something. Also, with the quest for publication...it's about enjoying the journey and the process of writing/revising! Because even WHEN publication will occur, most of our time will still be spent writing and rewriting! Take care!Emily Jianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596256780293139329noreply@blogger.com