tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051736209645386819.post7524157811611418737..comments2021-08-15T23:10:55.440-07:00Comments on Mythos of an Indie: Dragging FrustrationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051736209645386819.post-42699662305184401602011-01-04T12:56:54.716-08:002011-01-04T12:56:54.716-08:00Thanks for your support, Aaron! Looking back toda...Thanks for your support, Aaron! Looking back today, it doesn't seem as inadequate as it did when I was writing it. Of course, it will go through the editing grinder so if it's actually awful, it will be picked out.<br /><br />I'm glad I have a friend to see me through!J. E. Medrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505810773159064262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051736209645386819.post-45189159723086531242011-01-04T07:38:47.443-08:002011-01-04T07:38:47.443-08:00Yes, I know this feeling you describe quite, quite...Yes, I know this feeling you describe quite, quite well. I wish I could say I didn't have a clue what you're taking about here...<br /><br />The first part of a novel can feel so fun, meeting the characters, seeing things take shape, you feel like you could write forever, or perhaps go so fast that you finish the whole thing in a matter of days.<br /><br />And then you hit that middle part. Suddenly what felt fun is more like work. You get bogged down in trying to develop all the "neat" little plot-lines you started. The characters and dialogue no longer seem fun and quirky, now they're obnoxious, boring, one dimensional.<br /><br />But that's just writing. It's hard damn work. But you suffer through the middle stuff, and slowly but surely you make progress. Next thing you know, there's only a few k words left and you're racing to the finish line! ...or hobbling, as the case may be.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br /><a href="http://epubmanifesto.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">An E-Publisher's Manifesto</a>gnizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043750358888135458noreply@blogger.com