tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post2686078168834795446..comments2024-01-14T21:28:37.623-05:00Comments on In the Shade of the Cherry Tree .... Hope Comes Home: IWSG for September and Links!Zan Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-53538775708387473372017-10-06T09:45:03.508-04:002017-10-06T09:45:03.508-04:00Yes, it is! The trick is to keep going...Yes, it is! The trick is to keep going...Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-77808218127965362402017-10-06T08:50:35.859-04:002017-10-06T08:50:35.859-04:002008. Wow. Whenever I'm feeling insecure about...2008. Wow. Whenever I'm feeling insecure about the process I have to keep reminding myself that writing is a marathon, not a sprint! I always feel behindhand...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-59793748336007444592017-09-06T15:13:00.284-04:002017-09-06T15:13:00.284-04:00Plod is my middle name. ;-) And Two Years isn'...Plod is my middle name. ;-) And Two Years isn't anything, yet. Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-83107330238046634242017-09-06T15:12:27.109-04:002017-09-06T15:12:27.109-04:00Oh, Rhonda! Thank you! I'd love to cross over....Oh, Rhonda! Thank you! I'd love to cross over.<br />Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-21497141309956293282017-09-06T15:11:59.747-04:002017-09-06T15:11:59.747-04:00Thanks, Michelle!Thanks, Michelle!Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-71476258485572542302017-09-06T15:11:37.852-04:002017-09-06T15:11:37.852-04:00Of course it makes sense! I know that if I never g...Of course it makes sense! I know that if I never get published, I'll still write. Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-41451157094384609352017-09-06T15:10:51.249-04:002017-09-06T15:10:51.249-04:00Oh, thank you, Sara! You know my story and to hear...Oh, thank you, Sara! You know my story and to hear you say it is wonderful. Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-15840589062741482282017-09-06T15:10:09.694-04:002017-09-06T15:10:09.694-04:00Thanks and thanks!Thanks and thanks!Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-7189406549023305712017-09-06T14:46:44.079-04:002017-09-06T14:46:44.079-04:00I love the revelations that occur while writing, d...I love the revelations that occur while writing, don't you? Thanks so much for your post - it encourages me to keep plodding along - I've been working on my debut novel for nearly two years!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721853346676702229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-13749454587221608082017-09-06T14:13:15.441-04:002017-09-06T14:13:15.441-04:00Hi, Zan-Marie. It sounds like you've really sh...Hi, Zan-Marie. It sounds like you've really sharpened your focus. I think you'll have great success with this story, and not just in the Christian fiction market.Sadira Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879842617320020500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-84551177167929828672017-09-06T13:50:42.441-04:002017-09-06T13:50:42.441-04:00I love that pitch.
I get the sense that you're...I love that pitch.<br />I get the sense that you're enjoying the story unfold...and what a wonderful surprise to discover the theme in the manner that you did. Everything in good time.<br />Good luck at the conference!<br />Happy IWSG Day!<br /><a href="http://writer-in-transit.co.za/insecure-writer-no-69/" rel="nofollow">Writer In Transit</a>Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-84173511986687178512017-09-06T11:31:48.012-04:002017-09-06T11:31:48.012-04:00Oh my gosh! I love that you've been writing yo...Oh my gosh! I love that you've been writing your book since 2008. My self-help book took me several years to write so I can relate. For me, it wasn't about when I published it, it was how I felt when it was published. Would it feel like it was ready to me. If that makes sense? :)<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of your week!<br /><a href="https://helpingpartnersofsexaddictsheal.org/" rel="nofollow">Elsie </a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-90613853987085753202017-09-06T11:11:02.738-04:002017-09-06T11:11:02.738-04:00Your writing has always had Christian themes but i...Your writing has always had Christian themes but it isn't in your face pushy. That's probably why it took you so long to identify that part of the genre. No matter what it's classified as, it's a good book. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-18907273131339956182017-09-06T08:53:28.101-04:002017-09-06T08:53:28.101-04:00Nice post and good luck on the pitching!Nice post and good luck on the pitching!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.com