Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Full of awesome

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.


This Week's Topic: What do you hope to be writing in one year? Three? Five?
 
I can actually answer this one pretty easy... Something AWESOME!
Definition of awesome - so good it needs to be read on a swing.
 
 
It's maybe simplistic but it's true. In a perfect world there will be agents and editors and readers finding it full of awesome but the first person I need to wow is myself. Because to slog through the months of writing I need to be convinced it's great. I need to love the character and hate the character and bleed on the page for them. Or why waste my time?
 
What about you?
 
 
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  1. Colin SmithOctober 10, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Haha! Yes! I would love to put the finishing touches to my WIP and think to myself, in all modesty, of course, "Wow, that's freakin' AWESOME!" :D

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  2. Jaime MorrowOctober 10, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    So, so true. I think it was Veronica Roth who said that you better love your story because you're going to be spending A LOT of time with it if you get published. You're going to have to want to comb through it over and over again to make it better. Publishing something won't mean nearly as much if you don't love what you've written either. :)

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    1. beck nicholasOctober 10, 2012 at 11:03 PM

      That's true. I don't want to hate it on the (36)5th edit! Or more than I need to anyway.

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  3. NickieOctober 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    Yes, if I can meet my own standards... that would be amazing, and that's what keeps me pushing myself to work and edit more. Great answer!

    New follower here! My blog is nickieanderson.blogspot.com

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  4. Rachael JohnsOctober 10, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    You ARE awesome!! There's a fantastic editor out there just waiting to discover you. You just haven't landed on their desk yet! I hope to be writing contemporary romance that EVERYONE want to read!

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  5. CrystalOctober 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Perfectly stated. Part of what keeps me going is reading back over what I've written and being blown away by my own awesome ;)

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    1. beck nicholasOctober 10, 2012 at 11:05 PM

      Sometimes I'm impressed, other times not so much. Depends on my mood!

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  6. SamanthaOctober 11, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    I so agree with your comment about needing to 'wow' yourself first and foremost.

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