tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post7277626224298335518..comments2023-10-11T08:54:40.442-05:00Comments on Unedited: F is for Funky & FabulousAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-75043462840274692152010-04-10T09:19:05.441-05:002010-04-10T09:19:05.441-05:00I love firsts when traveling, when going to the th...I love firsts when traveling, when going to the theatre, when buying that hot outfit just out...but I love seconds when I read that fav book again and again, when I see an old friend again, when I see hub's smile at the end of the day, as bright as in the morning.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-38556357779038280492010-04-10T08:33:44.844-05:002010-04-10T08:33:44.844-05:00I agree with Matthrew Rush, your photos are amazin...I agree with Matthrew Rush, your photos are amazing. And you write so well!agneshttp://agnespages.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-30619696973866566252010-04-07T21:49:28.721-05:002010-04-07T21:49:28.721-05:00Guess we just have to keep trying new things to ke...Guess we just have to keep trying new things to keep having those "firsts"! Keeps us young, anyway. <br /><br />I hope your carpal tunnel stops acting up!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-48278552816669902892010-04-07T20:18:12.627-05:002010-04-07T20:18:12.627-05:00Oh, yes. It's totally possible. Because there&...Oh, yes. It's totally possible. Because there's the first draft...then there's the first time you make that draft *good.*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-33922435326988121902010-04-07T20:07:57.768-05:002010-04-07T20:07:57.768-05:00Finishing a first draft is fun (how's that for...Finishing a first draft is fun (how's that for alliteration?), but finishing a final draft is even more fun!Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-53094115373245719012010-04-07T18:23:21.245-05:002010-04-07T18:23:21.245-05:00feel better soon. rest those fingers, lady.
first...feel better soon. rest those fingers, lady.<br /><br />firsts are fantastic. the first time you meet him, feel a twinge of attraction... that is my favorite kind of first. <br /><br />I mean it used to be.Leigh Hutchens Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974935740527936303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-82005005516253718182010-04-07T17:15:55.222-05:002010-04-07T17:15:55.222-05:00I'm so glad I found your blog through the A to...I'm so glad I found your blog through the A to Z challenge! <br /><br />I get that nostalgic, bittersweet sensation when I think back to my first love and my first manuscript. But then I remember how much better things are now (i.e. the man I DID end up marrying and my current WIPs) and realize they were just the stepping stones that led me to now.<br /><br />Love your blog and it's great to get to know you!Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-69608078189374050912010-04-07T17:04:36.842-05:002010-04-07T17:04:36.842-05:00A first draft is definitely one of the best firsts...A first draft is definitely one of the best firsts! I adore that feeling when you print it out for the first time and say, "I wrote this." It's definitely a "wow" moment.Portiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435815819572442582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-89206000149124773162010-04-07T17:03:01.666-05:002010-04-07T17:03:01.666-05:00I love these images, and the feelings you've p...I love these images, and the feelings you've provoked with the "ode to firsts". I think each finished work is one of your babies, and feels just as thrilling, but that's just me. Cheers again on your finished novel!Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-37805379545870104862010-04-07T16:51:30.337-05:002010-04-07T16:51:30.337-05:00Hello Jen! I wandered my way to your lovely blog v...Hello Jen! I wandered my way to your lovely blog via Talli Roland, and I am so glad, as it looks very nice over here. Love the background pattern to your blog. :)<br /><br />Firsts... oh yes. Firsts can be amazing or bittersweet, can't they? There is a lot of hope in firsts... and it's actually the surname I use on my blog as well!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-90744394867344462402010-04-07T16:11:53.304-05:002010-04-07T16:11:53.304-05:00There are lots of first loves in life, I think. T...There are lots of first loves in life, I think. The pics on your blog are always so wonderful. Where can I get a pair of those shoes?<br /><br />Hope your wrists feel better!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-15455822613693982162010-04-07T15:34:20.342-05:002010-04-07T15:34:20.342-05:00I'm writing my first novel and it's one of...I'm writing my first novel and it's one of the best experiences I've ever had!!<br /><br />Great post! Thanks for sharing.B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112783922833164491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-50354075186977785032010-04-07T14:41:52.707-05:002010-04-07T14:41:52.707-05:00I told everyone who mattered most to me when I fin...I told everyone who mattered most to me when I finished the first draft of my first novel. I've yet to experience that feeling again (stupid false starts) but I know that each completion will be a different experience because no two stories will be the same.<br /><br />I'm kind of even looking forward to my first rejection letter; it'll be like a rite of passage. Sick, but true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-8048806456354113072010-04-07T13:34:17.551-05:002010-04-07T13:34:17.551-05:00There's nothing like your first manuscript jus...There's nothing like your first manuscript just like there's nothing like your first love. At the same time, no creative project is ever the same as another creative project.<br /><br />I struggled writing my second manuscript at first because I kept trying to capture the joy of the first. It wasn't until I realised that this was a whole different book with a whole different point that I managed to let go of that hangup and enjoy myself.<br /><br />My third book is a non-fiction so I don't have any of the issues that I had with my fiction works. <br /><br />My fourth project is great because I've dealt with these hangups and now I'm all into living in the moment and savouring it.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-25385006800702497772010-04-07T13:28:59.407-05:002010-04-07T13:28:59.407-05:00You are awesome!
All the positive firsts are alway...You are awesome!<br />All the positive firsts are always the best. <br />I don't remember most of them, but they pop up in my head sometimes. :)<br />The pictures are lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-31605740836934441452010-04-07T13:14:11.618-05:002010-04-07T13:14:11.618-05:00Love the heels!
Ah, the first. Oh how I wish I co...Love the heels!<br /><br />Ah, the first. Oh how I wish I could pretend I'd never written that book. It was awful! It's now in a drawer, never to see the light of day again. <br /><br />Terrible stuff. Truly.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-13113413257535185252010-04-07T12:50:55.523-05:002010-04-07T12:50:55.523-05:00Beautiful pix! There's something sweet about t...Beautiful pix! There's something sweet about the first anything, I think. I know I will always treasure my first pubbed novel ... my first completed novel? Trunk material. Definitely trunk material!! :-)<br /><br />Hope the carpal tunnel gets better!Cynthia Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128418037470085123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-16359167725868168582010-04-07T11:17:47.791-05:002010-04-07T11:17:47.791-05:00No, I wasn't mad or anything. :)
I love that f...No, I wasn't mad or anything. :)<br />I love that first picture!<br />Hope you are having a good time!<br />xx,<br />~Abby~Abby. https://www.blogger.com/profile/06331320874846929179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-33700311473144347132010-04-07T10:30:09.567-05:002010-04-07T10:30:09.567-05:00Great post and pics!
Yes, firsts are lovely, and ...Great post and pics!<br /><br />Yes, firsts are lovely, and yes, after finishing many first drafts, I get the same high off each one. It's lovely! And one of the reasons I keep writing. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-23578916921847278952010-04-07T10:18:55.927-05:002010-04-07T10:18:55.927-05:00Sorry to hear you are having carpal tunnel difficu...Sorry to hear you are having carpal tunnel difficulties. I hope you feel better soon.<br /><br />I think firsts are the euphoria we all remember; just because it is the first time you have felt it. <br /><br />Love the heels.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-43497843808550560432010-04-07T10:11:42.083-05:002010-04-07T10:11:42.083-05:00Have a great trip. I'm so jealous. I wish I wa...Have a great trip. I'm so jealous. I wish I was going. :) But we'll all still be here when you get back. Enjoy.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-56707119410910472952010-04-07T10:06:37.410-05:002010-04-07T10:06:37.410-05:00Aww firsts... you know, it depends. You mentioned...Aww firsts... you know, it depends. You mentioned your husband... my first boyfriend seemed great at the time, but he does NOT compare to how wonderful my husband is. But novels... I think my first novel will always be my baby, even if I write others that I end up enjoying more.Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-36206732657619671632010-04-07T09:51:21.521-05:002010-04-07T09:51:21.521-05:00Most of my firsts have been hard to match, but I&#...Most of my firsts have been hard to match, but I've found that I was more excited to finish my second manuscript than my first because I knew I'd grown as a writer and it was better than what came before. That feeling has only increased with each subsequent manuscript.Angie Paxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858564760009040975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-150303865383604302010-04-07T09:34:43.378-05:002010-04-07T09:34:43.378-05:00Haha, sweet!
Yeah, the revision process is like.....Haha, sweet!<br /><br />Yeah, the revision process is like...endless. I hired an editor to look over my ms and now I am just finishing up making the suggested changes. <br /><br />and nope, i'm currently unagented. my plan was to send queries to a couple publishers as well as a couple agents just to see what kind of repsonse I get, and then work from there!<br /><br />And i'm glad to see we have so much in common!!Isabella Kisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016324975355885632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-45428865333823927642010-04-07T09:22:56.364-05:002010-04-07T09:22:56.364-05:00LOVE those photos!! Fabulous? Yes we are, and well...LOVE those photos!! Fabulous? Yes we are, and well, funky too :)<br /><br />First's are the best. I don't know what a second novel would feel like, but I'm sure it's amazing too :)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.com