tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post218149942425583243..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: The Magic of Beginnings by Liz FlahertyAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32442622088057361372015-01-25T19:34:05.513-05:002015-01-25T19:34:05.513-05:00Glad for the work coming back--I know you were wor...Glad for the work coming back--I know you were worried. See you soon!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-35912161292796340932015-01-25T10:03:26.513-05:002015-01-25T10:03:26.513-05:00I'm late to this conversation--work has return...I'm late to this conversation--work has returned and my Internet time is less frequent. Great post and yes, yes to having a drawer full of beginnings--or in my case, a box full of notes and beginnings. Sometimes an idea may have to stew for several years and pulling those out every so often can be surprising. One day, that beginning could go somewhere.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-38851661032640086352015-01-24T19:44:07.491-05:002015-01-24T19:44:07.491-05:00Oh, you should, Louise--just in case you ever doub...Oh, you should, Louise--just in case you ever doubt your own growth!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-33545079736314155652015-01-24T18:28:15.342-05:002015-01-24T18:28:15.342-05:00Congratulations on the contract! This is such a gr...Congratulations on the contract! This is such a great topic! <br /><br />I have one of those drawers too - well, more like a plastic bag shoved in the back of my darkened wardrobe. I'm never sure if I should resurrect them or not. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605809977800199488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-22050025198147031912015-01-24T15:52:50.722-05:002015-01-24T15:52:50.722-05:00LOL, Alison--I have confidence in you!LOL, Alison--I have confidence in you!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-91889580148547826232015-01-24T15:28:55.245-05:002015-01-24T15:28:55.245-05:00I still have trouble with that, Roben--starting in...I still have trouble with that, Roben--starting in the right place, I mean. The few I had that never sold really were...awful. Then there was the one I kept thinking I'd remember to back up and 200 pages later, the computer crashed. I'm sure, of course, that one would have been a bestseller! :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10214896056493809552015-01-24T15:26:52.072-05:002015-01-24T15:26:52.072-05:00That's what mine end up being, Jana--cute meet...That's what mine end up being, Jana--cute meets. So cut it's hard not to use them, but if there's no story, there just isn't. Sigh.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10069880431980077152015-01-24T15:25:56.477-05:002015-01-24T15:25:56.477-05:00Thanks, Kristi. I'm hoping for an opportunity ...Thanks, Kristi. I'm hoping for an opportunity to listen to Molly. :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-49066874014883497072015-01-24T15:25:20.102-05:002015-01-24T15:25:20.102-05:00Thanks so much, Cotton. I love it a lot, too.Thanks so much, Cotton. I love it a lot, too.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-2962356281269227952015-01-24T15:24:52.923-05:002015-01-24T15:24:52.923-05:00That's what I was discovering, Jannine, but I ...That's what I was discovering, Jannine, but I wasn't finishing. :-( It was definitely a wake-up call for me. Thanks for coming by!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-31916623754306456862015-01-24T15:23:55.098-05:002015-01-24T15:23:55.098-05:00It is fun to do that, isn't it, Debra? I know ...It is fun to do that, isn't it, Debra? I know that's why Molly Linden's calling to me!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-7234024954956540652015-01-24T15:23:12.686-05:002015-01-24T15:23:12.686-05:00Ah, Pam, thank you so much! The very sweetest word...Ah, Pam, thank you so much! The very sweetest words to a writer's ears.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-87766221209982730072015-01-24T15:21:44.818-05:002015-01-24T15:21:44.818-05:00Jan, most of mine don't have that much merit (...Jan, most of mine don't have that much merit (other than Molly and one other that I can think of). It's only ego that keeps me from permanently deleting them. :-) I'm so glad for you, though!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-61374537366517522952015-01-24T12:38:07.130-05:002015-01-24T12:38:07.130-05:00Hi, Liz. Congrats! again on the new contract. I do...Hi, Liz. Congrats! again on the new contract. I don't have any beginnings in the drawer, but I have some really awful manuscripts. Ha ha. I'm sure some of them started in the wrong place because back then I wasn't into slicing and dicing and every word seemed important. One day, if the new stories<br />ever dry up, I'll take a look and see if anything is salvageable. Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-37624764834675624622015-01-24T12:11:39.816-05:002015-01-24T12:11:39.816-05:00Congratulations on your new contract, Liz! Now I&#...Congratulations on your new contract, Liz! Now I'm no longer embarrassed to admit I have several "beginnings" tucked away. When I first started writing, I wrote one book then moved straight to the next. When I finished that one, I moved to the next one, etc. Then I had a crisis of confidence. I wanted to try a better-selling genre so I left one partial behind. (I still love that story and may finish and self-pub it one day just for fun.) After I published my first romantic suspense, I started a second in the series then a new contemporary series, just in case the RS didn't do well. You see where I'm going with this. I still intend to write all these books if I don't run out of steam. I just need a better plan and more FOCUS!Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-73979531860199400352015-01-24T11:37:59.342-05:002015-01-24T11:37:59.342-05:00I have a few manuscripts hidden away that consist ...I have a few manuscripts hidden away that consist of a Chapter 1 to 3. But there's a reason for that. Mostly that they had no place to go. They were a cute meet. The end. So I doubt I'll ever dust them off and try again. For me, it's better to start new.Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-8105703991767299082015-01-24T10:48:47.562-05:002015-01-24T10:48:47.562-05:00I think Molly may be trying to tell you something,...I think Molly may be trying to tell you something, Liz... :) Congrats on the new contract. I do love my beginnings and have my own folder/drawer full of 'em. Someday...Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-44135818327041942562015-01-24T10:45:45.364-05:002015-01-24T10:45:45.364-05:00Writing may be the hardest form of art, but the mo...Writing may be the hardest form of art, but the most fulfilling. Guess I'm biased. Good luck with your story.CottonSrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868717182992454417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-5775337106237960142015-01-24T10:34:34.839-05:002015-01-24T10:34:34.839-05:00Congrats on the contract, Liz! I have a couple of ...Congrats on the contract, Liz! I have a couple of unfinished books but only one that came to a grinding stop after a couple of chapters.Maybe one of these days... Except, there are too many new beginnings out there calling!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-60387163302386657192015-01-24T10:14:57.773-05:002015-01-24T10:14:57.773-05:00Great post, Liz.
I love dusting off my old stuff j...Great post, Liz.<br />I love dusting off my old stuff just to see what was on my mind at the time and thinking if I can find the fix the story needed that I couldn't realize way back when I wrote it.<br />: )<br />Have a great day.<br />Happy writing,<br />DebDebra Druzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235139733418691164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-17447343280864173752015-01-24T10:04:01.749-05:002015-01-24T10:04:01.749-05:00I love the title. Hope you get to keep it. I read...I love the title. Hope you get to keep it. I read every word of McGruffey's.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-90369371393784756692015-01-24T08:56:07.707-05:002015-01-24T08:56:07.707-05:00Liz, When I started with a small press in 2007, I ...Liz, When I started with a small press in 2007, I was given the chance to finish those first chapters that had never been finished and possibly rejected by traditional publishers. Today I count 20 books to my name. I think there's only one idea unfinished from back in the day. Sometime I'll get around to it too.Jan Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485602579241881149noreply@blogger.com