tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post7808370028145304575..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Finding Me in 2017Alison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-91253925318997269812017-01-08T15:04:41.993-05:002017-01-08T15:04:41.993-05:00Thank you for the honest and heartfelt post, Vonni...Thank you for the honest and heartfelt post, Vonnie. For those authors who think the ONLY goal worth reaching is to make it in with the Big 5, this is an excellent article. Being 'owned' by a big publisher isn't always what it's cracked up to be. I love writing, but I would not enjoy it if someone was controlling me like that. Good for you, it was very brave to remove yourself from their hold. I have faith you will find your beautiful, humorous voice again. After all, it's YOU. Just relax, don't put too much pressure on yourself, and let the story flow from you. Maybe go back and read some of the earlier stories you wrote, the ones you love. (You've probably already thought of that :)). Hugs and best wishes!Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-13587387636144105372017-01-06T10:38:16.820-05:002017-01-06T10:38:16.820-05:00What a year you've had, Vonnie. Your writing v...What a year you've had, Vonnie. Your writing voice and Calvin's illness. Wow. You did right to get out of that situation. Nothing is worth writing what isn't you. You will find yourself. You're too resilient to hold down. Hugs.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-76498776281315978542017-01-03T12:53:06.568-05:002017-01-03T12:53:06.568-05:00Thank you, Alison. I don't know what version o...Thank you, Alison. I don't know what version of me they'll get but I'm starting to enjoy the creative process again. We'll see if anyone else does.<br /><br />Brenda...we have to be ourselves. Believe me, writing like someone else is the pits.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-44815306379311981692017-01-03T12:29:52.097-05:002017-01-03T12:29:52.097-05:00I'm so sorry for your ordeal, Vonnie. I hope y...I'm so sorry for your ordeal, Vonnie. I hope your re-discovery process is quick, smooth, and doubly rewarding. You deserve it, and readers deserve the "real" you again!Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-60185456525991225272017-01-03T11:20:02.214-05:002017-01-03T11:20:02.214-05:00I'm with you, Vonnie. I gotta be meeeeee!I'm with you, Vonnie. I gotta be meeeeee!Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-8189145272199110112017-01-03T11:18:21.035-05:002017-01-03T11:18:21.035-05:00Truer words were never spoken, Brenda. I feel my t...Truer words were never spoken, Brenda. I feel my time with them gained me a wider audience, but also garnered me poorer reviews and a loss of self. If your book didn't sell 20,000 copies its first week out, it was a flop. Mine have sold over that amount, but over a year...LOL...I'm slow at everything, Brenda. I'll never be an overnight success or a one week wonder. I just want to write like me.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-66668098871180132682017-01-03T11:14:07.633-05:002017-01-03T11:14:07.633-05:00Ah...music to my ears, Rolynn...a young writer aga...Ah...music to my ears, Rolynn...a young writer again. I hadn't thought of it that way. I was just looking for the old me. Well, I did just have my color lifted from my hair and a lighter shade put in. How's that for a start?Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-592476270853122912017-01-03T11:11:07.346-05:002017-01-03T11:11:07.346-05:00Oh Jannine, having the same ex-agent, I can only i...Oh Jannine, having the same ex-agent, I can only imagine the sputtering and commanding. She, too, has an excess of rigid rules and yet never wants to help her authors. I'm getting my writerly strength back with Calvin's help. He is such s strong support and held me up as I was falling apart over the loss of me.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-68568802540797230142017-01-03T10:57:40.174-05:002017-01-03T10:57:40.174-05:00You lived the life most of us strive to attain. An...You lived the life most of us strive to attain. And it wasn't what we imagine. I know you'll find your mojo and we're all behind you. Meanwhile, because you shared, those of us who haven't signed with a biggie can soothe ourselves in knowing it ain't always cracked up to be what we might think it is. Not to say it can't be. But still...maybe we're doing okay. Thanks for sharing. Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-46590602777776110302017-01-03T10:38:48.833-05:002017-01-03T10:38:48.833-05:00Angela, you are always so supportive. Thanks, hon....Angela, you are always so supportive. Thanks, hon.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-70897859326681738522017-01-03T10:38:07.262-05:002017-01-03T10:38:07.262-05:00Oh Leah, I love a complicated plot, too. Make me t...Oh Leah, I love a complicated plot, too. Make me think! Make me try to figure things out! Work my mind. And please use a word or two I have to look up so I can expand my vocabulary. Reading should be about learning, too.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-74303250550173678312017-01-03T10:34:50.431-05:002017-01-03T10:34:50.431-05:00Thank you, Margo. To tell me I couldn't use hu...Thank you, Margo. To tell me I couldn't use humor in my writing was like cutting off both of my arms for I embrace humor. Calvin and I do a lot of laughing in this house.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-5194772798471861212017-01-03T10:31:17.803-05:002017-01-03T10:31:17.803-05:00Vonnie, I'm a lover of makeovers of the lawn r...Vonnie, I'm a lover of makeovers of the lawn redo, house remodel, new wardrobe/hairdo type. I've never thought of a writing makeover! This will be fun...I can't wait to see it, especially once the dust clears! See, why I'm confident is you know exactly what you don't like in your forced craft...that means you'll know exactly what direction to go in your work. I'm not saying it will be easy, but you'll be free and confident as you go there. Plus, you've nipped senescence in the bud...hell, you're a young writer, again! I'm cheering you on! Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-77215257345363247862017-01-03T09:59:28.779-05:002017-01-03T09:59:28.779-05:00You are one strong woman. Way to stand up for your...You are one strong woman. Way to stand up for yourself! I did that with my very first book with Lyrical. When my editor wanted me to change a pivotal secondary character to be more likable, I said no. My agent at the time nearly had a stroke. But my editor backed off, and we got along fine after that. Today I send the first book in my new series off to my new editor at Kensington. I'll admit I'm terrified. Hopefully, all will go well, but I'll take a page from your book and stand up for myself if I have to! A timely post for me, Vonnie. And don't worry. You've got this!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-1237700130984488362017-01-03T06:36:29.964-05:002017-01-03T06:36:29.964-05:00Vonnie, I have complete faith in you! Thanks for s...Vonnie, I have complete faith in you! Thanks for sharing.Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-21812738823324191062017-01-03T06:26:26.465-05:002017-01-03T06:26:26.465-05:00I needed it, too, Vonnie! Hang in there. Your real...I needed it, too, Vonnie! Hang in there. Your real voice will return, and it will be natural, and funny and witty, just like you are. As for your "Big 5" editors, if I pick up one of those books that tell me when to be angry and all that, I'll put it down. There's still a whole generation of readers who actually enjoy suspense and complex plots and secondary characters--mixed with humor and sex as the story calls for it. Good for you for getting yourself out of a miserable situation and making it right--for yourself.Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-35483990513869498372017-01-03T05:24:53.527-05:002017-01-03T05:24:53.527-05:00INSPIRATIONAL. You go, Girl. The real Vonnie Davis...INSPIRATIONAL. You go, Girl. The real Vonnie Davis is already coming out! Thanks for sharing. I needed that.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.com