tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post9169613096206783360..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: Trust Your StoryRachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-60182811068519829102011-12-13T01:14:15.282-08:002011-12-13T01:14:15.282-08:00Trust and confidence in our stories is indeed very...Trust and confidence in our stories is indeed very important else how can we continue on our path to success. I like your ‘tryst with trust’ phrase!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-86399227861330652642011-12-12T20:05:16.509-08:002011-12-12T20:05:16.509-08:00I guess since I've wanted to be a published wr...I guess since I've wanted to be a published writer since I was a kid, and am now actually taking serious actions towards that these last couple years, my trust is pretty strong. I don't know WHEN I'll break through and have my success, but I trust that it will happen. It's the 'when' that can make me crazy though.alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-33919576853908360672011-12-12T06:01:09.236-08:002011-12-12T06:01:09.236-08:00Writing is definitely not for the faint- hearted. ...Writing is definitely not for the faint- hearted. That is so true. I fluctuate between thinking what I'm writing is great to believing it's rubbish. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-16580447499876585382011-12-11T20:31:30.385-08:002011-12-11T20:31:30.385-08:00yes, my trust wavers regularly, but when I keep go...yes, my trust wavers regularly, but when I keep going, I usually find that trust again.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-63606089481066706492011-12-11T15:07:25.592-08:002011-12-11T15:07:25.592-08:00Rachna, your post is very realistic and resonates ...Rachna, your post is very realistic and resonates with my own doubts. Just when my trust starts to waver, an editor falls in love with one of my stories and decides to publish it. Keep on working and trusting the process. I am convinced it has its own purpose. We are like messengers. We work hard to make it happen. Everything happens at the right time. Trust your story. I wish you all the best in your writing and publishing journey.Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-8907852621198123932011-12-11T05:58:50.038-08:002011-12-11T05:58:50.038-08:00I always trust my story, which is why when I recei...I always trust my story, which is why when I receive a crit, as much as I appreciate it and am willing to follow it, I pick and choose the recommended changes since not all apply to my vision. I love how my story changes as I revise based on feedback, but at the same time the heart of the story is always the same. Also, my trust increases as the people in my life encourage me to write on and that my manuscripts just need some TLC (as well as some ruthless cutting, lol).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-76370272681331628862011-12-11T05:40:55.359-08:002011-12-11T05:40:55.359-08:00Love the post, Rachna. I like the idea of trusting...Love the post, Rachna. I like the idea of trusting our stories. I am glad I found your blog :)Tina Jainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-88683094880230192632011-12-10T08:53:48.925-08:002011-12-10T08:53:48.925-08:00Hi Friends..thank you for sharing your individual ...Hi Friends..thank you for sharing your individual experiences when trust in our writing skills wavers. I am grateful for all the encouragement and support you all give me.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-30433789275064808572011-12-10T05:44:21.924-08:002011-12-10T05:44:21.924-08:00Thanks Rachna for this great post and the self co...Thanks Rachna for this great post and the self conviction about the story and story telling! Also, the link is worth saving for assistance in all writing endeavors!Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-10874387268128260142011-12-09T17:24:04.505-08:002011-12-09T17:24:04.505-08:00That's a great way to look at it! Thanks for s...That's a great way to look at it! Thanks for sharing this advice. :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-85516211487126518492011-12-09T16:29:18.987-08:002011-12-09T16:29:18.987-08:00This has happened to me, but thanks to my CP and b...This has happened to me, but thanks to my CP and beta readers, I bounce back very quickly. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-60581852032317969442011-12-09T11:24:10.164-08:002011-12-09T11:24:10.164-08:00Ah, yes, I know the feeling well. Wavering faith. ...Ah, yes, I know the feeling well. Wavering faith. And it usually hits as the project goes off in a submission. But I use your solution, I start something new to take my mind off it. It has also happened to me in the middle of a project, and I've coped with that in various ways: sometimes just slogging through anyway, and not worrying about the writing until I have a finished piece; sometimes, if research is the problem, doing the research; and sometimes, like Jim Murdoch's advice, just taking a long absence from it. It's amazing what you can see when you read it after a long absence.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-75545171031042314882011-12-09T11:16:28.827-08:002011-12-09T11:16:28.827-08:00will surely take note of that :)
Weakest LINKwill surely take note of that :)<br />Weakest LINKRachithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671194017987611900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-21049197206282041222011-12-09T10:53:50.903-08:002011-12-09T10:53:50.903-08:00Yes, my trust has wavered. Lots of agent rejection...Yes, my trust has wavered. Lots of agent rejections can do that. But I soon I would remember what my betas and I thought about the quality of the story, and I would realize the trust was back. Hang in there, Rachna!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-70417149660090736692011-12-09T10:43:15.623-08:002011-12-09T10:43:15.623-08:00That has happened to me twice, in my third and fif...That has happened to me twice, in my third and fifth novels. In both I found myself stuck in the middle with no idea where I was going and the answer in both cases was to stop struggling, go away and do something else and return to the novels some time—in both cases, a couple of years—later. I know for a lot of people that’s unthinkable that kind of delay but it needs to be long enough so that you can barely remember what you were writing and you feel like your reading it for the first time. And you read, and you read and the you reach the bit where you thought you were stuck and, in both cases I’ve mentioned, the direction I needed to go was obvious. It wasn’t obvious the first time but then I was a different person then.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-15100650571522518992011-12-09T10:14:32.957-08:002011-12-09T10:14:32.957-08:00I guess we have to trust it whether that trust get...I guess we have to trust it whether that trust gets us what we want, i.e. publication, or not. So maybe it's the "what we want" and not the trusting that needs to be adjusted here and there. <br />I've flirted with this idea: If I never get anything published, if only my kids and crit partners ever read my story, is it worth all the work? Because that's what we're risking.<br />It's so devastating to think that way. <br />But if your answer is yes, it is worth all the work, it's not so awful.<br />And I think it's people who answer yet who have the real success, because you're writing for the joy of it, to master a craft, and not for accolades.<br />And then I stop thinking so philosophically and say, "Oh crap this really stinks! Why can't someone JUST SAY YES?!!"<br />Ugh. I feel your pain!Kristen Wixtedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270464973842125576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-26498994656774136232011-12-09T09:47:26.329-08:002011-12-09T09:47:26.329-08:00Thank you for the link to my guide.
The first ten...Thank you for the link to my guide.<br /><br />The first ten chapters of my second book, Guardian, at first seemed unworthy. The first book had done so well and seemed so easy to write and has generated nothing but raves, the second had a lot to live up to. When Guardian was finished, I feel it is far better than the first book.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-57261477952000318982011-12-09T09:26:56.264-08:002011-12-09T09:26:56.264-08:00Great post. Thanks for sharing your thought proces...Great post. Thanks for sharing your thought process and feelings.Meera Guptanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-34950981850864770912011-12-09T08:43:08.468-08:002011-12-09T08:43:08.468-08:00Oh, sure, my trust wavers sometimes. It think it&#...Oh, sure, my trust wavers sometimes. It think it's normal to have doubts. The important thing is to keep on writing no matter what!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-65032066489187572032011-12-09T07:50:05.095-08:002011-12-09T07:50:05.095-08:00Very good advice, Rachna.Very good advice, Rachna.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.com