Comments for The Writing Runner http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com Writing A New Novel, Training For A Marathon Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Step Three: The Querying Process by The Writing Runner http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/step-three-the-querying-process/#comment-291 The Writing Runner Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:37:59 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-291 Good luck with your querying! Let us know how things turn out! Good luck with your querying! Let us know how things turn out!

]]> Comment on Step Three: The Querying Process by rachelhamm http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/step-three-the-querying-process/#comment-290 rachelhamm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:54:22 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-290 Great post. I just sent my first query letter today! I have a very similar spreadsheet as yours. Mine includes: Agency, Agent, Email Address, Mailing Address, Website, Mail or Email (i.e. what is the agent's preference for the query letter), Synopsis Wanted?, Chapters Wanted?, Pages Wanted? (so I know what has already been sent with the initial query letter), Response Time Anticipated (usually listed on the agent's website), Date Sent, Date Responded, and Response. I'm going to add in the follow-ups you have recommended! Great post. I just sent my first query letter today! I have a very similar spreadsheet as yours. Mine includes: Agency, Agent, Email Address, Mailing Address, Website, Mail or Email (i.e. what is the agent’s preference for the query letter), Synopsis Wanted?, Chapters Wanted?, Pages Wanted? (so I know what has already been sent with the initial query letter), Response Time Anticipated (usually listed on the agent’s website), Date Sent, Date Responded, and Response. I’m going to add in the follow-ups you have recommended!

]]> Comment on The Proper Care and Feeding of a Trunk Novel by Shaddy http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-a-trunk-novel/#comment-288 Shaddy Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:43:36 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=547#comment-288 I admire how far you've come as an author. You've experienced a goodly share of the ups and downs of writing and trying to get published. I wish you the best in all of your future writing and publishing pursuits. As for me, since practice makes perfect, I'm doing the National Novel Writing Month thing which officially begins at midnight tonight. If you're unaware of it, it's a month long event in which participants are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel, beginning on November 1st and finishing before midnight on November 30th. It's rather crazy but the motivation to write will work for me. Care to join us? www.nanowrimo.org I admire how far you’ve come as an author. You’ve experienced a goodly share of the ups and downs of writing and trying to get published. I wish you the best in all of your future writing and publishing pursuits.

As for me, since practice makes perfect, I’m doing the National Novel Writing Month thing which officially begins at midnight tonight. If you’re unaware of it, it’s a month long event in which participants are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel, beginning on November 1st and finishing before midnight on November 30th.

It’s rather crazy but the motivation to write will work for me.

Care to join us?

http://www.nanowrimo.org

]]> Comment on iTunes Doesn’t Recognize Your Nike Plus Account After You Restore Your iPod Nano by Matt http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/itunes-doesnt-recognize-your-nike-account-after-you-restore-your-ipod/#comment-282 Matt Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:34:05 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=476#comment-282 Nice one, just saved me a lot of hair pulling time after wiping my ipod due to the number of times it was dropping runs. It saved my run OK this time but then noticed it wasn't uploading to my nike+ account. All sorted now thanks to this Matt Nice one, just saved me a lot of hair pulling time after wiping my ipod due to the number of times it was dropping runs. It saved my run OK this time but then noticed it wasn’t uploading to my nike+ account.

All sorted now thanks to this

Matt

]]> Comment on Are you a real writer? Am I a real writer? What *IS* a real writer anyway? by Annie http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/are-you-a-real-writer-am-i-a-real-writer-what-is-a-real-writer-anyway/#comment-281 Annie Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:37:07 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=541#comment-281 I think anyone who writes is a writer whether it is shared, blogged about or kept under lock and key in a journal. I think anyone who writes is a writer whether it is shared, blogged about or kept under lock and key in a journal.

]]> Comment on Are you a real writer? Am I a real writer? What *IS* a real writer anyway? by Courtney Vail http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/are-you-a-real-writer-am-i-a-real-writer-what-is-a-real-writer-anyway/#comment-280 Courtney Vail Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:11:43 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=541#comment-280 I consider myself a writer because now I'm writing with the goal of publication and continually work to improve my craft. I think it's essentially all about passion. If writing is your passion, then you ARE a writer. I consider myself a writer because now I’m writing with the goal of publication and continually work to improve my craft. I think it’s essentially all about passion. If writing is your passion, then you ARE a writer.

]]> Comment on Are you a real writer? Am I a real writer? What *IS* a real writer anyway? by Shaddy http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/are-you-a-real-writer-am-i-a-real-writer-what-is-a-real-writer-anyway/#comment-279 Shaddy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:07:43 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=541#comment-279 I love to write. I write regularly and that makes me a writer in my own mind. Debating whether a person is a writer or not is definitely silly and a waste of precious time. I love to write. I write regularly and that makes me a writer in my own mind. Debating whether a person is a writer or not is definitely silly and a waste of precious time.

]]> Comment on Upon retiring a manuscript to the trunk #2 by Kevin http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/upon-retiring-a-manuscript-to-the-trunk-2/#comment-278 Kevin Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:15:47 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-278 What you are going through reminds me of Stephen Pressfield's book, The War of Art. Highly recommend it. What you are going through reminds me of Stephen Pressfield’s book, The War of Art. Highly recommend it.

]]> Comment on Upon retiring a manuscript to the trunk #2 by Joy http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/upon-retiring-a-manuscript-to-the-trunk-2/#comment-274 Joy Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:46:06 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-274 I agree with you. If you believe in your writing, there's really nothing else to do but keep working and hope that a publisher falls in love with the next project. I agree with you. If you believe in your writing, there’s really nothing else to do but keep working and hope that a publisher falls in love with the next project.

]]> Comment on Finding your right length: short stories, novellas, novels, and young adult books by Dazy http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/finding-your-right-length-short-stories-novellas-novels-and-young-adult-books/#comment-272 Dazy Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:08:45 +0000 http://thewritingrunner.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-272 Wow. After reading all this I think I need to pay more attention to the actual lengths of books. I'm eighteen and just starting out with serious writing (well, more serious anyway). When I starting looking at sites I was actually thinking my story was short, but it's already over 70k and it's not done. As early as eighth grade I've been writing stories on my computer, and the ones I finished were upwards of 100K. I can only imagine my writing getting longer in the future. Am I weird? Wow. After reading all this I think I need to pay more attention to the actual lengths of books. I’m eighteen and just starting out with serious writing (well, more serious anyway). When I starting looking at sites I was actually thinking my story was short, but it’s already over 70k and it’s not done. As early as eighth grade I’ve been writing stories on my computer, and the ones I finished were upwards of 100K. I can only imagine my writing getting longer in the future. Am I weird?

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