tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post5198426468768360162..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: Your Writing ProjectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-56897635209955125302011-02-21T08:09:23.129-07:002011-02-21T08:09:23.129-07:00Thanks, Kelly! It's colder here today, but at ...Thanks, Kelly! It's colder here today, but at least the sun is still shining. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-77411575336493028122011-02-21T07:23:44.138-07:002011-02-21T07:23:44.138-07:00I want spring-like weather!
Sigh...
Writing proj...I want spring-like weather!<br /><br />Sigh...<br /><br />Writing projects - I'm determined to finish 3 partially done projects by end of July so I can start on something new and different. I need to stretch the creative muscle. Good luck with your projects!Kelly Boycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215326576996489893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-31776984513391518972011-02-17T15:26:34.843-07:002011-02-17T15:26:34.843-07:00Colene - Thank you!
Travis - Really? I say go for...Colene - Thank you!<br /><br />Travis - Really? I say go for it. With the publishing industry turned upside down, there's really nothing to lose.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-67184808793790279592011-02-17T15:11:43.169-07:002011-02-17T15:11:43.169-07:00Working on a new women's fiction novel and con...Working on a new women's fiction novel and contemplating releasing the last on my own as an e-book.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-80464357246301982832011-02-17T13:37:07.626-07:002011-02-17T13:37:07.626-07:00Awesome list! Good luck getting it all done!Awesome list! Good luck getting it all done!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-56948747427946733702011-02-17T11:19:30.591-07:002011-02-17T11:19:30.591-07:00Tana - So EXCITING that you get to say "my ag...Tana - So EXCITING that you get to say "my agent", isn't it? :-) Good luck with the writing!<br /><br />Talei - Write all those ideas down so you don't forget! :-) Have fun editing!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-70679821892426275332011-02-17T10:40:55.902-07:002011-02-17T10:40:55.902-07:00Excellent to-do list! ;-)
For me, I working on ed...Excellent to-do list! ;-)<br /><br />For me, I working on edits on my WIP which I finished in Dec. I also have so many ideas for other stories now but am holding back to finish this first WIP. Soon, I hope, soon! ;-)Taleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317577935549931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-29893341585325622872011-02-17T10:04:01.893-07:002011-02-17T10:04:01.893-07:00How interesting that you have both a non-fiction a...How interesting that you have both a non-fiction and fiction book in the works! You're a lot like me. ;) For me, I'll be writing my WIP until summer at least and anytime my agent gives me back edits I'm going to halt that WIP and work on my other novel so I can get it out on sub.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-31229333663338088512011-02-17T09:37:52.862-07:002011-02-17T09:37:52.862-07:00Terri - One page at a time!
Joanne - Good for you...Terri - One page at a time!<br /><br />Joanne - Good for you on the queries! Here's hoping they bring back requests for FULLS!<br /><br />Elisabeth - A nice mixture - short stories and a novel. You go, girl!<br /><br />Diane - I'm tired just reading your list! But wow, what a ton of ideas you've got. Awesome job.<br /><br />Christine - You're definitely staying busy! Anymore WW2 novels planned?Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-66254017671344571932011-02-17T09:03:49.391-07:002011-02-17T09:03:49.391-07:001. Finish 2-pg synopsis of book #1 in series
2. Ro...1. Finish 2-pg synopsis of book #1 in series<br />2. Rough outline of books #2-3<br />3. Start book #2<br />4. +/- revisions of book #1, depending on my agent's feedback<br />5. Guest blog post on historical vs dystopian fiction in YA (guess which side I'm on?) :)<br /><br />Martin, the best advice I ever heard about dialogue is that good dialogue is an illusion of real speech, not a transcription of it. If you write dialogue the way people actually talk, it does look fake. And boring, usually.Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-41741384361121178592011-02-17T04:41:44.561-07:002011-02-17T04:41:44.561-07:00Ho ho ho - I don't think you have room for my ...Ho ho ho - I don't think you have room for my current writing projects. :o) Here's a handful, though:<br /><br />1. Write 1st draft of Catch the Rainbow (novel).<br />2. Write first short story for Tarot anthology.<br />3. Shift at least 6 article queries through the door by the end of today.<br />4. Write 2 short stories, one for Easter, one for May Day, for favourite magazine market.<br />5. Write kids' activity book, series 3, no 3.<br /><br />Is that enough for now?<br /><br />Good luck with yours.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430125606844410229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-3749144662311992502011-02-16T18:39:21.378-07:002011-02-16T18:39:21.378-07:00I've been working on several short stories, an...I've been working on several short stories, and editing a manuscript I finished last fall.Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-60554511236810985782011-02-16T17:33:03.970-07:002011-02-16T17:33:03.970-07:00I've got two projects that I'm currently q...I've got two projects that I'm currently querying, one fiction, one nf. While I'm waiting, I'm preparing a few recent interviews for my Coffee-With posts on the blog, and submitting smaller pieces locally.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-6655880186507228302011-02-16T16:11:25.251-07:002011-02-16T16:11:25.251-07:00I am trying to edit this current MS but only on pa...I am trying to edit this current MS but only on page 50. Miles to go:)Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-47008105636976377452011-02-16T15:19:25.418-07:002011-02-16T15:19:25.418-07:00Martin - Good for you! Yeah, dialogue is sometimes...Martin - Good for you! Yeah, dialogue is sometimes hard to get just "right" but keep at it!<br /><br />Valerie - I thought you might like that email! *grin* I'm SO glad you are dipping your toes into creative writing! You will do great. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-83992061828241814302011-02-16T15:17:38.200-07:002011-02-16T15:17:38.200-07:00In preparation for trying to write a factual accou...In preparation for trying to write a factual account of my Uncle's story-I'm going to start practicing by doing some small projects where the writing is less about being creative, and more about being, well, factual LOL! (You know what I mean! And thanks for the "teacher" email-it was hilarious!!!)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-13593827517328459962011-02-16T13:52:15.238-07:002011-02-16T13:52:15.238-07:00I selected 4 stories from criminal procedings I wo...I selected 4 stories from criminal procedings I worked at as a lawyer. I want to write 4 short stories using this basic material. Wrote a lot - and threw away a lot. <br /><br />Hard to make dialogues that you can feel real! Ever when you, in fact, listened those words. When in paper, so many words look just fake.Martinnoreply@blogger.com