Comments on: The Beginning…or The End? http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/ Ten Authors. Five Genres. One Blog. Because the only thing scarier than a loaded gun pointed at your head....is writing about it. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jaci Burton http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223927 Jaci Burton Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223927 HI Rocki! I love starting a book. It's fresh, new and exciting and I can't wait to dig in. But I also love ending a book, too...for the obvious reasons. Funny you talk about your outline not resembling the end product. Happens to me all the time. I'm pretty sure the marketing dept at my publishers hate me. :grin: HI Rocki!

I love starting a book. It’s fresh, new and exciting and I can’t wait to dig in.

But I also love ending a book, too…for the obvious reasons.

Funny you talk about your outline not resembling the end product. Happens to me all the time. I’m pretty sure the marketing dept at my publishers hate me. :grin:

]]> By: Marilyn http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223906 Marilyn Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:17:11 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223906 Rock, I love new beginnings and like Raine, I love the challenge. :grin: To "the other Marilyn"......."finish the damn book"!!! :wink: Rock, I love new beginnings and like Raine, I love the challenge. :grin:

To “the other Marilyn”…….”finish the damn book”!!! :wink:

]]> By: JulieLeto http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223901 JulieLeto Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223901 I've been to happy hour with you, Rocki. I totally "get it." You're FUN! I’ve been to happy hour with you, Rocki. I totally “get it.”

You’re FUN!

]]> By: Terry Odell http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223898 Terry Odell Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:47:04 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223898 Totally late, but will "out of town with no computer" work as an excuse? I'm stealing a few minutes right now, but our hosts have us on the go go go. I did read First You Run on the plane, and am about halfway through Then You Hide. I'm at the "only 10K words, give or take to THE END" but hit one of those, "and then something VERY BAD will happen" points that I figured I'd deal with when I got there. Well, I'm there, and it's still a bit on the vague side. My hero has to rescue his partner from someplace, where he's been captured because of something, and he's going to have a lot of trouble doing it because of something else. But right now, I'm busy enjoying the Washington scenery Totally late, but will “out of town with no computer” work as an excuse? I’m stealing a few minutes right now, but our hosts have us on the go go go. I did read First You Run on the plane, and am about halfway through Then You Hide.

I’m at the “only 10K words, give or take to THE END” but hit one of those, “and then something VERY BAD will happen” points that I figured I’d deal with when I got there. Well, I’m there, and it’s still a bit on the vague side. My hero has to rescue his partner from someplace, where he’s been captured because of something, and he’s going to have a lot of trouble doing it because of something else. But right now, I’m busy enjoying the Washington scenery

]]> By: Natalie http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223888 Natalie Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:26:10 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223888 Great blog, Rocki. Hmm, good shoes and good wine. Unfortunately, my feet don't cooperate with many shoes any more. Sigh. And wine gives me a headache. Oh well. I LIKE the beginning of a book. It's the middle that usually throws me off, when the whole thing feels like a mess, and I worry I can't possibly tie up all the threads. When I get to THE END it's such a relief! I made it. Great blog, Rocki. Hmm, good shoes and good wine. Unfortunately, my feet don’t cooperate with many shoes any more. Sigh. And wine gives me a headache.

Oh well.

I LIKE the beginning of a book. It’s the middle that usually throws me off, when the whole thing feels like a mess, and I worry I can’t possibly tie up all the threads. When I get to THE END it’s such a relief! I made it.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223887 Amanda Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:56:51 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223887 Hi Rocki, great to see you blogging here. Ladies, I love the new look and all your new bloggers. I can only drink white wine, but my fave is a nice sweet but fresh Pinot Grigio. I love first chapters. The story is new and I have no idea where it will take me. Hi Rocki, great to see you blogging here. Ladies, I love the new look and all your new bloggers.

I can only drink white wine, but my fave is a nice sweet but fresh Pinot Grigio.

I love first chapters. The story is new and I have no idea where it will take me.

]]> By: Laurie Cooper http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223886 Laurie Cooper Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:24:54 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223886 Hi Rocki! Loved your post. And, OMG, your proposal paragraph absoulutely made my day. LOL I, too, hate new beginnings. Almost as much as I dislike rewriting. Now the first draft...that's fun. New, fresh, full of possibilities. Um, then reality hits. Then I realize it sucks. Ugh! Back to the new beginning! Hi Rocki! Loved your post. And, OMG, your proposal paragraph absoulutely made my day. LOL

I, too, hate new beginnings. Almost as much as I dislike rewriting. Now the first draft…that’s fun. New, fresh, full of possibilities. Um, then reality hits.

Then I realize it sucks. Ugh!

Back to the new beginning!

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223885 Tiffany Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:58:52 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223885 I love writing beginning of a book - its nice to finally see on paper the characters/stories who have been yelling at me inside my head finally take shape. Its in the middle where I usually have an issue - me wanting to go in one direction and the characters/story pulling me in another. once I finally in to them the story seems to move along. The end is always nice too - but usually means other characters start bugging me to get them on paper. I am so with you on the shoes!! And yeah the wine too! If it weren't for my day job I would have had a glass or two at lunch - but then again its my day job that makes me want to drink :???: but it also pays for all those shoes :grin: Oh and welcome! Just another reason to check MSW! I love reading you books btw! I love writing beginning of a book – its nice to finally see on paper the characters/stories who have been yelling at me inside my head finally take shape. Its in the middle where I usually have an issue – me wanting to go in one direction and the characters/story pulling me in another. once I finally in to them the story seems to move along. The end is always nice too – but usually means other characters start bugging me to get them on paper.

I am so with you on the shoes!! And yeah the wine too! If it weren’t for my day job I would have had a glass or two at lunch – but then again its my day job that makes me want to drink :???: but it also pays for all those shoes :grin:

Oh and welcome! Just another reason to check MSW! I love reading you books btw!

]]> By: C.L. Wilson http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223884 C.L. Wilson Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:56:07 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223884 I have a love/hate relationship with first chapters - they love to hate me and I love to hate them! Well...sometimes I enjoy a first chapter...but I'm with you. I do mostly GMC charting and come up with a few major turning points, but I'm with you - half the fun (and frazzle!) of writing a book is taking that journey of discovery with the characters. Rocki, you may pull out your beautiful hair over a blank page, but your final product is simply stunning :) I'm so thrilled for you will all your much deserved success! I have a love/hate relationship with first chapters – they love to hate me and I love to hate them!

Well…sometimes I enjoy a first chapter…but I’m with you. I do mostly GMC charting and come up with a few major turning points, but I’m with you – half the fun (and frazzle!) of writing a book is taking that journey of discovery with the characters.

Rocki, you may pull out your beautiful hair over a blank page, but your final product is simply stunning :) I’m so thrilled for you will all your much deserved success!

]]> By: Allison Brennan http://www.murdershewrites.com/2008/10/07/the-beginningor-the-end/#comment-223883 Allison Brennan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:24 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1030#comment-223883 ROFLOL, I'd pay you for that paragraph! ROFLOL, I’d pay you for that paragraph!

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