tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post4080581759225532637..comments2023-11-06T12:28:13.575-05:00Comments on A Million Monkeys: Quiet ProgressJon VanZilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-77901430700780834862009-11-21T09:48:44.685-05:002009-11-21T09:48:44.685-05:00I've come from never thinking I'd write ex...I've come from never thinking I'd write except for myself, to publishing essays and articles, to thinking I was locked into pieces under 3000 words to coming to The End of my complete overhaul of my 300 page novel. <br /><br />In and of itself, my beginning has been its own journey. The next chapter begins in January with querying.Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-30194772606715439542009-11-20T16:44:01.139-05:002009-11-20T16:44:01.139-05:00I've submitted all of them. It's been a bu...I've submitted all of them. It's been a busy day.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-70823844949936974662009-11-20T15:40:31.942-05:002009-11-20T15:40:31.942-05:00Merry,
My sentiments exactly. My own disposition...Merry, <br /><br />My sentiments exactly. My own disposition is key ... and it's taken a bit of a beating lately. But then, this afternoon, I wrote a scene I loved, loved, loved, so hopefully it'll all balance out in the end.Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-12477476449609669692009-11-20T15:39:20.395-05:002009-11-20T15:39:20.395-05:00Natasha,
Good luck with the submissions. I actua...Natasha, <br /><br />Good luck with the submissions. I actually like querying ... it's kind of hopeful to imagine, "Yeah, so-and-so could be my agent."Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-58499074161803269942009-11-20T14:53:21.628-05:002009-11-20T14:53:21.628-05:00Today's a bad writing day, and my view of my o...Today's a bad writing day, and my view of my own progress sometimes has as much to do with my own disposition as it does with solid evidence.<br /><br />I've improved since I first started. I'm still not where I want to be, but whenever I get there I'll have my sights set somewhere in the horizon... <br /><br />Good luck on the submissions.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-74766905673602751642009-11-20T13:39:09.660-05:002009-11-20T13:39:09.660-05:00That's wonderful progress, Jon! And wow, over ...That's wonderful progress, Jon! And wow, over half is awesome.<br /><br />By the end of the year I'll have one project to ship out to agents. We'll see what happens.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-29694591827884674982009-11-20T13:07:30.623-05:002009-11-20T13:07:30.623-05:00Mark,
Yeah. I didn't really include NF in th...Mark, <br /><br />Yeah. I didn't really include NF in this blog post, because at least for me, it's like a different world. This year, I've been turning work away ... I haven't seriously queried in nonfiction in a very long time. Actually, I kind of suspect the high response rate is at least somewhat connected to my nonfiction resume--between the online stuff, broadcast stuff and consumer print stuff, I have a pretty sizable audience.Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-85286312117489755922009-11-20T13:03:58.458-05:002009-11-20T13:03:58.458-05:00Melanie,
Good luck! Which ones did you submit?
...Melanie, <br /><br />Good luck! Which ones did you submit? <br /><br />And progress in the actual writing is the best kind, even if it's hard to quantify.Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-63732736651442019982009-11-20T12:55:02.229-05:002009-11-20T12:55:02.229-05:00I known what you mean. For my NF I still have thin...I known what you mean. For my NF I still have things drop into a black hole, but not usually. And for fiction things, as I've noted when I went looking for a NF agent, I got responses and I got them fast. Some of that's track record, I'm sure, and some of it that I now know what I'm doing (more or less) in terms of a query letter.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-2374244458374347292009-11-20T11:19:02.277-05:002009-11-20T11:19:02.277-05:00That must be so satisfying to see that progress in...That must be so satisfying to see that progress in your career. I've got my fingers crossed for you.<br /><br />Personally, I'm still early in the game so the biggest change I've seen is in my actual writing. Draft 2 of novel 2 is leaps and bounds ahead of draft 2 from novel 1. LEAPS AND BOUNDS. The fact that I can recognize it in my own work gives me hope.<br /><br />I just submitted a bunch of short stories this morning (several from your blog, thank you very much) so I'll let you know in 4-8 weeks how much I've grown with flash fiction.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.com