Comments on: Go Big or Go Home http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/ words and stuff Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Annie Wicking http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Annie Wicking Fri, 08 May 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/#comment-45 Good luck with your writing, David. Just keep the faith in what you are doing and take it one step at a time and whatever you do don't rush in where Angels fer to tread.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Annie Good luck with your writing, David. Just keep the faith in what you are doing and take it one step at a time and whatever you do don’t rush in where Angels fer to tread.

Best wishes,
Annie

]]> By: David Eric Tomlinson http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-44 David Eric Tomlinson Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:55:00 +0000 http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/#comment-44 Thanks everyone for commenting! Thanks everyone for commenting!

]]> By: Other Lisa http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Other Lisa Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:16:00 +0000 http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/#comment-43 Congratulations, and I will think good thoughts about your placing the story!<br /><br />As to the larger topic...boy...all I know is that every time I've tried to do something "commercial," my brain has ended up weirdizing it. And the last weirdized project was the one that got me an agent. <br /><br />That doesn't mean abandoning all commercial considerations - I definitely had to throw out a lot of the less disciplined elements as I went through the revision process to sign with this person. But as to the essential message here, I couldn't agree more. If you don't have some real passion and vision about what you're doing, what's the point? Congratulations, and I will think good thoughts about your placing the story!

As to the larger topic…boy…all I know is that every time I’ve tried to do something “commercial,” my brain has ended up weirdizing it. And the last weirdized project was the one that got me an agent.

That doesn’t mean abandoning all commercial considerations – I definitely had to throw out a lot of the less disciplined elements as I went through the revision process to sign with this person. But as to the essential message here, I couldn’t agree more. If you don’t have some real passion and vision about what you’re doing, what’s the point?

]]> By: thelittlefluffycat http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-42 thelittlefluffycat Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:27:00 +0000 http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/#comment-42 My prime beta and I have a saying, "take what the story fairy brings and be grateful, or she won't come back". The ones that come when you don't expect them are always a huge writing high, lol -- what a gift, after your struggles! My prime beta and I have a saying, “take what the story fairy brings and be grateful, or she won’t come back”. The ones that come when you don’t expect them are always a huge writing high, lol — what a gift, after your struggles!

]]> By: Philangelus http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Philangelus Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:11:00 +0000 http://daviderictomlinson.com/2009/04/go-big-or-go-home/#comment-41 Thank you. I've been feeling this way myself lately but the agent/editor blogs really do hammer on the "write what sells" angle. Thank you. I’ve been feeling this way myself lately but the agent/editor blogs really do hammer on the “write what sells” angle.

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