tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post3006219164113921445..comments2024-03-18T09:40:52.281-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Getting to 100%, Part TwoElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-32195763628006545072010-06-03T07:54:06.527-06:002010-06-03T07:54:06.527-06:00I have my moments where I believe in myself 100% b...I have my moments where I believe in myself 100% because if I don't, then who will? I am also an emotional mess in my personal life, but that makes my writing a little edgier IMO. I have days where I think that I will make it and days where I know that I won't, but that is life. Thanks for your input and support. I love reading your posts. They give me inspiration that there is hope out there for people like me.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49281209163093542822010-06-02T21:57:58.775-06:002010-06-02T21:57:58.775-06:00Maybe one hour a day I could...
Winged WriterMaybe one hour a day I could...<br /><a href="http://wingedwriter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Winged Writer</a>Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-71220540968017194192010-06-02T21:20:57.721-06:002010-06-02T21:20:57.721-06:00It definitely is emotional. That cna be hard!It definitely is emotional. That cna be hard!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-25105843421891920422010-06-02T20:46:16.517-06:002010-06-02T20:46:16.517-06:00good post! I love the inspirational stuff!good post! I love the inspirational stuff!Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91144227198494988312010-06-02T20:05:19.806-06:002010-06-02T20:05:19.806-06:00I know what you're talking about when you say ...I know what you're talking about when you say 23/7.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm tired, down,or simply not in the mood to write.<br /><br />And then I manage to find a burst of energy and confidence that gets me through emails, synopses, drafts, revisions, edits, the whole nine yards. I'm also good at working under pressure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-8956224186931991972010-06-02T19:50:51.618-06:002010-06-02T19:50:51.618-06:00I hope I can get to 100% when it's time for me...I hope I can get to 100% when it's time for me to query. I did a pretty good job of getting there back when I was student teaching. I always took my supervising teachers' suggestions/criticisms very well because I knew they were there to help me. Hopefully I can apply that same mentality to making my MS the best that it can be.Melissa Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530652829980250261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36910196846531311162010-06-02T19:41:36.177-06:002010-06-02T19:41:36.177-06:00I make it there, but then I slide back. A lot!I make it there, but then I slide back. A lot!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-72033667204754648692010-06-02T19:28:15.921-06:002010-06-02T19:28:15.921-06:00I think I'm a 97.4%er.I think I'm a 97.4%er.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-60452185201895344252010-06-02T19:12:32.688-06:002010-06-02T19:12:32.688-06:00Oh, I get there... maybe for about 3 and a half mi...Oh, I get there... maybe for about 3 and a half minutes every two weeks, but I make it there.<br /><br />And it's the best feeling in the world - it's when I feel like yes, I CAN do this, I can conquer anything... annnnnd, then it's gone!<br /><br />But great post - your confidence in our confidence is a huge boost :) Thank you for reminding us to believe in ourselves.WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-69404621655210011332010-06-02T18:13:28.998-06:002010-06-02T18:13:28.998-06:00The only time I felt 100% was after I finished my ...The only time I felt 100% was after I finished my first book. But that was truly due to a lack of experience. But if completed all the revisions I set out to - based on my notes, my writing group's comments, and a good long edit - then it's all I can do. Maybe that makes it 95%?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686142500678187823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65311196485410167592010-06-02T17:39:43.044-06:002010-06-02T17:39:43.044-06:00I'm not sure I always have 100% confidence. I ...I'm not sure I always have 100% confidence. I think it's common, especially if you're still querying, not to always be there. But I think it's okay as long as you persevere and at least know your effort was 100% if not the result in the editors/agents mind.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-79922563708612239642010-06-02T16:23:34.613-06:002010-06-02T16:23:34.613-06:00My writing is not at 100%, but I feel like my atti...My writing is not at 100%, but I feel like my attitude and drive are most days. I like what you say about even if it is just for 1 hour, then that one hour will really count for something right? :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925811510913201292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-78829674545024460122010-06-02T16:14:01.962-06:002010-06-02T16:14:01.962-06:00I think I can eke out at least an hour a day to hi...I think I can eke out at least an hour a day to hit the 100% target - as long as I keep reading positive blogs! LOL! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-37938421044677129482010-06-02T15:36:01.575-06:002010-06-02T15:36:01.575-06:00I agree with you, one hundred percently! It remind...I agree with you, one hundred percently! It reminds me of a post by kidlit.com a few weeks back, about making your book the best it can be. It'll never be perfect, but you yourself have to believe it's your best. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-22312820076070630982010-06-02T15:02:38.395-06:002010-06-02T15:02:38.395-06:00I'm a guy - emotional tangle does not fit with...I'm a guy - emotional tangle does not fit with our persona.<br />However, passionate and full of belief - that I can do!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-22352565405042583842010-06-02T14:55:30.908-06:002010-06-02T14:55:30.908-06:00I think your 100% 23/7 and that one hour is when y...I think your 100% 23/7 and that one hour is when you question it all. If you don't agree, look in the mirror.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85227624714247370452010-06-02T14:03:50.342-06:002010-06-02T14:03:50.342-06:00I try to be 100% 23/7, but sometimes I just sit ar...I try to be 100% 23/7, but sometimes I just sit around...eating my chocolate chips...and relaxing. So I can be pumped up to finish my 100%. =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-59663929843116247392010-06-02T13:27:37.736-06:002010-06-02T13:27:37.736-06:00Oh yes, 100 per cent is so hard to get to! But for...Oh yes, 100 per cent is so hard to get to! But for that one fleeting moment in time, it's all good - if you can get there!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-8036233697517216422010-06-02T12:11:09.627-06:002010-06-02T12:11:09.627-06:00Most days I'm 100% 23/7. But I can still have ...Most days I'm 100% 23/7. But I can still have an off day. Like everyone else, I'm allowed that. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-29488466722672798332010-06-02T11:54:01.492-06:002010-06-02T11:54:01.492-06:00I love this! So I will forgive myself for the mes...I love this! So I will forgive myself for the mess that I'm in for the majority of the day and find that one hour to be productive.Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-8957850983954696872010-06-02T11:49:34.457-06:002010-06-02T11:49:34.457-06:00I like to think I'm only a mess 22/7, but that...I like to think I'm only a mess 22/7, but that's just me. ;)<br /><br />100% in the confidence department is a must. Otherwise we would have long since quit.<br /><br />Great post and good luck on those edits! (er, I mean good luck to that nameless person you mentioned).Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75068547246869325382010-06-02T11:30:09.535-06:002010-06-02T11:30:09.535-06:00Well it's good to know that I can be a total m...Well it's good to know that I can be a total mess some of the time too. Cuz' I for sure am, some of the time. :) But yes, I have my moments when I am zen, I am one with all that I'm doing, I am Writer Goddess of the Keyboard! Okay, so I'm a little over the top on the whole title thing but hey, a girl has to have some fun too. :)Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-57862866365865958922010-06-02T11:17:15.283-06:002010-06-02T11:17:15.283-06:00Great post. I think I occasionally hit 100% emotio...Great post. I think I occasionally hit 100% emotional and then slump too. But it's better than nothing. I hope. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-10723074436281770132010-06-02T11:07:24.716-06:002010-06-02T11:07:24.716-06:00I like that your 100% is about confidence. We'...I like that your 100% is about confidence. We're so used to hearing about getting the physical work to 100% that we forget we should be at 100 in our heads too. At least for some of the time so that we don't crumble under the pressure.<br /><br />I'm not so much an emotional mess as lazy. XPKrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-77586137784334197482010-06-02T11:01:10.419-06:002010-06-02T11:01:10.419-06:00I'll feel I'm at 100% then something will ...I'll feel I'm at 100% then something will happen and I fall back down. Confidence is my work, is definitely something I'm working on.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.com