tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post2757267611516233429..comments2024-03-20T00:15:49.597-07:00Comments on Nancy S. Thompson: A to Z Challenge: W is for WaitingNancy Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-25485932054282204522012-05-01T13:42:16.338-07:002012-05-01T13:42:16.338-07:00See every blog post I've ever written. Hah h...See every blog post I've ever written. Hah hah hah hah! There are a thousand doors and only one of them is unlocked. The waiting is truly the worst. All I can say is that I sure don't mind waiting on the other side of a book deal!Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-66757691051658269592012-04-26T23:06:31.248-07:002012-04-26T23:06:31.248-07:00Aw, thanks, Chuck! You're sweet!!Aw, thanks, Chuck! You're sweet!!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-21940237672832075062012-04-26T20:04:29.567-07:002012-04-26T20:04:29.567-07:00Mine is simple...I am waiting for your book to pub...Mine is simple...I am waiting for your book to publish!!Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-29431165859069903302012-04-26T17:29:01.527-07:002012-04-26T17:29:01.527-07:00I've found it's always best to stay focuse...I've found it's always best to stay focused on the next project. That way, the pain of waiting isn't as intense. Then, when you hear back from a prospective publisher (in my case, it's always been negative), it's kind of a surprise.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-77488602488923119982012-04-26T15:51:07.160-07:002012-04-26T15:51:07.160-07:00I'm currently waiting in every stage there cou...I'm currently waiting in every stage there could be for a writer, all at the same time, lol!<br />...and sigh.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-48580251506399432982012-04-26T14:18:17.418-07:002012-04-26T14:18:17.418-07:00I don't really know which is worse, waiting to...I don't really know which is worse, waiting to hear back from a critique partner or from an agent on a query. It's all waiting, waiting, waiting. I've gone gray waiting. Blah.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-17352499477753844532012-04-26T14:06:55.191-07:002012-04-26T14:06:55.191-07:00This made me smile, especially after I got the ful...This made me smile, especially after I got the full request from a publisher I queried--which took nearly 3 months--and the secondary review will take another 3 months. Ugh. It's like when I was in the Army. We'd have to forever "hurry up and wait."Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-30569672310903187792012-04-26T12:47:44.380-07:002012-04-26T12:47:44.380-07:00I am waiting for after May 7th when the first of t...I am waiting for after May 7th when the first of the reviews roll in. Gulp.<br /><br />Catching up on your posts, Nancy.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-43509261045319021252012-04-26T12:32:04.475-07:002012-04-26T12:32:04.475-07:00Just keep writing my dear...that's all I can d...Just keep writing my dear...that's all I can do...though my waiting is minor compared to yours. If I'm ever waiting for a book to come up...well, I don't know how I will!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-16833946187174439372012-04-26T12:17:57.874-07:002012-04-26T12:17:57.874-07:00Waiting for when my kids grow up so I can actually...Waiting for when my kids grow up so I can actually devote some quiet time to writing ... but I don't want them to grow up!Siobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416553868481995441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-40811714093738877752012-04-26T11:53:58.070-07:002012-04-26T11:53:58.070-07:00Ugh. Waiting is the worst. :/Ugh. Waiting is the worst. :/Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-75972689214872148712012-04-26T11:38:13.414-07:002012-04-26T11:38:13.414-07:00I usually try to find something else to take my mi...I usually try to find something else to take my mind off waiting--few things really get the thing I'm waiting for into a back corner where I forget it, but working on other projects and generally not sitting around helps most of the time.<br /><br /><br />The Golden Eagle<br /><a href="http://thegoldeneaglesblog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Eagle's Aerial Perspective</a>Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-39109309374729449512012-04-26T11:03:40.598-07:002012-04-26T11:03:40.598-07:00I hear ya. Doing it myself speeds some things up, ...I hear ya. Doing it myself speeds some things up, but not everything. I wish I could write faster.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-66600997621870523762012-04-26T10:38:12.156-07:002012-04-26T10:38:12.156-07:00This is a perfect blogging topic. Writing involves...This is a perfect blogging topic. Writing involves SO much waiting it drives us all insane.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-57835140989642558522012-04-26T08:22:48.170-07:002012-04-26T08:22:48.170-07:00I'm waiting on fulls, and working on new books...I'm waiting on fulls, and working on new books. Always, always working on new books.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-72395444231865204542012-04-26T07:53:15.186-07:002012-04-26T07:53:15.186-07:00Waiting for agents isn't so hard. You can alwa...Waiting for agents isn't so hard. You can always work on something else.<br /><br />Waiting for critiques and edits are the worst because it's hard to move a project forward until you get them back.Kelly Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805995507687187766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-17452404312157337302012-04-26T07:39:42.331-07:002012-04-26T07:39:42.331-07:00it seems like i am always waiting--sometimes i don...it seems like i am always waiting--sometimes i don't even know what it is i am waiting for--great postLynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-60946551498198416722012-04-26T06:35:33.232-07:002012-04-26T06:35:33.232-07:00Waiting on agents. And working on something new. W...Waiting on agents. And working on something new. While a secondary idea starts to spawn in my head.<br /><br />The waiting for agents hasn't been so bad at this point. I suspect if/when someone requests a full (only one partial requested so far) it will be worse. But so far, it hasn't been all-consuming.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-38659466013859874472012-04-26T06:27:25.723-07:002012-04-26T06:27:25.723-07:00I write plays and screenplays and the whole I'...I write plays and screenplays and the whole I'll be self publishing my novel is that I cannot take waiting for another project. Theatres can literally take years to get back to you. It's a killer.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-66521532109922954102012-04-26T05:46:02.099-07:002012-04-26T05:46:02.099-07:00Best to stay busy!Best to stay busy!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-9387344358093664522012-04-26T05:19:53.692-07:002012-04-26T05:19:53.692-07:00I'm always waiting! Sometimes for critiques, s...I'm always waiting! Sometimes for critiques, sometimes for query responses and sometimes I'm just waiting for the sake of waiting. It doesn't drive me nuts. It's part of the job and I'm good working on other things while I wait. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-57532672837804599482012-04-26T04:38:30.555-07:002012-04-26T04:38:30.555-07:00It's unbearable sometimes.
I'm over half ...It's unbearable sometimes.<br /><br />I'm over half way through my second book. I've only just started to write in it again. It's been frustrating but I think I'm in a good place. I hope to hell this one does better than the last one.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the awesome mention today. To be fair, I stole my line from the Tom Petty song!<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-19783288038459354932012-04-26T04:24:41.292-07:002012-04-26T04:24:41.292-07:00Good idea to keep working during all those waiting...Good idea to keep working during all those waiting periods. Because you're right, it's constant waiting.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254902043762303002.post-36746132140137876712012-04-26T03:13:44.707-07:002012-04-26T03:13:44.707-07:00I'm currently waiting to hear back from a publ...I'm currently waiting to hear back from a publisher, waiting to re-read my completed WIP and also waiting for the component ideas to form a new story!<br /><br />Yep, lots of waiting.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.com