tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783074853852307471.post4793278794628373624..comments2018-03-27T17:50:31.016-07:00Comments on The Writer's Wellspring: A Prayer for the Discouraged WriterJennifer E. Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06168765929321104438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783074853852307471.post-61995386270904186902011-12-12T16:46:58.621-08:002011-12-12T16:46:58.621-08:00I know exactly what you mean. My "baby" ...I know exactly what you mean. My "baby" is in the process of being completely reworked too. It's heartbreaking but at the same time I do see the growth I've made since my first draft. Don't give up!Jennifer E. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168765929321104438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783074853852307471.post-55829808860033498042011-12-12T16:15:18.672-08:002011-12-12T16:15:18.672-08:00I feel this way very frequently. I am in the middl...I feel this way very frequently. I am in the middle of two major overhauls. I am in the midst of two books that I have completely trashed and am rebuilding from the ground up... ie I'm keeping the characters but completely writing the stories they are in over again from scratch. It sucks. One of these project is MY BABY the story that means more to me than anything else in the world and I'm hacking it to heck in the name of making it work. <br /><br />I freaking hate it. The whole process. And, heck, the book too sometimes.<br /><br />That said, as miserable as it is making me, I keep going because I know the books will be the better for it in the end. And that I will be the better for it (both as a writer and a person) if I see it through.<br /><br />Sometimes it helps to remember that if it wasn't important, you wouldn't be spending this much time on it. Maybe that seems reflexive but the fact that you are still at it means it's worth doing.Hillaryhttp://www.hillarydepiano.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783074853852307471.post-90860454691471339582011-12-05T15:40:56.332-08:002011-12-05T15:40:56.332-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com