tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post6863354967713301246..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: Change is all we ever haveConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-60887433413109404282010-08-21T18:50:33.345-07:002010-08-21T18:50:33.345-07:00Change is good. I love change, an environment of c...Change is good. I love change, an environment of controlled chaos. Its what keeps me mind fresh, alert, and adapting. Familiarity is boring. I'm getting sleepy just thinking about it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stephentremp.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen Tremp</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-7035954998354941962010-08-19T10:25:21.324-07:002010-08-19T10:25:21.324-07:00DJ, welcome to my blog. I just visited yours and I...DJ, welcome to my blog. I just visited yours and I love the reviews.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-28000668560081673432010-08-19T10:24:34.888-07:002010-08-19T10:24:34.888-07:00Talli--I love this new world, sometimes!Talli--I love this new world, sometimes!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-70019056837777782382010-08-19T10:24:06.974-07:002010-08-19T10:24:06.974-07:00Enid, I don't think 500 words a day is a "...Enid, I don't think 500 words a day is a "small" goal!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-6911421105948667922010-08-19T10:23:07.986-07:002010-08-19T10:23:07.986-07:00Kathy--all your points are so...on point!Kathy--all your points are so...on point!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-79333908360448954792010-08-19T00:37:58.171-07:002010-08-19T00:37:58.171-07:00"Remember, horses still exist, radio does, mo..."Remember, horses still exist, radio does, movie houses are bigger and better and still show movies. All it is, is different." Excellent points! I'm not keen on eBooks as a reader but I'm more than happy to have my novel go out as an eBook eventually.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-26184768170269174832010-08-18T01:24:14.472-07:002010-08-18T01:24:14.472-07:00I really think e-books is a great thing for publis...I really think e-books is a great thing for publishing - especially smaller independent publishers. Nice to hear you embracing it!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-10914248745152398842010-08-17T03:39:52.721-07:002010-08-17T03:39:52.721-07:00Have small goals. At the moment, I only ask myself...Have small goals. At the moment, I only ask myself to write 500 words a day. I put it as a sticky note on the desktop and now I seem to be able to write more than that every day. I'm quite proud of myself.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamydarcy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Really Angelic</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-64350609246612048482010-08-16T18:47:50.910-07:002010-08-16T18:47:50.910-07:00Carol, excellent points all--and why the e-book re...Carol, excellent points all--and why the e-book revolution is a revolution, i.e. in the midst of change...right now not all of this is in place all the time. Some e-book publishers are as good as print, some not and vice-versa! Makes my head hurt...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-22319991205617020062010-08-16T16:39:35.787-07:002010-08-16T16:39:35.787-07:00Yes, Puck is cute, and SMART, and getting bigger (...Yes, Puck is cute, and SMART, and getting bigger (although he's still small in my book!:))<br />Staying in flow...I love Carol's analogy of being on a rock in a stream. Mine's wobbly and the stream's powerful. <br />I think there's something to just being with your work, relaxing into the current project, and not worrying about where it is going and how it will be marketed, until it is finished. I DO think we should keep the ultimate reader in mind, but try not to worry yet about how our words will reach her. Maybe that's putting on tinted lenses, but if we don't finish the book/story/ then marketing won't matter.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-75417247183658827102010-08-16T14:19:45.694-07:002010-08-16T14:19:45.694-07:00Helen, ah, the glories of technology...Helen, ah, the glories of technology...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-39492170440342008172010-08-16T13:24:14.893-07:002010-08-16T13:24:14.893-07:00Cynthia, dear friend, you're one of the people...Cynthia, dear friend, you're one of the people who "flows" the best! And yes, the animals in our loves bring so much love, so freely.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-51226285418924461342010-08-16T10:50:55.049-07:002010-08-16T10:50:55.049-07:00Dave, thanks--but of course sometimes it's &qu...Dave, thanks--but of course sometimes it's "laugh or scream" with this new world!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-79616891694267950532010-08-16T09:49:36.224-07:002010-08-16T09:49:36.224-07:00Yes, it is a relief that Puck's mostly potty t...Yes, it is a relief that Puck's mostly potty trained, Aubrie. But right after I posted this, he had an accident!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-31347567493757078282010-08-16T07:06:25.456-07:002010-08-16T07:06:25.456-07:00Puck is adorable. I can tell he makes you smile.
...Puck is adorable. I can tell he makes you smile.<br /><br />Right now I'm standing on a rock in the middle of the stream searching for the strongest current. I wouldn't mind my work going e-book only IF it still made the same money or more as a printed book, IF it still received the same quality of editing as a printed book, IF it still received the same amount of marketing push it would receive as a printed book (and, yes, I know this is usually minimal or none). Anything less gives the industry the right to say the book is less.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-47454375235979171632010-08-15T14:44:26.957-07:002010-08-15T14:44:26.957-07:00Puck is a cutie patootie. I'm not great at goi...Puck is a cutie patootie. I'm not great at going with the flow. This morning my computer wouldn't boot up. Grrrrrr. Now I'm using DH's iPad. I'm sort of being dragged along by the rapids.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-8961884800349816472010-08-15T12:24:04.435-07:002010-08-15T12:24:04.435-07:00Conda, I am always *so* impressed by your energy, ...Conda, I am always *so* impressed by your energy, determination and, of course, your successes as they roll along, one after another!<br /><br />It is lovely to see someone continue to adapt and change--and this post is a testament that you do, and have the self-awareness to look at it when it feels like you don't.<br /><br />How do *I* flow with the changing current? I don't feel I do it well at all but am, instead, constantly being caught in the undertow and then having to struggle to the surface, catch a breath and work toward heading off in the right direction.<br /><br />But, that said, things ARE changing for me again and I feel a move back toward the creative and away from the mundane creative that pays the bills but makes little deposit to the soul's account.<br /><br />Hopefully, that is changing. I'm staying tuned to your life--and mine--and still working toward It, whatever "It" turns out to be.<br /><br />And Puck...what a guy! Adorable. I am so happy for you.Cynthia Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167464226322884376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-43252929210536238242010-08-15T03:27:18.236-07:002010-08-15T03:27:18.236-07:00It's good to know that you are so up-beat abou...It's good to know that you are so up-beat about the current scene. I do believe you are absolutely right to be so and it does sound as though things are moving in your direction. May that be so, too.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-43165294424396195122010-08-14T12:49:52.237-07:002010-08-14T12:49:52.237-07:00Puck does look bigger! Glad he's potty trained...Puck does look bigger! Glad he's potty trained now. :)<br /><br />Good luck with your ebook submissions! Let us know what happens!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.com