tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post8209655305468513147..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: 10 Writerly FearsElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-89012353275235056392011-03-02T06:30:57.175-08:002011-03-02T06:30:57.175-08:00Smooshed. *snort* Nice. I love the pet racing ou...Smooshed. *snort* Nice. I love the pet racing out, too. No matter how many times you tell yourself they can't read, it still feels personal, eh?Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-74034022019607309102011-03-01T21:16:36.068-08:002011-03-01T21:16:36.068-08:00My biggest fear is opening a new Word document. I...My biggest fear is opening a new Word document. I quiver at the thought of a new WIP- so much work! And who knows how it will work out? Ack!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-86470991323486252492011-03-01T20:53:40.366-08:002011-03-01T20:53:40.366-08:00I relate to all of them. And Margot--I once did ju...I relate to all of them. And Margot--I once did just that. With a full! Search and replace doesn't always work. Once I did that for a ms, changing a guy's name from Art to Ed but I forgot to make it case-sensitive. So everybody who was "smart" became "smed" And Grandma had Edhritis in her knees. Oh, what a mess!<br /><br />Oh we're all just way too nuts, aren'tAnne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-33498919012372258762011-03-01T13:27:18.194-08:002011-03-01T13:27:18.194-08:00Terry; It'd be funny if it wasn't sad.
El...Terry; It'd be funny if it wasn't sad.<br /><br />Elizabeth; The situation can be scarring; both metaphorically and physically!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-57608440334302591702011-03-01T13:17:16.209-08:002011-03-01T13:17:16.209-08:00#7 sounds remarkably familiar to me...as do many o...#7 sounds remarkably familiar to me...as do many of the others!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-8213010822408324942011-03-01T11:23:28.039-08:002011-03-01T11:23:28.039-08:00Oh, I can related to #2. Typos appear after you hi...Oh, I can related to #2. Typos appear after you hit Send.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-22746324215447785282011-03-01T10:10:46.147-08:002011-03-01T10:10:46.147-08:00Carol; It is the stuff of which nightmares are mad...Carol; It is the stuff of which nightmares are made on.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-44462158872091512822011-03-01T09:49:07.461-08:002011-03-01T09:49:07.461-08:00And that IS the way it is. I hate #2 in all its fo...And that IS the way it is. I hate #2 in all its forms.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-29026778937352781092011-03-01T09:39:49.405-08:002011-03-01T09:39:49.405-08:00Margot; I bless 'Search and Replace'; it&...Margot; I bless 'Search and Replace'; it's caught many a blunder. Let's just say I can be creative with the spelling of some of my smaller part character names.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-49797523238158769972011-03-01T09:34:21.207-08:002011-03-01T09:34:21.207-08:00Elspeth - Oh, those are definitely good examples o...Elspeth - Oh, those are <i>definitely</i> good examples of writerly fears. Especially #'s 1 and 2. *Shudder* And then, for me, there's this one: You become aware that you have changed a character's name and forgotten to make the change throughout your manuscript. You realise this just after you've pressed the "send" button on that query Email, or dropped the hard copy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com