Comments on: Beginnings in Life and Literature

By: Linda Bernstein

Linda Bernstein — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:20:27 +0000

In reply to Mary Marcia Brown. Your book sounds so interesting, so timely. Good luck, and keep Women Writers informed of your progress.

By: Linda Bernstein

Linda Bernstein — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:16:38 +0000

In reply to Marianne Wheelaghan.

Totally love that last quote. I’m going to use it. Let’s try to find out who said it, and if it’s you — I’m going to quote you.

By: Marianne Wheelaghan

Marianne Wheelaghan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:45:44 +0000

Hi Linda, thanks for really interesting post. I think “new beginnings” in writing can be more dreaded than “dreadful”, if you see what I mean?!
I hate facing the blank page, even though I know as soon as I am in the middle of the project, I won’t be to stop! That said, sometimes, with the best will in the world, life gets in the way of the best laid plans and the writing has to be put on hold – we are only human after all! A novel takes as long as it takes to write.
ps: Thought you might enjoy this quote ;o)

“If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a waiter.” Anonymous

By: Linda Bernstein

Linda Bernstein — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:15:00 +0000

In reply to Kristina. Thank you so much Kristina.

By: Linda Bernstein

Linda Bernstein — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:14:06 +0000

In reply to Giselle Minoli. I'm hoping that someone invents an app so I can put my iPhone to my head when I think of something good so I can get to it when I have time. Sort of Evernote with mental telepathy. Thanks for your generous response, Giselle.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:53:16 +0000

You asked what do I think of new beginnings the one thing that caught my attention was inspiration hitting you and the word begin to flow from within, Good read overall

By: Giselle Minoli

Giselle Minoli — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:06:27 +0000

Oh, boy, Linda…the dreaded beginning. I suppose I’d say for me the beginning of something has everything to do with time. I can be cooking dinner and have a very clear inspiration for something but know that for three or four more days I will not have one minute of silence to put anything down on paper. When that silence finally does come, then that is my beginning. I guess I just keep rearranging the calendar that way. But there comes a point, a moment, when if I haven’t been able to get those words out of my mind, as you say…I turn into a lunatic.

I hope you get snowed in. I hope you can’t go anywhere and get so much writing done we’ll all hate you!

Happy New Year, Linda!

By: Linda Bernstein

Linda Bernstein — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:03:02 +0000

In reply to Delaine Zody. After so many years in school, and being married to an academic, I still think the year begins in September. Thanks for your comment.

By: Delaine Zody

Delaine Zody — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:19:42 +0000

I have started over a few times, and none of those times on January 1. Being a teacher, the new year always started in August, with the first day of school. Then, two years ago, I rented a studio apartment in San Francisco in November, and that began a year of magical living. Returning to Fresno this past year, I sort of started again, but this time in March, and I’m sort of still working on that new beginning.

By: Mary Marcia Brown

Mary Marcia Brown — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:06:16 +0000

We share at least a couple things in common. We are both writers and we both understand the excitement and fear sometimes associated with the unknown of any new beginning.

I recently decided to resurrect a project that was a few years old. After writing my first novel five plus years past, I decided to bring it to life over the holidays. The ebook version is now available for only 2.99 on Amazon, and the hard copy version will be available soon.

The beginning of filling this project with life’s breath has certainly been a bit challenging…exciting…and lesson filled. I thought that you (especially during your NY travels) may be interested in reading the beginning work of this novice writer’s career. Below, please find an idea of the premise of WOMEN WITHOUT CHILDREN.

Liz, Diana, and Katie are three women living very different lives in three different parts of the country. Yet, unbeknownst to them, they share one very common thread; the same decision to live a life without children. Though each has made the same decision, each has come to her own conclusion for very unique, personal reasons of her own…consciously or subconsciously.

The societal pressures to conform to what has been deemed the “norm” during their child-bearing years sometimes weighs heavily on their hearts, minds and souls causing them to question their common choice and perhaps even crater under the heft of the spoken and unspoken expectations of the world around them.