tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post8275741777054362635..comments2024-03-24T14:17:48.000+02:00Comments on Judy Croome: Whazzup?Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-21448764791042584562010-09-25T03:40:23.343+02:002010-09-25T03:40:23.343+02:00Judy, I so admire your heart and dedication to you...Judy, I so admire your heart and dedication to your craft. I know that you'll grow and blossom in any genre. Your writing sounds like it's going very well. Continued success my friend. Enjoy the classes too. I look forward to hearing about them as well :)septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-83272581793929776452010-09-24T19:10:56.447+02:002010-09-24T19:10:56.447+02:00I have a TBR list, you have a TBW, lol.
Great to ...I have a TBR list, you have a TBW, lol. <br />Great to see the exciting projects you have lined up, and also to *hear* the enthusiasm again and passion for writing. <br />Enjoy the classes and I hope you'll give us some feedback as to whether they help at allClaire Robynshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152717159334158451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-75533896627462295692010-09-24T15:55:50.950+02:002010-09-24T15:55:50.950+02:00Judy, lotsa stuff going on, my friend. YIKES. I th...Judy, lotsa stuff going on, my friend. YIKES. I thought I had a lot of things in my writing life going on at once. I'm relieved. :)<br /><br />The classes sound really interesting. I know you will enjoy them and get a lot out of them. <br /><br />This was a well thought out and excellent post. I love to hear that your confidence is budding. Mine too. And you're right about a word here or a comma there. I need to go back and read all of the punctuation posts. Hugs to my most lovely friend. I love you.:) Christopher mentions that I'd better tell you he loves you too. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-35788266606921672142010-09-23T13:29:22.176+02:002010-09-23T13:29:22.176+02:00LAURI: If I could switch back and forth easily bet...LAURI: If I could switch back and forth easily between genres, I would have gone for the revisions. But I just found that, in trying to straddle two shores, I was in danger of slipping into the dark cold depths between. Better for me to focus on one only, and I chose the one I’m currently enjoying most now. That’s not to say I’ll never go back to romance writing one day… <br /><br />ARLEE: Welcome to the blog and thanks for following! Hope to see you visit often! :) <br /><br />MARILYN: Too true! And I think it’s the writing itself that pushes us to evolve. No wonder writing is such an addictive process, despite the struggle to get published. Because it’s not really about being published or not, is it? (even though publication is, of course, this writer’s ultimate dream)Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-15191863893269200752010-09-22T01:08:38.096+02:002010-09-22T01:08:38.096+02:00Judy, I'm so impressed with the thoughtfulness...Judy, I'm so impressed with the thoughtfulness and insight you've brought to this process of writing. I think we're always in a state of evolving and, just because one path is right for us now, it doesn't mean it always will be. Your choice to embrace one writing direction over another is a strength, and no one says that what you choose now you have to hold to forever either. Wishing you all the best as you work on the projects closest to your heart! xoMarilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-25696148445220788032010-09-21T17:31:41.525+02:002010-09-21T17:31:41.525+02:00Thatsa lotta whazzup. But I guess when I look at ...Thatsa lotta whazzup. But I guess when I look at what I got on the stove I've got a lot cooking with a few pots boiling over. There's always something.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-6798832980148280672010-09-21T11:48:30.405+02:002010-09-21T11:48:30.405+02:00Well Judy you are indeed one busy lady!
I write g...Well Judy you are indeed one busy lady! <br />I write genre both romance and detective thrillers and I have to admit I've found it difficult as of late to switch back and forth between those projects and more literary type short stories, so you may have a point. <br />I respect you for leaving a project. Like you I keep thinking of time spent, I don't want to waste it but sometimes you must just say-"that is done" and move on.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-1660562684754568512010-09-21T11:13:06.272+02:002010-09-21T11:13:06.272+02:00BISH: I tend to act like a grasshopper. I *know* I...BISH: I tend to act like a grasshopper. I *know* I’m more effective when I focus on one thing only but, somehow, everything else always seems just as urgent and just as interesting! I’m really looking forward to those classes! <br /><br />HELEN: That’s a problem with me too, although I take the project that most interests me rather than the most important!<br /><br />COLD: Keeps me out of mischief, Cold!! :) Wits and UCT both have Masters in Creative Writing degrees, but my university (University of South Africa) didn’t have an actual creative writing degree. The dean of the faculty kindly allowed me to do a Masters of Arts (English Studies) with my “dissertation” the first draft of the novel I’m currently revising. It wasn’t entirely a success (I never got my cum laude, which was an admitted blow to my ego!) but it was a fantastic learning experience. But now I feel much like you…I will never take another exam in this lifetime, and hopefully, never in any future lifetimes either!!<br /><br />NANCY: Hugs back at ya! And, yes, I don’t really think all those years were wasted – I learned an incredible amount about the publishing industry and the craft and about myself! <br /><br />PAUL: Thanks Paul! I felt bad rabbitting on with all that “I-me-myself” writing stuff, but if it helped you know me better, I’m glad!! :)Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-10528892943174736182010-09-21T04:32:43.273+02:002010-09-21T04:32:43.273+02:00Wow, Judy. I feel like I've gotten to know you...Wow, Judy. I feel like I've gotten to know you a lot better by reading this post. Having a new sense of committment to your writing sounds very inspiring. Good luck with the new focus on your journey!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-36038038495279362292010-09-20T23:13:59.473+02:002010-09-20T23:13:59.473+02:00Hi Judy, *waves*
Wow- so glad I'm not the onl...Hi Judy, *waves*<br /><br />Wow- so glad I'm not the only writer with multiple projects on the burners-lol. You did learn a lot- and none of it was wasted. Remember this is your journey- you live it your way-(yes, I'm stubborn, too, which gets me in so much trouble. Yes, I've wondered if I'm self sabotaging- like you I've decided no, I'm not. I'm living the life I was meant to live and writing the things I was meant to write.) Hugs to you!! NNancy J. Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107417252662717576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-25387572361032046362010-09-20T20:56:40.464+02:002010-09-20T20:56:40.464+02:00Looks like your damn busy, Judy. Make sure you get...Looks like your damn busy, Judy. Make sure you get some time to enjoy the spring in SA >:)<br /><br />Do you have to write a novel to get a MSc in English? Looks cool. Maybe I should have done that too ... except I'm not gonna take another exam in my lifetime.<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-50828047623405042592010-09-20T18:19:13.320+02:002010-09-20T18:19:13.320+02:00Good gracious, you have a lot of projects on the b...Good gracious, you have a lot of projects on the burners. I think my problem is setting priorities and sticking to them. I have so many things I need to be doing that I end up working on the easiest one or the one most in the forefront. And the others get neglected.<br /><br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-43633995849478326232010-09-20T14:59:16.685+02:002010-09-20T14:59:16.685+02:00Wow, lots of stuff you've got going there. Alt...Wow, lots of stuff you've got going there. Although I have many ideas and many things started and books that need revising etc. I can only work on one thing at time. My brain doesn't shift/move fast enough between projects to have more than one going at a time. I bet those classes you take will be fun!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-47071262773299186702010-09-20T13:44:10.859+02:002010-09-20T13:44:10.859+02:00ROMY: You're so right! I *have* learnt so much...ROMY: You're so right! I *have* learnt so much about the craft of writing (and myself) in my years of romance writing. I've also learnt to respect what being a romance author involves! I look forward to following your writing career onwards and upwards...! :)<br /><br />DAMARIA: LOL! I think efficient multi-tasking requires projects to be completed!! (well, I'm getting there I suppose - I just take long, becaase I keep on getting sidetracked!) And I've never thought of collaboration. Something to brood on...Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-41170703250800667272010-09-20T09:55:53.635+02:002010-09-20T09:55:53.635+02:00God, you have so many projects on the go! And you ...God, you have so many projects on the go! And you think you don't multitask very well?<br /><br />As to the romance novel, did you ever consider finding a co-author and getting him/her to finish the process you started? Obviously the novel would n longer just be your baby, but the other would walk it through the last stages for the shared credit, for both your benefit. Because even if you don't want to establish a career in that genre, you'd still have the credit that you managed to get a large book project published. What'd ya think?<br /> And, good luck with the rest of your projects. I'm looking forward to hearing more about them.Damaria Sennehttp://damariasenne.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-59665756489397351822010-09-20T09:45:35.698+02:002010-09-20T09:45:35.698+02:00The world would be a dull place if none of us chan...The world would be a dull place if none of us change and grow. Your ten years spent writing romance are certainly not wasted because I am sure you learned a great deal both about the craft and yourself. Letting that go in order to take the next step is a brave move, but I'm sure it'll be worthwhile. I predict great things to come ...Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.com