tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post8900318100354364424..comments2023-10-11T06:22:34.939-07:00Comments on CynJay -Cynthia Jaynes Omololu: Write a Novel in 90 Days (or Less!)CJ Omololuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-90390379322368358932013-05-31T19:51:34.473-07:002013-05-31T19:51:34.473-07:00Seriously, thank you so much for writing this!! It...Seriously, thank you so much for writing this!! It's great & very very very helpful! And yeah, I always get that felling of like watching a movie & writing it down & well, at least now I see that that's normal, haha. Ok, enough said. Thanks & bye, peace! :) Lilivettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376933476633606809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-64164997719168159892012-09-10T20:05:29.645-07:002012-09-10T20:05:29.645-07:00So helpful!!! This is totally going to help me. Th...So helpful!!! This is totally going to help me. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-38024714011742248292011-09-04T23:24:01.011-07:002011-09-04T23:24:01.011-07:00Thanks Liz! I hope it helps.
Erica, you couldn...Thanks Liz! I hope it helps.<br /><br />Erica, you couldn't be more right, which is why I'm sitting here at 11:22 on a Sunday night after a late dinner party to finish my 1k. Can't skip!CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-84446327851803487152011-09-04T17:36:02.869-07:002011-09-04T17:36:02.869-07:00CJ, this is fabulous! I tend to be feast or famin...CJ, this is fabulous! I tend to be feast or famine writer. Sometimes I can do 70K in 3 weeks, other times I'm scraping out 100 words a day. I really like the idea of going for 1K for the short burst. Very doable.<br /><br />Thanks for the nudge and the perspective. I CAN'T WAIT to read your next novel. I LOVED Dirty Little Secrets so much!<br /><br />- LizLiz Czukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656897969180818333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-88298124187729094752011-09-04T06:25:34.804-07:002011-09-04T06:25:34.804-07:00I think of not writing as "skipping church&qu...I think of not writing as "skipping church". You feel really guilty the first time, but after awhile it gets easier. Within a month, you're not even thinking about writing (church). Yikes, don't do that (in this case, the writing part of it!)<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-9170901411298133232011-09-02T08:42:40.458-07:002011-09-02T08:42:40.458-07:00Yay Nicole! That's why skipping makes it sooo ...Yay Nicole! That's why skipping makes it sooo much harder.<br /><br />Good idea Jean - I'll post some of the next steps too. And slow is okay, as long as you get it done. There's that old saying, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." That's what editors are for.CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-61665347042690970562011-09-02T07:46:08.235-07:002011-09-02T07:46:08.235-07:00Great post, Cyn, and oh so inspiring. This is why ...Great post, Cyn, and oh so inspiring. This is why I'm a fan of NANOWRIMO - because it gets my butt in the chair. <br /><br />I would love to see a follow up post about your next steps. Because that's where I tend to get stuck. I crank out my first draft and then take FOREVER trying to revise and perfect it. Our loving agent even noticed that I'm a little "slow" with fiction. <br /><br />I loved your point about letting an idea simmer. That's probably my favorite part of the process - collecting all those nuggets in a notebook and being fully prepared when the day comes ... to begin.Jean Reidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103543981151799121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-89681539893751888942011-09-01T09:06:07.633-07:002011-09-01T09:06:07.633-07:00Excellent advice. I've given myself daily word...Excellent advice. I've given myself daily word goals before but I've gone and skipped a day and that day will eventually turned into a series of days which leaves me feeling defeated. <br /><br />I'm off to get my thousand words in before it's time to pick up my son from school.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />nicole<br />www.writespell.comnicólehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673680232751257866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-43791162074272093492011-08-31T21:24:17.443-07:002011-08-31T21:24:17.443-07:00Thanks Joanne. I've realize this post was also...Thanks Joanne. I've realize this post was also a way to keep myself accountable. Now that I've put it out there publicly, I'd better do it!CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-61729100213179421662011-08-31T20:56:23.678-07:002011-08-31T20:56:23.678-07:00Wonderful, wonderful post. Especially, for me, th...Wonderful, wonderful post. Especially, for me, the part about not starting until the good idea hits you, and that writing is not 365 days a year! Actually, every section had something useful. Thank you!Joanne Rocklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991128430393587105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-31430205515843983002011-08-31T15:52:36.805-07:002011-08-31T15:52:36.805-07:00Kip, you flatter me ;)
Glad this helped you guys....Kip, you flatter me ;)<br /><br />Glad this helped you guys. And Heather, I totally get it, which is why I started writing this book the day my kids went back to school.CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-46844518072241660532011-08-31T15:51:53.363-07:002011-08-31T15:51:53.363-07:00i love you cynthia- it is your same philopophy abo...i love you cynthia- it is your same philopophy about tidying up on a daily basis !!! i love your passion and who you are KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-80287748142787224602011-08-31T15:13:47.020-07:002011-08-31T15:13:47.020-07:00I love this, especially the part where skipping th...I love this, especially the part where skipping the first class was the hardest, then it became easy. SO TRUE. My current MS has been SO slow going, but this summer's been crazy, and I bet that's why. I haven't been diligent about getting my words in. That will all change. Thanks!Heather Zenzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979145462619203480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-89914432632346633932011-08-31T12:33:32.245-07:002011-08-31T12:33:32.245-07:00I love this. Such great advice.
-geekgirlI love this. Such great advice.<br /><br />-geekgirlgeekgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357364174866620785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-11996459268642769702011-08-31T12:21:22.895-07:002011-08-31T12:21:22.895-07:00Love this so much, especially because I've see...Love this so much, especially because I've seen you make it happen! I'm hoping to follow in your footsteps, so all these tidbits are definitely helpful. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023195663322499949.post-23430668342364460912011-08-31T12:07:33.325-07:002011-08-31T12:07:33.325-07:00Wonderful post! I especially like your point about...Wonderful post! I especially like your point about not starting a draft too early. I've done that SO many times, and you're right - it never works. Kudos to you for your discipline and dedication.HelenLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803623812277046433noreply@blogger.com