tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post2306210774050098521..comments2023-07-09T05:25:29.134-07:00Comments on Christa Polkinhorn Bookworm Press: Mrs. Dubeli goes to America—or does she? German/English/Confusion Galoreauthor Christa Polkinhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609212815347152668noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post-49712070895776054882012-11-18T18:34:43.224-08:002012-11-18T18:34:43.224-08:00Thanks, Darlene!
In the meantime, part three of T...Thanks, Darlene!<br /><br />In the meantime, part three of The Family Portrait is done and awaits final proofreading. You were right about this; it just took off again. Now, I have to step away from the trilogy and try to send the characters on a vacation, so I can work on something totally new. Perhaps I'll get back to Frau Dübeli. This story still haunts me and I may work at it again and see where it takes me. author Christa Polkinhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609212815347152668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post-15012233996546741632012-11-18T18:21:12.878-08:002012-11-18T18:21:12.878-08:00This too shall pass. It seems to happen to all wri...This too shall pass. It seems to happen to all writers. Something will just click and you will be off and running with one or both of your stories. I often stop and write short stories for a bit before going back into my WIP. I find that helps. Your Frau Dübeli story would make a great short story. Maybe she goes to America, never does find out what really happened to her husband, but learns something new about herself.......Darlene Fosterhttp://www.darlenefoster.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post-92163463095658130952011-09-13T23:45:09.739-07:002011-09-13T23:45:09.739-07:00Hi Linda,
Thanks for dropping by. I figured you co...Hi Linda,<br />Thanks for dropping by. I figured you could relate, since you went through a similar period. The first photo is of a mountain in Switzerland, the second one is the view from a path in Cambria up to the Cambria Pines Lodge, the next one and the one of me holding the wine glass are from Switzerland and the last one, the stone desert landscape is from Peru.author Christa Polkinhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609212815347152668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post-46564830827850440652011-09-13T16:01:16.058-07:002011-09-13T16:01:16.058-07:00Oh yes, oh yes, it sounds familiar to me! Not only...Oh yes, oh yes, it sounds familiar to me! Not only could I not decide which novel to write next, I couldn't make decisions on plot points. So now I'm writing short stories. <br /><br />The words will come. If you force them, you'll probably end up editing out most of them anyway. Just breathe. <br /><br />Are these your photos? If so, where were they taken?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post-67759009459843848582011-09-13T13:30:28.738-07:002011-09-13T13:30:28.738-07:00Hi Neal, thanks for the kind words. Yes, that'...Hi Neal, thanks for the kind words. Yes, that's how it usually works, but when I'am in that kind of a dry period, I get panicky. Chicken, huh? Why not? Might just do the trick!author Christa Polkinhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609212815347152668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783670245036501397.post-58989453390998561872011-09-13T10:23:59.739-07:002011-09-13T10:23:59.739-07:00I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling r...I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling right now! I'll send you a chicken for inspiration if you want.<br /><br />Just know that this difficult time will pass. After reading your work, it's clear that you're a writer. It'll come out eventually. It has to. You'll probably be doing something rather mundane when your muse descends, and then you won't be able to stop writing.<br /><br />-NealBookhound78https://www.blogger.com/profile/01920498357072643664noreply@blogger.com