tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post8714773384148156888..comments2024-03-18T09:46:09.727-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Fear Not! by Jess RileyWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-28686447536416815132012-09-29T11:42:28.241-04:002012-09-29T11:42:28.241-04:00Yes! I definitely know all those fears you mention...Yes! I definitely know all those fears you mentioned! I think writing is a scarier-than-usual profession because there are so few guarantees. It's what makes the highs so high and the lows so prevalent (and low).<br /><br />Great point, too, about figuring out what your characters fear and exploiting it - for good, of course! It really gives you so much room to torture them and make them grow, doesn't it?Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-87335093573473876302012-09-14T01:00:59.548-04:002012-09-14T01:00:59.548-04:00Thanks, Marilyn! :)Thanks, Marilyn! :)Jess Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-82686633631878467972012-09-13T14:29:02.140-04:002012-09-13T14:29:02.140-04:00Loved the beverage dispensers, Jess, and your post...Loved the beverage dispensers, Jess, and your post as well ;). I wish fear weren't such a huge part of the writing experience but, you're right, sometimes we just need to push through it... Congrats on your upcoming release, too!Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-40344714142383321752012-09-13T10:55:50.452-04:002012-09-13T10:55:50.452-04:00Thanks, Malena! Channeling our own fear into our c...Thanks, Malena! Channeling our own fear into our characters' situations is definitely the way to go. Now if I could just figure out the formula to make it stick every time. :)Jess Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-49774075706969450122012-09-13T10:17:34.832-04:002012-09-13T10:17:34.832-04:00Jess, I love Halloween, too. It's interesting ...Jess, I love Halloween, too. It's interesting the parallels between a writer's fear and giving our characters fear. As writers WE have to overcome and change sometimes, too, including letting the fear take a holiday at so many steps in our journey to publication and beyond. They say, "have a thick skin," but it's always easier telling someone else that than when it's our OWN skin. :) And those beverage dispensers rock. Malena Lotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209520420963412759noreply@blogger.com