tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post8214976491172594398..comments2024-03-21T11:29:49.702-07:00Comments on Beth Camp : IWSG September 7: Finding the Right ShoeBeth Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-71797134218553219832022-09-08T14:44:34.662-07:002022-09-08T14:44:34.662-07:00Don't think I can ever write a YA novel. I am ...Don't think I can ever write a YA novel. I am not a big fan of the romance genre as a stand-alone when it comes to writing. Congratulations on your new book! It sounds very interesting. Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-73943323489880037422022-09-08T10:52:01.408-07:002022-09-08T10:52:01.408-07:00Thank you, Debbie. Your comment that combines pass...Thank you, Debbie. Your comment that combines passion and trusting your gut resonates! But sometimes we also need a community of readers and writers who show support and interest in our work. This helps us look again at what is possible. May all your writing projects go well.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-4434525916501244682022-09-08T10:49:52.334-07:002022-09-08T10:49:52.334-07:00Thank you, Fundy. Yes, I'm taking it easy, but...Thank you, Fundy. Yes, I'm taking it easy, but that's hard! Maybe in two more weeks I can go for a short walk before the snows come. Enjoy fall!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-29153262770104988662022-09-08T10:48:45.761-07:002022-09-08T10:48:45.761-07:00Hello, Denise. Now I have to go look again at what...Hello, Denise. Now I have to go look again at what genres you've chosen and wonder what was behind them. My historical fiction comes directly from a love of history, what the ordinary person experienced and how he or she survived. Memoir, even now after drafting, seems far too personal. Thank you for stopping by. May September be good to you!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-33029304966066284782022-09-08T10:46:06.407-07:002022-09-08T10:46:06.407-07:00Thank you, Diedre, for your positive affirmations!...Thank you, Diedre, for your positive affirmations!!!! Lovely!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-23503359189376582952022-09-08T10:45:36.527-07:002022-09-08T10:45:36.527-07:00Hello, Miffie. Yes to writing a memoir could be di...Hello, Miffie. Yes to writing a memoir could be difficult, and it could be healing. Just one reason I set aside memoir and switched to family history, the stories I want my family to know that go back further than just me or my Hollywood mother. Thank you for visiting and commenting. Have a great month!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-57681530441471821322022-09-08T10:43:22.758-07:002022-09-08T10:43:22.758-07:00I agree with you, Juneta. Once literary fiction in...I agree with you, Juneta. Once literary fiction invited me in; now, it feels contrived. Even so, I suspect I could learn from reading literary fiction -- if I got around to it. Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-18460946055856625472022-09-08T10:41:37.813-07:002022-09-08T10:41:37.813-07:00Thank you . . . of course, this puts me back to re...Thank you . . . of course, this puts me back to researching and drafting the next story. Re the foot, so far, so good, but it's hard to stay seated nearly all the time!!!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-72268326910913887672022-09-08T10:40:47.126-07:002022-09-08T10:40:47.126-07:00Just visited your site and enjoyed it very much. W...Just visited your site and enjoyed it very much. Write on!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-5952917416647469022022-09-08T10:40:06.317-07:002022-09-08T10:40:06.317-07:00Hello, Pat. Now I'm wondering what that other ...Hello, Pat. Now I'm wondering what that other 50% of being a writer is about! Thank you for stopping by. May you have a good month ahead!Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-81374134421262492342022-09-07T20:01:02.104-07:002022-09-07T20:01:02.104-07:00Wise words of advice, Beth! Scattered Stones soun...Wise words of advice, Beth! Scattered Stones sounds really good. Take it easy with that foot!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-90932516922228447042022-09-07T19:25:47.529-07:002022-09-07T19:25:47.529-07:00I've tried writing a YA novel, loosely based o...I've tried writing a YA novel, loosely based on an event when I was a teen. It's been sitting in a draw for about seventeen years and an early beta reader loved it. I plan to rewrite it when the time is right, hopefully soon. Sometimes a new genre can work for us, while others we can easily cast aside. But I think it's a combination of having some passion and trusting one's gut. Debbie Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034949025523317477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-77185585176486455722022-09-07T18:15:21.114-07:002022-09-07T18:15:21.114-07:00Interesting how we choose genres or genres choose ...Interesting how we choose genres or genres choose us. I like your reasoning. Probably there'd be a wide audience for a 'dark' memoir. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-35410196499530667042022-09-07T15:48:55.753-07:002022-09-07T15:48:55.753-07:00Congratulations on Scattered Stones, Beth! Nothing...Congratulations on Scattered Stones, Beth! Nothing holds you back ;-)<br />Happy September!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-35235932851075700672022-09-07T15:11:55.937-07:002022-09-07T15:11:55.937-07:00No erotica, young adult, or romance for me! Don...No erotica, young adult, or romance for me! Don't like it, shouldn't (and couldn't) write it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-52535419752243544592022-09-07T14:54:28.217-07:002022-09-07T14:54:28.217-07:00I agree that our past experiences, good or bad, ca...I agree that our past experiences, good or bad, can heavily impact the genre choices we make. Dredging up a difficult past through months of writing and even more months of editing would be miserable. Miffie Seidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636176229500076338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-40500515743465112702022-09-07T14:53:53.259-07:002022-09-07T14:53:53.259-07:00I like what you said. I agree write what you love...I like what you said. I agree write what you love, if I don't love I probably won't write it or at least finish it. Literary is the one I won'd write. Don't enjoy it much. Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-83083758459639345532022-09-07T11:58:23.631-07:002022-09-07T11:58:23.631-07:00I'm with you regarding erotica or sexual viole...I'm with you regarding erotica or sexual violence. It would be an absolute NO for me. I don't read it either. The same is true for YA - not for me, even though my reasons might be different from yours.<br />Good luck with your latest release.Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-1676042836326654182022-09-07T10:46:39.410-07:002022-09-07T10:46:39.410-07:00Congratulations on the new book! And good luck wit...Congratulations on the new book! And good luck with the foot, I hope it heals quickly and well.C. D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013184951197705298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-77553976306584158132022-09-07T08:08:28.444-07:002022-09-07T08:08:28.444-07:00Hi, great advice. I often say to people who ask me...Hi, great advice. I often say to people who ask me, write what you love to read. It they say they don't like reading, then I tell them they have a problem because fifty percent of being a writer is being a reader. <br />All the best. <br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat G @ <a href="http://patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" rel="nofollow">EverythingMustChange</a><br />Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-67802625423891144552022-09-07T07:53:15.031-07:002022-09-07T07:53:15.031-07:00I'm with you on not being able to write erotic...I'm with you on not being able to write erotica. I'll leave that to the talents the likes of Anais Nin. Congrats again on your new book.C. Lee McKenziehttps://cleemckenziebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-38804865431980821302022-09-07T05:31:51.894-07:002022-09-07T05:31:51.894-07:00I think trauma plays a huge role in what we tolera...I think trauma plays a huge role in what we tolerate in our life and of course what we read, watch and write. I agree write what you love. <br />~Teresa <br />From T. Powell Coltrin Writes @ https://journalingwoman.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244908.post-19275746650783613682022-09-07T05:13:03.055-07:002022-09-07T05:13:03.055-07:00I hope your foot heals quickly. I couldn't wri...I hope your foot heals quickly. I couldn't write erotica either. Congrats on your book release! I hope it's been going well.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com