Comments on: The Business Rusch: Out! All of You!

By: Suzan Harden

Suzan Harden — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:38:19 +0000

Tom, I'll be the first to admit Mr. Rickman was very interesting as the Sheriff of Nottingham, the one redeeming thing in the entire mess that Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. And of course, I've been told by many an editor and agent that my characters are too interesting to be marketable, which is why I love the new world order.

By: M.C.A. Hogarth

M.C.A. Hogarth — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:57:55 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed the book! But that is certainly -not- the way I’d suggest drumming up publicity for yourself. Way, way too stressful. :,

By: J.M. Ney-Grimm

J.M. Ney-Grimm — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:54:20 +0000

I’m in that boat right now: at the start of a story that scares me, because it demands some new and different things from me as a writer. Do I have the chops?

…“trust the process”…

Just what I needed to hear!

By: Stephen T. Harper

Stephen T. Harper — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:47:31 +0000

Thanks, Kristine. And thanks for the mention. here’s a link to specific post if anyone is interested… Dare to be great.

By: Tom Simon

Tom Simon — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:37:03 +0000

He was delighted to discover the bad guy was Alan Rickman. Now, now, don’t say that where Mr. Rickman might hear you. Remark attributed to Alan Rickman by John Sessions: ‘I don’t play villains. I play very interesting people.’ That may be the secret of it. Sally Field left off playing Gidget and started playing very interesting people. Stallone and Schwarzenegger let themselves be boxed into playing action heroes, but Bruce Willis plays very interesting people. And if you want to succeed at writing fiction, you can either let yourself be boxed into a particular genre and subgenre, or you can write about very interesting people. The tricky bit, of course, is to make the people as interesting to your readers as they are to you.

By: Anthea Lawson

Anthea Lawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:07:53 +0000

Because all long-time successful artists talk about the same thing. If they aren’t frightened at the beginning of a project, if they’re not worried lacking the ability to do a scene or a story justice, then they’re not stretching themselves. And artists who don’t stretch eventually become artists who stop improving.

I was scared spitless recently over writing an assigned short story I felt I had *no* ability or credentials for. Two things helped me, though. A wise teacher (pointing at you) who tells writers to “trust the process,” and a friend who reminded me how FUN writing is.

The result? A story I’m even happier with, since I was so afraid of writing it.

By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:05:09 +0000

Thanks, Anthea.

By: Anthea Lawson

Anthea Lawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:01:32 +0000

And think of the fabulous tales we readers wouldn’t have gotten, had you let that agent dictate your career path.

Thank you for not listening! (from a longtime fan)

By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:37:25 +0000

That’s how I feel. I know that if I experiment and like the story, but no one else does in traditional publishing, then I can publish it myself or hire someone to do it. That’s so freeing.

By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:36:25 +0000

Thank you all for the great comments. I’m buried this week and next with lots of business stuff, and teaching two workshops, so my time to answer is limited. But I’m reading everything and greatly appreciate it all!