tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post5604939745014273202..comments2024-03-18T23:49:07.106+00:00Comments on Nick Wilford, Speculative Author: U is for UnfinishedNick Wilfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-57208524939546850282012-04-28T13:49:28.188+01:002012-04-28T13:49:28.188+01:00Hi Nick .. thought I had .. I got a Simon in my he...Hi Nick .. thought I had .. I got a Simon in my head for the Tea - I obviously needed more coffee this a.m. .. Sorreeeee!!!<br /><br />Hope you have a good break .. sounds really lovely - enjoy and relax .. the blogging world keeps going round .. Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-83450141258481648732012-04-26T01:18:55.421+01:002012-04-26T01:18:55.421+01:00Barb - I'm sure you'll get there. Ameliora...Barb - I'm sure you'll get there. Ameliorating is a great word!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-18179482789063569232012-04-25T20:42:30.584+01:002012-04-25T20:42:30.584+01:00I still have to finish the first draft of my first...I still have to finish the first draft of my first novel. I keep going back to previous passages and ameliorating them *before* even completing the damn thing. --.-- But I can't help it!<br /><br />-Barb the French BeanThe Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294653760778922184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-8893949360678812932012-04-25T09:46:43.086+01:002012-04-25T09:46:43.086+01:00Thanks Lynda. Enjoy your trip too! :)Thanks Lynda. Enjoy your trip too! :)Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-11693315546170668412012-04-25T09:14:03.931+01:002012-04-25T09:14:03.931+01:00Sounds like we may be cruising at the same time!! ...Sounds like we may be cruising at the same time!! Have a great break away!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-13727058169885992732012-04-25T05:43:20.154+01:002012-04-25T05:43:20.154+01:00Shelley, Mina, Madeline - Thanks! It's funny, ...Shelley, Mina, Madeline - Thanks! It's funny, most people look forward to retiring!<br /><br />Laura - Thanks for your comment. I don't think I could run out of ideas!<br /><br />J.L. - Thanks. I knew I would never get to them all, but wanted to get to a few more.<br /><br />Mel - Yeah, I used to have a problem actually finishing anything, but I don't think my stuff was very good then!<br /><br />Cynthia - I know. What are we going to do with them all?!<br /><br />McKenzie - Haha. Yep, never mind eating... typing's the number one thing I need my hands for!<br /><br />Linda - Well said.<br /><br />Chuck - Well, judging by the story you posted, you're as much a "writer-type" writer as anyone. Keep it up! <br /><br />Nicole - That's a good way to look at it. Thanks!<br /><br />Leigh - Thanks! It means a lot. :)Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-19446413586678974842012-04-25T05:18:19.212+01:002012-04-25T05:18:19.212+01:00Hope you have a good trip. :) And I love this para...Hope you have a good trip. :) And I love this paragraph...If I was marooned (love that word) on a desert island, I would use a stick to write in the sand. If I lost both my hands, I would learn to dictate. Whatever the situation, I would always want to be working.<br /><br />That is awesome! Yes - I love to write! I hope the characters and stories never stop coming!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-77617631646898612342012-04-25T05:01:41.680+01:002012-04-25T05:01:41.680+01:00I don't think I'll ever really be finished...I don't think I'll ever really be finished. Even if the story stops on paper, it keeps going in my head. :)<br /><br />Enjoy your time away!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-36733579102269247902012-04-25T02:34:14.740+01:002012-04-25T02:34:14.740+01:00I am sure I will always write something, even if i...I am sure I will always write something, even if it turns out to just be my blog. I like the expression and freedon it allows me. Will I ever be a writer-type writer? Hey, never say never. Have a great time on your trips...I'll leave the light on for ya.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-51192461266786423852012-04-24T22:48:57.869+01:002012-04-24T22:48:57.869+01:00Kyra - I was similar. Wrote a lot when I was a kid...Kyra - I was similar. Wrote a lot when I was a kid then it fell by the wayside a bit. I think when you're older, it's a lot harder to make time for it, but it's so worth it!<br /><br />Alex - I'm sure there's plenty in the tank!<br /><br />Trisha - I have a few unfinished things - bits and bobs of stories. Might get back to them eventually! Glad you enjoyed the post!<br /><br />S.P. - I'll never be done. Thanks!<br /><br />Kathy - Thanks. I need the break!<br /><br />Elise - No matter what we get down, there'll be more to take its place!<br /><br />L.G. - I stopped for a while then realised what I was missing.<br /><br />Cruise will be good. We're hoping to get to Anne Frank's house, and the Tivoli in Copenhagen.<br /><br />Martin - Good idea. I think I'll do the same!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-13344883391763038782012-04-24T21:45:30.018+01:002012-04-24T21:45:30.018+01:00"Do you think you'll ever be finished?&qu..."Do you think you'll ever be finished?"<br /><br />...not with the writing itself. There might come a time when I no longer have stories to tell in novel form, but I will always write. It's what I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-77762197982821111222012-04-24T21:42:38.998+01:002012-04-24T21:42:38.998+01:00This is exactly why in the situation of losing an ...This is exactly why in the situation of losing an arm or a leg, I would always choose leg because without my arm I couldn't write. I used to be absolutely perplexed by artists who were all about their hands, but without mine, I couldn't type. <br /><br />I'm as bad as they are now.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-65512517176784888172012-04-24T21:05:48.354+01:002012-04-24T21:05:48.354+01:00Though I may go on breaks, I don't think I'...Though I may go on breaks, I don't think I'll ever be finished with writing because the ideas just keep piling up. <br /><br />Have a wonderful time on your cruise! I too can't believe the A to Z challenge is almost over!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-73228142841412313612012-04-24T20:15:00.407+01:002012-04-24T20:15:00.407+01:00I feel like I continually leave my writing unfinis...I feel like I continually leave my writing unfinished. Perhaps it's the idea of finishing that scares me. Hm. Anyway, have fun at your parents and on your Baltic cruise...jealous!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029004871820376815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-48528626878238213092012-04-24T20:06:00.928+01:002012-04-24T20:06:00.928+01:00Yup, it's been crazy trying to cover all the b...Yup, it's been crazy trying to cover all the blogs. I feel as if I haven't scratched the surface. <br /><br />Unfinished is a good word to describe what writers do.<br /><br />Enjoy the trip.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-47440095763014949192012-04-24T18:47:38.530+01:002012-04-24T18:47:38.530+01:00Hello, Nick! I like the idea of unfinished having ...Hello, Nick! I like the idea of unfinished having a positive connotation in the sense that there's always going to be a new story to tell and new characters to meet. Storytelling is never done!<br /><br />Have a lovely week and happy A to Z!!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-65621273024083596122012-04-24T18:35:34.400+01:002012-04-24T18:35:34.400+01:00That's one of the great things about writing -...That's one of the great things about writing - you never have to retire from it. :)<br /><br />Have a great trip!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-78470163360874934752012-04-24T16:53:31.059+01:002012-04-24T16:53:31.059+01:00Being unfinished is neverending, huh?
Enjoy yourse...Being unfinished is neverending, huh?<br />Enjoy yourself!Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-51795051413234830392012-04-24T16:35:59.149+01:002012-04-24T16:35:59.149+01:00I can't imagine ever being finished with writi...I can't imagine ever being finished with writing.<br /><br />Have fun on your vacation!Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-48074256923654666622012-04-24T14:58:27.845+01:002012-04-24T14:58:27.845+01:00I have no intention of finishing writing. Ever. ...I have no intention of finishing writing. Ever. I'll even write the inscription on my tombstone.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-23274914787128650622012-04-24T14:56:04.263+01:002012-04-24T14:56:04.263+01:00I don't think I can stop writing...I tried bef...I don't think I can stop writing...I tried before and it didn't work. I do have several unfinished projects, but I always intend to go back, at least to a few of them, someday. <br /><br />Enjoy your cruise. Sounds wonderful.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-18726454522031586072012-04-24T14:11:17.378+01:002012-04-24T14:11:17.378+01:00Don't think I'll ever stop writing. Good o...Don't think I'll ever stop writing. Good or bad, there's just too much crazy in my head that I have to get down.<br /><br />Have a great time on the cruise! lucky *******. (:Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-56368955950612499172012-04-24T13:26:36.132+01:002012-04-24T13:26:36.132+01:00I love the part about being marooned on an island ...I love the part about being marooned on an island and writing in the sand!<br />I feel that way too. <br /><br />Have a great time on your cruise!!kjmckendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534751311630921447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-5022234224377262392012-04-24T12:52:32.782+01:002012-04-24T12:52:32.782+01:00No, I don't think I could ever use all my idea...No, I don't think I could ever use all my ideas or desire for writing and say "I'm done." <br /><br />Have fun on your cruise!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040914078355130442.post-27409393142354377322012-04-24T12:48:44.177+01:002012-04-24T12:48:44.177+01:00I'm very glad that the list will remain for th...I'm very glad that the list will remain for the whole year, too, because I have got around to checking hardly ANY blogs so far! <br /><br />As for 'unfinished'...when I saw your blog title, I thought of all the unfinished novels and stories I have hanging around, either in my head or partly on 'paper'. But I'm glad your post was about something more positive than "ARGH, SO MUCH NOT DONE!" because it's a nice message. There's always more fun to be had at the writer's desk!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.com