Tuesday, October 5, 2010

QuoteTuesday with KM Weiland

Allowing our impatience, frustration, and artistic insecurities to convince us we’re wasting our time is far too tempting an escape. But don’t give in. Don’t abandon a story just because it isn’t working. Stories never work in the first draft.

~K.M. Weiland 

For a chance to win a free copy of the CD, comment on any post this week. 1 point for each comment (one point per day). Entries taken through Friday, winner announced Saturday!



K.M. Weiland writes historical and speculative fiction from her home in the sandhills of western Nebraska. She enjoys mentoring other authors through her writing tips, editing services, workshops, and her recently released instructional CD Conquering Writer’s Block and Summoning Inspiration.

Find her at her website and blog.

15 comments:

Jessica Bell said...

Thanks for the link. She sounds inspiring! :o)

Golden Eagle said...

I love the quote--it's true. You've got to persevere! :)

Matthew MacNish said...

Cool contest, great quote! Thanks Michelle.

Christine Fonseca said...

Dude! She wrote that for me, didn't she???

Misha Gerrick said...

Thanks for the link! I'm on my way to her blog right now.

:-)

Carolyn V. said...

EXCELLENT QUOTE!!! I love it!I'm so glad you posted it. =)

Colene Murphy said...

Wow. Great quote! Thanks for the link!

Meghan S. said...

Great quote. Sometimes writers need to be reminded that it's only the FIRST draft, and it will take many more to turn our story into something we can be proud of

Unknown said...

@Christine: Yep, just for you. ;)

Good luck in the drawing, everyone!

RED~Scribe said...

Excellent advice, since first drafts can be extremely frustrating.

Unknown said...

@Meghan: I think it's something we all need to be reminded of, no matter how many stories we've written. It's something I keep remind myself as I'm working on my current first draft!

Elana Johnson said...

Great quote-- and I've seen her CD in a few place today. I'm totally going to have to go check it out.

Unknown said...

I love the quote and I'm off to check out the link :)

Pattie said...

What a great piece of advice! Thanks for sharing. I really needed that. =D

Anonymous said...

What a great quote! I'll have to write this one down.