Was the Twelve Days of Anna series worthwhile for you? Should I consider doing Twelve Days of Stealing Nadine and Twelve Days of Tempting Nate? The posts are actually good for me, you all have smart things to say, but I don’t need to inflict that stuff on you if it bores you to tears.
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28 Responses
Yes, yes, yes!
Yes, please!
It’ll never bore us! But only if it helps and interests you.
Yes, absolutely, and interesting AND helpful!
Absolutely! Enjoyable and I learned a few things.
I’m saving them in my RSS for after I read the books in case of spoilers. But it’s really fun to hear about the process and the backstories!
Like Sue M, I want to preserve the experience of reading the story for the first time, so I engage more when you have a specific question and may go back and read these posts after the fact. But it isn’t boring, and if it is helpful to you then I am glad.
Are you kidding? I love these! I am not, nor will I ever be a writer and I still find them fascinating.
Love, Love, Love. So fun!
I’m in.
Love it!
I thought it was a lot of fun! I’m glad to learn that you think it actually helped.
Sure! We’re always happy to offer our solicited (and unsolicited) opinions. 😉
What? I don’t even have much to say about them and I read each one religiously. Do not stop.
Although I also hope to read more email exchanges of you and Bob fighting.
as you probably noticed, I am the opposite of bored by feedback opportunities. 😀
I love them. I like hearing about people’s process, and the balance between yours and Bob’s, and I love sneak peeks at books headed my way. I resolutely do not care about spoilers, because for me the question is never “what happened” but “how did it happen” and that only ever shows up in the narrative.
I am not a writer, so some of the stuff goes over my head, but I do find your process interesting. I appreciate seeing how much work goes into a book and I know from the past, it pays off. The sneak peaks are excellent and sometimes I get a spoiler. I just hope I forget that by the time I read the final version.
So, yes, I would enjoy more 12 days posts.
From you, I would read Twelve Days of Grocery Lists. I’m no help, not being a fiction writer, but I love seeing how you (and Bob) do this.
Ditto to everyone’s comments. It was a unique experience. You do you.
I love getting a peek at your process. It seems like you are being extremely generous to us rather than the other way around.
Well, that was a surprise, so thank you very much. Your feedback is really invaluable. In fact, friends of mine who are writers have asked me if you’d read a scene from their WIPS, but I was afraid the Twelve Days things were too much Me Me Me already, so I didn’t ask.
Thank you all SO much!
We feel the 12 day posts are a gift to us, so post as many of them as you want, and thank you!!
I missed the 12 days and put going back and reading them as my intention for the week, and it is something I’m doing for me. So, please keep doing them, especially if it helps you.
I’d be happy to help your friends as well, if you choose to post their work.
My challenge is getting to these posts in a timely fashion. (Stupid day job, which I’m also grateful for, as it pays the bills and provides me with insurance.)
Yes, please!
Bored us ? Did you see how much we collectively commented ?
After all these years, you have to ask?
There are some people who are just beginning to read the joys that are Argh. I need to consider the kindness to strangers.
Damn, MJ, it has been a lot of years, hasn’t it?
I mostly lurk these days but I love your craft posts and everyone’s responses. They always make me think, and often help me realise why something in another story worked or didn’t for me (One of the things I have learned is that I’d be a terrible beta reader). So I’m keen for more even if I don’t have any useful feedback to comment.